On This Day

Saturday, April 29, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 9 1 .900 --
Athletics 4 3 .571 3.5
Senators 3 3 .500 4.0
Red Sox 4 4 .500 4.0
Yankees 3 4 .429 4.5
Indians 3 5 .375 5.0
Tigers 3 6 .333 5.5
White Sox 2 5 .286 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 7 2 .778 --
Giants 6 2 .750 0.5
Reds 6 3 .667 1.0
Blue Jays 5 4 .556 2.0
Dodgers 4 5 .444 3.0
Pirates 2 4 .333 3.5
Braves 3 7 .300 4.5
Cubs 1 7 .125 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Leon Culberson 4
2 Doc Cramer 3
2 Atley Donald 3
2 Myril Hoag 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dixie Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Dahlgren 3
2 Joe Bowman 2
2 George Case 2
2 Jeff Heath 2
2 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Babe Dahlgren 1
1 Lee Handley 1
1 Eddie Mayo 1
1 George Metkovich 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Buck Ross 0.57
2 Joe Bowman 0.40
2 Ken Raffensberger 0.40
4 Bob Ferguson 0.33
5 2 tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Ferguson 4
1 Ken Raffensberger 4
1 Buck Ross 4
4 Stan Klopp 3
5 10 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Milo Candini 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nick Etten .500
2 Stan Musial .467
3 Dixie Walker .417
4 Johnny Rucker .406
5 Danny Litwhiler .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Hayes 3
2 Buster Adams 2
2 Nick Etten 2
2 Mike Kreevich 2
2 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 11
2 Howie Schultz 9
3 Walker Cooper 7
3 Augie Galan 7
3 3 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Gutteridge 4
2 Joe Kuhel 3
3 George Case 2
3 Mark Christman 2
3 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Early Wynn 0.00
1 Ed Heusser 0.00
1 Joe Heving 0.00
1 Joe Berry 0.00
1 Luke Hamlin 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Kramer 3
1 Bill Voiselle 3
3 Joe Berry 2
3 Hank Borowy 2
3 11 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Voiselle 17
2 Al Gerheauser 13
3 Jack Kramer 12
4 Hal Newhouser 10
4 2 others tied 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Feldman 2
2 Joe Berry 1
2 Milo Candini 1
2 George Caster 1
2 Joe Heving 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .363
2 Walker Cooper .330
3 Billy Herman .329
4 Dick Wakefield .321
5 Bob Elliott .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 127
2 Rudy York 122
3 Nick Etten 106
4 Bob Elliott 103
5 2 tied 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 62
2 Wally Moses 55
3 Thurman Tucker 27
4 Luke Appling 26
5 Pete Fox 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.71
2 Max Lanier 1.77
3 Harry Brecheen 2.16
4 Mickey Haefner 2.27
5 Dizzy Trout 2.29

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 165
2 Allie Reynolds 161
3 Hal Newhouser 152
4 Mort Cooper 137
5 Al Javery 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 14
2 Joe Heving 10
3 Mace Brown 9
3 George Caster 9
5 2 tied 8