On This Day

Monday, August 21, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 69 50 .580 --
Red Sox 64 54 .542 4.5
Tigers 62 55 .530 6.0
Yankees 61 55 .526 6.5
White Sox 56 62 .475 12.5
Athletics 56 65 .463 14.0
Indians 56 65 .463 14.0
Senators 50 68 .424 18.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 84 29 .743 --
Pirates 69 46 .600 16.0
Reds 64 48 .571 19.5
Cubs 51 59 .464 31.5
Giants 53 65 .449 33.5
Braves 46 69 .400 39.0
Blue Jays 44 67 .396 39.0
Dodgers 45 73 .381 41.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Owen 5
2 Doc Cramer 4
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 3
3 Bob Elliott 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Lombardi 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Russ Derry 1
2 Bob Elliott 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 4
2 Augie Galan 3
3 Russ Derry 2
3 Bob Elliott 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Milosevich 1
1 Roy Schalk 1
1 Gil Torres 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Black 0.75
2 Mickey Haefner 0.69
3 Sig Jakucki 0.56
4 Johnny Allen 0.40
5 Hal Gregg 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Don Black 1
1 Monk Dubiel 1
1 Sig Jakucki 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Haefner 9
2 Don Black 6
3 Sig Jakucki 5
4 Johnny Allen 4
4 Bill Fleming 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .355
2 Dixie Walker .355
3 Johnny Hopp .346
4 Joe Medwick .337
5 Bobby Doerr .325

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 83
5 2 tied 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 13
2 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 .475
2 Jim Russell .429
3 Johnny Hopp .424
4 Bob Johnson .413
5 Mickey Owen .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Colman 4
1 Bob Johnson 4
1 Frank McCormick 4
1 Pat Seerey 4
1 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Colman 19
2 Jim Tabor 17
3 Stan Musial 16
4 Bob Elliott 14
4 Ray Sanders 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 0.46
2 Hal Newhouser 0.94
3 Dick Barrett 1.13
4 Buck Ross 1.20
5 Preacher Roe 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Christopher 3
1 Mort Cooper 3
1 Max Lanier 3
1 Hal Newhouser 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Voiselle 20
2 Hal Newhouser 19
3 Dizzy Trout 16
4 Monk Dubiel 14
4 Johnny Niggeling 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1
1 George Caster 1
1 Cookie Cuccurullo 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Russell .425
2 Ray Sanders .389
3 Johnny Hopp .387
4 Joe Medwick .368
5 Jack Bolling .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 11
2 Frank McCormick 10
3 Jim Tabor 7
4 Nick Etten 6
4 Vern Stephens 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 38
2 Bill Nicholson 36
3 Frank McCormick 34
3 Ray Sanders 34
5 2 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Barrett 14
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 13
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 Max Lanier 7
1 Dizzy Trout 7
3 Russ Christopher 6
3 Mort Cooper 6
3 Hal Newhouser 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 37
2 Dizzy Trout 33
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 3
4 Frank Barrett 2
4 8 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .361
2 Stan Musial .360
3 Johnny Hopp .317
4 Bobby Doerr .316
5 Frank McCormick .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 37
2 Mel Ott 23
2 Vern Stephens 23
4 Rudy York 22
5 Ron Northey 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 129
2 Vern Stephens 112
3 Bob Elliott 107
4 Ray Sanders 103
5 Rudy York 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 59
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 2.10

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