On This Day

Wednesday, May 31, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	20	15	.571	--
Browns	24	18	.571	-0.5
Tigers	21	20	.512	2.0
Athletics	19	19	.500	2.5
Senators	19	20	.487	3.0
Indians	19	22	.463	4.0
Red Sox	18	21	.462	4.0
White Sox	16	21	.432	5.0

Games

Indians 7, Red Sox 4

Tigers 6, Yankees 2

Browns 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	25	14	.641	--
Reds	22	15	.595	2.0
Pirates	19	16	.543	4.0
Giants	18	20	.474	6.5
Dodgers	18	20	.474	6.5
Blue Jays	17	19	.472	6.5
Braves	19	22	.463	7.0
Cubs	11	23	.324	11.5

Games

Dodgers 8, Pirates 4

Braves 5, Cardinals 1

Giants 8, Cubs 5

Blue Jays 5, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ed Levy	3
1	Gus Mancuso	3
1	Frank McCormick	3
1	George Myatt	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Nap Reyes	2
2	Dom Dallessandro	1
2	Augie Galan	1
2	Danny Gardella	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Reyes	6
2	Al Unser	4
3	Dom Dallessandro	3
4	Roy Cullenbine	2
4	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Boudreau	1
1	Tony Lupien	1
1	Moon Mullen	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Claude Passeau	0.86
2	Max Lanier	0.67
3	Red Barrett	0.44
4	Cal McLish	0.38
4	2 others tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Al Hollingsworth	1
1	Ed Klieman	1
1	Cal McLish	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	6
1	Claude Passeau	6
3	Red Barrett	4
4	Sig Jakucki	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.436
2	Stan Musial	.364
3	Frenchy Bordagaray	.347
4	Eric Tipton	.339
5	Tommy Holmes	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	10
2	Whitey Kurowski	8
3	Frankie Hayes	6
3	Bill Nicholson	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Howie Schultz	36
2	Whitey Kurowski	29
3	Phil Weintraub	28
4	Frankie Hayes	26
4	Jim Tabor	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Gutteridge	9
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	9
3	George Case	7
4	Joe Kuhel	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.15
2	Bill Voiselle	1.32
3	Bucky Walters	1.33
4	Hank Borowy	1.36
5	Dizzy Trout	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	8
2	Hal Newhouser	7
3	Hank Borowy	6
3	Hal Gregg	6
3	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Kramer	47
2	Max Lanier	45
3	Al Javery	44
4	Dizzy Trout	43
5	2 tied	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	5
2	Ace Adams	4
3	Joe Berry	3
3	Ed Klieman	3
3	Jim Turner	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.456
2	Bobby Doerr	.453
3	Ray Sanders	.426
4	Tommy Holmes	.403
5	Max Marshall	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	7
2	Whitey Kurowski	5
3	Bill Nicholson	4
4	Roy Cullenbine	3
4	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dom Dallessandro	15
1	Whitey Kurowski	15
3	Ed Levy	14
4	Roy Cullenbine	13
4	Frank McCormick	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	3
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	3
3	Johnny Barrett	2
3	Lou Boudreau	2
3	10 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	0.62
2	Johnny Gorsica	0.69
3	Dizzy Trout	0.75
4	Clem Hausmann	0.79
4	Bill Voiselle	0.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	3
1	Hal Newhouser	3
1	Ewald Pyle	3
1	Mike Ryba	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Raffensberger	23
2	Dizzy Trout	22
3	Bobo Newsom	21
4	Max Lanier	19
5	Bob Muncrief	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	3
2	Joe Berry	2
2	George Caster	2
4	Nate Andrews	1
4	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.434
2	Frenchy Bordagaray	.373
3	Eric Tipton	.370
4	Ray Sanders	.358
5	Tommy Holmes	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	8
2	Whitey Kurowski	7
3	Bill Nicholson	6
4	Roy Cullenbine	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Kurowski	22
1	Ed Levy	22
1	Howie Schultz	22
4	Dom Dallessandro	21
4	Jim Tabor	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	7
2	Max Macon	6
3	Ford Garrison	5
3	Don Gutteridge	5
5	7 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Gromek	0.67
2	Bill Voiselle	0.95
3	Red Munger	1.22
4	Johnny Gorsica	1.39
5	Bucky Walters	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	6
2	Bill Dietrich	5
2	Hal Gregg	5
2	Hal Newhouser	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Kramer	35
1	Dizzy Trout	35
3	Bobo Newsom	34
4	Max Lanier	32
4	Ken Raffensberger	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	4
2	George Caster	3
2	Jim Turner	3
4	Joe Berry	2
4	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.361
2	Dixie Walker	.350
3	Mickey Witek	.330
4	Billy Herman	.328
5	Bob Elliott	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	36
2	Bill Nicholson	31
3	Charlie Keller	25
3	Vern Stephens	25
5	Mel Ott	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	131
2	Bill Nicholson	129
3	Nick Etten	104
4	Jim Tabor	101
5	Vern Stephens	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	62
2	Wally Moses	54
3	Thurman Tucker	24
4	Luke Appling	22
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.61
2	Max Lanier	1.71
3	Mickey Haefner	2.28
4	Dizzy Trout	2.37
5	Hank Borowy	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	22
1	Dizzy Trout	22
3	Bucky Walters	20
4	Mort Cooper	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	178
2	Al Javery	155
3	Johnny Vander Meer	153
4	Max Lanier	149
5	Hal Newhouser	141

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	13
2	George Caster	12
3	Joe Heving	11
4	Ace Adams	9
4	Mace Brown	9