On This Day

Tuesday, July 4, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	41	32	.562	--
Red Sox	39	33	.542	1.5
White Sox	33	32	.508	4.0
Yankees	34	34	.500	4.5
Indians	35	37	.486	5.5
Senators	34	37	.479	6.0
Tigers	34	38	.472	6.5
Athletics	32	39	.451	8.0

Games

Indians 3, Yankees 1

Indians 7, Yankees 2

Browns 4, Athletics 0

Athletics 8, Browns 3

Senators 2, White Sox 0

Tigers 4, Red Sox 3

Red Sox 7, Tigers 4

White Sox 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	47	19	.712	--
Pirates	36	29	.554	10.5
Reds	38	31	.551	10.5
Giants	34	35	.493	14.5
Dodgers	33	38	.465	16.5
Blue Jays	29	38	.433	18.5
Cubs	25	37	.403	20.0
Braves	28	43	.394	21.5

Games

Cubs 7, Braves 1

Reds 6, Dodgers 2

Reds 2, Dodgers 1

Blue Jays 3, Pirates 2

Pirates 4, Blue Jays 0

Cardinals 6, Giants 2

Cardinals 9, Giants 1

Cubs 4, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ed Busch	5
1	Dom Dallessandro	5
3	Jim Bucher	4
3	Bobby Doerr	4
3	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mark Christman	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Nick Etten	1
1	Al Gerheauser	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	6
2	Lou Boudreau	4
2	Dom Dallessandro	4
2	Danny Litwhiler	4
2	Gee Walker	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	2
2	Johnny Barrett	1
2	Don Gutteridge	1
2	Ray Hamrick	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Lopat	0.75
2	Bill Fleming	0.50
2	Les Webber	0.50
4	Early Wynn	0.45
5	2 tied	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Arnold Carter	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	6
2	Ben Cardoni	5
2	Gordon Maltzberger	5
2	Early Wynn	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	1
1	Charley Schanz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.374
2	Stan Musial	.368
3	Phil Weintraub	.338
4	Joe Medwick	.324
5	Johnny Hopp	.323

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	Vern Stephens	49
1	Dixie Walker	49
1	Phil Weintraub	49
4	Bill Nicholson	48
4	Howie Schultz	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	20
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	17
3	Don Gutteridge	15
4	Wally Moses	12
5	Connie Ryan	11

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	Johnny Niggeling	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	13
2	Tex Hughson	12
2	Hal Newhouser	12
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	Hal Newhouser	73
5	Ken Raffensberger	71

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Siebert	.471
2	Vern Stephens	.426
3	George Kell	.387
4	Roy Hughes	.383
5	Johnny Hopp	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	4
2	Joe Cronin	3
2	Bud Metheny	3
2	Vern Stephens	3
5	12 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	18
2	Dixie Walker	14
3	Danny Litwhiler	13
3	Joe Medwick	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	6
2	Roy Hughes	5
3	George Case	4
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	4
5	Eddie Miller	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sig Jakucki	0.32
2	Steve Roser	0.52
3	Frank Barrett	0.75
4	Ed Heusser	0.96
5	Monk Dubiel	1.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	20
2	Tex Hughson	17
2	Al Javery	17
4	Bobo Newsom	16
4	3 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	3
2	Frank Barrett	2
2	Gordon Maltzberger	2
4	Boom-Boom Beck	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.420
2	Stan Musial	.380
3	George Kell	.360
4	Roy Hughes	.352
5	Pete Fox	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	8
1	Phil Weintraub	8
3	Mel Ott	6
4	Bobby Doerr	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dixie Walker	27
2	Bill Nicholson	26
3	Mark Christman	22
3	Danny Litwhiler	22
3	Joe Medwick	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	8
3	Wally Moses	7
4	Roy Hughes	6
4	George Metkovich	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sig Jakucki	0.82
2	Bucky Walters	1.16
3	Bob Chipman	1.16
4	Red Munger	1.29
5	Max Butcher	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	6
2	Mort Cooper	5
2	Gordon Maltzberger	5
2	Allie Reynolds	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	33
1	Bill Voiselle	33
3	Max Lanier	32
3	Rube Melton	32
5	Al Javery	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.378
2	Dixie Walker	.352
3	Bob Elliott	.327
4	Bill Nicholson	.312
5	Bobby Doerr	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	35
2	Rudy York	33
3	Mel Ott	25
4	Ron Northey	22
5	2 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	132
2	Rudy York	119
3	Vern Stephens	95
4	Stan Musial	94
5	3 tied	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	58
2	Wally Moses	51
3	Don Gutteridge	20
3	Tony Lupien	20
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	1.94
2	Dizzy Trout	1.95
3	Bucky Walters	2.00
4	Hank Borowy	2.24
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	186
2	Al Javery	163
3	Max Lanier	157
4	Hal Newhouser	138
5	Dizzy Trout	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	14
1	Gordon Maltzberger	14
3	Ace Adams	10
4	George Caster	8
5	2 tied	7