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Events of Saturday, August 18, 1945

8-17-1945 8-19-1945   8-18-1944 8-18-1946 

CIN N    5  0  0    0  3  1    1  0  0  -  10 16  3
BOS N    9  0  4    0  0  0    0  0  x  -  13 17  5

BOX+PBP
WP: Hutchings (6-5)
LP: Fox (4-9)
HR: Tipton (4), Miller (7), Aderholt (2)

CHI N    0  1  3    0  0  0    1  2  0  -   7 12  1
BRO N    2  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  2

BOX+PBP
WP: Derringer (14-7)
LP: Lombardi (6-10)

PIT N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  2
NY  N    6  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   6  8  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Maglie (2-0)
LP: Rescigno (1-5)
HR: Ott (18)

BOS A    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  2
CHI A    0  0  2    1  5  0    8  0  x  -  16 16  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Lopat (8-10)
LP: Heflin (1-7)

PHI A    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   4 11  1
CLE A    3  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  x  -   7 12  2

BOX+PBP
WP: Bagby (7-10)
LP: Knerr (2-10)

WAS A    3  0  0    0  1  2    2  3  0  -  11 12  0
DET A    3  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   5 13  4

BOX+PBP
WP: Wolff (14-8)
LP: Benton (11-4)
HR: Cullenbine (10)

NY  A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  2  0
STL A    1  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  x  -   3  9  0

BOX+PBP
WP: West (3-2)
LP: Bevens (10-6)

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Standings At Close of Play of August 18, 1945

NL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Chicago Cubs                   111   72   38    1  .655     -   563  402
St. Louis Cardinals            113   67   46    0  .593   6.5   583  445
Brooklyn Dodgers               112   62   49    1  .559  10.5   584  551
New York Giants                115   62   52    1  .544  12.0   524  533
Pittsburgh Pirates             116   59   57    0  .509  16.0   571  529
Boston Braves                  117   53   63    1  .457  22.0   600  595
Cincinnati Reds                110   45   65    0  .409  27.0   389  501
Philadelphia Phillies          112   31   81    0  .277  42.0   411  669

AL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Detroit Tigers                 109   62   46    1  .574     -   421  393
Washington Senators            111   61   48    2  .560   1.5   439  407
Chicago White Sox              109   58   51    0  .532   4.5   448  449
Cleveland Indians              109   57   51    1  .528   5.0   423  391
St. Louis Browns               110   55   52    3  .514   6.5   430  393
New York Yankees               105   52   53    0  .495   8.5   474  432
Boston Red Sox                 113   52   59    2  .468  11.5   439  483
Philadelphia Athletics         108   34   71    3  .324  26.5   333  459

ML League Leaders 

Debuts on This Date

Team   Player Name  (Age)
CIN N  Earl Harrist (26)
DET A  Russ Kerns (24)

Last Games on This Date

Team   Player Name  (Age)
DET A  Russ Kerns (24)

Deaths on This Date

Dan McGarvey (57)

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Transactions

Boston Braves signed Bob Whitcher as an amateur free agent.

Portland (PCL) traded John O'Neil to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for 6 players
to be named later; Portland (PCL) received Dick Barrett, Mitch Chetkovich, Wally
Flager, Nick Goulish and Player to be named later (October 17, 1945) and Wally
Flager (May 10, 1946).

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