On This Day

Saturday, July 22, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	50	40	.556	--
Yankees	45	40	.529	2.5
Red Sox	46	42	.523	3.0
Tigers	45	44	.506	4.5
Indians	44	45	.494	5.5
Senators	42	45	.483	6.5
White Sox	40	43	.482	6.5
Athletics	37	50	.425	11.5

Games

White Sox 9, Yankees 3

White Sox 4, Yankees 1

Tigers 4, Athletics 3

Red Sox 8, Browns 4

Senators 9, Indians 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	58	24	.707	--
Pirates	46	36	.561	12.0
Reds	47	37	.560	12.0
Giants	41	45	.477	19.0
Blue Jays	36	47	.434	22.5
Cubs	34	45	.430	22.5
Braves	36	49	.424	23.5
Dodgers	35	50	.412	24.5

Games

Pirates 11, Dodgers 0

Braves 6, Cardinals 5

Cubs 6, Giants 3

Reds 4, Blue Jays 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nick Etten	5
1	Roy Schalk	5
3	Ralph Hodgin	4
3	Ernie Lombardi	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Augie Bergamo	1
1	Eddie Carnett	1
1	Bobby Estalella	1
1	Nick Etten	1
1	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Carnett	5
2	Babe Dahlgren	4
3	George Case	3
3	Ralph Hodgin	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	1
1	Pete Coscarart	1
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mike Ryba	0.62
2	Bill Fleming	0.60
3	Hal Newhouser	0.40
3	Bill Zuber	0.40
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	Tommy de la Cruz	1
1	Bill Fleming	1
1	Johnny Humphries	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Fleming	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
3	Mike Ryba	5
4	Alex Carrasquel	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Barrett	1
1	Bill LeFebvre	1
1	Gordon Maltzberger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.352
2	Dixie Walker	.351
3	Johnny Hopp	.323
4	Phil Weintraub	.320
5	Joe Medwick	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	20
2	Bill Nicholson	17
3	Whitey Kurowski	12
3	Phil Weintraub	12
5	2 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	58
1	Ray Sanders	58
3	Bobby Doerr	57
3	Vern Stephens	57
5	2 tied	56

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	27
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	25
3	Don Gutteridge	16
4	Tony Lupien	13
4	Connie Ryan	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.34
2	Bucky Walters	1.66
3	Hank Borowy	1.77
4	Dizzy Trout	1.82
5	Ed Heusser	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	15
1	Bucky Walters	15
3	Tex Hughson	14
4	Dizzy Trout	13
5	2 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	91
2	Hal Newhouser	87
2	Ken Raffensberger	87
4	Al Javery	85
5	Max Lanier	83

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	10
2	Joe Berry	8
2	Joe Heving	8
2	Gordon Maltzberger	8
5	George Caster	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Moon Mullen	.429
2	Milt Byrnes	.417
3	Roy Cullenbine	.400
4	Ray Sanders	.357
5	3 tied	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Sanders	4
1	Pat Seerey	4
3	Buddy Kerr	3
3	Johnny Lindell	3
3	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Sanders	16
2	Pete Fox	12
2	George McQuinn	12
2	Hal Wagner	12
2	Rudy York	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5
3	George Myatt	4
3	Thurman Tucker	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stubby Overmire	0.00
2	Jim Tobin	0.29
3	Dutch Leonard	0.33
4	Nels Potter	0.56
5	Harry Brecheen	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Atley Donald	3
1	Ed Heusser	3
1	Ed Klieman	3
1	Hal Newhouser	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Niggeling	18
2	Steve Gromek	17
3	Bob Muncrief	16
4	Claude Passeau	15
4	Dizzy Trout	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	3
2	Joe Heving	2
2	Tex Hughson	2
2	Gordon Maltzberger	2
5	15 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hersh Martin	.367
2	Roy Cullenbine	.351
3	Bobby Doerr	.345
4	Ken Keltner	.345
5	Roy Hughes	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	6
1	Ray Sanders	6
3	Bob Johnson	5
3	Bud Metheny	5
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	28
2	Ray Sanders	25
3	Bob Elliott	23
4	Ken Keltner	21
5	4 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	11
2	George Case	10
3	Roy Hughes	7
4	Wally Moses	6
4	Thurman Tucker	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	1.14
2	Harry Brecheen	1.18
3	Ed Heusser	1.21
4	Red Munger	1.21
5	Bill Voiselle	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Atley Donald	6
2	Nate Andrews	5
2	Mort Cooper	5
2	Ed Heusser	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	32
2	Hal Newhouser	31
3	Steve Gromek	30
3	Johnny Niggeling	30
3	Hank Wyse	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.363
2	Dixie Walker	.347
3	Bob Elliott	.320
4	Bobby Doerr	.319
5	Bill Nicholson	.305

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	33
2	Rudy York	31
3	Mel Ott	24
4	Ron Northey	22
5	4 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	122
2	Rudy York	115
3	Ray Sanders	98
4	George McQuinn	95
5	2 tied	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	64
2	Wally Moses	45
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	26
4	Don Gutteridge	20
5	Tony Lupien	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	1.71
2	Dizzy Trout	1.86
3	Bucky Walters	1.88
4	Nate Andrews	2.13
5	Hank Borowy	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	25
2	Dizzy Trout	24
3	Hank Borowy	22
4	Mort Cooper	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	170
2	Max Lanier	159
3	Al Javery	154
4	Dizzy Trout	136
5	Hal Newhouser	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	16
2	Gordon Maltzberger	15
3	Ace Adams	13
4	George Caster	9
5	Joe Berry	8