On This Day

Sunday, August 27, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 70 54 .565 --
Yankees 65 56 .537 3.5
Tigers 65 57 .533 4.0
Red Sox 66 58 .532 4.0
Indians 60 66 .476 11.0
Athletics 60 67 .472 11.5
White Sox 57 66 .463 12.5
Senators 52 71 .423 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 89 30 .748 --
Pirates 71 47 .602 17.5
Reds 67 49 .578 20.5
Giants 57 66 .463 34.0
Cubs 51 64 .443 36.0
Blue Jays 48 71 .403 41.0
Braves 49 74 .398 42.0
Dodgers 46 77 .374 45.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Masi 6
1 George McQuinn 6
3 Johnny Barrett 5
3 Pete Fox 5
3 4 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 2
2 Mark Christman 1
2 Walker Cooper 1
2 Roy Cullenbine 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nap Reyes 5
2 Mark Christman 4
2 Pete Fox 4
2 Phil Masi 4
2 Mel Ott 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 2
1 George Metkovich 2
3 Floyd Baker 1
3 Eddie Carnett 1
3 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Newhouser 0.62
2 Steve Gromek 0.56
3 Harry Brecheen 0.50
3 Fritz Ostermueller 0.50
5 2 tied 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Dick Barrett 1
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 8
2 Mickey Haefner 6
3 Harry Brecheen 5
3 Steve Gromek 5
3 Pinky Woods 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Hausmann 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 Charley Schanz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .354
2 Dixie Walker .354
3 Joe Medwick .343
4 Johnny Hopp .337
5 Bobby Doerr .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 28
2 Mel Ott 24
3 Ron Northey 16
4 Bobby Doerr 15
4 4 others tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 95
2 Ray Sanders 92
3 Vern Stephens 88
4 Stan Musial 86
5 Bob Elliott 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 40
2 George Case 38
3 Johnny Barrett 23
4 Don Gutteridge 19
4 Tony Lupien 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Munger 1.34
2 Max Lanier 1.93
3 Dizzy Trout 1.98
4 Johnny Niggeling 2.17
5 Tex Hughson 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 21
1 Dizzy Trout 21
3 Bucky Walters 19
4 Mort Cooper 18
4 Tex Hughson 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 130
2 Bill Voiselle 129
3 Max Lanier 119
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 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Walker Cooper .488
2 Joe Medwick .441
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss .386
4 Jim Russell .382
5 Stan Hack .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walker Cooper 5
2 Pat Seerey 4
2 Vern Stephens 4
2 Rudy York 4
5 8 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 21
2 Ron Northey 19
3 Vern Stephens 15
3 Jim Tabor 15
5 Ray Sanders 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Barrett 7
1 George Case 7
3 Tony Lupien 6
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 6
5 George Myatt 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Early Wynn 0.45
2 Mel Harder 0.75
3 Xavier Rescigno 0.92
4 Ed Heusser 0.95
5 2 tied 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Brecheen 3
1 Alex Carrasquel 3
1 Russ Christopher 3
1 Mort Cooper 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 24
2 Johnny Niggeling 20
3 Harry Brecheen 19
3 Mickey Haefner 19
5 Freddy Schmidt 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Turner 2
2 Ace Adams 1
2 George Caster 1
2 Russ Christopher 1
2 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .425
2 Jim Russell .400
3 Johnny Hopp .387
4 Dixie Walker .381
5 Walker Cooper .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank McCormick 10
2 Bill Nicholson 7
2 Jim Tabor 7
4 Buster Adams 5
4 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank McCormick 35
2 Stan Musial 34
3 Luis Olmo 29
4 Babe Dahlgren 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Barrett 14
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 11
3 George Case 9
4 George Myatt 7
5 Tony Lupien 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Berry 1.04
2 Joe Haynes 1.17
3 Max Lanier 1.27
4 Orval Grove 1.41
5 Freddy Schmidt 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Lanier 7
1 Dizzy Trout 7
3 Russ Christopher 6
3 Hal Newhouser 6
5 2 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 41
2 Bill Voiselle 36
3 Dizzy Trout 33
4 Russ Christopher 31
5 2 tied 27

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .360
2 Dixie Walker .355
3 Bobby Doerr .321
4 Johnny Hopp .316
5 Joe Medwick .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 37
2 Mel Ott 25
3 Ron Northey 21
3 Vern Stephens 21
3 Rudy York 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 126
2 Vern Stephens 108
3 Bob Elliott 106
4 Ray Sanders 103
5 Stan Musial 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 57
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 41
3 Wally Moses 27
4 Johnny Barrett 23
5 Tony Lupien 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Munger 1.57
2 Max Lanier 1.75
3 Johnny Niggeling 1.87
4 Dizzy Trout 2.00
5 Bucky Walters 2.23

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Lanier 165
2 Al Javery 154
3 Dizzy Trout 149
4 Bill Voiselle 148
5 Hal Newhouser 147

Saves

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