On This Day

Friday, May 19, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 17 12 .586 --
Yankees 14 10 .583 0.5
Senators 15 11 .577 0.5
Athletics 13 13 .500 2.5
White Sox 13 14 .481 3.0
Tigers 12 16 .429 4.5
Indians 12 16 .429 4.5
Red Sox 11 15 .423 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 19 9 .679 --
Reds 15 11 .577 3.0
Pirates 13 10 .565 3.5
Blue Jays 14 11 .560 3.5
Braves 14 15 .483 5.5
Giants 12 14 .462 6.0
Dodgers 11 15 .423 7.0
Cubs 5 18 .217 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Oris Hockett 4
2 Frenchy Bordagaray 3
2 Eddie Carnett 3
2 Mark Christman 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Christman 1
1 Walker Cooper 1
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Miller 3
1 Rusty Peters 3
3 Red Hayworth 2
3 Oris Hockett 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ellis Clary 1
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 Johnny Hopp 1
1 Rusty Peters 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Hanyzewski 999.00
2 Johnny Gorsica 1.14
3 Cliff Melton 0.40
4 Clyde Shoun 0.33
5 Jim Tobin 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Gorsica 1
1 Nels Potter 1
1 Mike Ryba 1
1 Rip Sewell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Gorsica 8
2 Clyde Shoun 4
2 Hy Vandenberg 4
4 Eddie Lopat 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .416
2 Joe Medwick .371
3 Phil Weintraub .352
4 Jimmy Wasdell .344
5 Frenchy Bordagaray .343

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 30
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
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 7
3 Joe Kuhel 6
3 Max Macon 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 13 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 Phil Weintraub .417
2 Rollie Hemsley .395
3 Dixie Walker .388
4 Bob Johnson .385
5 Frenchy Bordagaray .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Northey 4
2 Danny Litwhiler 3
2 Bud Metheny 3
2 Roberto Ortiz 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Howie Schultz 13
1 Jim Tabor 13
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 11
3 Frankie Hayes 11
3 5 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Macon 5
2 Johnny Rucker 4
3 Ford Garrison 3
3 Don Gutteridge 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Gromek 0.00
2 Red Munger 0.35
3 Gordon Maltzberger 0.53
4 Bucky Walters 0.75
4 Ira Hutchinson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ace Adams 3
1 Nate Andrews 3
1 Red Barrett 3
1 Mickey Haefner 3
1 5 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 Max Butcher 1
4 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .358
2 Billy Herman .331
3 Dixie Walker .325
4 Mickey Witek .325
5 Walker Cooper .324

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 127
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 1.63
2 Spud Chandler 1.71
3 Mickey Haefner 2.03
4 Johnny Niggeling 2.37
5 Butch Wensloff 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Sewell 22
2 Elmer Riddle 21
2 Dizzy Trout 21
4 Mort Cooper 20
5 2 tied 19

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