On This Day

Tuesday, July 25, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	53	41	.564	--
Yankees	47	42	.528	3.5
Red Sox	48	44	.522	4.0
Indians	48	45	.516	4.5
Tigers	46	47	.495	6.5
White Sox	42	45	.483	7.5
Senators	42	49	.462	9.5
Athletics	39	52	.429	12.5

Games

White Sox 9, Senators 6

Indians 10, Yankees 0

Red Sox 7, Tigers 3

Browns 9, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	62	24	.721	--
Pirates	49	37	.570	13.0
Reds	49	38	.563	13.5
Giants	43	47	.478	21.0
Cubs	36	47	.434	24.5
Blue Jays	37	49	.430	25.0
Dodgers	36	53	.404	27.5
Braves	36	53	.404	27.5

Games

Cubs 14, Dodgers 6

Reds 6, Braves 2

Pirates 15, Giants 0

Cardinals 9, Blue Jays 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Coscarart	4
1	Ival Goodman	4
1	Mike Kreevich	4
1	Stan Musial	4
1	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Arnold Carter	1
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Pete Coscarart	1
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	6
2	Ken Keltner	4
3	Eddie Carnett	3
3	Phil Cavarretta	3
3	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Hack	1
1	Roy Hughes	1
1	Don Johnson	1
1	Jim Tabor	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Steve Gromek	1.43
2	Bob Muncrief	0.56
3	Al Jurisich	0.44
4	Rufe Gentry	0.20
5	Arnold Carter	0.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Arnold Carter	1
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Steve Gromek	10
2	Bob Muncrief	5
3	Al Jurisich	4
3	Frank Seward	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tex Hughson	1
1	Jake Wade	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.351
2	Stan Musial	.348
3	Johnny Hopp	.320
4	Augie Galan	.318
5	Joe Medwick	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	21
1	Mel Ott	21
3	Bobby Doerr	13
4	Whitey Kurowski	12
4	2 others tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	68
2	Vern Stephens	64
3	Bobby Doerr	61
4	Mel Ott	60
4	3 others tied	60

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	28
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	27
3	Don Gutteridge	16
4	Tony Lupien	13
4	Connie Ryan	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.34
2	Dizzy Trout	1.74
3	Ed Heusser	1.87
4	Bucky Walters	1.92
5	Steve Gromek	1.95

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	93
2	Max Lanier	91
3	Al Javery	90
4	Tex Hughson	88
4	Ken Raffensberger	88

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Milt Byrnes	.425
2	Ralph Hodgin	.400
3	Marty Marion	.396
4	Frankie Zak	.378
5	Bobby Bragan	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	6
2	Johnny Lindell	5
3	Dixie Walker	4
4	Pete Coscarart	3
4	7 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	17
2	Bob Elliott	15
2	Johnny Lindell	15
2	Ray Sanders	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	6
3	Roy Hughes	5
3	Buddy Kerr	5
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stubby Overmire	0.32
2	Nels Potter	0.64
3	Max Butcher	0.67
4	Harry Brecheen	1.00
5	Steve Gromek	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	4
2	Tiny Bonham	3
2	Max Butcher	3
2	Steve Gromek	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Steve Gromek	27
2	Bob Muncrief	22
3	Orval Grove	18
4	Tex Hughson	17
5	Dizzy Trout	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	2
1	Joe Berry	2
1	George Caster	2
1	Curt Davis	2
1	Gordon Maltzberger	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Doerr	.372
2	Ken Keltner	.369
3	Roy Cullenbine	.359
4	Ernie Lombardi	.357
5	Jim Russell	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	10
2	Bobby Doerr	7
3	Nick Etten	5
3	Bob Johnson	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	32
2	Bobby Doerr	31
3	Bill Nicholson	30
4	Babe Dahlgren	23
4	4 others tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	11
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	11
3	Roy Hughes	10
4	Buddy Kerr	6
4	2 others tied	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	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Atley Donald	6
1	Tex Hughson	6
1	Dizzy Trout	6
4	Tiny Bonham	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Steve Gromek	40
1	Tex Hughson	40
3	Hal Newhouser	31
4	Johnny Niggeling	30
4	Bill Voiselle	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	5
2	Joe Heving	4
3	Ace Adams	3
3	Tex Hughson	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.358
2	Dixie Walker	.350
3	Bob Elliott	.321
4	Bobby Doerr	.316
5	Bill Nicholson	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	36
2	Rudy York	31
3	Mel Ott	25
4	Ron Northey	21
5	Bud Metheny	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	130
2	Rudy York	112
3	Bob Elliott	99
4	Ray Sanders	97
5	Vern Stephens	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	63
2	Wally Moses	43
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	28
4	Don Gutteridge	20
5	Tony Lupien	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	1.79
2	Dizzy Trout	1.86
3	Bucky Walters	2.02
4	Johnny Niggeling	2.03
5	Nate Andrews	2.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	167
2	Max Lanier	160
3	Al Javery	159
4	Dizzy Trout	139
5	Hal Newhouser	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	16
1	Gordon Maltzberger	16
3	Ace Adams	13
4	George Caster	10
5	Joe Berry	9