On This Day

Monday, August 28, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 70 54 .565 --
Red Sox 67 58 .536 3.5
Tigers 65 57 .533 4.0
Yankees 65 57 .533 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 90 30 .750 --
Pirates 71 47 .602 18.0
Reds 67 50 .573 21.5
Giants 57 66 .463 34.5
Cubs 51 64 .443 36.5
Blue Jays 48 71 .403 41.5
Braves 49 74 .398 42.5
Dodgers 46 77 .374 45.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Johnson 3
2 Augie Bergamo 2
2 Pete Fox 2
2 Whitey Kurowski 2
2 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken O'Dea 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Johnson 3
2 Pete Fox 2
2 Ray Mueller 2
2 Ken O'Dea 2
5 5 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mort Cooper 1.75
2 Bill Zuber 0.67
3 Yank Terry 0.17
4 Harry Gumbert 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Barrett 1
1 Mort Cooper 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 7
2 Bill Zuber 6
3 Frank Barrett 4
4 Harry Gumbert 1
4 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .354
2 Dixie Walker .354
3 Joe Medwick .343
4 Johnny Hopp .336
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 Mort Cooper 19
3 Bucky Walters 19
5 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 Joe Medwick .472
2 Walker Cooper .465
3 Stan Hack .424
4 Bob Johnson .407
5 George Metkovich .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walker Cooper 5
2 Rudy York 4
3 Buster Adams 3
3 Roy Cullenbine 3
3 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 18
2 Ron Northey 15
2 Jim Tabor 15
4 Walker Cooper 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Lupien 6
2 Johnny Barrett 5
2 George Case 5
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Warren 0.64
2 Xavier Rescigno 0.92
3 Ed Heusser 0.95
4 Mel Harder 1.00
5 Joe Berry 1.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 21
2 Johnny Niggeling 20
3 Mort Cooper 19
4 Mickey Haefner 18
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Turner 2
2 Ace Adams 1
2 George Caster 1
2 Russ Christopher 1
2 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .431
2 Jim Russell .393
3 Dixie Walker .386
4 Johnny Hopp .382
5 Walker Cooper .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank McCormick 10
2 Bill Nicholson 7
2 Jim Tabor 7
4 Buster Adams 5
4 6 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 10
3 George Case 9
4 George Myatt 7
5 Tony Lupien 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Berry 1.08
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 Mort Cooper 6
3 Hal Newhouser 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 41
2 Dizzy Trout 32
3 Russ Christopher 31
4 Bill Voiselle 28
5 Johnny Niggeling 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 .320
4 Johnny Hopp .317
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .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 125
2 Vern Stephens 108
3 Bob Elliott 105
4 Ray Sanders 102
5 Stan Musial 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 56
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 41
3 Wally Moses 27
4 Johnny Barrett 23
5 2 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Munger 1.57
2 Max Lanier 1.75
3 Johnny Niggeling 1.95
4 Dizzy Trout 2.01
5 Bucky Walters 2.23

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Lanier 165
2 Al Javery 154
3 Dizzy Trout 148
3 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