On This Day

Tuesday, June 13, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	29	23	.558	--
Red Sox	26	23	.531	1.5
Tigers	25	25	.500	3.0
Indians	25	26	.490	3.5
White Sox	22	23	.489	3.5
Senators	24	26	.480	4.0
Yankees	22	24	.478	4.0
Athletics	22	25	.468	4.5

Games

Senators 3, Yankees 0

Red Sox 7, Athletics 2

Browns 5, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	33	16	.673	--
Pirates	26	20	.565	5.5
Reds	25	23	.521	7.5
Giants	25	24	.510	8.0
Dodgers	24	26	.480	9.5
Blue Jays	21	27	.438	11.5
Braves	23	30	.434	12.0
Cubs	16	27	.372	14.0

Games

Pirates 3, Reds 2

Dodgers 9, Giants 4

Braves 2, Blue Jays 1

Blue Jays 8, Braves 7

Cardinals 8, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Holmes	6
2	Tony Lupien	5
3	Ray Hamrick	4
3	Danny Litwhiler	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frenchy Bordagaray	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Mike Kreevich	1
1	Joe Medwick	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Partee	4
1	Chet Ross	4
3	Danny Litwhiler	3
3	Dixie Walker	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Holmes	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	George McQuinn	1
1	Connie Ryan	1
1	Howie Schultz	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dutch Leonard	0.62
2	Max Lanier	0.57
3	Joe Bowman	0.50
4	Ken Raffensberger	0.40
5	Rube Fischer	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Al Gerheauser	1
1	Ed Head	1
1	Jack Kramer	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	8
2	Joe Bowman	5
2	Dutch Leonard	5
4	Ken Raffensberger	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	1
1	Red Munger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.413
2	Stan Musial	.373
3	Phil Weintraub	.341
4	Augie Galan	.326
5	Frenchy Bordagaray	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	16
2	Phil Weintraub	10
3	Whitey Kurowski	9
4	Roy Cullenbine	8
4	Ron Northey	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Howie Schultz	44
1	Phil Weintraub	44
3	Stan Spence	34
4	Dixie Walker	33
5	4 tied	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Gutteridge	13
2	George Case	12
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	11
4	Connie Ryan	8
5	4 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.07
2	Bucky Walters	1.40
3	Dizzy Trout	1.54
4	Hal Newhouser	1.58
5	Johnny Gorsica	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	9
2	Tex Hughson	8
2	Jack Kramer	8
2	Hal Newhouser	8
2	2 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	60
2	Jack Kramer	58
2	Ken Raffensberger	58
4	Al Javery	57
5	Bill Voiselle	56

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	6
2	Ace Adams	5
2	Joe Berry	5
4	Ed Klieman	4
5	6 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Weintraub	.431
2	Stan Musial	.390
3	Augie Galan	.381
4	Mickey Owen	.370
5	George Myatt	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	9
2	Phil Weintraub	7
3	Babe Dahlgren	5
3	Augie Galan	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Weintraub	17
2	Mel Ott	15
2	Stan Spence	15
4	Mark Christman	14
4	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Don Gutteridge	4
2	Oris Hockett	4
4	Lou Boudreau	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Russ Christopher	0.00
2	Bob Muncrief	0.43
3	Bob Chipman	0.54
4	Tex Hughson	0.64
5	Freddy Schmidt	0.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	21
2	Joe Page	20
2	Allie Reynolds	20
4	Tex Hughson	18
4	Bill Voiselle	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Xavier Rescigno	3
2	Ace Adams	2
2	Joe Berry	2
2	George Caster	2
2	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.426
2	Stan Musial	.374
3	Phil Weintraub	.350
4	Don Johnson	.342
5	Frenchy Bordagaray	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	13
2	Roy Cullenbine	7
2	Phil Weintraub	7
4	Babe Dahlgren	6
4	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dom Dallessandro	27
1	Dixie Walker	27
3	Phil Weintraub	24
4	Mel Ott	22
5	6 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
1	Don Gutteridge	8
3	Johnny Hopp	6
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rip Sewell	0.81
2	Hal Newhouser	1.04
3	Red Munger	1.09
4	Dizzy Trout	1.13
5	Mike Ryba	1.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	6
1	Rip Sewell	6
3	Bill Dietrich	5
3	Red Munger	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Raffensberger	44
2	Max Lanier	38
3	Joe Page	35
3	Dizzy Trout	35
5	Allie Reynolds	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	4
1	Joe Berry	4
3	George Caster	3
3	Xavier Rescigno	3
3	Freddy Schmidt	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.367
2	Dixie Walker	.356
3	Bob Elliott	.332
4	Walker Cooper	.325
5	Frenchy Bordagaray	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	35
2	Bill Nicholson	31
3	Mel Ott	29
4	Charlie Keller	23
4	Vern Stephens	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	129
2	Bill Nicholson	128
3	Nick Etten	100
4	Stan Spence	95
4	Vern Stephens	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	60
2	Wally Moses	52
3	Thurman Tucker	23
4	Don Gutteridge	22
5	3 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.51
2	Max Lanier	1.80
3	Dizzy Trout	2.11
4	Rip Sewell	2.27
5	Hank Borowy	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	23
2	Dizzy Trout	22
3	Bucky Walters	21
4	Mort Cooper	19
4	Max Lanier	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	183
2	Al Javery	165
3	Max Lanier	147
4	Johnny Vander Meer	146
5	Dizzy Trout	144

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	13
2	George Caster	12
2	Joe Heving	12
4	Ace Adams	10
5	Mace Brown	9