On This Day

Thursday, June 29, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	38	29	.567	--
Yankees	33	29	.532	2.5
Red Sox	35	31	.530	2.5
White Sox	30	29	.508	4.0
Senators	31	34	.477	6.0
Tigers	31	35	.470	6.5
Athletics	30	35	.462	7.0
Indians	30	36	.455	7.5

Games

Red Sox 5, White Sox 4

Yankees 1, Browns 0

Indians 6, Athletics 0

Tigers 4, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	41	19	.683	--
Pirates	32	26	.552	8.0
Reds	33	30	.524	9.5
Giants	32	30	.516	10.0
Dodgers	33	32	.508	10.5
Blue Jays	26	35	.426	15.5
Braves	27	38	.415	16.5
Cubs	21	35	.375	18.0

Games

Giants 1, Pirates 1

Blue Jays 1, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Myril Hoag	3
1	Danny Litwhiler	3
1	Allie Reynolds	3
1	Thurman Tucker	3
1	Rudy York	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Rudy York	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Fox	2
2	Eddie Carnett	1
2	Vince Castino	1
2	Grey Clarke	1
2	15 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Boudreau	1
1	Myril Hoag	1
1	Joe Kuhel	1
1	Wally Moses	1
1	Johnny Rucker	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Newhouser	4.50
2	Early Wynn	0.62
3	Nick Strincevich	0.60
4	Monk Dubiel	0.50
4	2 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Monk Dubiel	1
1	Tex Hughson	1
1	Bill Lee	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	Allie Reynolds	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	9
2	Early Wynn	5
3	Monk Dubiel	4
3	Red Munger	4
3	Allie Reynolds	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Barrett	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.378
2	Stan Musial	.374
3	Phil Weintraub	.335
4	Augie Galan	.332
5	Joe Medwick	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	18
2	Bill Nicholson	14
3	Whitey Kurowski	11
3	Phil Weintraub	11
5	Ron Northey	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Weintraub	49
2	Howie Schultz	47
3	Dixie Walker	46
4	Bill Nicholson	45
4	Vern Stephens	45

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	19
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	16
3	Don Gutteridge	14
4	Connie Ryan	10
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.22
2	Bucky Walters	1.37
3	Dizzy Trout	1.80
4	Hal Newhouser	1.85
5	Hank Borowy	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	12
2	Tex Hughson	11
2	Hal Newhouser	11
4	Hank Borowy	10
4	2 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Javery	74
1	Bill Voiselle	74
3	Max Lanier	68
4	Hal Newhouser	67
4	Ken Raffensberger	67

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	7
1	Joe Berry	7
3	George Caster	6
4	Gordon Maltzberger	5
5	2 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Fox	.412
2	Dick Siebert	.382
3	Roy Hughes	.368
4	Mel Ott	.354
5	2 tied	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	7
2	Tommy Holmes	3
2	Rudy York	3
4	Joe Cronin	2
4	13 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	16
2	Vern Stephens	14
3	Joe Medwick	13
3	Dixie Walker	13
5	Mark Christman	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	4
3	Roy Hughes	3
3	Eddie Miller	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sig Jakucki	0.32
2	Bill Lee	0.38
3	Mort Cooper	0.89
4	Bucky Walters	1.02
5	Al Hollingsworth	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Borowy	3
1	Tex Hughson	3
1	Red Munger	3
4	Don Black	2
4	26 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Munger	20
2	Hal Newhouser	19
3	Bill Voiselle	18
4	Al Javery	17
4	2 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	2
1	Frank Barrett	2
1	Joe Berry	2
1	Gordon Maltzberger	2
1	Mike Ryba	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Weintraub	.389
2	Stan Musial	.384
3	Augie Galan	.367
4	George Kell	.362
5	Dick Siebert	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	11
2	Bill Nicholson	10
3	Phil Weintraub	8
4	Augie Galan	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	27
2	Mark Christman	26
2	Bill Nicholson	26
2	Mel Ott	26
5	Augie Galan	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	8
3	Don Gutteridge	5
3	George Metkovich	5
3	Connie Ryan	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.29
2	Bucky Walters	1.44
3	Sig Jakucki	1.47
4	Bill Lee	1.54
5	Bob Muncrief	1.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	6
1	Bill Voiselle	6
3	Bill Dietrich	5
3	Red Munger	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	36
2	Allie Reynolds	35
3	Hal Newhouser	33
4	Tex Hughson	32
5	Al Javery	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	4
1	Joe Berry	4
1	Gordon Maltzberger	4
4	Xavier Rescigno	3
5	7 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.381
2	Dixie Walker	.354
3	Bob Elliott	.321
4	Frenchy Bordagaray	.311
5	Augie Galan	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	36
2	Rudy York	34
3	Mel Ott	28
4	Ron Northey	22
5	Charlie Keller	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	136
2	Rudy York	123
3	Stan Spence	97
4	Nick Etten	95
5	Vern Stephens	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	60
2	Wally Moses	52
3	Don Gutteridge	22
4	Tony Lupien	21
5	Pete Fox	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.30
2	Dizzy Trout	2.01
3	Max Lanier	2.02
4	Bucky Walters	2.18
5	Red Munger	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	24
2	Dizzy Trout	22
3	Hank Borowy	21
4	Rip Sewell	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	189
2	Al Javery	159
3	Max Lanier	150
4	Hal Newhouser	141
5	Dizzy Trout	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	13
1	Gordon Maltzberger	13
3	Ace Adams	11
4	George Caster	9
5	2 tied	7