On This Day

Thursday, August 17, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 68 46 .596 --
Red Sox 60 52 .536 7.0
Tigers 59 52 .532 7.5
Yankees 59 52 .532 7.5
White Sox 54 59 .478 13.5
Indians 54 62 .466 15.0
Athletics 52 64 .448 17.0
Senators 47 66 .416 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 81 28 .743 --
Pirates 65 45 .591 16.5
Reds 61 46 .570 19.0
Cubs 49 56 .467 30.0
Giants 51 62 .451 32.0
Braves 44 67 .396 38.0
Dodgers 44 68 .393 38.5
Blue Jays 42 65 .393 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buster Adams 5
1 Bob Elliott 5
1 Johnny Lindell 5
1 Ron Northey 5
5 2 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Seerey 1
1 Vern Stephens 1
1 Jim Tabor 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Northey 4
2 Frankie Gustine 3
3 Buster Adams 2
3 Floyd Baker 2
3 16 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Barrett 1
1 George Case 1
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 Tony Lupien 1
1 Ron Northey 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Haefner 0.43
1 Max Lanier 0.43
3 Fritz Ostermueller 0.36
4 Monk Dubiel 0.36
5 Pinky Woods 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Monk Dubiel 1
1 Max Lanier 1
1 Nels Potter 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Monk Dubiel 5
2 Dick Barrett 4
2 Fritz Ostermueller 4
4 Jesse Flores 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 1
1 Ira Hutchinson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .356
2 Stan Musial .355
3 Johnny Hopp .338
4 Joe Medwick .331
5 Bobby Doerr .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 27
2 Mel Ott 22
3 Bobby Doerr 15
3 Vern Stephens 15
5 2 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 91
2 Ray Sanders 82
2 Vern Stephens 82
4 Bob Elliott 79
5 Bobby Doerr 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 37
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 37
3 Johnny Barrett 19
4 Don Gutteridge 18
5 George Myatt 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Munger 1.34
2 Max Lanier 1.84
3 Dizzy Trout 1.91
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 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Voiselle 117
2 Tex Hughson 112
2 Max Lanier 112
2 Hal Newhouser 112
5 2 tied 105

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .448
2 Max Macon .442
3 Jim Russell .410
4 Dixie Walker .400
4 Gee Walker .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 6
2 Jim Tabor 5
3 Frank Colman 4
3 Vern Stephens 4
5 7 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 20
2 Frank Colman 19
3 Luis Olmo 16
4 Jim Tabor 15
5 Bob Elliott 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddy Schmidt 0.00
2 Max Lanier 0.42
3 Emmett O'Neill 0.67
4 Dick Barrett 1.08
4 Harry Brecheen 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Lanier 4
2 Russ Christopher 3
2 Curt Davis 3
2 Hal Newhouser 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 19
2 Johnny Niggeling 18
3 Russ Christopher 17
4 Preacher Roe 16
4 Bill Voiselle 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 3
2 Ace Adams 1
2 Red Barrett 1
2 Tommy de la Cruz 1
2 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Russell .400
2 Dixie Walker .378
3 Tommy Holmes .364
3 Ray Sanders .364
5 Johnny Hopp .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 12
2 Frank McCormick 9
3 Nick Etten 6
3 Johnny Lindell 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 37
2 Bob Elliott 36
3 Ray Sanders 33
4 Frank McCormick 31
5 Luis Olmo 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 15
2 George Case 11
3 Johnny Barrett 10
4 Pete Coscarart 7
5 George Myatt 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 0.78
2 Joe Haynes 1.47
3 Tex Hughson 1.84
4 Freddy Schmidt 1.86
5 Orval Grove 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Lanier 8
2 Dizzy Trout 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 Max Lanier 34
4 Bobo Newsom 33
5 Hal Newhouser 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .361
2 Stan Musial .361
3 Bobby Doerr .311
4 Johnny Hopp .309
5 Frank McCormick .308

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 39
2 Mel Ott 25
3 Vern Stephens 23
3 Rudy York 23
5 Ron Northey 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 132
2 Vern Stephens 111
3 Rudy York 104
4 Bob Elliott 103
5 Ray Sanders 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 63
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 38
3 Wally Moses 31
4 Johnny Barrett 19
4 3 others tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 1.72
2 Red Munger 1.86
3 Johnny Niggeling 1.96
4 Dizzy Trout 1.97
5 Bucky Walters 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 25
2 Bucky Walters 23
3 Max Lanier 22
4 Mort Cooper 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Lanier 164
2 Al Javery 153
3 Allie Reynolds 148
4 Dizzy Trout 144
5 Hal Newhouser 143

Saves

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