Brooklyn vs St Louis
3 game series
Wednesday 9/12
St Louis 10 Brooklyn 1:
WP Johnny Niggeling (7-4)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (12-17)
Niggeling fires a five hitter.
Thursday 9/13
St Louis 6 Brooklyn 3:
WP Ed Klieman (2-2)
LP Warren Spahn (11-11)
HR
Mel Ott (29)
Bob Elliott and Johnny Pesky 2 RBIs.
Friday 9/14
Brooklyn 8 St Louis 2:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (5-8)
LP Spud Chandler (15-15)
Calvin Chapman 4-4, 2 RBIs.
Brooklyn vs Chicago
4 game series
Saturday 9/15
Chicago 5 Brooklyn 0:
WP Tommy de la Cruz (7-9)
LP Ken Raffensberger (22-10)
Raffensberger is 2-3 vs Cubs
Sunday 9/16
Game 1
Chicago 7 Brooklyn 6 (10):
WP Tommy de la Cruz (8-9)
LP Al LaMacchia (0-1)
HR
Sammy Holbrook (5)
Sammy Holbrook andLou Bordeau 3 RBIs.
Game 2
Brooklyn 3 Chicago 1:
WP Warren Spahn (12-11)
LP Bill Bevens (12-21)
HR Chet Laabs (4)
Dodgers score three in the ninth.
Monday 9/17
Chicago 2 Brooklyn 1:
WP Virgil Trucks (10-8)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (5-8)
Tommy O'Brien 2-3, RBI.
New York vs Brooklyn
Single game series
Wednesday 9/19
NY 11 Brooklyn 1:
WP Ken Burkhart (12-15)
LP Ken Raffensberger (22-11)
HR Whitey Kurowski (23)
Giants hammer out 17 hits.
Philadelphia vs Brooklyn
2 game series
Saturday 9/22
Brooklyn 8 Philadelphia 7:
WP Al LaMacchia (1-1)
LP Roy Sherid (5-9)
HR
Mel Ott (30)
Dodgers win in the bottom of the ninth on a
Joe Gallagher RBI single.
Sunday 9/23
Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia 5 (12)
WP Lefty West (6-6)
LP Murry Dickson (11-12)
HR
Catfish Metkovich (16)
Mel Ott scores winning run in the 12th.
Brooklyn vs New York
2 game series
Tuesday 9/25
NY 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Ken Burkhart (13-15)
LP Al LaMacchia (1-2)
HR Roy Sanders (20) Bobby Estalella (4)
Sanders two run shot in the bottom of the ninth eliminated Dodgers.
Wednesday 9/26
Brooklyn 21 NY 2:
WP Ken Raffensberger (23-11)
LP Al Benton (10-18)
HR
Sammy Holbrook (6) Del Rice (3)
Catfish Metkovich 4-7, 4 RBIs.
Bob Prichard 4-6, 3 RBIs.
Brooklyn vs Philadelphia
Single game series
Sunday 9/30
Philadelphia 7 Brooklyn 3:
WP Red Barrett (16-16)
LP Warren Spahn (12-12)
Neb Stewart 3 RBIs.
Final
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|
| Philadelphia Athletics | 90 | 64 | .584 | - |
| Cleveland Indians | 84 | 70 | .545 | 6.0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 82 | 72 | .532 | 8.0 |
| Washington Senators | 76 | 78 | .494 | 14.0 |
| St. Louis Browns | 73 | 81 | .474 | 17.0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 72 | 82 | .468 | 18.0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 71 | 83 | .461 | 19.0 |
| New York Yankees | 68 | 86 | .442 | 22.0 |
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 84 | 70 | .545 | - |
| Chicago Cubs | 83 | 71 | .539 | 1.0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 81 | 73 | .526 | 3.0 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 79 | 75 | .513 | 5.0 |
| Boston Braves | 78 | 76 | .506 | 6.0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 71 | 83 | .461 | 13.0 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 83 | .461 | 13.0 |
| New York Giants | 69 | 85 | .448 | 15.0 |
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
| 2 | Willard Marshall | PHI | .351 | | 3 | Johnny Mize | CHN | .350 | | 3 | Calvin Chapman | BRO | .350 | | 5 | Stan Musial | SLN | .348 | | LEAGUE LEADERS HR
| 2 | Stan Musial | SLN | 31 | | 3 | Mel Ott | BRO | 30 | | 4 | Danny Gardella | DET | 28 | | 4 | 2 more tied with | | 28 | | LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
| 2 | Johnny Lindell | DET | 122 | | 3 | Danny Gardella | DET | 115 | | 4 | Joe DiMaggio | CIN | 110 | | 4 | 2 more tied with | | 110 | |
LEAGUE LEADERS W
| | Nick Strincevich - SLN | | 28 |
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| 2 | Hal Newhouser | CHN | 27 | | 3 | Denny Galehouse | CIN | 23 | | 3 | Ken Raffensberger | BRO | 23 | | 5 | 2 tied with | | 22 | | LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
| 1 | Bill Voiselle | WS1 | 2.66 | | 1 | Hal Newhouser | CHN | 2.66 | | 3 | Denny Galehouse | CIN | 2.85 | | 4 | Jack Kramer | NYA | 2.86 | | LEAGUE LEADERS K
| 2 | Hal Newhouser | CHN | 223 | | 3 | Bobo Newsom | SLA | 158 | | 4 | Bill Bevens | CHN | 156 | | 5 | Mickey Harris | WS1 | 152 | |
NL Batting Title Belongs to Pesky
Monday, October 1st, 1945
Johnny Pesky of the St. Louis Cardinals was this year's best hitter in the National League. The 26-year-old shortstop collected the batting title with a .372 average. Playing in 150 games, the NL champ racked up 221 hits in 594 at-bats with 3 home runs and 90 RBIs.
Danny Gardella's .336 Average Tops in AL
Monday, October 1st, 1945
Detroit right fielder Danny Gardella had added the 1945 American League batting crown to his resume. He batted .336 with 15 doubles, 4 triples and 28 home runs among his 159 hits. Gardella also drove in 115 runs and scored 88.
NABL News: Playoffs begin
Monday, October 1st, 1945
The regular season has given way to heightened anxiety around the clubhouse as teams with championship aspirations prepare for the final sprint to the finish line. It's time for the great players to step up and earn their fame, for the average players to get a shot at immortality and for rookies to make a name for themselves. Some dread it, some relish it. Everyone who dreams of playing in North American BaseBall League wants to have a once-in-a-lifetime shot at championship glory. The 1945 North American Series kicks off today with these exciting match-ups:
St. Louis Cardinals versus
Philadelphia Athletics.