On This Day

Thursday, July 27, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	54	42	.563	--
Yankees	48	43	.527	3.5
Red Sox	49	44	.527	3.5
Indians	49	46	.516	4.5
White Sox	44	45	.494	6.5
Tigers	46	48	.489	7.0
Senators	42	51	.452	10.5
Athletics	40	53	.430	12.5

Games

White Sox 4, Senators 0

Indians 8, Yankees 1

Red Sox 6, Tigers 1

Athletics 7, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	65	24	.730	--
Pirates	50	37	.575	14.0
Reds	51	39	.567	14.5
Giants	43	48	.473	23.0
Cubs	37	47	.440	25.5
Blue Jays	37	52	.416	28.0
Braves	37	55	.402	29.5
Dodgers	36	54	.400	29.5

Games

Reds 4, Braves 2

Cardinals 8, Blue Jays 7

Cardinals 5, Blue Jays 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ray Sanders	5
2	Buster Adams	4
2	Myril Hoag	4
2	Stan Musial	4
5	4 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buster Adams	1
1	Leon Culberson	1
1	Buck Etchison	1
1	Dick Siebert	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buster Adams	5
2	Ray Sanders	4
3	Myril Hoag	3
3	Marty Marion	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Boudreau	1
1	George Case	1
1	Eddie Miller	1
1	Dick Siebert	1
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mort Cooper	2.00
2	Ken Raffensberger	1.17
3	Tex Hughson	1.00
4	Orval Grove	0.60
5	Russ Christopher	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Orval Grove	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Raffensberger	7
2	Tex Hughson	6
3	Harry Brecheen	5
4	Mort Cooper	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Jurisich	1
1	Bobo Newsom	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.354
2	Dixie Walker	.347
3	Augie Galan	.320
4	Tommy Holmes	.317
5	Johnny Hopp	.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	69
2	Ray Sanders	66
2	Vern Stephens	66
4	Bobby Doerr	61
5	4 tied	60

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	29
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	Steve Gromek	1.95
5	Johnny Niggeling	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	16
2	Hal Newhouser	15
2	Bucky Walters	15
4	Dizzy Trout	14
5	Mort Cooper	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Raffensberger	95
2	Tex Hughson	94
2	Max Lanier	94
4	Bill Voiselle	93
5	Al Javery	92

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	Bobby Bragan	.417
2	Milt Byrnes	.395
3	Roy Cullenbine	.385
4	Ralph Hodgin	.382
5	2 tied	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	6
2	Johnny Lindell	5
3	Buddy Kerr	4
3	Dixie Walker	4
5	9 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Sanders	21
2	Bill Nicholson	18
3	Bob Elliott	17
4	Ken Keltner	16
5	Johnny Lindell	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	8
3	Roy Hughes	5
3	Buddy Kerr	5
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nels Potter	0.64
2	Max Butcher	0.67
3	Max Lanier	1.00
4	Steve Gromek	1.03
5	Nate Andrews	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	4
2	Tiny Bonham	3
2	Max Butcher	3
2	Mort Cooper	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Steve Gromek	27
2	Tex Hughson	23
3	Bob Muncrief	22
4	Orval Grove	21
4	Ken Raffensberger	21

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	Ernie Lombardi	.371
2	Jim Russell	.371
3	Bobby Doerr	.363
4	Ralph Hodgin	.362
5	Myril Hoag	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	9
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	34
2	Bobby Doerr	30
3	Bill Nicholson	29
3	Ray Sanders	29
5	Ken Keltner	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	13
2	George Case	11
3	Roy Hughes	8
4	Buddy Kerr	6
4	Thurman Tucker	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Andy Karl	1.08
2	Nels Potter	1.16
3	Ed Heusser	1.24
4	Dutch Leonard	1.35
5	Ted Wilks	1.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Atley Donald	7
2	Mort Cooper	6
2	Tex Hughson	6
2	Dizzy Trout	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	42
2	Steve Gromek	37
3	Johnny Niggeling	34
4	Ken Raffensberger	33
5	2 tied	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.363
2	Dixie Walker	.348
3	Bob Elliott	.325
4	Bobby Doerr	.318
5	Bill Nicholson	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	36
2	Rudy York	31
3	Mel Ott	25
4	Ron Northey	22
5	Bud Metheny	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	131
2	Rudy York	113
3	Ray Sanders	102
4	Bob Elliott	99
5	Vern Stephens	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	64
2	Wally Moses	43
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	30
4	Don Gutteridge	20
5	Tony Lupien	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	1.78
2	Dizzy Trout	1.86
3	Johnny Niggeling	1.97
4	Nate Andrews	2.03
5	Bucky Walters	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	25
2	Dizzy Trout	24
3	Hank Borowy	20
3	Mort Cooper	20
5	Max Lanier	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	166
2	Max Lanier	163
3	Al Javery	158
4	Dizzy Trout	139
5	Hal Newhouser	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	16
2	Gordon Maltzberger	15
3	Ace Adams	12
4	George Caster	10
5	Joe Berry	9