On This Day

Friday, June 2, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	25	19	.568	--
Yankees	21	16	.568	0.5
Tigers	23	20	.535	1.5
Senators	20	21	.488	3.5
Athletics	19	20	.487	3.5
Red Sox	19	22	.463	4.5
White Sox	17	21	.447	5.0
Indians	19	24	.442	5.5

Games

White Sox 5, Senators 2

Yankees 5, Indians 1

Tigers 4, Red Sox 1

Browns 3, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	27	14	.659	--
Reds	22	17	.564	4.0
Pirates	20	17	.541	5.0
Giants	20	20	.500	6.5
Blue Jays	18	20	.474	7.5
Braves	20	23	.465	8.0
Dodgers	18	22	.450	8.5
Cubs	12	24	.333	12.5

Games

Cubs 2, Dodgers 1

Braves 4, Reds 0

Giants 6, Pirates 4

Cardinals 9, Blue Jays 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buster Adams	3
1	Phil Cavarretta	3
1	Pepper Martin	3
1	Stan Spence	3
1	Thurman Tucker	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	2
2	Buster Adams	1
2	Johnny Barrett	1
2	Pinky Higgins	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Barrett	3
1	Mel Ott	3
3	Mark Christman	2
3	Walker Cooper	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Pinky Higgins	1
1	Oris Hockett	1
1	Ken Keltner	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ken Raffensberger	0.78
2	Hank Borowy	0.56
3	Paul Calvert	0.55
4	Jim Tobin	0.50
5	Johnny Gorsica	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Rube Fischer	1
1	Johnny Gorsica	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Raffensberger	7
2	Paul Calvert	6
3	Hank Borowy	5
4	Russ Christopher	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou Polli	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.420
2	Stan Musial	.362
3	Frenchy Bordagaray	.342
4	Eric Tipton	.339
5	Joe Medwick	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	12
2	Whitey Kurowski	8
3	Buster Adams	6
3	Frankie Hayes	6
3	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Howie Schultz	36
2	Whitey Kurowski	29
2	Phil Weintraub	29
4	Stan Spence	27
5	6 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Gutteridge	9
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	9
3	George Case	8
4	Joe Kuhel	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.17
2	Johnny Gorsica	1.26
3	Hank Borowy	1.32
4	Bucky Walters	1.33
5	Dizzy Trout	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	8
1	Bucky Walters	8
3	Hank Borowy	7
3	Rip Sewell	7
5	6 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Kramer	51
2	Ken Raffensberger	48
3	Al Javery	47
4	Max Lanier	45
5	2 tied	44

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.441
2	Eric Tipton	.432
3	Stan Musial	.411
4	Ray Sanders	.397
5	Don Johnson	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	9
2	Whitey Kurowski	5
3	Danny Gardella	4
3	Bill Nicholson	4
5	8 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	17
2	Frank McCormick	16
3	Dom Dallessandro	15
4	Roy Cullenbine	13
4	4 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
2	Connie Ryan	3
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	3
4	Johnny Barrett	2
4	12 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	0.50
2	Johnny Gorsica	0.51
3	Tiny Bonham	0.53
4	Dizzy Trout	0.65
5	Rip Sewell	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	4
1	Rip Sewell	4
3	Dick Barrett	3
3	Hank Borowy	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Raffensberger	26
2	Jack Kramer	19
2	Max Lanier	19
2	Hal Newhouser	19
5	3 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	2
1	Joe Berry	2
1	Freddy Schmidt	2
4	Nate Andrews	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.418
2	Eric Tipton	.370
3	Bob Finley	.370
4	Frenchy Bordagaray	.362
5	Ray Sanders	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	10
2	Whitey Kurowski	7
3	Bill Nicholson	6
4	Roy Cullenbine	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Spence	24
2	Ed Levy	23
3	Dom Dallessandro	22
3	Whitey Kurowski	22
5	Frank McCormick	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Macon	6
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	6
3	George Case	5
3	Ford Garrison	5
3	Don Gutteridge	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Gromek	0.67
2	Johnny Gorsica	1.16
3	Hal Newhouser	1.19
4	Red Munger	1.25
5	Bill Voiselle	1.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	6
1	Bucky Walters	6
3	Hank Borowy	5
3	Hal Gregg	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Kramer	39
1	Ken Raffensberger	39
3	Dizzy Trout	36
4	Al Javery	34
5	Max Lanier	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	4
2	George Caster	3
2	Lou Polli	3
2	Freddy Schmidt	3
5	3 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.357
2	Dixie Walker	.345
3	Mickey Witek	.331
4	Billy Herman	.325
5	Walker Cooper	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	37
2	Bill Nicholson	31
3	Mel Ott	26
4	Charlie Keller	25
4	Vern Stephens	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	133
2	Bill Nicholson	130
3	Nick Etten	105
4	Vern Stephens	100
5	2 tied	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	62
2	Wally Moses	54
3	Thurman Tucker	25
4	Luke Appling	22
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.61
2	Max Lanier	1.69
3	Mickey Haefner	2.28
4	Dizzy Trout	2.34
5	Hank Borowy	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	23
2	Dizzy Trout	21
3	Mort Cooper	20
3	Bucky Walters	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	177
2	Al Javery	156
3	Johnny Vander Meer	153
4	Max Lanier	146
5	Hal Newhouser	145

Saves

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