On This Day

Friday, April 21, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 4 0 1.000 --
Red Sox 2 1 .667 1.5
White Sox 1 1 .500 2.0
Senators 1 1 .500 2.0
Athletics 1 1 .500 2.0
Indians 1 1 .500 2.0
Yankees 1 2 .333 2.5
Tigers 0 4 .000 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 4 0 1.000 --
Cardinals 3 0 1.000 0.5
Reds 3 1 .750 1.0
Dodgers 2 2 .500 2.0
Blue Jays 1 2 .333 2.5
Cubs 1 3 .250 3.0
Pirates 0 3 .000 3.5
Braves 0 3 .000 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Keltner 3
1 Wally Moses 3
1 Bob Swift 3
1 Dixie Walker 3
5 16 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Kreevich 2
2 Marty Marion 1
2 Ray Mueller 1
2 Pat Seerey 1
2 Hal Trosky 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Kreevich 4
2 Pat Seerey 3
2 Hal Trosky 3
4 Danny Litwhiler 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Swift 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rip Sewell 0.67
2 Whit Wyatt 0.50
3 Harry Brecheen 0.40
4 Allie Reynolds 0.29
5 Joe Beggs 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Joe Beggs 1
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Nels Potter 1
1 Allie Reynolds 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rip Sewell 6
2 Allie Reynolds 4
3 Paul Erickson 3
4 Ace Adams 2
4 5 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .556
2 Dixie Walker .533
3 Buster Adams .500
4 Ted Cieslak .455
4 Jim Tabor .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Kreevich 2
1 Mel Ott 2
3 Pinky Higgins 1
3 Ed Levy 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Kreevich 5
1 Vern Stephens 5
3 Ernie Lombardi 4
3 Ray Mueller 4
3 Mel Ott 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 2
1 Don Gutteridge 2
3 Buster Adams 1
3 Doc Cramer 1
3 13 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Borowy 0.00
1 Harry Brecheen 0.00
1 Max Lanier 0.00
1 Early Wynn 0.00
1 4 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Dick Barrett 1
1 Joe Beggs 1
1 Joe Berry 1
1 21 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Voiselle 9
2 Jack Kramer 8
3 Rip Sewell 6
4 Dick Barrett 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 1
1 Harry Feldman 1
1 Joe Heving 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .362
2 Billy Herman .330
3 Luke Appling .330
4 Walker Cooper .321
5 Dick Wakefield .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 35
2 Charlie Keller 31
3 Bill Nicholson 29
4 Vern Stephens 23
5 Mel Ott 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 131
2 Rudy York 121
3 Nick Etten 108
4 Bob Elliott 102
5 Billy Herman 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 63
2 Wally Moses 55
3 Thurman Tucker 28
4 Luke Appling 27
5 Mickey Vernon 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.64
2 Max Lanier 1.74
3 Mickey Haefner 2.29
4 Tiny Bonham 2.39
5 Mort Cooper 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elmer Riddle 22
2 Mort Cooper 21
3 Spud Chandler 20
3 Rip Sewell 20
3 Dizzy Trout 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 169
2 Allie Reynolds 156
3 Hal Newhouser 146
4 Mort Cooper 140
5 2 tied 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 14
2 Joe Heving 10
2 Les Webber 10
4 Ace Adams 9
4 2 others tied 9