On This Day

Saturday, July 8, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	44	33	.571	--
Red Sox	41	35	.539	2.5
Yankees	37	35	.514	4.5
Senators	37	38	.493	6.0
White Sox	33	36	.478	7.0
Tigers	36	40	.474	7.5
Indians	36	40	.474	7.5
Athletics	34	41	.453	9.0

Games

Red Sox 11, Indians 7

Tigers 6, Yankees 2

Athletics 3, White Sox 1

Browns 5, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	49	21	.700	--
Pirates	39	30	.565	9.5
Reds	40	33	.548	10.5
Giants	37	37	.500	14.0
Blue Jays	32	39	.451	17.5
Dodgers	33	42	.440	18.5
Cubs	27	40	.403	20.5
Braves	30	45	.400	21.5

Games

Giants 6, Cubs 3

Blue Jays 3, Reds 2

Pirates 8, Dodgers 5

Cardinals 4, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Fox	4
2	Lou Boudreau	3
2	Milt Byrnes	3
2	Walker Cooper	3
2	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Boudreau	2
2	Bobby Doerr	1
2	Ken Keltner	1
2	Bill Nicholson	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Boudreau	4
1	Bobby Doerr	4
3	Pete Fox	3
3	Mel Ott	3
3	Ray Sanders	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rick Ferrell	1
1	George Myatt	1
1	Butch Nieman	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Niggeling	0.71
2	Hal Newhouser	0.67
3	Ted Wilks	0.56
4	Bobo Newsom	0.50
5	Bill Zuber	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Feldman	1
1	Sig Jakucki	1
1	Bill Lee	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Niggeling	10
2	Bill Zuber	6
3	Ted Wilks	5
4	Sig Jakucki	4
4	Hal Newhouser	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	1
1	Tex Hughson	1
1	Andy Karl	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.368
2	Dixie Walker	.359
3	Phil Weintraub	.343
4	Joe Medwick	.336
5	Augie Galan	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	20
2	Bill Nicholson	15
3	Whitey Kurowski	11
3	Phil Weintraub	11
5	2 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	52
1	Vern Stephens	52
3	Bill Nicholson	51
4	Mel Ott	50
4	Dixie Walker	50

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	1.84

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	8
2	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	.431
2	Ken Keltner	.421
3	Stan Musial	.414
4	Mel Ott	.371
5	Joe Medwick	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	4
1	Bill Nicholson	4
3	Bob Johnson	3
3	Ken Keltner	3
5	11 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	22
2	Bob Elliott	14
3	Bill Nicholson	13
4	Lou Boudreau	12
4	5 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Konstanty	0.35
2	Ed Heusser	0.47
3	Joe Heving	0.54
4	Gordon Maltzberger	0.60
5	Tommy de la Cruz	0.71

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	22
1	Johnny Niggeling	22
3	Hal Newhouser	21
4	Jim Tobin	15
5	4 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	2
1	Gordon Maltzberger	2
3	Ace Adams	1
3	Frank Barrett	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.400
2	Johnny Hopp	.382
3	Mel Ott	.378
4	Bobby Doerr	.373
5	Pete Fox	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	9
2	Bobby Doerr	7
3	Mel Ott	6
4	Bob Johnson	5
4	Phil Weintraub	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	32
2	Joe Medwick	26
2	Bill Nicholson	26
4	Dixie Walker	25
5	Bob Elliott	24

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	0.59
2	Joe Heving	1.06
3	Tiny Bonham	1.35
4	Max Butcher	1.37
5	Hank Borowy	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	6
1	Bill Voiselle	6
1	Bucky Walters	6
4	Milo Candini	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	37
2	Johnny Niggeling	35
3	Max Lanier	33
4	Hal Newhouser	32
5	2 tied	28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.375
2	Dixie Walker	.346
3	Bob Elliott	.330
4	Bobby Doerr	.316
5	Bill Nicholson	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	35
2	Rudy York	32
3	Mel Ott	26
4	Ron Northey	22
5	3 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	131
2	Rudy York	118
3	Bob Elliott	98
4	Bobby Doerr	95
4	Stan Spence	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	57
2	Wally Moses	49
3	Don Gutteridge	21
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	21
5	Tony Lupien	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	1.95
2	Max Lanier	1.97
3	Bucky Walters	1.99
4	Johnny Vander Meer	2.12
5	Hank Borowy	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	26
2	Hank Borowy	22
3	Dizzy Trout	21
4	Mort Cooper	20
4	Rip Sewell	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	178
2	Al Javery	160
3	Max Lanier	158
4	Hal Newhouser	134
5	Dizzy Trout	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	14
1	Gordon Maltzberger	14
3	Ace Adams	11
4	George Caster	8
5	2 tied	7