On This Day

Thursday, June 22, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	34	27	.557	--
Red Sox	32	29	.525	2.0
White Sox	27	26	.509	3.0
Tigers	30	30	.500	3.5
Yankees	28	29	.491	4.0
Athletics	29	31	.483	4.5
Senators	28	32	.467	5.5
Indians	28	32	.467	5.5

Games

Yankees 4, Senators 0

Red Sox 5, Athletics 4

Athletics 3, Red Sox 2

White Sox 10, Browns 3

Tigers 4, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	39	17	.696	--
Pirates	31	24	.564	7.5
Giants	31	27	.534	9.0
Reds	29	28	.509	10.5
Dodgers	29	30	.492	11.5
Blue Jays	24	31	.436	14.5
Braves	25	35	.417	16.0
Cubs	17	33	.340	19.0

Games

Dodgers 10, Giants 3

Blue Jays 1, Braves 0

Pirates 9, Reds 4

Pirates 7, Reds 4

Braves 7, Blue Jays 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Fox	5
2	George Kell	4
2	Eddie Miller	4
2	Ron Northey	4
5	16 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Tommy Holmes	1
1	Ken Keltner	1
1	Max Marshall	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rubeling	5
2	Augie Galan	3
2	Ralph Hodgin	3
2	Ken Keltner	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Miller	2
2	Eddie Mayo	1
2	Butch Nieman	1
2	Joe Rullo	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Zuber	1.00
2	Russ Christopher	0.67
3	Bill Lee	0.60
4	Jim Tobin	0.50
5	2 tied	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Rufe Gentry	1
1	Mike Ryba	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Zuber	7
2	Al Javery	6
3	Russ Christopher	4
3	Bill Dietrich	4
3	Pinky Woods	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Barrett	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.385
2	Stan Musial	.366
3	Phil Weintraub	.346
4	Augie Galan	.330
5	Joe Medwick	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	18
2	Whitey Kurowski	11
2	Bill Nicholson	11
2	Phil Weintraub	11
5	Ron Northey	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Weintraub	48
2	Howie Schultz	46
3	Mel Ott	40
4	Whitey Kurowski	39
4	Dixie Walker	39

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	17
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	15
3	Don Gutteridge	14
4	Tony Lupien	9
4	Connie Ryan	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	1.32
2	Red Munger	1.38
3	Dizzy Trout	1.65
4	Hal Newhouser	1.71
5	Hank Borowy	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	11
2	Hal Newhouser	10
3	Hank Borowy	9
3	Tex Hughson	9
3	3 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Javery	68
2	Bill Voiselle	63
3	Max Lanier	62
3	Ken Raffensberger	62
5	Bobo Newsom	61

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	7
1	Joe Berry	7
3	George Caster	6
4	Joe Heving	4
4	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Weintraub	.483
2	Stan Musial	.431
3	Johnny Lindell	.397
4	Ron Northey	.388
4	Mel Ott	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	5
1	Phil Weintraub	5
3	Mel Ott	4
4	Frenchy Bordagaray	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Litwhiler	14
1	Joe Medwick	14
1	Dixie Walker	14
1	Phil Weintraub	14
5	4 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5
3	Pete Fox	4
3	George Metkovich	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Luke Hamlin	0.46
2	Bucky Walters	0.93
3	Bob Chipman	0.95
4	Ray Starr	1.00
5	Bob Muncrief	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Voiselle	4
2	Milo Candini	3
2	Ed Head	3
2	Red Munger	3
2	Bucky Walters	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	17
1	Allie Reynolds	17
3	Bobo Newsom	16
4	Hank Borowy	15
4	3 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	3
1	Joe Berry	3
3	Joe Heving	2
3	Gordon Maltzberger	2
5	15 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Augie Galan	.373
2	Stan Musial	.371
3	Phil Weintraub	.354
4	Whitey Kurowski	.352
5	Dixie Walker	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	14
2	Bill Nicholson	9
3	Phil Weintraub	8
4	Whitey Kurowski	7
4	Butch Nieman	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	29
2	Mark Christman	26
2	Dixie Walker	26
4	Augie Galan	24
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Don Gutteridge	7
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	7
4	George Metkovich	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Chipman	1.21
2	Bob Muncrief	1.42
3	Hal Newhouser	1.50
4	Dizzy Trout	1.59
5	Mike Ryba	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Voiselle	6
2	Bill Dietrich	5
2	Tex Hughson	5
2	Bob Muncrief	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Raffensberger	40
2	Al Javery	35
2	Allie Reynolds	35
4	Bill Voiselle	32
5	Rube Melton	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Berry	6
2	Ace Adams	4
3	Joe Heving	3
3	Gordon Maltzberger	3
3	Xavier Rescigno	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.373
2	Dixie Walker	.346
3	Bob Elliott	.327
4	Frenchy Bordagaray	.315
5	Bill Nicholson	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	36
2	Bill Nicholson	33
3	Mel Ott	29
4	Vern Stephens	22
5	3 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	133
2	Rudy York	129
3	Nick Etten	96
3	Stan Spence	96
5	Vern Stephens	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	61
2	Wally Moses	50
3	Don Gutteridge	23
4	Tony Lupien	21
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.62
2	Max Lanier	1.80
3	Dizzy Trout	2.01
4	Hi Bithorn	2.26
5	Hank Borowy	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	23
1	Bucky Walters	23
3	Rip Sewell	22
4	Hank Borowy	20
5	6 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	189
2	Al Javery	168
3	Max Lanier	144
3	Dizzy Trout	144
5	Hal Newhouser	139

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	13
1	Gordon Maltzberger	13
3	Ace Adams	11
4	George Caster	10
5	Mace Brown	8