On This Day

Sunday, September 24, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	84	63	.571	--
Browns	83	64	.565	1.0
Yankees	79	67	.541	4.5
Red Sox	74	73	.503	10.0
Indians	70	77	.476	14.0
White Sox	69	77	.473	14.5
Athletics	67	80	.456	17.0
Senators	61	86	.415	23.0

Games

White Sox 9, Senators 3

Indians 4, Yankees 1

Tigers 9, Red Sox 5

Browns 3, Athletics 2

White Sox 2, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	101	46	.687	--
Pirates	88	59	.599	13.0
Reds	84	62	.575	16.5
Cubs	70	75	.483	30.0
Giants	64	82	.438	36.5
Dodgers	60	87	.408	41.0
Braves	60	87	.408	41.0
Blue Jays	58	87	.400	42.0

Games

Dodgers 10, Cubs 3

Cubs 4, Dodgers 3

Reds 2, Braves 1

Reds 1, Braves 0

Cardinals 4, Blue Jays 3

Cardinals 1, Blue Jays 0

Giants 5, Pirates 4

Pirates 3, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ron Northey	5
2	Buster Adams	4
2	Johnny Barrett	4
2	Charlie Brewster	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Barrett	1
1	Pinky Higgins	1
1	Whitey Kurowski	1
1	Bill Nicholson	1
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pinky Higgins	5
2	Morrie Aderholt	3
2	Eddie Carnett	3
2	Bob Elliott	3
2	Bill Nicholson	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	2
2	Doc Cramer	1
2	Joe Hoover	1
2	Eddie Miller	1
2	Dixie Walker	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Kramer	1.00
2	Charley Schanz	0.80
3	Hal Newhouser	0.64
4	Arnold Carter	0.60
5	Bill Voiselle	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Arnold Carter	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	8
2	Mort Cooper	7
2	Hal Newhouser	7
4	Jack Kramer	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Chipman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.363
2	Stan Musial	.346
3	Joe Medwick	.337
4	Johnny Hopp	.333
5	Bob Johnson	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	33
2	Mel Ott	26
3	Nick Etten	21
4	Ron Northey	19
4	Vern Stephens	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	115
2	Vern Stephens	105
3	Bob Johnson	103
4	Bob Elliott	101
4	Ray Sanders	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	53
2	George Case	48
3	Johnny Barrett	27
4	George Myatt	26
5	Don Gutteridge	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	1.99
2	Tex Hughson	2.17
3	Johnny Niggeling	2.22
4	Hal Newhouser	2.29
5	Ed Heusser	2.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	171
2	Bill Voiselle	152
3	Dizzy Trout	143
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	.458
2	Eric Tipton	.418
3	Johnny Lindell	.400
4	Tony Lupien	.388
5	Dixie Walker	.383

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Dahlgren	19
2	Pinky Higgins	14
2	Dick Wakefield	14
4	Johnny Barrett	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Wally Moses	4
3	Johnny Barrett	3
3	Chet Laabs	3
3	Eddie Miksis	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Blix Donnelly	0.00
2	Arnold Carter	0.29
3	Jim Konstanty	0.60
4	Al Javery	0.82
5	Harry Gumbert	0.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Gumbert	4
1	Hal Newhouser	4
1	Rip Sewell	4
4	Arnold Carter	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Steve Gromek	19
3	Ewald Pyle	18
4	Denny Galehouse	16
5	Mort Cooper	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Starr	2
2	Frank Barrett	1
2	Joe Berry	1
2	Arnold Carter	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Wakefield	.406
2	Doc Cramer	.395
3	Stan Spence	.389
4	Bob Johnson	.384
5	Dixie Walker	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Nick Etten	7
2	Johnny Hopp	6
2	Bill Nicholson	6
4	Johnny Lindell	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Dahlgren	29
2	Dick Wakefield	28
3	Bob Johnson	27
3	Ron Northey	27
5	Rudy York	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	15
2	George Case	10
3	George Myatt	9
4	Wally Moses	7
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Heving	1.42
2	Arnold Carter	1.44
3	Jack Kramer	1.45
4	Harry Gumbert	1.69
5	Dizzy Trout	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Claude Passeau	6
2	Rip Sewell	6
2	Dizzy Trout	6
2	Bill Voiselle	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	49
2	Dizzy Trout	32
3	Denny Galehouse	31
4	Bobo Newsom	30
4	Bill Voiselle	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.362
2	Stan Musial	.345
3	Johnny Hopp	.331
4	Joe Medwick	.330
5	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	36
2	Mel Ott	26
3	Nick Etten	22
4	Vern Stephens	21
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	127
2	Vern Stephens	111
3	Ray Sanders	107
4	Bob Elliott	103
4	Bob Johnson	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	56
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	54
3	Johnny Barrett	27
4	George Myatt	26
5	Wally Moses	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	1.96
2	Johnny Niggeling	2.17
3	Tex Hughson	2.20
4	Bucky Walters	2.31
5	Ed Heusser	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	28
2	Hal Newhouser	27
3	Bucky Walters	23
4	Mort Cooper	22
4	Bill Voiselle	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	174
2	Bill Voiselle	164
3	Dizzy Trout	152
4	Max Lanier	148
5	Al Javery	141

Saves

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