On This Day

Saturday, July 1, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	40	29	.580	--
Red Sox	36	32	.529	3.5
Yankees	33	31	.516	4.5
White Sox	31	30	.508	5.0
Senators	33	34	.493	6.0
Tigers	32	36	.471	7.5
Indians	31	37	.456	8.5
Athletics	30	37	.448	9.0

Games

Browns 9, Red Sox 1

White Sox 3, Yankees 2

Tigers 9, Athletics 4

Senators 4, Indians 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	43	19	.694	--
Pirates	34	27	.557	8.5
Reds	35	30	.538	9.5
Giants	33	32	.508	11.5
Dodgers	33	34	.493	12.5
Blue Jays	27	36	.429	16.5
Braves	27	40	.403	18.5
Cubs	22	36	.379	19.0

Games

Blue Jays 4, Cubs 2

Reds 5, Giants 0

Cardinals 8, Dodgers 3

Pirates 5, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rick Ferrell	3
1	Pinky Higgins	3
1	Ken O'Dea	3
1	Al Rubeling	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Cullenbine	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gene Moore	3
1	Al Rubeling	3
3	Boom-Boom Beck	2
3	George Case	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Coscarart	2
2	Paul Richards	1
2	Al Rubeling	1
2	Jim Russell	1
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Stubby Overmire	0.50
1	Jim Tobin	0.50
3	Ed Heusser	0.43
4	Dick Barrett	0.30
5	Nels Potter	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Barrett	1
1	Joe Haynes	1
1	Ed Heusser	1
1	Al Jurisich	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Tobin	6
2	Stubby Overmire	5
3	Dick Barrett	3
3	Harry Brecheen	3
3	Ed Heusser	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Boom-Boom Beck	1
1	Gordon Maltzberger	1
1	Freddy Schmidt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.379
2	Stan Musial	.378
3	Joe Medwick	.340
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	48
3	Vern Stephens	47
3	Dixie Walker	47
5	2 tied	45

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	20
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	17
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	Hank Borowy	1.83
5	Hal Newhouser	1.85

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
3	Gordon Maltzberger	6
5	3 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Siebert	.438
2	Johnny Hopp	.390
3	Pete Fox	.383
4	Joe Medwick	.369
5	Stan Musial	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	6
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	Vern Stephens	16
3	Bill Nicholson	14
4	Ron Northey	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5
3	Roy Hughes	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	Ed Heusser	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Al Hollingsworth	3
1	Red Munger	3
1	Bucky Walters	3
5	24 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Munger	20
2	Hal Newhouser	19
3	Bill Voiselle	18
4	Al Javery	17
4	Hank Wyse	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	.396
2	Phil Weintraub	.371
3	Augie Galan	.366
4	George Kell	.364
5	Joe Medwick	.351

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mark Christman	27
2	Dixie Walker	25
3	Bill Nicholson	24
4	Mel Ott	22
4	Vern Stephens	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	8
3	Don Gutteridge	5
3	Oris Hockett	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sig Jakucki	1.03
2	Bill Lee	1.14
3	Al Jurisich	1.23
4	Red Munger	1.29
5	Bucky Walters	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	6
1	Bill Voiselle	6
3	Mort Cooper	5
3	Red Munger	5
3	Bucky Walters	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	36
2	Tex Hughson	32
3	Al Javery	30
4	Rube Melton	28
4	Allie Reynolds	28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.382
2	Dixie Walker	.351
3	Bob Elliott	.324
4	Augie Galan	.310
5	Bobby Doerr	.309

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	132
2	Rudy York	123
3	Stan Spence	97
4	Vern Stephens	96
5	2 tied	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	61
2	Wally Moses	50
3	Don Gutteridge	22
4	Tony Lupien	20
5	3 tied	18

ERA

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

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	25
2	Hank Borowy	21
2	Dizzy Trout	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	Hal Newhouser	136
5	Dizzy Trout	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	14
2	Joe Heving	12
3	Ace Adams	11
4	George Caster	9
5	2 tied	7