On This Day

Friday, August 25, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	69	52	.570	--
Yankees	63	55	.534	4.5
Tigers	63	56	.529	5.0
Red Sox	64	57	.529	5.0
Athletics	59	65	.476	11.5
Indians	58	65	.472	12.0
White Sox	56	64	.467	12.5
Senators	51	69	.425	17.5

Games

Tigers 1, Browns 0

Athletics 6, Red Sox 1

Athletics 9, Red Sox 4

Yankees 4, Senators 2

Indians 10, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	89	29	.754	--
Pirates	70	47	.598	18.5
Reds	66	49	.574	21.5
Giants	55	65	.458	35.0
Cubs	51	63	.447	36.0
Blue Jays	46	69	.400	41.5
Braves	47	72	.395	42.5
Dodgers	45	75	.375	45.0

Games

Blue Jays 9, Braves 7

Reds 2, Cubs 0

Giants 10, Dodgers 2

Braves 4, Blue Jays 3

Cardinals 4, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Estalella	5
1	Tony Lupien	5
3	Pete Fox	4
3	Ford Garrison	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Estalella	1
1	Myril Hoag	1
1	Ken Keltner	1
1	Tony Lupien	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Estalella	7
2	Ron Northey	5
2	Nap Reyes	5
4	Irv Hall	4
4	Ken Keltner	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Nick Etten	1
1	Pete Fox	1
1	Ford Garrison	1
1	Tommy Holmes	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dizzy Trout	0.83
2	Freddy Schmidt	0.75
3	Roger Wolff	0.62
4	Bill Voiselle	0.58
5	Ed Heusser	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nate Andrews	1
1	Dick Barrett	1
1	Joe Berry	1
1	Atley Donald	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Freddy Schmidt	9
2	Roger Wolff	8
3	Bill Voiselle	7
4	Jesse Flores	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	Jim Turner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.357
2	Stan Musial	.355
3	Johnny Hopp	.344
4	Joe Medwick	.340
5	Bobby Doerr	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	27
2	Mel Ott	22
3	Ron Northey	16
4	Bobby Doerr	15
4	3 others tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	93
2	Ray Sanders	90
3	Stan Musial	85
3	Vern Stephens	85
5	Bob Elliott	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	38
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	38
3	Johnny Barrett	23
4	Don Gutteridge	19
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.34
2	Max Lanier	1.80
3	Dizzy Trout	1.98
4	Johnny Niggeling	2.17
5	Tex Hughson	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	21
2	Hal Newhouser	20
3	Mort Cooper	18
3	Tex Hughson	18
3	Bucky Walters	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	129
2	Hal Newhouser	122
3	Max Lanier	118
4	Dizzy Trout	116
5	2 tied	112

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	.446
2	Johnny Hopp	.407
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.406
4	Jim Russell	.396
5	George Kell	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	4
1	Ken Keltner	4
1	Frank McCormick	4
1	Ron Northey	4
1	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	22
2	Ron Northey	19
3	Jim Tabor	17
4	Frank Colman	16
5	Frank McCormick	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	7
1	George Case	7
3	Tony Lupien	4
3	George Myatt	4
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Early Wynn	0.45
2	Max Lanier	0.67
3	Xavier Rescigno	0.92
4	Freddy Schmidt	1.16
5	Buck Ross	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Christopher	4
2	Harry Brecheen	3
2	Mort Cooper	3
2	Tommy de la Cruz	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	21
2	Johnny Niggeling	20
3	Russ Christopher	18
3	Freddy Schmidt	18
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Turner	2
2	Ace Adams	1
2	George Caster	1
2	Russ Christopher	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Russell	.421
2	Joe Medwick	.404
3	Johnny Hopp	.398
4	Dixie Walker	.382
5	Stan Musial	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank McCormick	10
2	Jim Tabor	7
3	Buster Adams	6
3	Bill Nicholson	6
3	Ron Northey	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	36
2	Frank McCormick	33
3	Ray Sanders	30
4	Luis Olmo	27
5	Bob Elliott	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	14
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	11
3	George Case	10
4	George Myatt	6
5	Frank McCormick	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.72
2	Orval Grove	1.10
3	Joe Haynes	1.17
4	Russ Christopher	1.52
5	Tommy de la Cruz	1.91

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	Bill Voiselle	36
2	Hal Newhouser	35
3	Dizzy Trout	33
4	Johnny Niggeling	31
5	Russ Christopher	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	4
2	Ace Adams	3
3	Gordon Maltzberger	2
3	Claude Passeau	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.360
2	Dixie Walker	.358
3	Johnny Hopp	.321
4	Bobby Doerr	.319
5	Frank McCormick	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	36
2	Mel Ott	23
3	Ron Northey	21
3	Vern Stephens	21
5	Rudy York	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	124
2	Bob Elliott	107
3	Vern Stephens	105
4	Ray Sanders	101
5	Stan Musial	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	58
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	39
3	Wally Moses	27
4	Johnny Barrett	23
5	Don Gutteridge	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.57
2	Max Lanier	1.65
3	Johnny Niggeling	1.87
4	Dizzy Trout	2.00
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	164
2	Al Javery	152
3	Dizzy Trout	149
4	Bill Voiselle	148
5	Hal Newhouser	145

Saves

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