On This Day

Monday, September 18, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 78 62 .557 --
Browns 78 63 .553 0.5
Yankees 76 64 .543 2.0
Red Sox 74 66 .529 4.0
Athletics 67 75 .472 12.0
Indians 66 75 .468 12.5
White Sox 64 77 .454 14.5
Senators 60 81 .426 18.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 96 45 .681 --
Pirates 83 58 .589 13.0
Reds 79 60 .568 16.0
Cubs 66 73 .475 29.0
Giants 63 77 .450 32.5
Blue Jays 57 81 .413 37.5
Dodgers 58 83 .411 38.0
Braves 58 83 .411 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dee Phillips 3
1 Whitey Wietelmann 3
3 Ben Chapman 2
3 Tommy Holmes 2
3 Butch Nieman 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Workman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Miksis 2
1 Butch Nieman 2
1 Chuck Workman 2
4 Jack Bolling 1
4 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Hutchings 0.57
2 Ben Chapman 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nate Andrews 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ben Chapman 4
1 Johnny Hutchings 4
3 Nate Andrews 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .360
2 Stan Musial .348
3 Joe Medwick .340
4 Johnny Hopp .333
5 Bob Johnson .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 32
2 Mel Ott 26
3 Nick Etten 20
4 Ron Northey 19
4 Vern Stephens 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 109
2 Vern Stephens 103
3 Ray Sanders 101
4 Bob Johnson 98
5 Bob Elliott 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 51
2 George Case 44
3 Johnny Barrett 26
4 George Myatt 25
5 Don Gutteridge 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 2.02
2 Tex Hughson 2.17
3 Hal Newhouser 2.24
4 Ed Heusser 2.29
5 Max Lanier 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 25
2 Dizzy Trout 24
3 Mort Cooper 21
3 Bucky Walters 21
5 Bill Voiselle 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 155
2 Bill Voiselle 143
3 Max Lanier 138
3 Dizzy Trout 138
5 Bobo Newsom 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 13
2 George Caster 12
3 Joe Berry 11
3 Gordon Maltzberger 11
5 Joe Heving 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Cramer .481
2 Buster Adams .413
3 Dixie Walker .395
4 Tony Lupien .392
5 Nick Etten .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buster Adams 3
1 Nick Etten 3
1 Johnny Hopp 3
1 Frank Secory 3
1 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Dahlgren 13
1 Rudy York 13
3 Phil Cavarretta 11
3 Vern Stephens 11
5 6 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
1 Wally Moses 5
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 4
4 Johnny Barrett 3
4 Buddy Kerr 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 0.33
2 Arnold Carter 0.47
3 Bill Voiselle 0.50
4 Hy Vandenberg 0.64
5 Frank Barrett 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rufe Gentry 3
1 Mickey Haefner 3
1 Andy Karl 3
1 Hal Newhouser 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Erickson 20
2 Hal Newhouser 17
2 Bobo Newsom 17
4 Ewald Pyle 14
5 4 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Barrett 2
1 Ray Starr 2
3 Joe Berry 1
3 Paul Erickson 1
3 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Cramer .407
2 Bob Johnson .398
3 Joe Medwick .390
4 Bobby Estalella .388
5 Dick Wakefield .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walker Cooper 6
1 Nick Etten 6
3 Buster Adams 5
3 Johnny Hopp 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Dahlgren 28
2 Bob Johnson 26
3 Nick Etten 25
3 Johnny Lindell 25
5 Ron Northey 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 14
2 George Myatt 8
3 Johnny Barrett 7
4 George Case 6
4 Wally Moses 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monk Dubiel 1.90
2 Hy Vandenberg 1.95
3 Ed Heusser 1.98
4 Bill Voiselle 2.04
5 Harry Gumbert 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Voiselle 6
2 Mort Cooper 5
2 Steve Gromek 5
2 Hal Newhouser 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 37
2 Dizzy Trout 34
3 Ewald Pyle 30
4 Max Lanier 26
4 Bill Voiselle 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Barrett 3
1 Jim Turner 3
3 Joe Heving 2
3 Bill LeFebvre 2
3 Ray Starr 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .358
2 Stan Musial .356
3 Johnny Hopp .329
4 Joe Medwick .321
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 39
2 Mel Ott 26
3 Nick Etten 21
3 Ron Northey 21
3 Vern Stephens 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 130
2 Vern Stephens 113
3 Ray Sanders 109
4 Bob Elliott 101
5 2 tied 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 55
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 52
3 Johnny Barrett 26
3 Wally Moses 26
5 George Myatt 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 1.95
2 Joe Haynes 2.17
3 Johnny Niggeling 2.18
4 Ed Heusser 2.21
5 Max Lanier 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 27
2 Hal Newhouser 25
3 Mort Cooper 22
3 Bucky Walters 22
5 Bill Voiselle 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 158
1 Bill Voiselle 158
3 Max Lanier 151
4 Al Javery 150
5 Dizzy Trout 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 13
1 Joe Heving 13
1 Gordon Maltzberger 13
4 George Caster 12
5 Joe Berry 11