On This Day

Friday, June 30, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	39	29	.574	--
Red Sox	36	31	.537	2.5
Yankees	33	30	.524	3.5
White Sox	30	30	.500	5.0
Senators	32	34	.485	6.0
Tigers	31	36	.463	7.5
Indians	31	36	.463	7.5
Athletics	30	36	.455	8.0

Games

Browns 3, Yankees 0

Indians 5, Athletics 4

Red Sox 11, White Sox 0

Senators 4, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	42	19	.689	--
Pirates	33	27	.550	8.5
Reds	34	30	.531	9.5
Giants	33	31	.516	10.5
Dodgers	33	33	.500	11.5
Blue Jays	26	36	.419	16.5
Braves	27	39	.409	17.5
Cubs	22	35	.386	18.0

Games

Cubs 2, Dodgers 0

Giants 7, Pirates 5

Pirates 9, Giants 8

Cardinals 8, Blue Jays 4

Reds 3, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Medwick	7
2	Bob Elliott	5
2	George Hausmann	5
2	Johnny Rucker	5
5	2 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Joe Medwick	1
1	Andy Pafko	1
1	Vern Stephens	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	5
2	Bob Elliott	4
3	Babe Dahlgren	3
3	Billy Jurges	3
5	18 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	1
1	Bobby Estalella	1
1	Oris Hockett	1
1	Roy Hughes	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Smith	0.56
2	Joe Page	0.50
3	Ed Head	0.44
4	Milo Candini	0.38
5	Fritz Ostermueller	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ace Adams	1
1	Milo Candini	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Cookie Cuccurullo	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fritz Ostermueller	5
1	Al Smith	5
3	Ed Head	4
4	Milo Candini	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Blix Donnelly	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.379
2	Dixie Walker	.378
3	Joe Medwick	.337
4	Phil Weintraub	.335
5	Augie Galan	.333

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
2	Vern Stephens	47
4	Dixie Walker	46
5	Bill Nicholson	45

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	20
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	1.35
3	Dizzy Trout	1.80
4	Hal Newhouser	1.85
5	Hank Borowy	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	13
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	Dick Siebert	.412
2	Pete Fox	.393
3	Johnny Hopp	.389
4	Roy Hughes	.377
5	George Kell	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	7
2	Joe Cronin	3
2	Tommy Holmes	3
2	Vern Stephens	3
2	Rudy York	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	17
2	Bill Nicholson	16
2	Vern Stephens	16
4	Ron Northey	13
4	Dixie Walker	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sig Jakucki	0.32
2	Bill Lee	0.38
3	Red Barrett	0.53
4	Al Hollingsworth	0.70
5	Yank Terry	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Borowy	3
1	Milo Candini	3
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Al Hollingsworth	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Munger	20
2	Hal Newhouser	19
3	Bobo Newsom	18
3	Bill Voiselle	18
5	2 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	Stan Musial	.393
2	Phil Weintraub	.385
3	George Kell	.369
4	Augie Galan	.368
5	Bobby Estalella	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	9
2	Mel Ott	8
2	Phil Weintraub	8
4	Augie Galan	5
4	Ron Northey	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mark Christman	26
2	Bill Nicholson	25
2	Dixie Walker	25
4	Vern Stephens	23
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	7
3	Don Gutteridge	5
3	Oris Hockett	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Lee	1.14
2	Red Munger	1.29
3	Bucky Walters	1.37
4	Sig Jakucki	1.47
5	Bob Muncrief	1.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	6
1	Bill Voiselle	6
3	Mort Cooper	5
3	Al Hollingsworth	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	36
2	Tex Hughson	32
3	Al Javery	30
4	Max Lanier	29
5	2 tied	28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.382
2	Dixie Walker	.350
3	Bob Elliott	.324
4	Bill Nicholson	.309
5	Eric Tipton	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	35
2	Rudy York	34
3	Mel Ott	28
4	Ron Northey	22
5	2 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	134
2	Rudy York	123
3	Stan Spence	97
4	Vern Stephens	96
5	Nick Etten	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	61
2	Wally Moses	51
3	Don Gutteridge	22
4	Tony Lupien	20
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	2.14
5	Red Munger	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	25
2	Dizzy Trout	22
3	Hank Borowy	21
4	Mort Cooper	20
4	Rip Sewell	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	189
2	Al Javery	158
3	Max Lanier	150
4	Dizzy Trout	137
5	Hal Newhouser	136

Saves

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