On This Day

Tuesday, May 23, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 10 .630 --
Browns 17 15 .531 2.5
Senators 15 14 .517 3.0
Tigers 15 16 .484 4.0
Athletics 14 15 .483 4.0
Red Sox 14 15 .483 4.0
Indians 14 17 .452 5.0
White Sox 13 17 .433 5.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 21 10 .677 --
Reds 17 12 .586 3.0
Pirates 15 11 .577 3.5
Blue Jays 15 13 .536 4.5
Braves 14 18 .438 7.5
Giants 13 17 .433 7.5
Dodgers 13 17 .433 7.5
Cubs 8 18 .308 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frenchy Bordagaray 2
1 Augie Galan 2
1 Joe Medwick 2
1 Johnny Rucker 2
1 Dixie Walker 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 2
2 Luis Olmo 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Jurges 1
1 Luis Olmo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Voiselle 0.36
2 Rube Melton 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Les Webber 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Melton 4
1 Bill Voiselle 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .424
2 Stan Musial .361
3 Joe Medwick .350
4 Nick Etten .348
4 Tommy Holmes .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howie Schultz 6
1 Pat Seerey 6
3 Frankie Hayes 5
3 Ron Northey 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Howie Schultz 33
2 Phil Weintraub 25
3 Vern Stephens 22
3 Jim Tabor 22
5 3 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 8
2 Don Gutteridge 7
3 Joe Kuhel 6
3 Max Macon 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 0.92
2 Red Munger 0.96
3 Hank Borowy 1.13
4 Max Lanier 1.25
5 Bill Voiselle 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Lanier 6
1 Bucky Walters 6
3 Hank Borowy 5
3 Hal Gregg 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Kramer 39
2 Max Lanier 37
3 Bobo Newsom 36
4 Bill Voiselle 35
5 Al Javery 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 4
2 Ace Adams 3
2 Ed Klieman 3
4 Cookie Cuccurullo 2
4 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .426
2 Ray Sanders .408
3 Phil Weintraub .367
4 Frenchy Bordagaray .365
5 Danny Gardella .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bud Metheny 4
1 Ron Northey 4
1 Pat Seerey 4
4 Roberto Ortiz 3
5 18 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dom Dallessandro 15
2 Pinky Higgins 13
2 Howie Schultz 13
2 Jim Tabor 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Macon 5
2 Ford Garrison 4
3 Doc Cramer 3
3 Don Gutteridge 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Gorsica 0.47
1 Steve Gromek 0.47
3 Gordon Maltzberger 0.53
4 Mike Ryba 0.61
5 Ted Wilks 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 4
2 Tex Hughson 3
2 Clyde Shoun 3
2 Nick Strincevich 3
2 Bucky Walters 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 22
2 Max Lanier 20
3 Dizzy Trout 18
4 Hank Borowy 16
4 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 3
2 Ed Klieman 2
2 Lou Polli 2
4 George Caster 1
4 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .360
2 Dixie Walker .335
3 Mickey Witek .326
4 Billy Herman .325
5 Bob Elliott .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 36
2 Bill Nicholson 31
3 Charlie Keller 26
4 Vern Stephens 25
5 Ron Northey 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 133
2 Rudy York 130
3 Nick Etten 106
4 Jim Tabor 103
5 Bob Elliott 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 60
2 Wally Moses 57
3 Luke Appling 25
3 Thurman Tucker 25
5 Pete Fox 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 1.47
2 Spud Chandler 1.67
3 Mickey Haefner 2.11
4 Hank Borowy 2.33
5 Butch Wensloff 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elmer Riddle 21
1 Rip Sewell 21
1 Dizzy Trout 21
4 Mort Cooper 20
4 Max Lanier 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 170
2 Johnny Vander Meer 156
3 Al Javery 154
4 Hal Newhouser 151
5 Max Lanier 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 14
2 George Caster 11
3 Joe Heving 10
4 Ace Adams 9
4 Mace Brown 9