On This Day

Friday, July 7, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	43	33	.566	--
Red Sox	40	35	.533	2.5
Yankees	37	34	.521	3.5
Senators	37	37	.500	5.0
White Sox	33	35	.485	6.0
Indians	36	39	.480	6.5
Tigers	35	40	.467	7.5
Athletics	33	41	.446	9.0

Games

Indians 8, Red Sox 5

Yankees 3, Tigers 1

Athletics 4, White Sox 3

Senators 7, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	48	21	.696	--
Pirates	38	30	.559	9.5
Reds	40	32	.556	9.5
Giants	36	37	.493	14.0
Dodgers	33	41	.446	17.5
Blue Jays	31	39	.443	17.5
Cubs	27	39	.409	19.5
Braves	30	44	.405	20.5

Games

Cubs 3, Giants 2

Giants 6, Cubs 2

Blue Jays 3, Reds 2

Pirates 13, Dodgers 2

Braves 10, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mel Ott	7
2	Joe Medwick	5
3	Hal Luby	4
3	Stan Spence	4
3	Whitey Wietelmann	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dom Dallessandro	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	Ken Keltner	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vince DiMaggio	5
2	Stan Spence	4
3	Dom Dallessandro	3
3	Bobby Doerr	3
3	Bob Elliott	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	Joe Kuhel	1
1	Stan Musial	1
1	Mickey Rocco	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hank Wyse	0.50
2	Steve Gromek	0.43
3	Fritz Ostermueller	0.30
4	Johnny Allen	0.29
4	Charley Schanz	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nate Andrews	1
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Milo Candini	1
1	Lum Harris	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Barrett	7
2	Charley Schanz	4
2	Hank Wyse	4
4	Nate Andrews	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Javery	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.374
2	Dixie Walker	.363
3	Phil Weintraub	.340
4	Joe Medwick	.331
5	Eric Tipton	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	19
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	52
2	Bill Nicholson	50
3	Dixie Walker	49
3	Phil Weintraub	49
5	3 tied	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	20
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	20
3	Don Gutteridge	16
4	Connie Ryan	13
5	Wally Moses	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.34
2	Bucky Walters	1.51
3	Dizzy Trout	1.65
4	Hank Borowy	1.70
5	Johnny Niggeling	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	14
2	Tex Hughson	13
3	Hal Newhouser	12
4	Hank Borowy	11
4	2 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Javery	80
2	Max Lanier	78
3	Bill Voiselle	77
4	Ken Raffensberger	74
5	Hal Newhouser	73

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	Bobby Doerr	.420
2	Stan Musial	.400
3	Ken Keltner	.397
4	Jim Russell	.393
5	Stan Spence	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	3
1	Bob Johnson	3
1	Bill Nicholson	3
4	Joe Cronin	2
4	8 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	18
2	Vern Stephens	15
3	Phil Cavarretta	12
3	Dom Dallessandro	12
3	3 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sig Jakucki	0.32
2	Ed Heusser	0.47
2	Jim Konstanty	0.47
4	Johnny Niggeling	0.50
5	Joe Heving	0.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	4
2	Nate Andrews	3
2	Bob Chipman	3
2	Mort Cooper	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	20
1	Hank Wyse	20
3	Hal Newhouser	17
4	Max Lanier	16
5	Jim Tobin	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	2
1	Gordon Maltzberger	2
3	Frank Barrett	1
3	Boom-Boom Beck	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.414
2	Mel Ott	.387
3	Johnny Hopp	.384
4	Bobby Doerr	.373
5	Ron Northey	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	8
2	Mel Ott	7
3	Bobby Doerr	6
3	Phil Weintraub	6
5	Bob Johnson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	29
2	Joe Medwick	25
2	Bill Nicholson	25
2	Dixie Walker	25
5	Danny Litwhiler	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	10
3	Connie Ryan	7
4	Roy Hughes	6
4	Wally Moses	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sig Jakucki	0.24
2	Joe Heving	1.06
3	Tiny Bonham	1.35
4	Max Butcher	1.37
5	Johnny Niggeling	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	7
2	Bill Voiselle	6
2	Bucky Walters	6
4	Milo Candini	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	39
2	Max Lanier	33
3	Al Javery	32
4	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	4 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.377
2	Dixie Walker	.345
3	Bob Elliott	.328
4	Bobby Doerr	.315
5	Bill Nicholson	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	34
2	Rudy York	32
3	Mel Ott	25
4	Ron Northey	22
5	2 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	130
2	Rudy York	117
3	Bob Elliott	96
4	Stan Spence	95
4	Vern Stephens	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	57
2	Wally Moses	50
3	Don Gutteridge	21
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	21
5	Tony Lupien	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	1.92
2	Max Lanier	1.97
3	Bucky Walters	1.99
4	Hank Borowy	2.16
5	Bill Voiselle	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	26
2	Hank Borowy	22
2	Dizzy Trout	22
4	Mort Cooper	20
4	Rip Sewell	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	186
2	Al Javery	160
3	Max Lanier	158
4	Dizzy Trout	133
5	Hal Newhouser	130

Saves

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