On This Day

Tuesday, September 19, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 79 62 .560 --
Browns 78 64 .549 1.5
Yankees 76 65 .539 3.0
Red Sox 74 67 .525 5.0
Indians 67 75 .472 12.5
Athletics 67 76 .469 13.0
White Sox 65 77 .458 14.5
Senators 61 81 .430 18.5

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Boudreau 3
1 Irv Hall 3
1 Ray Mack 3
1 Jimmy Outlaw 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Lindell 1
1 Eddie Mayo 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Boudreau 2
1 Frankie Hayes 2
1 Ken Keltner 2
1 Joe Kuhel 2
1 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Boudreau 1
1 Frankie Crosetti 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Niggeling 1.57
2 Hal Newhouser 0.60
3 Steve Gromek 0.50
4 Denny Galehouse 0.44
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Johnny Humphries 1
1 Hal Newhouser 1
1 Johnny Niggeling 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Niggeling 11
2 Denny Galehouse 7
3 Hal Newhouser 6
4 Steve Gromek 5
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roger Wolff 1

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 99
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 2.20
4 Johnny Niggeling 2.22
5 Ed Heusser 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 26
2 Dizzy Trout 24
3 Mort Cooper 21
3 Bucky Walters 21
5 Bill Voiselle 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 161
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 Tony Lupien .442
2 Buster Adams .432
3 Phil Cavarretta .375
4 Ron Northey .359
5 Ray Mueller .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buster Adams 3
1 Johnny Hopp 3
1 Frank Secory 3
1 Chuck Workman 3
5 8 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Dahlgren 13
1 Rudy York 13
3 Ray Mueller 10
4 Phil Cavarretta 9
4 5 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 5
2 Johnny Barrett 3
2 George Case 3
2 Buddy Kerr 3
5 7 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Erickson 0.43
2 Arnold Carter 0.47
3 Hal Newhouser 0.50
3 Bill Voiselle 0.50
5 Rufe Gentry 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 4
2 Rufe Gentry 3
2 Steve Gromek 3
2 Claude Passeau 3
5 16 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 23
2 Steve Gromek 14
3 Denny Galehouse 13
4 Paul Erickson 12
4 5 others tied 12

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Fox .405
2 Stan Spence .398
3 Doc Cramer .390
4 Bob Johnson .388
5 Bobby Estalella .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Etten 6
2 Buster Adams 5
2 Walker Cooper 5
2 Johnny Hopp 5
2 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Dahlgren 27
2 Johnny Lindell 26
3 Nick Etten 25
3 Bob Johnson 25
5 4 tied 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Gromek 1.42
2 Johnny Niggeling 1.86
3 Monk Dubiel 1.90
4 Hy Vandenberg 1.95
5 Ed Heusser 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Gromek 6
1 Hal Newhouser 6
1 Bill Voiselle 6
4 Claude Passeau 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 43
2 Dizzy Trout 34
3 Denny Galehouse 31
4 Ewald Pyle 30
5 Steve Gromek 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Barrett 3
1 Jim Turner 3
3 Joe Heving 2
3 Ray Starr 2
5 23 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .359
2 Stan Musial .349
3 Johnny Hopp .331
4 Joe Medwick .323
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 37
2 Mel Ott 26
3 Nick Etten 21
3 Vern Stephens 21
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 124
2 Vern Stephens 113
3 Ray Sanders 107
4 Bob Johnson 99
4 Frank McCormick 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 54
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 52
3 Johnny Barrett 26
4 Wally Moses 25
4 George Myatt 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 1.96
2 Johnny Niggeling 2.08
3 Ed Heusser 2.20
4 Max Lanier 2.23
5 Hal Newhouser 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 27
2 Hal Newhouser 26
3 Mort Cooper 22
3 Bucky Walters 22
5 Bill Voiselle 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 164
2 Bill Voiselle 158
3 Max Lanier 151
4 Dizzy Trout 149
5 Al Javery 137

Saves

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