On This Day

Tuesday, August 15, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	67	45	.598	--
Red Sox	60	51	.541	6.5
Tigers	58	52	.527	8.0
Yankees	57	52	.523	8.5
Indians	54	60	.474	14.0
White Sox	52	59	.468	14.5
Athletics	51	63	.447	17.0
Senators	47	64	.423	19.5

Games

Browns 6, Red Sox 5

Yankees 3, White Sox 1

Indians 1, Senators 0

Tigers 3, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	79	28	.738	--
Pirates	63	45	.583	16.5
Reds	61	45	.575	17.5
Cubs	48	55	.466	29.0
Giants	51	60	.459	30.0
Blue Jays	42	63	.400	36.0
Braves	43	66	.394	37.0
Dodgers	43	68	.387	38.0

Games

Cubs 4, Blue Jays 1

Pirates 7, Braves 5

Cardinals 6, Dodgers 3

Reds 6, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Case	2
1	Pete Coscarart	2
1	Hal Epps	2
1	Don Gutteridge	2
1	17 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Ernie Lombardi	1
1	Vern Stephens	1
1	Whitey Wietelmann	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	4
2	Bob Elliott	3
3	Pete Coscarart	2
3	Debs Garms	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	1
1	Pete Coscarart	1
1	Oscar Grimes	1
1	Al Lopez	1
1	Eddie Miller	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dutch Leonard	0.57
2	Tommy de la Cruz	0.55
3	Luke Hamlin	0.50
4	Ted Wilks	0.44
5	Stubby Overmire	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Caster	1
1	Tommy de la Cruz	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	Xavier Rescigno	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy de la Cruz	6
2	Harry Feldman	4
2	Dutch Leonard	4
2	Xavier Rescigno	4
2	Ted Wilks	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nick Strincevich	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.356
2	Stan Musial	.354
3	Johnny Hopp	.338
4	Joe Medwick	.330
5	Tommy Holmes	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	26
2	Mel Ott	22
3	Bobby Doerr	15
4	Ron Northey	14
4	Vern Stephens	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	85
2	Vern Stephens	81
3	Ray Sanders	79
4	Bob Elliott	77
5	Bobby Doerr	76

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.34
2	Dizzy Trout	1.83
3	Max Lanier	1.94
4	Tex Hughson	2.17
5	Hal Newhouser	2.23

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	113
2	Tex Hughson	112
2	Hal Newhouser	112
4	Max Lanier	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	Joe Medwick	.463
2	Max Macon	.457
3	Jim Russell	.417
4	Dixie Walker	.412
5	Babe Dahlgren	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	5
2	Frank Colman	4
2	Frank McCormick	4
2	Jim Tabor	4
5	6 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Colman	18
1	Babe Dahlgren	18
3	Bob Elliott	16
3	Frank McCormick	16
5	Luis Olmo	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	7
2	George Case	6
3	George Myatt	4
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.42
2	Emmett O'Neill	0.67
3	Red Lynn	0.75
4	Atley Donald	1.00
5	Harry Brecheen	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Lanier	4
1	Dizzy Trout	4
3	Mort Cooper	3
3	Hal Newhouser	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	19
1	Dizzy Trout	19
3	Tex Hughson	17
3	Preacher Roe	17
5	3 tied	15

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Russell	.390
2	Dixie Walker	.378
3	Ralph Hodgin	.359
4	Johnny Hopp	.358
5	Max Macon	.354

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	Bob Elliott	34
2	Frank McCormick	32
2	Luis Olmo	32
4	Bill Nicholson	31
4	Ray Sanders	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	15
2	George Case	12
3	Johnny Barrett	9
4	Pete Coscarart	7
5	George Myatt	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.93
2	Tex Hughson	1.84
3	Max Butcher	1.87
4	Atley Donald	1.88
5	Allie Reynolds	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	8
2	Max Lanier	7
3	Mort Cooper	6
3	Hal Newhouser	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	38
2	Orval Grove	37
3	Dizzy Trout	34
4	Bobo Newsom	33
5	2 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	5
2	Gordon Maltzberger	4
3	Ace Adams	3
4	Frank Barrett	2
4	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	128
2	Vern Stephens	110
3	Bob Elliott	104
4	Rudy York	101
5	2 tied	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	62
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	37
3	Wally Moses	32
4	George Myatt	19
5	4 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	1.78
2	Red Munger	1.86
3	Johnny Niggeling	1.87
4	Dizzy Trout	1.95
5	Bucky Walters	2.13

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	161
2	Al Javery	157
3	Allie Reynolds	148
4	Dizzy Trout	146
5	Hal Newhouser	143

Saves

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