On This Day

Friday, September 21, 1945

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 85 63 .574 --
Senators 85 66 .563 1.5
Browns 78 68 .534 6.0
Yankees 76 70 .521 8.0
Indians 70 70 .500 11.0
White Sox 71 75 .486 13.0
Red Sox 70 79 .470 15.5
Athletics 51 95 .349 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 91 55 .623 --
Cardinals 89 57 .610 2.0
Dodgers 82 65 .558 9.5
Pirates 80 67 .544 11.5
Giants 76 69 .524 14.5
Braves 64 83 .435 27.5
Reds 60 85 .414 30.5
Blue Jays 44 105 .295 48.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Brown 3
1 Mike Sandlock 3
1 Eddie Stanky 3
4 George Binks 2
4 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Etten 1
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Brown 5
2 Nick Etten 4
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 1
3 Ben Chapman 1
3 14 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Goody Rosen 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ralph Branca 1.00
2 Bill Zuber 0.33
3 Jack Kraus 0.17
4 Charley Schanz 0.09
5 Les Webber 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Les Webber 1
1 Bill Zuber 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Zuber 6
2 Ralph Branca 5
2 Walt Masterson 5
4 Charlie Sproull 3
5 5 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Buker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .353
2 Tommy Holmes .349
3 Goody Rosen .327
4 Stan Hack .323
5 Whitey Kurowski .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 28
2 Vern Stephens 24
3 Buster Adams 22
3 Chuck Workman 22
5 Mel Ott 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 121
2 Tommy Holmes 111
3 Luis Olmo 107
4 Buster Adams 106
5 Bob Elliott 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 32
2 George Case 30
2 George Myatt 30
4 Red Schoendienst 26
5 Johnny Barrett 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.88
2 Al Benton 1.99
3 Roger Wolff 2.17
4 Dutch Leonard 2.20
5 Bob Muncrief 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 22
1 Hal Newhouser 22
3 Dave Ferriss 21
4 Hank Wyse 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 191
2 Preacher Roe 143
3 Hal Gregg 134
4 Bobo Newsom 125
5 Nels Potter 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 15
2 Andy Karl 14
3 Jim Turner 10
4 Xavier Rescigno 9
5 3 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Wasdell .510
2 Ed Busch .471
3 Johnny Dickshot .419
4 Buddy Kerr .394
5 Augie Galan .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 5
1 Hank Sauer 5
3 Nick Etten 4
3 Al Lakeman 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Heath 15
1 Charlie Keller 15
1 Hank Sauer 15
4 Paul Richards 14
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
1 Johnny Dickshot 6
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 4
4 Peanuts Lowrey 3
4 George Myatt 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Harrist 0.25
2 Roger Wolff 0.31
3 Harry Brecheen 0.33
4 Paul Erickson 0.64
5 Art Herring 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 4
2 Harry Brecheen 3
2 Howie Fox 3
2 Lou Knerr 3
2 Roger Wolff 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 22
2 Bob Feller 21
3 Johnny Hutchings 17
4 Preacher Roe 16
5 Charlie Sproull 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 3
2 Joe Berry 2
3 Cy Buker 1
3 George Caster 1
3 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Wasdell .416
2 Augie Galan .363
3 Guy Curtright .353
4 Johnny Dickshot .352
5 George Kell .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 8
2 Aaron Robinson 7
3 Nick Etten 6
3 Vern Stephens 6
3 Rudy York 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Etten 30
2 Charlie Keller 27
3 Rudy York 26
4 Frankie Gustine 24
5 Roy Cullenbine 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 12
2 George Case 9
3 Johnny Dickshot 7
3 George Myatt 7
5 Al Gionfriddo 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 0.67
2 Johnny Hutchings 1.16
3 Roger Wolff 1.24
4 Ray Prim 1.39
5 Hank Borowy 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Brecheen 6
1 Bob Muncrief 6
1 Dizzy Trout 6
4 Hank Borowy 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 46
2 Ralph Branca 39
3 Preacher Roe 34
4 Hal Newhouser 30
5 5 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Karl 7
2 Xavier Rescigno 4
3 Joe Berry 2
3 George Caster 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .359
2 Tommy Holmes .351
3 Goody Rosen .329
4 Stan Hack .321
5 Augie Galan .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 31
2 Whitey Kurowski 25
2 Vern Stephens 25
4 Chuck Workman 24
5 Buster Adams 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 124
2 Tommy Holmes 117
3 Bob Elliott 116
4 Nick Etten 112
5 Buster Adams 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 36
2 George Case 35
3 George Myatt 31
4 Red Schoendienst 26
5 Johnny Barrett 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.95
2 Al Benton 1.99
3 Harry Brecheen 2.27
4 Dutch Leonard 2.31
5 Nels Potter 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 25
2 Red Barrett 23
2 Hank Wyse 23
4 Dave Ferriss 21
5 Dizzy Trout 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 217
2 Preacher Roe 145
3 Bobo Newsom 138
4 Hal Gregg 137
5 Nels Potter 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 15
2 Andy Karl 14
3 Jim Turner 11
4 Xavier Rescigno 9
5 Joe Berry 6