On This Day

Friday, April 28, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 9 0 1.000 --
Athletics 4 2 .667 3.5
Yankees 3 3 .500 4.5
Red Sox 3 4 .429 5.0
Senators 2 3 .400 5.0
Tigers 3 5 .375 5.5
Indians 2 5 .286 6.0
White Sox 1 5 .167 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 6 1 .857 --
Reds 6 2 .750 0.5
Cardinals 6 2 .750 0.5
Blue Jays 4 4 .500 2.5
Dodgers 3 5 .375 3.5
Braves 3 6 .333 4.0
Pirates 1 4 .200 4.0
Cubs 1 6 .143 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Busch 3
1 Frankie Hayes 3
1 Jim Russell 3
4 Ted Cieslak 2
4 17 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Hayes 2
2 Howie Schultz 1
2 Les Webber 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Hayes 3
2 Buddy Kerr 2
2 Mickey Rocco 2
2 Johnny Rucker 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Gutteridge 1
1 George Hausmann 1
1 Tony Lupien 1
1 Joe Medwick 1
1 George Metkovich 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Lee 0.57
2 Hal Gregg 0.33
2 Ed Heusser 0.33
4 Bill Voiselle 0.31
5 Mel Harder 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nate Andrews 1
1 Joe Berry 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Ed Heusser 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luke Hamlin 5
1 Bill Voiselle 5
3 Mel Harder 4
3 Bill Lee 4
5 Ed Heusser 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Feldman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nick Etten .524
2 Stan Musial .462
3 Joe Medwick .429
4 Irv Hall .417
5 Ernie Lombardi .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Hayes 3
2 Buster Adams 2
2 Nick Etten 2
2 Mike Kreevich 2
2 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 10
2 Howie Schultz 9
3 Jo-Jo White 7
4 Buster Adams 6
4 6 others tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Gutteridge 4
2 Joe Kuhel 3
3 George Case 2
3 Mark Christman 2
3 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Early Wynn 0.00
1 Harry Brecheen 0.00
1 Ed Heusser 0.00
1 Joe Berry 0.00
1 Luke Hamlin 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Kramer 3
1 Bill Voiselle 3
3 Joe Berry 2
3 Hank Borowy 2
3 9 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Voiselle 17
2 Al Gerheauser 13
3 Jack Kramer 12
4 Ewald Pyle 10
4 Allie Reynolds 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Feldman 2
2 Joe Berry 1
2 George Caster 1
2 Joe Heving 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .361
2 Billy Herman .329
3 Dick Wakefield .321
4 Bob Elliott .319
5 Mickey Witek .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 35
2 Charlie Keller 31
3 Bill Nicholson 29
4 Vern Stephens 23
5 Mel Ott 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 127
2 Rudy York 121
3 Nick Etten 109
4 Bob Elliott 102
5 Billy Herman 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 62
2 Wally Moses 55
3 Thurman Tucker 27
4 Luke Appling 26
5 Pete Fox 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.76
2 Max Lanier 1.79
3 Mickey Haefner 2.18
4 Dizzy Trout 2.29
5 Jim Tobin 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elmer Riddle 22
2 Dizzy Trout 21
3 Mort Cooper 20
3 Early Wynn 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 167
2 Allie Reynolds 161
3 Hal Newhouser 151
4 Mort Cooper 137
5 Al Javery 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 14
2 Joe Heving 10
3 Mace Brown 9
3 George Caster 9
5 3 tied 8