On This Day

Thursday, June 15, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 30 23 .566 --
Red Sox 29 23 .558 0.5
Tigers 27 26 .509 3.0
Indians 26 28 .481 4.5
Senators 25 27 .481 4.5
Yankees 23 25 .479 4.5
White Sox 22 24 .478 4.5
Athletics 22 28 .440 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 34 16 .680 --
Pirates 27 21 .563 6.0
Giants 26 24 .520 8.0
Reds 26 24 .520 8.0
Dodgers 24 27 .471 10.5
Blue Jays 22 27 .449 11.5
Braves 23 31 .426 13.0
Cubs 16 28 .364 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Augie Galan 3
1 Chuck Hostetler 3
1 Johnny Lindell 3
1 Eddie Mayo 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Augie Galan 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Mel Ott 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Skeeter Newsome 3
1 Mel Ott 3
3 Augie Galan 2
3 Tommy Holmes 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Bucher 1
1 George Case 1
1 Tony Lupien 1
1 Woody Williams 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Feldman 0.75
2 Tex Hughson 0.67
3 Mickey Haefner 0.62
4 Allie Reynolds 0.36
5 Max Butcher 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Butcher 1
1 Harry Feldman 1
1 Mickey Haefner 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Feldman 6
2 Mickey Haefner 5
2 Allie Reynolds 5
4 Tex Hughson 4
5 Dizzy Trout 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .405
2 Stan Musial .381
3 Phil Weintraub .344
4 Augie Galan .335
5 Joe Medwick .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 17
2 Phil Weintraub 10
3 Whitey Kurowski 9
4 Roy Cullenbine 8
4 Ron Northey 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Weintraub 46
2 Howie Schultz 44
3 Whitey Kurowski 34
3 Stan Spence 34
5 3 tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
1 Don Gutteridge 13
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 12
4 Tony Lupien 8
4 Connie Ryan 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Munger 1.07
2 Bucky Walters 1.43
3 Dizzy Trout 1.61
4 Hal Newhouser 1.75
5 Johnny Gorsica 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 10
2 Tex Hughson 9
2 Hal Newhouser 9
4 Jack Kramer 8
4 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Lanier 60
1 Ken Raffensberger 60
3 Jack Kramer 58
4 Al Javery 57
5 2 tied 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 Stan Musial .429
2 Phil Weintraub .422
3 Augie Galan .407
4 Bill Nicholson .354
5 Ron Northey .340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Weintraub 18
2 Mark Christman 14
2 Stan Spence 14
4 Mel Ott 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Muncrief 0.43
2 Stubby Overmire 0.64
3 Tex Hughson 0.73
4 Red Munger 0.86
5 Bob Chipman 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 4
1 Bill Voiselle 4
3 Clem Hausmann 3
4 Mort Cooper 2
4 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Hughson 22
1 Joe Page 22
3 Ken Raffensberger 19
4 Allie Reynolds 18
4 Bill Voiselle 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Xavier Rescigno 3
2 Joe Berry 2
2 Gordon Maltzberger 2
2 Red Munger 2
5 15 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .406
2 Dixie Walker .398
3 Bobby Doerr .397
4 Augie Galan .360
5 Don Johnson .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 14
2 Phil Weintraub 7
3 Roy Cullenbine 6
3 Babe Dahlgren 6
3 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 25
2 Dom Dallessandro 24
2 Phil Weintraub 24
4 Dixie Walker 23
5 4 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 9
2 Don Gutteridge 8
3 Johnny Hopp 6
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 6
5 Connie Ryan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rip Sewell 0.99
2 Clem Hausmann 1.21
3 Red Munger 1.34
4 Dizzy Trout 1.34
5 Mike Ryba 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 7
2 Bill Dietrich 5
2 Hal Newhouser 5
2 Rip Sewell 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Raffensberger 42
2 Max Lanier 38
3 Joe Page 37
4 Allie Reynolds 33
4 Dizzy Trout 33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .372
2 Dixie Walker .357
3 Bob Elliott .333
4 Walker Cooper .329
5 Frenchy Bordagaray .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 35
2 Bill Nicholson 31
3 Mel Ott 29
4 Charlie Keller 23
5 Vern Stephens 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 129
1 Rudy York 129
3 Nick Etten 98
4 Bob Elliott 93
4 2 others tied 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 61
2 Wally Moses 52
3 Thurman Tucker 23
4 Don Gutteridge 22
5 2 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.54
2 Max Lanier 1.80
3 Dizzy Trout 2.11
4 Rip Sewell 2.28
5 Hank Borowy 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Sewell 22
1 Dizzy Trout 22
1 Bucky Walters 22
4 Max Lanier 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 188
2 Al Javery 162
3 Max Lanier 147
3 Dizzy Trout 147
5 Johnny Vander Meer 146

Saves

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