On This Day

Wednesday, June 14, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	30	23	.566	--
Red Sox	28	23	.549	1.0
Tigers	27	25	.519	2.5
Yankees	23	24	.489	4.0
White Sox	22	24	.478	4.5
Indians	25	28	.472	5.0
Senators	24	27	.471	5.0
Athletics	22	27	.449	6.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Athletics 4

Red Sox 5, Athletics 0

Browns 10, White Sox 3

Yankees 6, Senators 2

Tigers 3, Indians 0

Tigers 11, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	34	16	.680	--
Pirates	26	21	.553	6.5
Reds	26	23	.531	7.5
Giants	25	24	.510	8.5
Dodgers	24	26	.480	10.0
Blue Jays	21	27	.438	12.0
Braves	23	30	.434	12.5
Cubs	16	28	.364	15.0

Games

Cardinals 10, Cubs 9

Reds 3, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Boudreau	5
2	Joe Cronin	4
2	Roy Cullenbine	4
2	Joe Hoover	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	George McQuinn	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Hoover	3
1	Bob Johnson	3
1	Whitey Kurowski	3
1	George McQuinn	3
1	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Pete Fox	1
1	George Metkovich	1
1	Ray Mueller	1
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Monk Dubiel	0.50
1	Pinky Woods	0.50
3	Johnny Humphries	0.27
4	Fritz Ostermueller	0.25
4	Al Smith	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Barrett	1
1	Monk Dubiel	1
1	Rufe Gentry	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pinky Woods	5
2	Monk Dubiel	4
2	Johnny Humphries	4
4	Hal Newhouser	3
4	Early Wynn	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Gorsica	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.413
2	Stan Musial	.381
3	Phil Weintraub	.341
4	Augie Galan	.326
5	Frenchy Bordagaray	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	16
2	Phil Weintraub	10
3	Whitey Kurowski	9
4	Roy Cullenbine	8
4	Ron Northey	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Howie Schultz	44
1	Phil Weintraub	44
3	Whitey Kurowski	34
3	Stan Spence	34
5	Dixie Walker	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Gutteridge	13
2	George Case	12
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	12
4	Connie Ryan	8
5	4 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.07
2	Bucky Walters	1.43
3	Dizzy Trout	1.54
4	Hal Newhouser	1.75
5	Johnny Gorsica	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	10
2	Hal Newhouser	9
3	Tex Hughson	8
3	Jack Kramer	8
3	2 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	60
2	Jack Kramer	58
2	Ken Raffensberger	58
4	Al Javery	57
5	Bill Voiselle	56

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	6
2	Ace Adams	5
2	Joe Berry	5
4	Ed Klieman	4
5	6 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Weintraub	.432
2	Stan Musial	.415
3	Augie Galan	.382
4	Whitey Kurowski	.378
5	George Myatt	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Phil Weintraub	7
2	Mel Ott	6
3	Babe Dahlgren	4
3	Augie Galan	4
3	Nap Reyes	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Weintraub	16
2	Mark Christman	14
2	Nap Reyes	14
2	Stan Spence	14
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
2	Don Gutteridge	4
2	Oris Hockett	4
4	Pete Fox	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Muncrief	0.43
2	Tex Hughson	0.64
3	Red Munger	0.86
4	Bob Chipman	1.02
5	Rip Sewell	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Voiselle	4
2	Clem Hausmann	3
2	Tex Hughson	3
2	Ed Klieman	3
5	18 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	21
2	Joe Page	20
3	Tex Hughson	18
3	Bill Voiselle	18
5	Ken Raffensberger	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Xavier Rescigno	3
2	Joe Berry	2
2	Gordon Maltzberger	2
2	Red Munger	2
5	15 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.417
2	Stan Musial	.405
3	Whitey Kurowski	.351
4	Phil Weintraub	.351
5	Don Johnson	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	13
2	Phil Weintraub	7
3	Roy Cullenbine	6
3	Babe Dahlgren	6
3	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dom Dallessandro	25
2	Dixie Walker	24
2	Phil Weintraub	24
4	Mel Ott	22
5	4 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
1	Don Gutteridge	8
3	Johnny Hopp	6
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rip Sewell	0.99
2	Dizzy Trout	1.15
3	Clem Hausmann	1.21
4	Red Munger	1.34
5	Mike Ryba	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	6
2	Bill Dietrich	5
2	Hal Newhouser	5
2	Rip Sewell	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Raffensberger	40
2	Max Lanier	38
3	Joe Page	35
4	Dizzy Trout	30
5	3 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	4
1	Joe Berry	4
3	George Caster	3
3	Xavier Rescigno	3
3	Freddy Schmidt	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.372
2	Dixie Walker	.359
3	Bob Elliott	.333
4	Walker Cooper	.330
5	Frenchy Bordagaray	.323

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	129
1	Rudy York	129
3	Nick Etten	99
4	Vern Stephens	96
5	Stan Spence	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	60
2	Wally Moses	52
3	Thurman Tucker	23
4	Don Gutteridge	22
5	Pete Fox	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.54
2	Max Lanier	1.80
3	Dizzy Trout	2.11
4	Rip Sewell	2.27
5	Hank Borowy	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	23
2	Dizzy Trout	22
2	Bucky Walters	22
4	Max Lanier	19
5	4 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	183
2	Al Javery	162
3	Max Lanier	147
4	Johnny Vander Meer	146
5	Dizzy Trout	144

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	13
2	George Caster	12
2	Joe Heving	12
4	Ace Adams	10
5	Mace Brown	9