On This Day

Wednesday, July 5, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 42 32 .568 --
Red Sox 39 34 .534 2.5
Yankees 35 34 .507 4.5
White Sox 33 33 .500 5.0
Senators 35 37 .486 6.0
Tigers 35 38 .479 6.5
Indians 35 38 .479 6.5
Athletics 32 40 .444 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 48 19 .716 --
Reds 39 31 .557 10.5
Pirates 36 30 .545 11.5
Giants 34 36 .486 15.5
Dodgers 33 39 .458 17.5
Blue Jays 30 38 .441 18.5
Braves 29 43 .403 21.5
Cubs 25 38 .397 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Connie Ryan 4
2 Augie Bergamo 3
2 Frankie Hayes 3
2 Joe Hoover 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Tony Lupien 1
1 Bud Metheny 1
1 Ken O'Dea 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glen Stewart 4
2 Ken O'Dea 3
2 Johnny Peacock 3
4 George Caster 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Masi 1
1 Nap Reyes 1
1 Connie Ryan 1
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 1
1 Thurman Tucker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Munger 0.56
2 Dutch Leonard 0.50
3 Atley Donald 0.42
4 Don Black 0.40
4 Paul Erickson 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Barrett 1
1 George Caster 1
1 Atley Donald 1
1 Ed Heusser 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Atley Donald 5
1 Red Munger 5
3 Paul Erickson 4
4 Russ Christopher 3
4 5 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .372
2 Stan Musial .370
3 Phil Weintraub .337
4 Joe Medwick .323
5 Augie Galan .316

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 18
3 Don Gutteridge 15
4 Wally Moses 12
4 Connie Ryan 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Munger 1.21
2 Bucky Walters 1.35
3 Dizzy Trout 1.65
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 Red Munger 11
5 4 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 George Kell .403
2 Vern Stephens .397
3 Johnny Hopp .382
4 Ron Northey .379
5 Ken O'Dea .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bud Metheny 3
1 Bill Nicholson 3
3 Joe Cronin 2
3 Bobby Doerr 2
3 10 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 14
2 Danny Litwhiler 13
3 Joe Medwick 12
3 Ron Northey 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sig Jakucki 0.32
2 Johnny Niggeling 0.50
3 Steve Roser 0.52
4 Gordon Maltzberger 0.66
5 Frank Barrett 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 3
1 Atley Donald 3
1 Tex Hughson 3
1 Jim Konstanty 3
1 Red Munger 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 20
2 Al Javery 17
3 Red Munger 16
3 Jim Tobin 16
3 2 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 Stan Musial .408
2 Johnny Hopp .403
3 Ron Northey .363
4 Roy Hughes .350
5 Dick Siebert .350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 25
2 Joe Medwick 23
2 Bill Nicholson 23
4 Danny Litwhiler 22
5 Bobby Doerr 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 8
3 Roy Hughes 6
3 Wally Moses 6
3 Connie Ryan 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sig Jakucki 0.24
2 Bucky Walters 1.16
3 Joe Heving 1.23
4 Red Munger 1.30
5 Bob Chipman 1.32

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Hughson 33
2 Max Lanier 32
3 Al Javery 31
3 Rube Melton 31
5 Hal Newhouser 29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .378
2 Dixie Walker .352
3 Bob Elliott .325
4 Bill Nicholson .310
5 Bobby Doerr .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 34
2 Rudy York 32
3 Mel Ott 24
4 Ron Northey 22
5 Charlie Keller 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 129
2 Rudy York 117
3 Stan Musial 94
4 Bob Elliott 93
5 Vern Stephens 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 58
2 Wally Moses 51
3 Don Gutteridge 20
3 Tony Lupien 20
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 1.92
2 Max Lanier 1.94
3 Bucky Walters 2.00
4 Red Munger 2.20
5 Hank Borowy 2.24

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 133

Saves

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