On This Day

Thursday, May 18, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 9 .609 --
Senators 15 10 .600 0.0
Browns 16 12 .571 0.5
Athletics 13 12 .520 2.0
White Sox 13 13 .500 2.5
Tigers 11 16 .407 5.0
Indians 11 16 .407 5.0
Red Sox 10 15 .400 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 19 8 .704 --
Blue Jays 14 10 .583 3.5
Reds 14 11 .560 4.0
Pirates 12 10 .545 4.5
Giants 12 13 .480 6.0
Braves 13 15 .464 6.5
Dodgers 11 14 .440 7.0
Cubs 4 18 .182 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Skeeter Webb 4
2 Bobby Bragan 3
2 Bobby Doerr 3
2 Tom McBride 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Moses 1
1 Hal Trosky 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 4
2 Thurman Tucker 3
3 Vince DiMaggio 2
3 Pete Fox 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Guerra 1
1 Chuck Hostetler 1
1 Bob Johnson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Munger 1.17
2 Rube Melton 0.67
2 Ken Raffensberger 0.67
4 Xavier Rescigno 0.56
5 Don Black 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Butcher 1
1 Rufe Gentry 1
1 Johnny Humphries 1
1 Oscar Judd 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Munger 7
2 Rube Melton 6
3 Xavier Rescigno 5
4 Don Black 4
4 Ken Raffensberger 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .408
2 Joe Medwick .365
2 Jimmy Wasdell .365
4 Nick Etten .354
5 Phil Weintraub .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Hayes 5
1 Howie Schultz 5
1 Stan Spence 5
1 Hal Trosky 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Howie Schultz 29
2 Phil Weintraub 23
3 Vern Stephens 22
4 Jim Tabor 19
5 Ernie Lombardi 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Gutteridge 7
2 Joe Kuhel 6
2 Max Macon 6
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Munger 0.61
2 Bucky Walters 0.94
3 Hank Borowy 1.24
4 Al Gerheauser 1.43
5 Max Lanier 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Kramer 5
1 Max Lanier 5
1 Bucky Walters 5
4 Ace Adams 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Javery 32
1 Jack Kramer 32
3 Bill Voiselle 30
4 Dizzy Trout 27
5 Max Lanier 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 4
2 Ed Klieman 3
3 Ace Adams 2
3 Cookie Cuccurullo 2
3 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Johnson .424
2 Phil Weintraub .417
3 Rollie Hemsley .405
4 Dick Siebert .370
5 Dixie Walker .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Northey 4
2 Danny Litwhiler 3
2 Roberto Ortiz 3
2 Stan Spence 3
2 Hal Trosky 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Tabor 13
2 Howie Schultz 12
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 11
3 Frankie Hayes 11
3 4 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Macon 6
2 Wally Moses 4
2 Johnny Rucker 4
4 Ford Garrison 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gordon Maltzberger 0.00
1 Steve Gromek 0.00
3 Red Munger 0.35
4 Bucky Walters 0.75
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ace Adams 3
1 Nate Andrews 3
1 Red Barrett 3
1 Mickey Haefner 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Javery 19
2 Hal Gregg 15
2 Tex Hughson 15
2 Joe Page 15
2 Dizzy Trout 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 2
1 Ed Klieman 2
1 Lou Polli 2
4 Red Barrett 1
4 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .357
2 Billy Herman .328
3 Mickey Witek .325
4 Dixie Walker .323
5 Walker Cooper .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 35
2 Bill Nicholson 31
3 Charlie Keller 27
4 Vern Stephens 25
5 Ron Northey 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 132
2 Rudy York 125
3 Nick Etten 104
4 Jim Tabor 101
5 Bob Elliott 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 61
2 Wally Moses 59
3 Luke Appling 25
3 Thurman Tucker 25
5 Pete Fox 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 1.67
2 Spud Chandler 1.71
3 Mickey Haefner 2.03
4 Johnny Niggeling 2.37
5 Nate Andrews 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elmer Riddle 21
1 Rip Sewell 21
1 Dizzy Trout 21
4 Mort Cooper 20
4 Max Lanier 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 171
2 Johnny Vander Meer 156
3 Hal Newhouser 155
4 Al Javery 153
5 Max Lanier 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 14
2 George Caster 11
3 Joe Heving 10
4 Mace Brown 9
5 2 tied 8