On This Day

Sunday, July 2, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	40	31	.563	--
Red Sox	38	32	.543	1.5
Yankees	34	32	.515	3.5
White Sox	32	31	.508	4.0
Senators	33	36	.478	6.0
Tigers	33	37	.471	6.5
Indians	33	37	.471	6.5
Athletics	31	38	.449	8.0

Games

Red Sox 1, Browns 0

Red Sox 4, Browns 3

White Sox 7, Yankees 3

Tigers 8, Athletics 0

Athletics 2, Tigers 0

Indians 4, Senators 3

Indians 6, Senators 3

Yankees 7, White Sox 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	45	19	.703	--
Pirates	35	28	.556	9.5
Reds	36	31	.537	10.5
Giants	34	33	.507	12.5
Dodgers	33	36	.478	14.5
Blue Jays	28	37	.431	17.5
Braves	28	41	.406	19.5
Cubs	23	37	.383	20.0

Games

Cubs 8, Blue Jays 1

Reds 4, Giants 1

Giants 7, Reds 0

Cardinals 2, Dodgers 1

Cardinals 4, Dodgers 2

Blue Jays 4, Cubs 2

Braves 4, Pirates 1

Pirates 7, Braves 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ken Keltner	7
2	Mike Kreevich	5
3	Myril Hoag	4
3	Tommy Holmes	4
3	11 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Nick Etten	1
1	Ford Garrison	1
1	Ken Keltner	1
1	Bud Metheny	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Thurman Tucker	4
2	Grey Clarke	3
2	Nick Etten	3
2	Johnny Hopp	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Carnett	1
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	Mike Guerra	1
1	Pinky Higgins	1
1	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tex Hughson	1.17
2	Johnny Allen	1.00
3	Bob Chipman	0.86
3	Jesse Flores	0.86
5	2 tied	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Nate Andrews	1
1	Frank Barrett	1
1	Bob Chipman	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	9
2	Tex Hughson	7
2	Rube Melton	7
4	Bob Chipman	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.380
2	Stan Musial	.368
3	Phil Weintraub	.335
4	Joe Medwick	.332
5	Augie Galan	.324

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	Bill Nicholson	48
2	Howie Schultz	48
4	Vern Stephens	47
4	Dixie Walker	47

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	20
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	17
3	Don Gutteridge	14
4	Connie Ryan	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.22
2	Bucky Walters	1.35
3	Dizzy Trout	1.69
4	Hank Borowy	1.83
5	Hal Newhouser	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	13
2	Tex Hughson	12
3	Hal Newhouser	11
4	Hank Borowy	10
4	3 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Javery	79
2	Max Lanier	77
3	Bill Voiselle	76
4	Ken Raffensberger	71
5	Hal Newhouser	67

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Siebert	.463
2	Johnny Hopp	.400
3	Ron Northey	.389
4	George Kell	.377
5	Pete Fox	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	6
2	Joe Cronin	3
2	Bud Metheny	3
2	Vern Stephens	3
2	Rudy York	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	18
2	Vern Stephens	16
3	Bill Nicholson	15
3	Ron Northey	15
5	Al Rubeling	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roy Hughes	5
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5
3	George Case	4
3	Wally Moses	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Lee	0.00
2	Sig Jakucki	0.47
3	Al Hollingsworth	0.70
4	Ed Heusser	0.96
5	Bucky Walters	1.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Al Hollingsworth	3
1	Tex Hughson	3
1	Jim Konstanty	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hank Wyse	21
2	Hal Newhouser	19
3	Bill Dietrich	18
4	Tex Hughson	17
4	2 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Barrett	2
1	Joe Heving	2
1	Gordon Maltzberger	2
1	Mike Ryba	2
5	12 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Weintraub	.397
2	Stan Musial	.376
3	Ron Northey	.365
4	George Kell	.360
5	Pete Fox	.349

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	Bill Nicholson	26
3	Dixie Walker	25
4	Joe Medwick	22
4	Mel Ott	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	8
3	Oris Hockett	6
3	Roy Hughes	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sig Jakucki	1.03
2	Bill Lee	1.15
3	Al Jurisich	1.23
4	Red Munger	1.29
5	Bob Chipman	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	7
2	Mort Cooper	5
2	Bill Voiselle	5
2	Bucky Walters	5
5	11 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	39
2	Rube Melton	35
3	Bill Voiselle	33
4	Al Javery	32
4	Max Lanier	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.376
2	Dixie Walker	.352
3	Bob Elliott	.326
4	Bill Nicholson	.307
5	Augie Galan	.305

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	35
2	Rudy York	34
3	Mel Ott	27
4	Ron Northey	22
5	2 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	135
2	Rudy York	122
3	Stan Spence	97
4	Nick Etten	95
5	2 tied	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	60
2	Wally Moses	51
3	Don Gutteridge	21
3	Tony Lupien	21
5	Thurman Tucker	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.30
2	Max Lanier	1.95
3	Dizzy Trout	1.95
4	Bucky Walters	2.01
5	Nate Andrews	2.27

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	184
2	Al Javery	163
3	Max Lanier	159
4	Hal Newhouser	136
5	Dizzy Trout	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	14
2	Joe Heving	13
3	Ace Adams	11
4	George Caster	9
5	2 tied	7