On This Day

Wednesday, June 7, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 27 20 .574 --
Yankees 22 19 .537 2.0
Tigers 24 23 .511 3.0
White Sox 21 21 .500 3.5
Red Sox 22 23 .489 4.0
Athletics 20 22 .476 4.5
Indians 21 25 .457 5.5
Senators 20 24 .455 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 29 15 .659 --
Pirates 24 17 .585 3.5
Reds 24 19 .558 4.5
Giants 21 23 .477 8.0
Blue Jays 20 22 .476 8.0
Braves 21 26 .447 9.5
Dodgers 19 24 .442 9.5
Cubs 13 25 .342 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mel Ott 3
1 Nap Reyes 3
3 Eddie Basinski 2
3 Joe Cronin 2
3 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 2
2 Joe Cronin 1
2 Augie Galan 1
2 Butch Nieman 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 3
2 Joe Cronin 2
2 Vince DiMaggio 2
2 Augie Galan 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Barrett 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tex Hughson 0.57
2 Harry Feldman 0.50
3 Rube Melton 0.46
4 Al Javery 0.36
5 Ken Raffensberger 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Feldman 1
1 Orval Grove 1
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 Ken Raffensberger 1
1 Rip Sewell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Melton 6
2 Al Javery 5
3 Tex Hughson 4
4 Tommy de la Cruz 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Xavier Rescigno 1
1 Charley Schanz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .424
2 Stan Musial .346
3 Eric Tipton .336
4 Augie Galan .335
5 Frenchy Bordagaray .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 14
2 Whitey Kurowski 8
3 Roy Cullenbine 7
3 Butch Nieman 7
5 9 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Howie Schultz 37
2 Phil Weintraub 34
3 Vern Stephens 30
4 Augie Galan 29
4 Whitey Kurowski 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Gutteridge 11
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 10
3 George Case 8
4 Ford Garrison 6
4 5 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Munger 1.13
2 Johnny Gorsica 1.26
3 Dizzy Trout 1.31
4 Bucky Walters 1.44
5 Hal Newhouser 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 8
1 Rip Sewell 8
1 Bucky Walters 8
4 Hank Borowy 7
4 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Javery 53
1 Jack Kramer 53
3 Ken Raffensberger 51
4 Bill Voiselle 49
5 Dizzy Trout 46

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .426
2 Augie Galan .421
3 Buddy Kerr .395
4 Dom Dallessandro .375
5 Nap Reyes .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 10
2 Babe Dahlgren 6
2 Butch Nieman 6
4 Danny Gardella 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 17
2 Augie Galan 15
3 Frank McCormick 14
4 Mark Christman 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
1 Don Gutteridge 4
3 Johnny Barrett 3
3 Jo-Jo White 3
5 12 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 0.33
2 Russ Christopher 0.66
3 Johnny Gorsica 0.69
4 Rip Sewell 0.74
5 Ed Heusser 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Sewell 4
2 Bill Dietrich 3
2 Clem Hausmann 3
2 Tex Hughson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Raffensberger 29
2 Al Javery 20
3 Paul Erickson 18
3 Allie Reynolds 18
3 Rip Sewell 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Berry 3
1 Xavier Rescigno 3
3 Freddy Schmidt 2
4 Ace Adams 1
4 20 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .426
2 Ray Sanders .363
3 Max Marshall .342
4 Bob Finley .340
5 Phil Weintraub .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 11
2 Roy Cullenbine 6
2 Babe Dahlgren 6
2 Bill Nicholson 6
2 Butch Nieman 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dom Dallessandro 24
2 Ed Levy 22
3 Frankie Hayes 21
3 Mel Ott 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Gorsica 0.60
2 Steve Gromek 0.70
3 Rip Sewell 0.81
4 Dizzy Trout 0.85
5 Mike Ryba 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 6
1 Rip Sewell 6
1 Dizzy Trout 6
4 Hal Newhouser 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Raffensberger 37
2 Al Javery 36
3 Dizzy Trout 34
4 Bobo Newsom 31
5 2 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 4
2 Joe Berry 3
2 Lou Polli 3
2 Xavier Rescigno 3
2 Freddy Schmidt 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .356
2 Dixie Walker .354
3 Billy Herman .329
4 Walker Cooper .326
5 Bob Elliott .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 35
2 Bill Nicholson 30
3 Mel Ott 28
4 Vern Stephens 24
5 Charlie Keller 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 130
2 Bill Nicholson 126
3 Nick Etten 102
4 Vern Stephens 100
5 Jim Tabor 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 58
2 Wally Moses 55
3 Thurman Tucker 24
4 Don Gutteridge 20
5 Luke Appling 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.49
2 Max Lanier 1.69
3 Dizzy Trout 2.14
4 Rip Sewell 2.32
5 Jim Tobin 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Sewell 23
2 Dizzy Trout 22
3 Bucky Walters 20
4 Mort Cooper 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 177
2 Al Javery 162
3 Johnny Vander Meer 147
4 Max Lanier 146
5 Hal Newhouser 143

Saves

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