On This Day

Tuesday, July 18, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	49	37	.570	--
Yankees	43	37	.538	3.0
Red Sox	44	40	.524	4.0
Senators	41	42	.494	6.5
Tigers	41	44	.482	7.5
Indians	41	44	.482	7.5
White Sox	36	42	.462	9.0
Athletics	37	46	.446	10.5

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 2

Tigers 6, Senators 5

Browns 8, Yankees 0

Indians 4, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	55	23	.705	--
Pirates	43	34	.558	11.5
Reds	44	36	.550	12.0
Giants	41	41	.500	16.0
Blue Jays	34	44	.436	21.0
Cubs	32	42	.432	21.0
Dodgers	34	47	.420	22.5
Braves	32	48	.400	24.0

Games

Cardinals 5, Dodgers 0

Giants 5, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill McGhee	4
1	Jimmy Outlaw	4
3	Floyd Baker	3
3	Joe Hoover	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Milt Byrnes	1
1	Chet Laabs	1
1	Gene Moore	1
1	Phil Weintraub	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Weintraub	4
2	Milt Byrnes	3
3	Rick Ferrell	2
3	Lou Finney	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Oris Hockett	1
1	Hal Trosky	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Max Lanier	1.25
2	Bob Muncrief	1.00
3	Tex Hughson	0.86
4	Fritz Ostermueller	0.50
4	Bill Voiselle	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	1
1	Max Lanier	1
1	Bob Muncrief	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Muncrief	9
2	Tex Hughson	6
3	Max Lanier	5
4	Fritz Ostermueller	4
4	Bill Voiselle	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.354
2	Dixie Walker	.353
3	Phil Weintraub	.336
4	Joe Medwick	.326
5	Augie Galan	.310

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	56
1	Vern Stephens	56
1	Phil Weintraub	56
4	Bobby Doerr	54
4	Bill Nicholson	54

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	26
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	22
3	Don Gutteridge	16
4	Tony Lupien	13
4	Connie Ryan	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.34
2	Bucky Walters	1.41
3	Dizzy Trout	1.76
4	Hank Borowy	1.79
5	Ed Heusser	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	15
2	Tex Hughson	14
2	Hal Newhouser	14
4	Hank Borowy	12
4	2 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	91
2	Max Lanier	83
3	Al Javery	81
3	Hal Newhouser	81
5	Tex Hughson	80

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	10
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	.458
2	Dom Dallessandro	.396
3	Frank McCormick	.392
4	Bobby Doerr	.360
5	Roy Cullenbine	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	5
2	Hersh Martin	4
3	Bobby Doerr	3
3	Bud Metheny	3
3	Pat Seerey	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	20
2	Ray Sanders	14
3	Lou Boudreau	13
3	Frankie Hayes	13
3	Bob Johnson	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5
3	George Myatt	4
4	Johnny Barrett	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey Haefner	0.50
1	Ted Wilks	0.50
3	Russ Christopher	0.56
4	Bob Muncrief	0.57
5	Dutch Leonard	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Atley Donald	3
1	Ed Heusser	3
1	Dutch Leonard	3
1	Hal Newhouser	3
1	Dizzy Trout	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	18
1	Bob Muncrief	18
1	Johnny Niggeling	18
4	Claude Passeau	16
5	Bill Voiselle	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	3
1	Joe Heving	3
3	Paul Derringer	2
3	Tex Hughson	2
5	11 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.375
2	Mel Ott	.347
3	Frank McCormick	.336
4	Roy Hughes	.336
5	Joe Medwick	.331

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	27
2	Joe Medwick	26
3	Vern Stephens	25
4	Mel Ott	22
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	10
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	10
3	Roy Hughes	7
4	Buddy Kerr	6
4	Wally Moses	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Heving	1.19
2	Ed Heusser	1.22
3	Ted Wilks	1.24
4	Bucky Walters	1.36
5	Bill Voiselle	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	5
1	Atley Donald	5
1	Tex Hughson	5
1	Gordon Maltzberger	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	35
2	Hal Newhouser	33
2	Hank Wyse	33
4	Johnny Niggeling	31
4	Bill Voiselle	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.367
2	Dixie Walker	.350
3	Bob Elliott	.321
4	Bobby Doerr	.318
5	Bill Nicholson	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	32
2	Bill Nicholson	31
3	Mel Ott	24
4	Ron Northey	22
5	3 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	119
2	Rudy York	116
3	Ray Sanders	95
4	Stan Spence	94
5	Bobby Doerr	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	63
2	Wally Moses	45
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	23
4	Don Gutteridge	20
5	Tony Lupien	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	1.69
2	Max Lanier	1.71
3	Dizzy Trout	1.82
4	Johnny Niggeling	2.14
5	Hank Borowy	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	26
2	Dizzy Trout	23
3	Hank Borowy	22
4	Mort Cooper	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	168
2	Max Lanier	159
3	Al Javery	152
4	Hal Newhouser	132
4	Dizzy Trout	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	16
2	Gordon Maltzberger	15
3	Ace Adams	13
4	Joe Berry	8
4	George Caster	8