On This Day

Thursday, June 1, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	24	19	.558	--
Yankees	20	16	.556	0.5
Tigers	22	20	.524	1.5
Athletics	19	19	.500	2.5
Senators	20	20	.500	2.5
Red Sox	19	21	.475	3.5
Indians	19	23	.452	4.5
White Sox	16	21	.432	5.0

Games

Senators 11, Browns 5

Red Sox 7, Indians 6

Tigers 4, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	26	14	.650	--
Reds	22	16	.579	3.0
Pirates	20	16	.556	4.0
Giants	19	20	.487	6.5
Blue Jays	18	19	.486	6.5
Dodgers	18	21	.462	7.5
Braves	19	23	.452	8.0
Cubs	11	24	.314	12.5

Games

Pirates 2, Dodgers 1

Cardinals 4, Braves 2

Giants 5, Cubs 3

Blue Jays 8, Reds 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stan Spence	6
2	George McQuinn	4
2	Jake Powell	4
4	Mark Christman	3
4	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Barrett	1
1	Mark Christman	1
1	Babe Dahlgren	1
1	Danny Gardella	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Spence	5
2	Dick Barrett	4
3	Frank McCormick	3
3	George Metkovich	3
3	Buddy Rosar	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	1
1	Leon Culberson	1
1	Tom McBride	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Munger	0.50
1	Rip Sewell	0.50
3	Bill Voiselle	0.45
4	Joe Page	0.43
5	Paul Erickson	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Barrett	1
1	Clem Hausmann	1
1	Bill LeFebvre	1
1	Red Munger	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Erickson	5
1	Bill Voiselle	5
3	Jack Kramer	4
3	Hal Newhouser	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tex Hughson	1
1	Bill Lee	1
1	Freddy Schmidt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.425
2	Stan Musial	.361
3	Eric Tipton	.339
4	Frenchy Bordagaray	.338
5	Tommy Holmes	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	10
2	Whitey Kurowski	8
3	Frankie Hayes	6
3	Bill Nicholson	6
3	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Howie Schultz	36
2	Whitey Kurowski	29
3	Phil Weintraub	28
4	Frankie Hayes	26
4	4 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Gutteridge	9
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	9
3	George Case	8
4	Joe Kuhel	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.17
2	Bucky Walters	1.33
3	Hank Borowy	1.36
4	Dizzy Trout	1.44
5	Johnny Gorsica	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	8
1	Bucky Walters	8
3	Rip Sewell	7
4	Hank Borowy	6
4	5 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Kramer	51
2	Al Javery	47
3	Max Lanier	45
4	Hal Newhouser	44
4	Dizzy Trout	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	5
2	Ace Adams	4
3	Joe Berry	3
3	Ed Klieman	3
3	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.431
2	Ray Sanders	.429
3	Bobby Doerr	.417
4	Stan Musial	.396
5	Eric Tipton	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	7
2	Whitey Kurowski	5
3	Danny Gardella	4
3	Bill Nicholson	4
5	6 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	16
2	Dom Dallessandro	15
2	Whitey Kurowski	15
2	Ed Levy	15
5	Mel Ott	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	3
3	Johnny Barrett	2
3	Lou Boudreau	2
3	11 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	0.50
2	Dizzy Trout	0.65
3	Johnny Gorsica	0.69
4	Rip Sewell	0.96
5	Mel Harder	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	4
1	Rip Sewell	4
3	Dick Barrett	3
3	Red Munger	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Raffensberger	23
2	Jack Kramer	19
2	Max Lanier	19
2	Hal Newhouser	19
5	4 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	2
1	Joe Berry	2
1	Freddy Schmidt	2
4	Nate Andrews	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.418
2	Eric Tipton	.370
3	Bob Finley	.363
4	Ray Sanders	.360
5	Frenchy Bordagaray	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	8
2	Whitey Kurowski	7
3	Bill Nicholson	6
4	Roy Cullenbine	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Levy	23
2	Dom Dallessandro	22
2	Whitey Kurowski	22
2	Howie Schultz	22
2	Stan Spence	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	7
2	Max Macon	6
3	George Case	5
3	Ford Garrison	5
3	Don Gutteridge	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Gromek	0.67
2	Red Munger	1.23
3	Bill Voiselle	1.23
4	Johnny Gorsica	1.39
5	Hal Newhouser	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	6
1	Rip Sewell	6
1	Bucky Walters	6
4	Bill Dietrich	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Kramer	39
2	Dizzy Trout	36
3	Al Javery	34
3	Hal Newhouser	34
3	Bobo Newsom	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	4
2	George Caster	3
2	Freddy Schmidt	3
2	Jim Turner	3
5	4 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.357
2	Dixie Walker	.347
3	Mickey Witek	.333
4	Billy Herman	.326
5	Bob Elliott	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	36
2	Bill Nicholson	31
3	Charlie Keller	25
3	Vern Stephens	25
5	Mel Ott	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	131
2	Bill Nicholson	130
3	Nick Etten	104
4	Jim Tabor	101
5	Vern Stephens	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	63
2	Wally Moses	54
3	Thurman Tucker	24
4	Luke Appling	22
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.61
2	Max Lanier	1.71
3	Mickey Haefner	2.28
4	Dizzy Trout	2.34
5	Hank Borowy	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	23
2	Dizzy Trout	21
3	Bucky Walters	20
4	Mort Cooper	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	178
2	Al Javery	156
3	Johnny Vander Meer	153
4	Max Lanier	149
5	Hal Newhouser	145

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	13
2	George Caster	12
3	Joe Heving	11
4	Ace Adams	9
4	Mace Brown	9