On This Day

Sunday, June 25, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	38	27	.585	--
White Sox	30	27	.526	4.0
Yankees	31	29	.517	4.5
Red Sox	33	31	.516	4.5
Senators	30	33	.476	7.0
Tigers	30	34	.469	7.5
Athletics	29	34	.460	8.0
Indians	29	35	.453	8.5

Games

Senators 5, Red Sox 4

Red Sox 4, Senators 0

White Sox 11, Indians 0

White Sox 4, Indians 3

Yankees 4, Athletics 3

Yankees 5, Athletics 2

Browns 5, Tigers 4

Browns 5, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	41	17	.707	--
Pirates	31	26	.544	9.5
Giants	32	29	.525	10.5
Dodgers	33	30	.524	10.5
Reds	31	30	.508	11.5
Braves	27	36	.429	16.5
Blue Jays	24	35	.407	17.5
Cubs	19	35	.352	20.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Blue Jays 1

Dodgers 2, Blue Jays 1

Braves 5, Giants 1

Giants 4, Braves 1

Cardinals 2, Pirates 1

Cardinals 5, Pirates 5

Reds 4, Cubs 3

Cubs 5, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Augie Galan	5
1	Ken Keltner	5
1	Hersh Martin	5
1	Bud Metheny	5
1	Thurman Tucker	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Spud Davis	1
1	Mike Garbark	1
1	Tommy Holmes	1
1	Ernie Lombardi	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Tabor	4
1	Thurman Tucker	4
3	Mark Christman	3
3	Ralph Hodgin	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roy Hughes	2
2	Tiny Bonham	1
2	Ed Busch	1
2	George Case	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Voiselle	3.00
2	Tex Hughson	1.33
3	Nels Potter	0.83
4	Claude Passeau	0.80
5	Jim Tobin	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	9
2	Jim Tobin	6
3	Dick Barrett	5
3	Nels Potter	5
5	7 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Arnold Carter	1
1	Sig Jakucki	1
1	Gordon Maltzberger	1
1	Early Wynn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.377
2	Stan Musial	.372
3	Augie Galan	.333
3	Phil Weintraub	.333
5	Joe Medwick	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	18
2	Bill Nicholson	12
3	Whitey Kurowski	11
3	Phil Weintraub	11
5	Ron Northey	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Weintraub	48
2	Howie Schultz	47
3	Vern Stephens	44
3	Dixie Walker	44
5	Whitey Kurowski	43

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	18
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	16
3	Don Gutteridge	14
4	Connie Ryan	10
5	Tony Lupien	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.26
2	Bucky Walters	1.37
3	Dizzy Trout	1.80
4	Hank Borowy	1.89
5	Hal Newhouser	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	12
2	Hank Borowy	10
2	Tex Hughson	10
2	Red Munger	10
2	2 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	72
2	Al Javery	68
3	Bobo Newsom	65
4	Max Lanier	64
5	2 tied	62

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	7
1	Joe Berry	7
3	George Caster	6
4	Gordon Maltzberger	5
5	2 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.393
2	Phil Weintraub	.371
3	Gil Torres	.371
4	Pete Fox	.361
5	Augie Galan	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	5
1	Phil Weintraub	5
3	Tommy Holmes	4
3	Ron Northey	4
3	Mel Ott	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	16
1	Dixie Walker	16
3	Mark Christman	15
4	Whitey Kurowski	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	6
3	George Metkovich	4
3	Connie Ryan	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sig Jakucki	0.00
2	Pinky Woods	0.75
3	Bob Chipman	0.95
4	Bob Muncrief	1.25
5	Bucky Walters	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Munger	4
1	Bill Voiselle	4
3	Hank Borowy	3
3	Bill Dietrich	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hank Borowy	19
1	Tex Hughson	19
1	Bobo Newsom	19
1	Bill Voiselle	19
5	Rube Melton	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	3
1	Joe Berry	3
1	Gordon Maltzberger	3
4	Frank Barrett	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.382
2	Augie Galan	.369
3	Phil Weintraub	.345
4	Eric Tipton	.341
5	Johnny Hopp	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	14
2	Bill Nicholson	10
3	Phil Weintraub	8
4	Whitey Kurowski	7
5	5 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	31
2	Mel Ott	30
3	Mark Christman	27
4	Augie Galan	26
5	Bill Nicholson	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	8
3	Don Gutteridge	7
4	Connie Ryan	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Chipman	1.21
2	Tex Hughson	1.25
3	Bob Muncrief	1.26
4	Sig Jakucki	1.45
5	Red Munger	1.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Voiselle	7
2	Bill Dietrich	6
2	Tex Hughson	6
2	Red Munger	6
2	Bucky Walters	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	37
2	Allie Reynolds	36
3	Ken Raffensberger	34
4	Rube Melton	31
5	2 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Berry	5
2	Ace Adams	4
2	Gordon Maltzberger	4
4	Joe Heving	3
4	Xavier Rescigno	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.377
2	Dixie Walker	.351
3	Walker Cooper	.324
4	Bob Elliott	.323
5	Frenchy Bordagaray	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	35
2	Bill Nicholson	34
3	Mel Ott	28
4	Ron Northey	22
5	Charlie Keller	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	132
2	Rudy York	127
3	Stan Spence	98
4	Nick Etten	95
4	Vern Stephens	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	60
2	Wally Moses	50
3	Don Gutteridge	22
4	Tony Lupien	21
5	Pete Fox	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.34
2	Max Lanier	1.93
3	Dizzy Trout	1.98
4	Bucky Walters	2.35
5	Hank Borowy	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	24
2	Dizzy Trout	23
3	Hank Borowy	21
3	Rip Sewell	21
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	189
2	Al Javery	158
3	Max Lanier	146
4	Dizzy Trout	142
5	Johnny Vander Meer	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	13
1	Gordon Maltzberger	13
3	Ace Adams	11
4	George Caster	10
5	2 tied	7