On This Day

Friday, September 1, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	71	57	.555	--
Tigers	68	58	.540	2.0
Yankees	69	59	.539	2.0
Red Sox	69	60	.535	2.5
Athletics	62	69	.473	10.5
Indians	61	68	.473	10.5
White Sox	59	67	.468	11.0
Senators	54	75	.419	17.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Athletics 3

Senators 10, Yankees 7

Tigers 6, Browns 3

White Sox 5, Indians 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	91	31	.746	--
Pirates	73	50	.593	18.5
Reds	67	52	.563	22.5
Giants	58	68	.460	35.0
Cubs	55	65	.458	35.0
Braves	52	75	.409	41.5
Blue Jays	48	75	.390	43.5
Dodgers	49	77	.389	44.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Giants 1

Braves 3, Blue Jays 2

Braves 7, Blue Jays 4

Pirates 3, Cardinals 2

Cubs 3, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Holmes	4
1	Tony Lupien	4
3	Buster Adams	3
3	Frenchy Bordagaray	3
3	17 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Guy Curtright	1
1	Buck Etchison	1
1	Ken Keltner	1
1	Jim Tabor	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Howie Schultz	4
2	Buck Etchison	3
2	Bud Metheny	3
2	Dee Phillips	3
5	12 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Myatt	1
1	Buddy Rosar	1
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	1
1	Dixie Walker	1
1	Woody Williams	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Newhouser	0.89
2	Art Herring	0.60
3	Max Lanier	0.53
4	Fritz Ostermueller	0.46
5	Vern Kennedy	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Paul Erickson	1
1	Joe Haynes	1
1	Art Herring	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	8
1	Hal Newhouser	8
3	Fritz Ostermueller	6
4	Joe Haynes	5
5	Vern Kennedy	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nate Andrews	1
1	Frank Barrett	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.355
2	Stan Musial	.352
3	Joe Medwick	.342
4	Johnny Hopp	.338
5	Bob Johnson	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	29
2	Mel Ott	25
3	Ron Northey	17
4	Bob Johnson	16
4	2 others tied	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	98
2	Ray Sanders	92
2	Vern Stephens	92
4	Bob Elliott	87
4	Stan Musial	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	44
2	George Case	38
3	Johnny Barrett	23
4	George Myatt	22
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.34
2	Dizzy Trout	1.90
3	Max Lanier	1.99
4	Tex Hughson	2.17
5	Ed Heusser	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	23
2	Hal Newhouser	22
3	Mort Cooper	19
3	Bucky Walters	19
5	Tex Hughson	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	138
2	Bill Voiselle	133
3	Max Lanier	127
4	Dizzy Trout	120
5	3 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	.500
2	Joe Medwick	.438
3	Ford Garrison	.432
4	Bob Johnson	.429
5	George Metkovich	.421

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	5
2	Ken Keltner	4
2	Rudy York	4
4	Roy Cullenbine	3
4	9 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Keltner	17
2	Johnny Lindell	15
2	Stan Musial	15
4	Oscar Grimes	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	7
2	George Myatt	5
3	Johnny Barrett	4
3	Pete Fox	4
3	Tony Lupien	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobo Newsom	1.44
2	Johnny Niggeling	1.59
3	Pinky Woods	1.76
4	Art Herring	1.82
4	Dizzy Trout	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	4
2	Joe Bowman	3
2	Mort Cooper	3
2	Monk Dubiel	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	26
2	Rex Cecil	16
2	Mickey Haefner	16
2	Ewald Pyle	16
2	2 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Turner	3
2	Ace Adams	1
2	Nate Andrews	1
2	Frank Barrett	1
2	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.443
2	Bob Johnson	.393
3	Jim Russell	.381
4	Ed Busch	.368
5	Dixie Walker	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	8
1	Jim Tabor	8
3	Bob Johnson	6
3	Ron Northey	6
5	6 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Tabor	28
2	Bill Nicholson	27
3	Frank Colman	26
4	Babe Dahlgren	25
4	3 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	11
2	George Myatt	9
3	Johnny Barrett	8
3	George Case	8
5	Tony Lupien	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddy Schmidt	1.06
2	Early Wynn	1.42
3	Max Lanier	1.48
4	Dizzy Trout	1.71
5	Clyde Shoun	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	7
2	Max Lanier	6
2	Hal Newhouser	6
4	Russ Christopher	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	41
2	Bill Voiselle	32
3	Max Lanier	31
3	Preacher Roe	31
5	Dizzy Trout	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	3
1	Jim Turner	3
3	Ace Adams	2
3	Gordon Maltzberger	2
3	Claude Passeau	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.359
2	Dixie Walker	.356
3	Bobby Doerr	.326
4	Johnny Hopp	.325
5	Joe Medwick	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	37
2	Mel Ott	26
3	Ron Northey	22
4	Vern Stephens	20
4	Rudy York	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	123
2	Vern Stephens	109
3	Bob Elliott	105
4	Ray Sanders	102
5	Stan Musial	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	55
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	45
3	Wally Moses	27
4	Johnny Barrett	23
5	George Myatt	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.50
2	Max Lanier	1.80
3	Dizzy Trout	1.94
4	Johnny Niggeling	2.00
5	Ed Heusser	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	28
2	Hal Newhouser	23
3	Mort Cooper	22
3	Bucky Walters	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	164
2	Hal Newhouser	155
3	Dizzy Trout	152
3	Bill Voiselle	152
5	Al Javery	151

Saves

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