On This Day

Tuesday, August 8, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 62 42 .596 --
Red Sox 55 48 .534 6.5
Yankees 53 48 .525 7.5
Tigers 52 50 .510 9.0
White Sox 50 53 .485 11.5
Indians 51 55 .481 12.0
Athletics 47 59 .443 16.0
Senators 44 59 .427 17.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 72 27 .727 --
Reds 55 43 .561 16.5
Pirates 55 45 .550 17.5
Giants 51 52 .495 23.0
Cubs 46 49 .484 24.0
Braves 41 60 .406 32.0
Blue Jays 38 59 .392 33.0
Dodgers 40 63 .388 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Medwick 3
1 Jim Russell 3
1 Phil Weintraub 3
4 Pete Coscarart 2
4 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Barrett 2
1 Bob Elliott 2
1 George Hausmann 2
1 Joe Medwick 2
1 Phil Weintraub 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Luby 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Voiselle 0.78
2 Max Butcher 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Voiselle 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Voiselle 7
2 Xavier Rescigno 2
3 Max Butcher 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .357
2 Dixie Walker .357
3 Johnny Hopp .332
4 Tommy Holmes .324
5 Joe Medwick .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 24
2 Mel Ott 22
3 Bobby Doerr 14
4 Phil Weintraub 13
5 5 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 81
2 Ray Sanders 75
3 Vern Stephens 73
4 Bob Elliott 71
5 Bobby Doerr 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 34
2 George Case 31
3 Don Gutteridge 16
4 Johnny Barrett 15
5 3 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Munger 1.34
2 Dizzy Trout 1.91
3 Hank Borowy 1.99
4 Max Lanier 2.01
5 Steve Gromek 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 17
1 Hal Newhouser 17
1 Dizzy Trout 17
4 Bucky Walters 16
5 3 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Voiselle 108
2 Tex Hughson 107
3 Max Lanier 105
4 Al Javery 102
5 Hal Newhouser 99

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 12
2 George Caster 11
2 Gordon Maltzberger 11
4 Joe Berry 10
5 Joe Heving 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .448
1 Jim Russell .448
3 Max Macon .444
4 Tommy Holmes .431
5 Jack Bolling .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank McCormick 5
2 Danny Litwhiler 4
3 Buster Adams 3
3 Johnny Lindell 3
3 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 19
2 Frank McCormick 17
2 Ray Sanders 17
4 Stan Musial 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 7
2 Johnny Barrett 6
3 Frank McCormick 4
4 George Case 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Haynes 0.00
2 Jesse Flores 0.50
3 Andy Hansen 0.64
4 Max Lanier 0.83
5 2 tied 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Lanier 4
2 Russ Christopher 3
2 Bill Dietrich 3
2 Bill Fleming 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Hughson 22
2 Orval Grove 19
3 Steve Gromek 16
3 Clyde Shoun 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 3
2 Ace Adams 2
2 Tex Hughson 2
2 Gordon Maltzberger 2
5 18 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Bolling .380
2 Tommy Holmes .374
3 Jim Russell .373
4 Ray Sanders .359
5 Johnny Hopp .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 9
2 Johnny Lindell 8
3 Frank McCormick 6
4 Buster Adams 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 31
2 Bill Nicholson 30
2 Ray Sanders 30
4 Frank McCormick 27
5 Johnny Lindell 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 14
2 George Case 11
3 Johnny Barrett 7
4 Roy Hughes 6
4 Buddy Kerr 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 0.96
2 Andy Karl 1.30
3 Jesse Flores 1.54
4 Steve Gromek 1.63
5 Joe Haynes 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 7
2 Mort Cooper 5
2 Atley Donald 5
2 Bill Fleming 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Grove 39
2 Tex Hughson 37
3 Steve Gromek 33
4 Dizzy Trout 32
5 Bill Voiselle 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 5
1 Gordon Maltzberger 5
3 Ace Adams 4
4 Joe Berry 3
4 Tex Hughson 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .365
2 Dixie Walker .362
3 Bill Nicholson .315
4 Bobby Doerr .312
5 Bob Elliott .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 37
2 Rudy York 27
3 Mel Ott 26
4 Ron Northey 21
5 3 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 129
2 Rudy York 107
3 Vern Stephens 104
4 Bob Elliott 103
5 Ray Sanders 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 59
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 35
3 Wally Moses 33
4 Don Gutteridge 19
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 1.78
2 Red Munger 1.81
3 Johnny Niggeling 1.85
4 Dizzy Trout 1.99
5 Bucky Walters 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 26
2 Bucky Walters 23
3 Hank Borowy 21
4 Mort Cooper 20
4 Max Lanier 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Javery 162
1 Max Lanier 162
3 Allie Reynolds 154
4 Hal Newhouser 141
4 Dizzy Trout 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 16
2 Gordon Maltzberger 15
3 Ace Adams 13
3 George Caster 13
5 Joe Berry 10