On This Day

Friday, September 22, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 82 63 .566 --
Browns 81 64 .559 1.0
Yankees 78 66 .542 3.5
Red Sox 74 71 .510 8.0
Indians 69 76 .476 13.0
Athletics 67 78 .462 15.0
White Sox 66 77 .462 15.0
Senators 61 83 .424 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 98 46 .681 --
Pirates 86 58 .597 12.0
Reds 82 61 .573 15.5
Cubs 69 73 .486 28.0
Giants 63 80 .441 34.5
Braves 59 85 .410 39.0
Blue Jays 58 84 .408 39.0
Dodgers 58 86 .403 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doc Cramer 5
2 Ford Garrison 4
2 Oscar Grimes 4
2 Eddie Mayo 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doc Cramer 1
1 George Fallon 1
1 Tommy Holmes 1
1 Butch Nieman 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Butch Nieman 4
1 Dick Wakefield 4
3 Pinky Higgins 3
4 Joe Bowman 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Lake 1
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobo Newsom 0.86
2 Nate Andrews 0.56
3 Max Lanier 0.43
4 Tiny Bonham 0.31
5 Joe Bowman 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nate Andrews 1
1 Boom-Boom Beck 1
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Rufe Gentry 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 6
2 Nate Andrews 5
3 Tiny Bonham 4
4 Max Lanier 3
4 Al Smith 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sig Jakucki 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .361
2 Stan Musial .346
3 Joe Medwick .337
4 Johnny Hopp .335
5 Bob Johnson .329

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 111
2 Vern Stephens 105
3 Bob Johnson 102
4 Ray Sanders 101
5 Babe Dahlgren 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 52
2 George Case 45
3 Johnny Barrett 26
3 George Myatt 26
5 Don Gutteridge 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 2.02
2 Tex Hughson 2.17
3 Hal Newhouser 2.21
4 Johnny Niggeling 2.22
5 Ed Heusser 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 26
2 Dizzy Trout 25
3 Bucky Walters 22
4 Mort Cooper 21
5 Bill Voiselle 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 164
2 Bill Voiselle 144
3 Dizzy Trout 142
4 Max Lanier 141
5 Bobo Newsom 135

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Wakefield .489
2 Eric Tipton .447
3 Mike Kreevich .396
4 Johnny Barrett .390
5 3 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Hopp 4
1 Frank Secory 4
3 Buster Adams 3
3 Tommy Holmes 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Dahlgren 19
2 Dick Wakefield 15
3 Phil Cavarretta 12
4 Johnny Barrett 11
4 7 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 5
2 George Case 4
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 3
4 Johnny Barrett 2
4 12 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Arnold Carter 0.41
2 Paul Erickson 0.43
3 Jim Konstanty 0.60
4 Blix Donnelly 0.69
5 Harry Gumbert 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Passeau 4
2 Rufe Gentry 3
2 Steve Gromek 3
2 Harry Gumbert 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 22
2 Ewald Pyle 18
3 Bobo Newsom 16
4 Steve Gromek 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Starr 2
2 Frank Barrett 1
2 Joe Berry 1
2 Arnold Carter 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Spence .417
2 Doc Cramer .395
3 Bob Johnson .390
4 Dixie Walker .375
5 George Metkovich .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Etten 6
1 Johnny Hopp 6
3 Johnny Lindell 5
3 Bill Nicholson 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Dahlgren 29
2 Dick Wakefield 28
3 Bob Johnson 26
4 Phil Cavarretta 25
4 Ron Northey 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 14
2 George Myatt 9
3 George Case 7
3 Wally Moses 7
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Gromek 1.31
2 Hal Newhouser 1.42
2 Joe Heving 1.42
4 Jack Kramer 1.53
5 Fritz Ostermueller 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 6
1 Claude Passeau 6
3 Steve Gromek 5
3 Nels Potter 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 42
2 Dizzy Trout 31
3 Bobo Newsom 30
4 Ewald Pyle 29
5 Denny Galehouse 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Barrett 3
2 Joe Heving 2
2 Ray Starr 2
2 Jim Turner 2
5 21 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .360
2 Stan Musial .347
3 Johnny Hopp .333
4 Joe Medwick .325
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .317

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 126
2 Vern Stephens 115
3 Ray Sanders 107
4 Bob Johnson 102
5 3 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 54
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 53
3 Johnny Barrett 26
3 George Myatt 26
5 Wally Moses 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 1.96
2 Johnny Niggeling 2.17
3 Ed Heusser 2.25
4 Hal Newhouser 2.27
5 Bucky Walters 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 28
2 Hal Newhouser 26
3 Bucky Walters 23
4 Mort Cooper 21
4 Bill Voiselle 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 167
2 Bill Voiselle 156
3 Max Lanier 154
4 Dizzy Trout 153
5 Bobo Newsom 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 14
2 Ace Adams 13
2 Joe Heving 13
4 George Caster 12
5 Joe Berry 11