Boston vs Brooklyn
3 game series
Friday 7/27
Brooklyn 7 Boston 1:
WP Ken Raffensberger (16-4)
LP Johnny Schmidz (0-3)
HR Catfish Metkovich (13)
Phil Rizzuto 3 RBIs.
Metkovich 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Saturday 7/28
Brooklyn 5 Boston 4:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (7-11)
LP Bob Feller (8-13)
HR Dewey Williams
Sammy Holbrook (3)
Holbrook 2-3, 2 RBIs.
Sunday 7/29
Boston 8 Brooklyn 3:
WP Harry Brecheen (10-13)
LP Bill Donovan (7-5)
Dib Williams 3-5, 3 RBIs.
Calvin Chapman 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Brooklyn vs Philadelphia
3 game series
Tuesday 7/31
Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 2:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (2-0)
LP Red Barrett (11-11)
HR
Sammy Holbrook (4)
Al Zarilla 2 RBIs.
Wednesday 8/1
Brooklyn 10 Philadelphia 8:
WP Ken Raffensberger (17-4)
LP Ben Wensloff (0-1)
HR
Sammy Holbrook (5) Willard Marshall (10)
Holbrook 2-5, GRAND SLAM.
Bob Prichard 3 RBIs.
Thursday 8/2
Philadelphia 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Murray Dickson (9-10)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (7-12)
Al Zarilla 2 RBIs.
Brooklyn vs Boston
4 game series
Friday 8/3
Brooklyn 4 Boston 2:
WP Warren Spahn (8-7)
LP Bob Feller (8-14)
Bob Prichard 3 RBIs.
Saturday 8/4
Brooklyn 3 Boston 1:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (3-0)
LP Harry Brecheen (10-14)
HR Sherry Robertson (7)
Rowe scatters eight hits.
Sunday 8/5
Game 1
Boston 6 Brooklyn 2:
WP Les Tietje (12-6)
LP Ken Raffensberger (17-5)
HR Erv Dusak Glenn Crawford (3)
Crawford 2-2, 2 RBIs. Dusak 3 RBIs.
Game 2
Boston 6 Brooklyn 0:
WP Nels Potter (10-14)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (7-13)
HR Nap Reyes (7)
Potter shuts out Dodgers on 8 hits.
Cincinnati vs Brooklyn
4 game series
Wednesday 8/8
Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati 3:
WP Warren Spahn (9-7)
LP Hank Borowky (12-13)
HR Bobby Doerr (9) Connie Ryan (2)
Ryan 3-3, RBI.
Thursday 8/9
Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati 0:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (4-0)
LP Red Embree (0-1)
Rowe shuts out Reds on six hits, his first since 1943.
Friday 8/10
Cincinnati 6 Brooklyn 3:
WP Russ Christopher (14-9)
LP Ken Raffensberger (17-6)
Christopher 2-4, 3 RBIs.
Saturday 8/11
Brooklyn 9 Cincinnati 6:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (8-13)
LP Denny Galehouse (16-9)
HR Rudy York (5)
Calvin Chapman 2-5, 3 RBIs.
St Louis vs Brooklyn
4 game series
Sunday 8/12
Game 1
St Louis 3 Brooklyn 1:
WP Nick Stirncevich (19-6)
LP Tiny Bonham (0-1)
HR Leon Culbertson (6)
Mel Ott (22)
Game 2
St Louis 10 Brooklyn 3:
WP Van Mungo (8-15)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (4-1)
HR Stan Musial (26) Leon Culbertson (7)
Mel Ott (23)
Dodger loss with 10 BB?
Monday 8/13
Brooklyn 8 St Louis 7:
WP Ken Raffensberger (18-6)
LP Joe Dobson (4-3)
HR Ernie Lombardi (15) Johnny Pesky (3)
Sammy Holbrook and
Mel Ott 2 RBIs each
Tuesday 8/14
Brooklyn 7 St Louis 1:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (9-13)
LP Tex Carleton (8-7)
HR Snuffy Stirnweiss (6)
Jim Tabor (6)
Catfish Metkovich (13)
Tabor 2-4, 3 RBIs.
Sammy Holbrook 3-4, 2 RBIs.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|
| Philadelphia Athletics | 68 | 49 | .581 | - |
| Cleveland Indians | 61 | 51 | .545 | 4.5 |
| Detroit Tigers | 60 | 53 | .531 | 6.0 |
| Washington Senators | 56 | 59 | .487 | 11.0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 55 | 58 | .487 | 11.0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 53 | 60 | .469 | 13.0 |
| New York Yankees | 51 | 62 | .451 | 15.0 |
| St. Louis Browns | 49 | 61 | .445 | 15.5 |
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 64 | 50 | .561 | - |
| Cincinnati Reds | 60 | 50 | .545 | 2.0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 60 | 50 | .545 | 2.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 58 | 54 | .518 | 5.0 |
| Boston Braves | 54 | 62 | .466 | 11.0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 53 | 62 | .461 | 11.5 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 53 | 62 | .461 | 11.5 |
| New York Giants | 51 | 63 | .447 | 13.0 |
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
| 2 | Willard Marshall | PHI | .353 | | 3 | Stan Musial | SLN | .350 | | 4 | Danny Gardella | DET | .346 | | 5 | 2 tied with | | .342 | | LEAGUE LEADERS HR
| 2 | Stan Musial | SLN | 26 | | 3 | Danny Gardella | DET | 25 | | 4 | Mel Ott | BRO | 23 | | 5 | 2 tied with | | 21 | | LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
| 2 | Ted Williams | PIT | 92 | | 3 | Joe DiMaggio | CIN | 91 | | 3 | Danny Gardella | DET | 91 | | 5 | Johnny Lindell | DET | 90 | |
LEAGUE LEADERS W
| | Nick Strincevich - SLN | | 19 |
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| 2 | Hal Newhouser | CHN | 18 | | 2 | Ken Raffensberger | BRO | 18 | | 4 | Denny Galehouse | CIN | 17 | | 4 | 2 more tied with | | 17 | | LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
| 2 | Denny Galehouse | CIN | 2.70 | | 2 | Dizzy Trout | PHA | 2.70 | | 4 | Hank Wyse | CHN | 2.80 | | 5 | 2 tied with | | 2.92 | | LEAGUE LEADERS K
| 2 | Hal Newhouser | CHN | 165 | | 3 | Fred Hutchinson | PHA | 118 | | 4 | Allie Reynolds | PIT | 116 | | 5 | Mickey Harris | WS1 | 114 | |
Galehouse Brilliant -- Fires No-Hitter
Sunday, August 5th, 1945
Denny Galehouse of the Reds was standing behind the mound when the scoreboard caught his eye, confirming what he already knew... he was one out from a no-hitter. He froze... for a couple of seconds he didn't move.
"This hitter is the last one," Galehouse told himself. Then he collected himself and finished one of his greatest performances ever.
The Cincinnati hurler no-hit the Chicago Cubs 2-0 at Crosley Field, finishing with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts, facing only 29 batters.
Galehouse admitted to the press, "I knew from the fifth inning on it was a no-hitter, but really didn't worry about it until the last out. I just wanted to win the game until then... then I wanted the no-hitter, too."
This season Galehouse has compiled a 16-8 mark with a 2.53 ERA in 26 starts.