On This Day

Wednesday, May 24, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 10 .630 --
Browns 18 15 .545 2.0
Senators 16 14 .533 2.5
Athletics 15 15 .500 3.5
Tigers 15 17 .469 4.5
Red Sox 14 16 .467 4.5
Indians 14 18 .438 5.5
White Sox 13 17 .433 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 21 10 .677 --
Pirates 16 11 .593 3.0
Reds 17 12 .586 3.0
Blue Jays 15 14 .517 5.0
Giants 13 17 .433 7.5
Dodgers 13 17 .433 7.5
Braves 14 19 .424 8.0
Cubs 9 18 .333 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rip Sewell 3
2 Mark Christman 2
2 Roy Cullenbine 2
2 Irv Hall 2
2 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Hayes 1
1 George Metkovich 1
1 Butch Nieman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Hayes 4
2 Rip Sewell 3
3 Mark Christman 2
3 Pat Seerey 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Barrett 2
2 Ed Busch 1
2 Mark Christman 1
2 Babe Dahlgren 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Erickson 0.73
2 Ken Raffensberger 0.67
3 Rip Sewell 0.56
4 Dutch Leonard 0.50
5 Jack Kramer 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Black 1
1 Paul Erickson 1
1 Jack Kramer 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Rip Sewell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Erickson 8
2 Ken Raffensberger 6
3 Jack Kramer 5
3 Rip Sewell 5
5 Dutch Leonard 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Berry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .424
2 Stan Musial .361
3 Joe Medwick .350
4 Nick Etten .348
5 Frenchy Bordagaray .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Hayes 6
1 Howie Schultz 6
1 Pat Seerey 6
4 Ron Northey 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Howie Schultz 33
2 Phil Weintraub 25
3 Jim Tabor 23
4 Pat Seerey 22
4 Vern Stephens 22

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 Jack Kramer 6
1 Max Lanier 6
1 Bucky Walters 6
4 Hank Borowy 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Kramer 44
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 Joe Berry 2
4 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .426
2 Ray Sanders .408
3 Bob Finley .392
4 Bob Johnson .375
5 Phil Weintraub .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bud Metheny 4
1 Ron Northey 4
1 Pat Seerey 4
4 Frankie Hayes 3
4 Roberto Ortiz 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dom Dallessandro 15
2 Frankie Hayes 14
2 Jim Tabor 14
4 Pinky Higgins 13
4 Howie Schultz 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Macon 5
2 Johnny Barrett 4
2 Ford Garrison 4
4 Doc Cramer 3
4 4 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 Dutch Leonard 3
2 Rip Sewell 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 22
2 Max Lanier 20
3 Jack Kramer 19
4 Dizzy Trout 18
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 3
2 Ed Klieman 2
2 Lou Polli 2
4 Joe Berry 1
4 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .414
2 Frenchy Bordagaray .376
3 Tommy Holmes .347
4 Phil Weintraub .344
5 Bud Metheny .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Hayes 6
2 Ron Northey 5
2 Howie Schultz 5
2 Pat Seerey 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Howie Schultz 29
2 Phil Weintraub 25
3 Jim Tabor 20
4 Frankie Hayes 19
4 Bob Johnson 19

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 0.60
2 Max Lanier 1.13
3 Red Munger 1.22
4 Al Gerheauser 1.32
5 Hank Borowy 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 6
2 Hal Gregg 5
2 Rip Sewell 5
4 Nate Andrews 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Kramer 33
2 Bobo Newsom 31
3 Max Lanier 28
4 Hal Newhouser 27
5 Al Javery 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 3
1 George Caster 3
1 Ed Klieman 3
4 Joe Berry 2
4 3 others tied 2

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 .322

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 131
3 Nick Etten 106
4 Jim Tabor 104
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 Rip Sewell 22
2 Elmer Riddle 21
2 Dizzy Trout 21
4 Mort Cooper 20
4 Max Lanier 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 172
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