On This Day

Tuesday, August 22, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	69	51	.575	--
Red Sox	64	55	.538	4.5
Yankees	62	55	.530	5.5
Tigers	62	56	.525	6.0
White Sox	56	63	.471	12.5
Athletics	57	65	.467	13.0
Indians	57	65	.467	13.0
Senators	51	68	.429	17.5

Games

Indians 5, Red Sox 3

Yankees 9, Tigers 7

Athletics 5, White Sox 1

Senators 3, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	86	29	.748	--
Pirates	70	46	.603	16.5
Reds	65	49	.570	20.5
Cubs	51	60	.459	33.0
Giants	54	65	.454	34.0
Blue Jays	45	68	.398	40.0
Braves	46	71	.393	41.0
Dodgers	45	74	.378	43.0

Games

Giants 9, Cubs 8

Pirates 7, Dodgers 5

Cardinals 7, Braves 4

Cardinals 2, Braves 1

Blue Jays 4, Reds 3

Reds 5, Blue Jays 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buster Adams	3
1	Frank Colman	3
1	Walker Cooper	3
1	Oscar Grimes	3
1	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buster Adams	2
2	Oscar Grimes	1
2	Marty Marion	1
2	Frank McCormick	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	5
2	Oscar Grimes	4
3	Chuck Aleno	3
3	Lennie Merullo	3
5	16 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Myril Hoag	1
1	Paul Richards	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Max Lanier	2.00
2	Tommy de la Cruz	1.00
2	Johnny Niggeling	1.00
4	Nels Potter	0.67
5	Russ Christopher	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	Tommy de la Cruz	1
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Niggeling	9
2	Ewald Pyle	7
3	Harry Brecheen	6
3	Steve Gromek	6
3	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Fischer	1
1	Jim Turner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.358
2	Stan Musial	.356
3	Johnny Hopp	.344
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	3 others tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	93
2	Ray Sanders	89
3	Vern Stephens	85
4	Bob Elliott	84
4	Stan Musial	84

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	1.80
3	Dizzy Trout	2.05
4	Johnny Niggeling	2.17
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	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	122
1	Bill Voiselle	122
3	Max Lanier	118
4	Tex Hughson	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	.470
2	Jim Russell	.450
3	Frank Colman	.423
4	Johnny Hopp	.406
5	George Kell	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank McCormick	5
1	Jim Tabor	5
3	Frank Colman	4
3	Bob Johnson	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Colman	21
1	Stan Musial	21
3	Jim Tabor	19
4	Bob Elliott	15
4	Frank McCormick	15

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	0.63
2	Buck Ross	1.20
3	Preacher Roe	1.21
4	Early Wynn	1.24
5	Rube Melton	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Christopher	4
1	Max Lanier	4
3	Harry Brecheen	3
3	Mort Cooper	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	23
1	Johnny Niggeling	23
3	Bill Voiselle	21
4	Russ Christopher	18
5	Harry Brecheen	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	1
1	George Caster	1
1	Cookie Cuccurullo	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Russell	.445
2	Johnny Hopp	.384
3	Dixie Walker	.382
4	Joe Medwick	.381
5	Jack Bolling	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank McCormick	10
1	Bill Nicholson	10
3	Jim Tabor	8
4	Buster Adams	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	37
1	Stan Musial	37
3	Bill Nicholson	35
4	Frank McCormick	33
5	Ray Sanders	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	14
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	13
3	George Case	11
4	George Myatt	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.94
2	Joe Haynes	1.39
3	Rube Melton	1.44
4	Russ Christopher	1.54
5	Orval Grove	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Lanier	8
2	Russ Christopher	7
2	Dizzy Trout	7
4	Mort Cooper	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	35
1	Hal Newhouser	35
3	Dizzy Trout	33
4	Tex Hughson	32
5	3 tied	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.363
2	Stan Musial	.359
3	Johnny Hopp	.321
4	Bobby Doerr	.318
5	Frank McCormick	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	36
2	Mel Ott	23
3	Vern Stephens	22
4	Rudy York	21
5	Ron Northey	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	126
2	Bob Elliott	108
2	Vern Stephens	108
4	Ray Sanders	101
5	Stan Musial	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	58
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	39
3	Wally Moses	30
4	Johnny Barrett	23
5	Don Gutteridge	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.57
2	Max Lanier	1.73
3	Johnny Niggeling	1.88
4	Bucky Walters	2.10
5	Dizzy Trout	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	25
2	Max Lanier	23
2	Bucky Walters	23
4	Mort Cooper	21
4	Hal Newhouser	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	167
2	Al Javery	153
3	Hal Newhouser	151
4	Dizzy Trout	147
5	2 tied	141

Saves

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