On This Day

Sunday, August 20, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	68	50	.576	--
Red Sox	64	53	.547	3.5
Tigers	62	54	.534	5.0
Yankees	60	55	.522	6.5
White Sox	56	61	.479	11.5
Athletics	55	65	.458	14.0
Indians	55	65	.458	14.0
Senators	50	67	.427	17.5

Games

Red Sox 8, Indians 6

Red Sox 11, Indians 4

Tigers 4, Yankees 3

Tigers 9, Yankees 8

White Sox 3, Athletics 2

Athletics 8, White Sox 3

Senators 4, Browns 2

Senators 12, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	84	29	.743	--
Pirates	68	46	.596	16.5
Reds	64	48	.571	19.5
Cubs	51	58	.468	31.0
Giants	52	65	.444	34.0
Braves	46	69	.400	39.0
Blue Jays	44	67	.396	39.0
Dodgers	45	72	.385	41.0

Games

Cubs 7, Giants 4

Giants 3, Cubs 1

Pirates 10, Dodgers 7

Pirates 7, Dodgers 1

Cardinals 15, Braves 5

Braves 5, Cardinals 3

Reds 2, Blue Jays 1

Blue Jays 4, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Medwick	7
1	Glen Stewart	7
3	Stan Musial	6
4	Johnny Barrett	5
4	5 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	2
2	Guy Curtright	1
2	Buck Etchison	1
2	Bob Johnson	1
2	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	6
1	Jim Russell	6
3	Jim Tabor	5
4	Nick Etten	4
4	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	3
2	Augie Galan	1
2	Joe Hoover	1
2	Johnny Hopp	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dutch Leonard	0.75
2	Bill Voiselle	0.67
3	Bucky Walters	0.44
4	Hank Borowy	0.42
5	Dizzy Trout	0.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Barrett	1
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Rex Cecil	1
1	Luke Hamlin	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Trout	7
2	Hank Borowy	5
2	Rex Cecil	5
2	Denny Galehouse	5
2	Yank Terry	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cookie Cuccurullo	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	Claude Passeau	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.355
2	Dixie Walker	.353
3	Johnny Hopp	.346
4	Joe Medwick	.339
5	Bobby Doerr	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	27
2	Mel Ott	22
3	Bobby Doerr	15
3	Bob Johnson	15
3	Vern Stephens	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	93
2	Ray Sanders	89
3	Vern Stephens	85
4	Bob Elliott	81
5	Stan Musial	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	38
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	38
3	Johnny Barrett	23
4	Don Gutteridge	19
5	George Myatt	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.34
2	Max Lanier	1.84
3	Dizzy Trout	2.05
4	Hal Newhouser	2.13
5	Tex Hughson	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	20
1	Dizzy Trout	20
3	Tex Hughson	18
3	Bucky Walters	18
5	Mort Cooper	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	121
2	Hal Newhouser	118
3	Tex Hughson	112
3	Max Lanier	112
5	Dizzy Trout	111

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	.485
2	Max Macon	.442
3	Johnny Hopp	.415
4	Jim Russell	.414
5	Whitey Wietelmann	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Colman	4
1	Bob Johnson	4
1	Frank McCormick	4
1	Vern Stephens	4
1	Jim Tabor	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Colman	22
2	Jim Tabor	18
3	Stan Musial	16
4	Babe Dahlgren	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	8
2	George Case	7
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5
4	George Myatt	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.42
2	Hal Newhouser	0.94
3	Dick Barrett	1.08
4	Early Wynn	1.20
4	Buck Ross	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Lanier	4
1	Preacher Roe	4
1	Dizzy Trout	4
4	Frank Barrett	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Trout	21
2	Bill Voiselle	20
3	Hal Newhouser	19
4	Preacher Roe	16
5	Denny Galehouse	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	2
2	Red Barrett	1
2	Cookie Cuccurullo	1
2	Curt Davis	1
2	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Russell	.415
2	Johnny Hopp	.394
3	Ray Sanders	.382
4	Joe Medwick	.368
5	Lou Boudreau	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	12
2	Frank McCormick	10
3	Jim Tabor	7
4	Nick Etten	6
4	Vern Stephens	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	38
2	Bob Elliott	37
3	Ray Sanders	35
4	Frank McCormick	34
5	Stan Musial	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	14
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	14
3	George Case	12
4	Pete Coscarart	6
4	George Myatt	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.93
2	Joe Haynes	1.39
3	Rube Melton	1.44
4	Orval Grove	1.88
5	Russ Christopher	2.04

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	37
1	Dizzy Trout	37
3	Tex Hughson	32
4	Bobo Newsom	31
5	Bill Voiselle	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	5
2	Gordon Maltzberger	4
3	Ace Adams	2
3	Frank Barrett	2
3	8 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.363
2	Dixie Walker	.359
3	Johnny Hopp	.317
4	Bobby Doerr	.314
5	Frank McCormick	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	37
2	Mel Ott	23
2	Vern Stephens	23
2	Rudy York	23
5	Ron Northey	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	129
2	Vern Stephens	114
3	Bob Elliott	105
4	Ray Sanders	103
5	Rudy York	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	61
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	39
3	Wally Moses	31
4	Johnny Barrett	23
5	Don Gutteridge	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.57
2	Max Lanier	1.76
3	Johnny Niggeling	1.96
4	Dizzy Trout	2.09
5	Bucky Walters	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	26
2	Bucky Walters	23
3	Max Lanier	22
4	Mort Cooper	21
4	Hal Newhouser	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	161
2	Al Javery	150
2	Dizzy Trout	150
4	Hal Newhouser	147
5	Allie Reynolds	141

Saves

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