On This Day

Thursday, July 13, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 46 35 .568 --
Red Sox 43 37 .538 2.5
Yankees 40 36 .526 3.5
Senators 38 39 .494 6.0
Indians 38 42 .475 7.5
White Sox 34 38 .472 7.5
Tigers 37 42 .468 8.0
Athletics 35 42 .455 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 52 21 .712 --
Pirates 42 30 .583 9.5
Reds 42 34 .553 11.5
Giants 37 39 .487 16.5
Blue Jays 32 41 .438 20.0
Dodgers 33 44 .429 21.0
Cubs 29 41 .414 21.5
Braves 30 47 .390 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Fox 4
1 George McQuinn 4
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 4
4 Lou Boudreau 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Cullenbine 1
1 Nick Etten 1
1 Whitey Kurowski 1
1 Johnny Lindell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Etten 4
2 Lou Boudreau 3
2 Roy Cullenbine 3
2 George McQuinn 3
2 Hal Wagner 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Mack 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fritz Ostermueller 0.56
2 Allie Reynolds 0.50
3 Yank Terry 0.44
4 Nels Potter 0.33
4 Hank Wyse 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Al Jurisich 1
1 Fritz Ostermueller 1
1 Nels Potter 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fritz Ostermueller 5
1 Allie Reynolds 5
3 Nels Potter 4
3 Yank Terry 4
5 Hank Wyse 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .367
2 Dixie Walker .350
3 Joe Medwick .333
3 Phil Weintraub .333
5 Eric Tipton .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 20
2 Bill Nicholson 15
3 Whitey Kurowski 12
4 Phil Weintraub 11
5 5 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 56
2 Bobby Doerr 54
3 Whitey Kurowski 51
3 Bill Nicholson 51
5 2 tied 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 21
2 George Case 20
3 Don Gutteridge 16
4 Connie Ryan 13
5 Wally Moses 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Munger 1.34
2 Bucky Walters 1.49
3 Dizzy Trout 1.66
4 Hank Borowy 1.70
5 Ed Heusser 1.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Voiselle 82
2 Al Javery 80
3 Max Lanier 78
4 Hal Newhouser 77
5 Allie Reynolds 75

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 8
1 Joe Heving 8
3 Joe Berry 7
3 Gordon Maltzberger 7
5 George Caster 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Northey .417
2 Mel Ott .411
3 Dom Dallessandro .409
4 Joe Medwick .371
5 Bobby Doerr .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 4
1 Bob Johnson 4
3 Nick Etten 3
3 Ken Keltner 3
3 Bud Metheny 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 21
2 Bob Elliott 17
3 Lou Boudreau 15
4 Pinky Higgins 13
5 Pete Fox 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 5
2 Wally Moses 4
2 Thurman Tucker 4
4 Johnny Barrett 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Heusser 0.44
2 Joe Heving 0.48
3 Hank Borowy 0.50
4 Dutch Leonard 0.67
5 Bill Voiselle 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Chipman 3
1 Mort Cooper 3
1 Atley Donald 3
1 Ed Heusser 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Hughson 19
1 Hal Newhouser 19
3 Fritz Ostermueller 16
4 Frank Barrett 13
4 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 4
2 Tex Hughson 2
2 Gordon Maltzberger 2
4 Ace Adams 1
4 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Hopp .398
2 Pete Fox .377
3 Mel Ott .375
4 Stan Musial .367
5 Ron Northey .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 8
2 Bobby Doerr 7
3 Bob Johnson 6
4 Bud Metheny 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 32
2 Joe Medwick 26
2 Vern Stephens 26
4 Bill Nicholson 23
4 Ron Northey 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 10
2 George Case 8
3 Roy Hughes 6
3 Wally Moses 6
3 Connie Ryan 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Heving 0.59
2 Steve Roser 1.03
3 Hank Borowy 1.20
4 Ed Heusser 1.42
5 Tex Shirley 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Bowman 5
1 Mort Cooper 5
1 Atley Donald 5
1 Tex Hughson 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 32
2 Tex Hughson 30
3 Hank Wyse 28
4 Max Lanier 26
4 3 others tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 5
2 Gordon Maltzberger 4
3 Ace Adams 3
4 Frank Barrett 2
4 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .374
2 Dixie Walker .346
3 Bob Elliott .332
4 Bobby Doerr .317
5 Bill Nicholson .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 33
1 Rudy York 33
3 Mel Ott 24
4 Ron Northey 22
5 Charlie Keller 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 125
2 Rudy York 117
3 Bob Elliott 98
4 Bobby Doerr 94
4 Vern Stephens 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 57
2 Wally Moses 49
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 22
4 Don Gutteridge 20
5 3 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 1.92
2 Bucky Walters 1.92
3 Dizzy Trout 1.93
4 Johnny Niggeling 2.09
5 Johnny Vander Meer 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 25
2 Dizzy Trout 22
3 Hank Borowy 21
4 Mort Cooper 20
4 Rip Sewell 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 177
2 Al Javery 157
2 Max Lanier 157
4 Dizzy Trout 135
5 Hal Newhouser 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 16
2 Gordon Maltzberger 15
3 Ace Adams 11
4 George Caster 8
5 2 tied 7