On This Day

Monday, August 14, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	66	45	.595	--
Red Sox	60	50	.545	5.5
Tigers	57	52	.523	8.0
Yankees	56	52	.519	8.5
White Sox	52	58	.473	13.5
Indians	53	60	.469	14.0
Athletics	51	62	.451	16.0
Senators	47	63	.427	18.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Browns 1

Yankees 2, White Sox 1

Athletics 7, Tigers 5

Senators 8, Indians 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	78	28	.736	--
Pirates	62	45	.579	16.5
Reds	60	45	.571	17.5
Giants	51	59	.464	29.0
Cubs	47	55	.461	29.0
Blue Jays	42	62	.404	35.0
Braves	43	65	.398	36.0
Dodgers	43	67	.391	37.0

Games

Cardinals 4, Dodgers 2

Blue Jays 6, Cubs 1

Pirates 5, Braves 0

Reds 6, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frankie Gustine	3
1	Stan Hack	3
1	Frankie Hayes	3
1	Johnny Hopp	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buster Adams	1
1	Nick Etten	1
1	George Metkovich	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Sullivan	3
2	Pete Coscarart	2
2	Irv Hall	2
2	Frankie Hayes	2
2	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	2
2	Lou Boudreau	1
2	Myril Hoag	1
2	Tony Lupien	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Preacher Roe	2.00
2	Bobo Newsom	0.88
3	Mort Cooper	0.50
4	Denny Galehouse	0.38
5	Bucky Walters	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Bobo Newsom	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	7
2	Mort Cooper	5
2	Denny Galehouse	5
4	Alex Carrasquel	4
4	Preacher Roe	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.356
2	Stan Musial	.354
3	Johnny Hopp	.339
4	Joe Medwick	.330
5	Tommy Holmes	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	26
2	Mel Ott	22
3	Bobby Doerr	15
4	Ron Northey	14
5	6 tied	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	85
2	Ray Sanders	79
3	Vern Stephens	77
4	Bobby Doerr	75
5	Bob Elliott	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	36
2	George Case	35
3	Johnny Barrett	18
4	Don Gutteridge	17
4	George Myatt	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.34
2	Dizzy Trout	1.84
3	Max Lanier	1.94
4	Tex Hughson	2.17
5	Johnny Niggeling	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	19
2	Tex Hughson	18
2	Hal Newhouser	18
4	Bucky Walters	17
5	Mort Cooper	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	113
2	Tex Hughson	112
3	Max Lanier	109
3	Hal Newhouser	109
5	2 tied	105

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	Max Macon	.476
2	Joe Medwick	.464
3	Dixie Walker	.421
4	Babe Dahlgren	.413
5	2 tied	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	5
2	Frank Colman	4
2	Frank McCormick	4
2	George McQuinn	4
2	Jim Tabor	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Colman	18
1	Babe Dahlgren	18
3	Luis Olmo	17
4	Bill Nicholson	15
5	Frank McCormick	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	7
2	George Case	5
2	George Myatt	5
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	4
5	2 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.42
2	Joe Haynes	0.67
2	Emmett O'Neill	0.67
4	Red Lynn	0.75
5	Russ Christopher	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Lanier	4
1	Dizzy Trout	4
3	Russ Christopher	3
3	Mort Cooper	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	19
1	Dizzy Trout	19
3	Orval Grove	18
4	Tex Hughson	17
4	Preacher Roe	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	3
2	Gordon Maltzberger	2
3	Ace Adams	1
3	Frank Barrett	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Russell	.390
2	Johnny Hopp	.375
3	Dixie Walker	.373
4	Max Macon	.364
5	2 tied	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	11
2	Frank McCormick	9
3	Johnny Lindell	7
4	Buster Adams	6
5	8 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Sanders	33
2	Bill Nicholson	32
3	Bob Elliott	31
4	Frank McCormick	30
4	Luis Olmo	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	15
2	George Case	11
3	Johnny Barrett	9
4	George Myatt	7
5	Pete Coscarart	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.93
2	Joe Haynes	1.84
3	Tex Hughson	1.84
4	Max Butcher	1.87
5	Atley Donald	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	8
2	Max Lanier	7
3	Mort Cooper	6
4	Atley Donald	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	38
2	Orval Grove	37
3	Dizzy Trout	34
4	Bobo Newsom	33
5	Hal Newhouser	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	5
2	Gordon Maltzberger	4
3	Ace Adams	3
4	Frank Barrett	2
4	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.361
2	Stan Musial	.357
3	Bobby Doerr	.313
4	Johnny Hopp	.310
5	Frank McCormick	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	38
2	Mel Ott	25
3	Rudy York	24
4	Ron Northey	22
5	Vern Stephens	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	131
2	Vern Stephens	106
3	Rudy York	104
4	Bob Elliott	102
5	Ray Sanders	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	62
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	37
3	Wally Moses	32
4	Tony Lupien	19
4	George Myatt	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	1.75
2	Red Munger	1.86
3	Johnny Niggeling	1.87
4	Dizzy Trout	1.93
5	Bucky Walters	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	27
2	Bucky Walters	23
3	Max Lanier	22
4	Hank Borowy	21
4	Mort Cooper	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	165
2	Al Javery	157
3	Allie Reynolds	152
4	Dizzy Trout	147
5	Tex Hughson	141

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	14
2	Ace Adams	13
2	George Caster	13
2	Joe Heving	13
5	Joe Berry	10