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

Indians 4, White Sox 3

Tigers 5, Browns 3

Red Sox 8, Athletics 5

Red Sox 7, Athletics 2

Indians 1, White Sox 0

Browns 17, Tigers 2

Yankees 4, Senators 2

Senators 5, Yankees 4

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

Blue Jays 8, Braves 5

Giants 8, Dodgers 1

Giants 4, Dodgers 2

Pirates 14, Cardinals 6

Pirates 1, Cardinals 1

Braves 5, Blue Jays 4

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