On This Day

Sunday, July 23, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	51	41	.554	--
Yankees	46	41	.529	2.5
Red Sox	47	43	.522	3.0
Indians	46	45	.505	4.5
Tigers	45	46	.495	5.5
White Sox	41	44	.482	6.5
Senators	42	47	.472	7.5
Athletics	39	50	.438	10.5

Games

Yankees 7, White Sox 6

White Sox 10, Yankees 6

Athletics 13, Tigers 3

Athletics 3, Tigers 2

Red Sox 12, Browns 1

Indians 4, Senators 3

Indians 9, Senators 5

Browns 9, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	60	24	.714	--
Pirates	48	36	.571	12.0
Reds	48	38	.558	13.0
Giants	42	46	.477	20.0
Blue Jays	37	48	.435	23.5
Cubs	35	46	.432	23.5
Braves	36	51	.414	25.5
Dodgers	35	52	.402	26.5

Games

Pirates 7, Dodgers 5

Pirates 9, Dodgers 4

Cardinals 3, Braves 2

Cardinals 5, Braves 2

Cubs 7, Giants 4

Giants 12, Cubs 10

Blue Jays 7, Reds 6

Reds 2, Blue Jays 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Babe Dahlgren	6
1	Ralph Hodgin	6
1	Joe Kuhel	6
1	Jim Russell	6
5	4 tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	4
2	Bobby Doerr	2
3	Joe Burns	1
3	Vince DiMaggio	1
3	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	7
2	Vince DiMaggio	4
2	Ralph Hodgin	4
2	Joe Medwick	4
2	5 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Mack	2
2	Pete Coscarart	1
2	Roy Cullenbine	1
2	Rick Ferrell	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Clyde Shoun	1.17
2	Max Lanier	1.14
3	Orval Grove	0.80
4	Hal Gregg	0.62
4	Tex Hughson	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Barthelson	1
1	Don Black	1
1	Bob Chipman	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Gregg	10
2	Orval Grove	8
2	Max Lanier	8
4	Clyde Shoun	7
4	Les Webber	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Berry	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Gordon Maltzberger	1
1	Xavier Rescigno	1
1	Hy Vandenberg	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.359
2	Stan Musial	.346
3	Johnny Hopp	.323
4	Phil Weintraub	.322
5	Joe Medwick	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	21
1	Mel Ott	21
3	Bobby Doerr	12
3	Whitey Kurowski	12
3	Phil Weintraub	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	65
2	Vern Stephens	61
3	Mel Ott	60
4	Bobby Doerr	59
5	2 tied	58

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	Dizzy Trout	1.82
3	Hank Borowy	1.86
4	Ed Heusser	1.87
5	Bucky Walters	1.92

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	93
2	Max Lanier	91
3	Al Javery	90
4	Ken Raffensberger	88
5	Hal Newhouser	87

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	10
2	Joe Berry	9
2	Gordon Maltzberger	9
4	Joe Heving	8
5	George Caster	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ralph Hodgin	.400
2	Milt Byrnes	.391
3	Nick Etten	.388
4	Moon Mullen	.380
5	Dixie Walker	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	6
2	Johnny Lindell	4
3	Nick Etten	3
3	Buddy Kerr	3
3	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	14
2	Ray Sanders	13
2	Hal Trosky	13
4	Roy Cullenbine	12
4	6 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5
3	Roy Hughes	4
3	Buddy Kerr	4
3	Thurman Tucker	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Tobin	0.29
2	Stubby Overmire	0.32
3	Nels Potter	0.56
4	Harry Brecheen	0.67
5	Dutch Leonard	0.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Atley Donald	3
1	Ed Heusser	3
1	Ed Klieman	3
1	Dizzy Trout	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Grove	20
2	Steve Gromek	17
2	Bob Muncrief	17
4	Bill Voiselle	16
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	3
2	Ace Adams	2
2	Joe Berry	2
2	Joe Heving	2
5	17 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Doerr	.370
2	Roy Cullenbine	.356
3	Ken Keltner	.344
4	Milt Byrnes	.340
5	Hersh Martin	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	10
2	Bobby Doerr	6
2	Ray Sanders	6
4	Nick Etten	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	29
2	Bill Nicholson	27
3	Ray Sanders	25
4	Bob Elliott	24
4	Vern Stephens	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	10
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	10
3	Roy Hughes	8
4	Wally Moses	6
4	Thurman Tucker	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.85
2	Harry Brecheen	1.18
3	Ed Heusser	1.21
4	Red Munger	1.21
5	Ted Wilks	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	6
1	Atley Donald	6
1	Tex Hughson	6
4	Nate Andrews	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	37
2	Hal Newhouser	31
2	Hank Wyse	31
4	Steve Gromek	30
4	3 others tied	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.361
2	Dixie Walker	.351
3	Bob Elliott	.324
4	Bobby Doerr	.320
5	Bill Nicholson	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	37
2	Rudy York	31
3	Mel Ott	25
4	Ron Northey	22
5	Bobby Doerr	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	128
2	Rudy York	113
3	Ray Sanders	98
4	George McQuinn	95
5	3 tied	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	63
2	Wally Moses	45
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	26
4	Don Gutteridge	20
5	Tony Lupien	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	1.73
2	Dizzy Trout	1.86
3	Bucky Walters	2.02
4	Nate Andrews	2.10
5	Jim Tobin	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	25
2	Dizzy Trout	24
3	Hank Borowy	21
4	Mort Cooper	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	170
2	Max Lanier	167
3	Al Javery	159
4	Dizzy Trout	136
5	Hal Newhouser	133

Saves

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