On This Day

Thursday, May 4, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 12 3 .800 --
Yankees 7 4 .636 3.0
Red Sox 6 7 .462 5.0
Senators 5 6 .455 5.0
Athletics 5 6 .455 5.0
Indians 6 8 .429 5.5
White Sox 5 8 .385 6.0
Tigers 5 9 .357 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 10 4 .714 --
Reds 8 4 .667 1.0
Blue Jays 8 4 .667 1.0
Giants 7 6 .538 2.5
Dodgers 7 6 .538 2.5
Pirates 5 6 .455 3.5
Braves 4 10 .286 6.0
Cubs 1 10 .091 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Connie Ryan 3
2 Babe Dahlgren 2
2 Bob Elliott 2
2 Roland Gladu 2
2 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Connie Ryan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Connie Ryan 4
2 Ernie Lombardi 3
3 Vince DiMaggio 2
3 Frankie Gustine 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 2
2 Ralph Hodgin 1
2 Max Macon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Lopat 0.36
2 Nels Potter 0.29
2 Ewald Pyle 0.29
4 Rufe Gentry 0.17
5 Mort Cooper 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Butcher 1
1 Ira Hutchinson 1
1 Eddie Lopat 1
1 Nels Potter 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Lopat 4
2 Rufe Gentry 2
2 Nels Potter 2
2 Ewald Pyle 2
5 5 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Barrett 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nick Etten .447
2 Dixie Walker .442
3 Stan Musial .429
4 Ted Cieslak .378
5 Joe Medwick .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howie Schultz 4
2 Frankie Hayes 3
2 Whitey Kurowski 3
2 Johnny Lindell 3
2 Mel Ott 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Howie Schultz 17
2 Ernie Lombardi 16
3 Vern Stephens 14
4 Augie Galan 12
4 Phil Weintraub 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 5
2 Don Gutteridge 4
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 4
4 George Case 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Early Wynn 0.33
2 Hank Borowy 0.61
3 Curt Davis 0.96
4 Red Munger 0.98
5 Max Lanier 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Kramer 4
2 Hank Borowy 3
2 Max Lanier 3
2 Hal Newhouser 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Voiselle 21
2 Al Gerheauser 18
2 Jack Kramer 18
4 Allie Reynolds 14
5 5 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 3
2 Harry Feldman 2
3 Red Barrett 1
3 Joe Berry 1
3 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .368
2 Billy Herman .330
3 Walker Cooper .330
4 Dick Wakefield .320
5 Dixie Walker .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 35
2 Charlie Keller 30
3 Bill Nicholson 29
4 Vern Stephens 24
5 Mel Ott 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 129
2 Rudy York 124
3 Nick Etten 106
4 Bob Elliott 99
5 Billy Herman 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 62
2 Wally Moses 58
3 Thurman Tucker 27
4 Luke Appling 25
5 Pete Fox 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 1.70
2 Spud Chandler 1.74
3 Mickey Haefner 2.26
4 Harry Brecheen 2.26
5 Tommy Bridges 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elmer Riddle 22
2 Mort Cooper 20
2 Dizzy Trout 20
2 Early Wynn 20
5 Rip Sewell 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 165
2 Johnny Vander Meer 162
3 Hal Newhouser 155
4 Al Javery 138
5 Mort Cooper 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 14
2 George Caster 11
3 Joe Heving 10
4 Mace Brown 9
5 2 tied 8