On This Day

Thursday, July 6, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	43	32	.573	--
Red Sox	40	34	.541	2.5
Yankees	36	34	.514	4.5
Senators	36	37	.493	6.0
White Sox	33	34	.493	6.0
Tigers	35	39	.473	7.5
Indians	35	39	.473	7.5
Athletics	32	41	.438	10.0

Games

Red Sox 13, Tigers 3

Yankees 4, Indians 0

Browns 5, Athletics 0

Senators 5, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	48	20	.706	--
Reds	40	31	.563	9.5
Pirates	37	30	.552	10.5
Giants	35	36	.493	14.5
Dodgers	33	40	.452	17.5
Blue Jays	30	39	.435	18.5
Cubs	26	38	.406	20.0
Braves	29	44	.397	21.5

Games

Reds 10, Dodgers 4

Giants 10, Cardinals 1

Cubs 11, Braves 6

Pirates 6, Blue Jays 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Doerr	4
1	Bob Johnson	4
1	Gee Walker	4
4	Phil Cavarretta	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	Jimmy Outlaw	1
1	Chet Ross	1
1	Vern Stephens	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	5
2	Phil Cavarretta	3
2	Bob Johnson	3
2	Buddy Kerr	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	1
1	Don Gutteridge	1
1	Don Johnson	1
1	Frank McCormick	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hank Borowy	0.50
1	Tex Hughson	0.50
1	Bob Muncrief	0.50
1	Nick Strincevich	0.50
5	Orval Grove	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Bob Chipman	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	Tex Hughson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	6
2	Hank Borowy	4
3	Orval Grove	3
3	Ken Raffensberger	3
3	Nick Strincevich	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Xavier Rescigno	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.373
2	Dixie Walker	.367
3	Phil Weintraub	.337
4	Joe Medwick	.322
5	Eric Tipton	.316

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	Vern Stephens	52
2	Bill Nicholson	50
3	Dixie Walker	49
3	Phil Weintraub	49
5	Howie Schultz	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	20
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	19
3	Don Gutteridge	16
4	Wally Moses	12
4	Connie Ryan	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.21
2	Bucky Walters	1.51
3	Dizzy Trout	1.65
4	Hank Borowy	1.70
5	Johnny Niggeling	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	14
2	Tex Hughson	13
3	Hal Newhouser	12
4	Hank Borowy	11
4	2 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Javery	80
2	Max Lanier	77
2	Bill Voiselle	77
4	Ken Raffensberger	74
5	Hal Newhouser	73

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	7
1	Joe Berry	7
3	George Caster	6
3	Joe Heving	6
3	Gordon Maltzberger	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.400
2	Roy Hughes	.393
3	Vern Stephens	.387
4	Pete Fox	.381
5	Buddy Kerr	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bud Metheny	3
1	Bill Nicholson	3
3	Joe Cronin	2
3	Bobby Doerr	2
3	9 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	16
2	Vern Stephens	15
3	Ron Northey	13
4	Phil Cavarretta	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	6
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5
3	Roy Hughes	4
4	Johnny Barrett	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sig Jakucki	0.32
2	Ed Heusser	0.47
3	Johnny Niggeling	0.50
4	Red Munger	0.64
4	Joe Heving	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	4
2	Bob Chipman	3
2	Mort Cooper	3
2	Atley Donald	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	20
2	Al Javery	18
3	Hal Newhouser	17
4	Jim Tobin	16
4	Hank Wyse	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Barrett	2
1	Joe Heving	2
1	Gordon Maltzberger	2
4	Boom-Boom Beck	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.415
2	Johnny Hopp	.383
3	Bobby Doerr	.374
4	Ron Northey	.358
5	Pete Fox	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	8
2	Mel Ott	6
2	Phil Weintraub	6
4	Bobby Doerr	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	26
2	Bill Nicholson	25
2	Dixie Walker	25
4	Joe Medwick	23
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	9
3	Roy Hughes	6
3	Wally Moses	6
3	Connie Ryan	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sig Jakucki	0.24
2	Joe Heving	1.15
3	Red Munger	1.30
4	Max Butcher	1.37
5	Johnny Niggeling	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	7
2	Bill Voiselle	6
2	Bucky Walters	6
4	Mort Cooper	5
4	Red Munger	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	39
2	Al Javery	32
2	Max Lanier	32
4	Rube Melton	31
5	Hal Newhouser	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.377
2	Dixie Walker	.347
3	Bob Elliott	.328
4	Bobby Doerr	.313
5	Bill Nicholson	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	34
2	Rudy York	32
3	Mel Ott	24
4	Ron Northey	22
5	2 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	130
2	Rudy York	117
3	Vern Stephens	95
4	Bob Elliott	93
4	Stan Musial	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	57
2	Wally Moses	51
3	Don Gutteridge	21
4	Tony Lupien	20
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	1.92
2	Max Lanier	1.94
3	Bucky Walters	2.06
4	Hank Borowy	2.16
5	Red Munger	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	26
2	Hank Borowy	22
2	Dizzy Trout	22
4	Mort Cooper	20
4	Rip Sewell	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	186
2	Al Javery	160
3	Max Lanier	157
4	Hal Newhouser	138
5	Dizzy Trout	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	14
1	Gordon Maltzberger	14
3	Ace Adams	10
4	George Caster	8
5	2 tied	7