On This Day

Saturday, June 3, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	26	19	.578	--
Yankees	21	17	.553	1.5
Tigers	23	21	.523	2.5
Senators	20	22	.476	4.5
Red Sox	20	22	.476	4.5
Athletics	19	21	.475	4.5
White Sox	18	21	.462	5.0
Indians	20	24	.455	5.5

Games

White Sox 5, Senators 3

Indians 5, Yankees 4

Red Sox 11, Tigers 1

Browns 18, Athletics 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	28	14	.667	--
Pirates	21	17	.553	5.0
Reds	22	18	.550	5.0
Giants	20	21	.488	7.5
Braves	21	23	.477	8.0
Dodgers	19	22	.463	8.5
Blue Jays	18	21	.462	8.5
Cubs	12	25	.324	13.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Cubs 0

Braves 5, Reds 4

Pirates 7, Giants 6

Cardinals 5, Blue Jays 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Kell	4
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	4
3	Eddie Carnett	3
3	Walker Cooper	3
3	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Cullenbine	2
1	Butch Nieman	2
3	Jim Bucher	1
3	Mark Christman	1
3	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bucher	6
1	Frank Mancuso	6
3	Mark Christman	4
4	Eddie Carnett	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Gutteridge	2
2	Vince DiMaggio	1
2	Bob Elliott	1
2	Oris Hockett	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Melton	0.60
2	Tex Hughson	0.40
3	Al Smith	0.38
4	Tiny Bonham	0.31
5	Hank Wyse	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Al Hollingsworth	1
1	Tex Hughson	1
1	Ira Hutchinson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	6
2	Al Smith	5
3	Tiny Bonham	4
3	Al Jurisich	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Javery	1
1	Gordon Maltzberger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.419
2	Stan Musial	.359
3	Frenchy Bordagaray	.346
4	Eric Tipton	.339
5	Tommy Holmes	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	12
2	Whitey Kurowski	8
3	Roy Cullenbine	7
4	Buster Adams	6
4	7 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Howie Schultz	37
2	Phil Weintraub	30
3	Whitey Kurowski	29
3	Vern Stephens	29
5	5 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Gutteridge	11
2	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	1.44
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	8 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Kramer	51
2	Al Javery	48
2	Ken Raffensberger	48
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	Eric Tipton	.471
2	Dixie Walker	.424
3	Augie Galan	.407
4	Stan Musial	.397
4	Ray Sanders	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	9
2	Roy Cullenbine	5
2	Danny Gardella	5
2	Whitey Kurowski	5
2	Butch Nieman	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	17
2	Frank McCormick	15
3	Roy Cullenbine	14
3	Dom Dallessandro	14
3	Ray Sanders	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
1	Don Gutteridge	4
3	Johnny Barrett	2
3	Lou Boudreau	2
3	13 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	0.50
2	Rip Sewell	0.64
3	Dizzy Trout	0.65
4	Russ Christopher	0.66
5	Johnny Gorsica	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	4
2	Dick Barrett	3
2	Hank Borowy	3
2	Bill Dietrich	3
2	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	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	2
1	Joe Berry	2
1	Freddy Schmidt	2
4	Nate Andrews	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.407
2	Eric Tipton	.368
3	Frenchy Bordagaray	.365
4	Ray Sanders	.363
5	Bob Finley	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	9
2	Roy Cullenbine	7
3	Bill Nicholson	6
3	Ron Northey	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Levy	24
2	Dom Dallessandro	22
3	Frankie Hayes	21
3	Stan Spence	21
5	4 tied	20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Gromek	0.67
2	Gordon Maltzberger	0.72
3	Dizzy Trout	0.98
4	Johnny Gorsica	1.16
5	Hal Newhouser	1.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	6
1	Bucky Walters	6
3	Bill Dietrich	5
3	Tex Hughson	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Raffensberger	39
2	Al Javery	35
3	Jack Kramer	33
4	Max Lanier	32
4	Dizzy Trout	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	4
2	Lou Polli	3
2	Freddy Schmidt	3
4	Joe Berry	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.357
2	Dixie Walker	.344
3	Frenchy Bordagaray	.328
4	Mickey Witek	.327
5	Walker Cooper	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	36
2	Bill Nicholson	30
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	127
3	Nick Etten	104
4	Vern Stephens	103
5	Jim Tabor	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	62
2	Wally Moses	54
3	Thurman Tucker	25
4	Don Gutteridge	21
5	Luke Appling	20

ERA

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

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	22
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	157
3	Johnny Vander Meer	147
4	Max Lanier	146
5	Hal Newhouser	145

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	14
2	George Caster	12
3	Joe Heving	11
4	Ace Adams	9
4	Mace Brown	9