On This Day

Wednesday, June 28, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	38	28	.576	--
Yankees	32	29	.525	3.5
Red Sox	34	31	.523	3.5
White Sox	30	28	.517	4.0
Senators	31	33	.484	6.0
Athletics	30	34	.469	7.0
Tigers	30	35	.462	7.5
Indians	29	36	.446	8.5

Games

Yankees 7, Browns 2

Athletics 7, Indians 3

Senators 4, Tigers 1

Red Sox 4, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	41	18	.695	--
Pirates	32	26	.552	8.5
Reds	33	30	.524	10.0
Giants	32	30	.516	10.5
Dodgers	33	32	.508	11.0
Blue Jays	25	35	.417	16.5
Braves	27	38	.415	17.0
Cubs	21	35	.375	18.5

Games

Cubs 12, Dodgers 6

Cubs 6, Dodgers 2

Pirates 9, Giants 2

Blue Jays 4, Cardinals 0

Reds 4, Braves 3

Reds 3, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ray Mueller	5
2	Roy Hughes	4
2	Jim Russell	4
4	Roy Cullenbine	3
4	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	2
2	Luis Olmo	1
2	Dick Siebert	1
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Cavarretta	7
2	Bill Nicholson	5
3	Johnny Barrett	3
3	Luis Olmo	3
3	Chet Ross	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	1
1	Frenchy Bordagaray	1
1	George Case	1
1	Eddie Miller	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Black	1.00
1	Johnny Niggeling	1.00
1	Ken Raffensberger	1.00
4	Hank Wyse	0.75
5	Rufe Gentry	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Black	1
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Arnold Carter	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Black	11
2	Johnny Niggeling	9
3	Harry Gumbert	7
4	Al Javery	6
4	Hank Wyse	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Passeau	1
1	Mike Ryba	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.378
2	Stan Musial	.370
3	Phil Weintraub	.335
4	Augie Galan	.332
5	Joe Medwick	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	18
2	Bill Nicholson	14
3	Whitey Kurowski	11
3	Phil Weintraub	11
5	Ron Northey	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Weintraub	49
2	Howie Schultz	47
3	Dixie Walker	46
4	Bill Nicholson	45
4	Vern Stephens	45

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	19
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	Johnny Niggeling	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	Al Javery	74
2	Bill Voiselle	72
3	Max Lanier	68
4	Ken Raffensberger	67
5	Bobo Newsom	65

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	Pete Fox	.415
2	Roy Hughes	.381
3	George Kell	.367
4	Stan Musial	.360
5	Johnny Lindell	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	7
2	Tommy Holmes	3
2	George McQuinn	3
4	Bobby Doerr	2
4	13 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	17
2	Vern Stephens	15
3	Joe Medwick	13
3	Dixie Walker	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5
3	Roy Hughes	3
3	George Metkovich	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sig Jakucki	0.00
2	Bill Lee	0.64
3	Pinky Woods	0.75
3	Joe Heving	0.75
5	Al Hollingsworth	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Borowy	3
1	Red Munger	3
1	Bucky Walters	3
4	Frank Barrett	2
4	28 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Javery	17
1	Bobo Newsom	17
1	Hank Wyse	17
4	Red Munger	16
4	Bill Voiselle	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	2
1	Joe Berry	2
1	Gordon Maltzberger	2
1	Mike Ryba	2
5	13 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.378
2	Phil Weintraub	.373
3	George Kell	.371
4	Augie Galan	.363
5	Bobby Estalella	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	12
2	Bill Nicholson	10
3	Phil Weintraub	8
4	Babe Dahlgren	6
4	Augie Galan	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	29
2	Mel Ott	27
3	Mark Christman	26
3	Bill Nicholson	26
5	Augie Galan	24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tex Hughson	1.25
2	Red Munger	1.35
3	Sig Jakucki	1.57
4	Bucky Walters	1.71
5	Ed Head	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	6
1	Bill Voiselle	6
3	Bill Dietrich	5
3	Bob Muncrief	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Raffensberger	39
2	Bill Voiselle	34
3	Allie Reynolds	31
4	Al Javery	30
5	2 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	4
1	Joe Berry	4
1	Gordon Maltzberger	4
4	Xavier Rescigno	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.380
2	Dixie Walker	.354
3	Bob Elliott	.323
4	Frenchy Bordagaray	.311
5	Augie Galan	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	36
2	Rudy York	33
3	Mel Ott	28
4	Ron Northey	22
5	Charlie Keller	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	136
2	Rudy York	122
3	Stan Spence	97
4	Nick Etten	95
5	Vern Stephens	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	60
2	Wally Moses	51
3	Don Gutteridge	22
4	Tony Lupien	21
5	Pete Fox	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.30
2	Dizzy Trout	2.01
3	Max Lanier	2.02
4	Bucky Walters	2.18
5	Hank Borowy	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	24
2	Dizzy Trout	22
3	Hank Borowy	21
4	Rip Sewell	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	185
2	Al Javery	159
3	Max Lanier	150
4	Dizzy Trout	137
5	Johnny Vander Meer	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	13
1	Gordon Maltzberger	13
3	Ace Adams	11
4	George Caster	9
5	2 tied	7