On This Day

Friday, July 14, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 46 36 .561 --
Yankees 41 36 .532 2.5
Red Sox 43 38 .531 2.5
Indians 39 42 .481 6.5
Senators 38 41 .481 6.5
Tigers 38 42 .475 7.0
Athletics 37 42 .468 7.5
White Sox 34 39 .466 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 52 22 .703 --
Pirates 42 31 .575 9.5
Reds 43 34 .558 10.5
Giants 38 39 .494 15.5
Blue Jays 32 42 .432 20.0
Dodgers 33 44 .429 20.5
Cubs 30 41 .423 20.5
Braves 30 47 .390 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Irv Hall 4
2 Phil Cavarretta 3
2 Roy Cullenbine 3
2 Bobby Estalella 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy O'Brien 2
2 Pete Coscarart 1
2 Roy Cullenbine 1
2 Babe Dahlgren 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Hayes 3
1 Tommy O'Brien 3
3 Phil Cavarretta 2
3 Dom Dallessandro 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
2 Phil Cavarretta 1
2 Roy Hughes 1
2 Buddy Kerr 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stubby Overmire 1.00
2 Steve Gromek 0.62
3 Bucky Walters 0.50
4 Bob Muncrief 0.47
5 Ken Raffensberger 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 1
1 Russ Christopher 1
1 Harry Feldman 1
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Gromek 10
2 Bob Muncrief 7
3 Johnny Niggeling 5
3 Ken Raffensberger 5
3 Hy Vandenberg 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Joe Berry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .365
2 Dixie Walker .350
3 Phil Weintraub .332
4 Joe Medwick .331
5 Augie Galan .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 20
2 Bill Nicholson 15
3 Whitey Kurowski 12
4 Roy Cullenbine 11
4 Phil Weintraub 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 56
2 Bobby Doerr 54
3 Bill Nicholson 53
4 Whitey Kurowski 51
5 3 tied 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 24
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 21
3 Don Gutteridge 16
4 Connie Ryan 13
5 Wally Moses 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Munger 1.34
2 Bucky Walters 1.41
3 Dizzy Trout 1.66
4 Hank Borowy 1.79
5 Ed Heusser 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 15
2 Tex Hughson 13
2 Hal Newhouser 13
4 Hank Borowy 12
5 4 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Voiselle 82
2 Al Javery 80
3 Ken Raffensberger 79
4 Max Lanier 78
5 Hal Newhouser 77

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 9
2 Joe Berry 8
2 Joe Heving 8
4 Gordon Maltzberger 7
5 George Caster 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Johnson .413
2 Dom Dallessandro .408
3 Ron Northey .404
4 Mel Ott .379
5 Ken Keltner .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 5
2 Bobby Doerr 4
3 Roy Cullenbine 3
3 Nick Etten 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 21
2 Bob Elliott 17
3 Lou Boudreau 15
4 Dom Dallessandro 13
4 Pinky Higgins 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 5
3 Roy Hughes 4
3 Thurman Tucker 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Heusser 0.44
2 Joe Heving 0.48
3 Dutch Leonard 0.67
4 Bill Voiselle 0.78
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Chipman 3
1 Mort Cooper 3
1 Atley Donald 3
1 Ed Heusser 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Gromek 19
1 Tex Hughson 19
3 Johnny Niggeling 18
4 Fritz Ostermueller 16
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 4
2 Ace Adams 2
2 Tex Hughson 2
2 Gordon Maltzberger 2
5 11 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dom Dallessandro .373
2 Mel Ott .368
3 Johnny Hopp .364
4 Pete Fox .361
5 Roy Hughes .358

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 30
2 Vern Stephens 26
3 Bill Nicholson 25
4 Joe Medwick 24
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 10
3 Roy Hughes 7
4 Wally Moses 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Heving 0.59
2 Ed Heusser 0.82
3 Steve Roser 1.03
4 Bucky Walters 1.41
5 Tex Shirley 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 6
2 Hank Borowy 5
2 Mort Cooper 5
2 Atley Donald 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Hughson 33
2 Hal Newhouser 32
3 Johnny Niggeling 31
4 Steve Gromek 28
4 Hank Wyse 28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .374
2 Dixie Walker .346
3 Bob Elliott .331
4 Bobby Doerr .315
5 Bill Nicholson .314

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 127
2 Rudy York 117
3 Bob Elliott 98
4 Bobby Doerr 94
4 2 others tied 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 61
2 Wally Moses 49
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 22
4 Don Gutteridge 20
5 3 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 1.87
2 Max Lanier 1.92
3 Dizzy Trout 1.93
4 Johnny Vander Meer 2.12
5 Johnny Niggeling 2.17

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 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 12
4 Joe Berry 8
4 George Caster 8