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

Tigers 3, Red Sox 3

Yankees 10, Indians 3

Browns 10, Athletics 5

White Sox 1, Senators 0

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

Pirates 7, Blue Jays 6

Cardinals 7, Giants 0

Braves 7, Cubs 5

Pirates 6, Blue Jays 5

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