On This Day

Sunday, July 9, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	45	34	.570	--
Red Sox	42	36	.538	2.5
Yankees	39	35	.527	3.5
Senators	38	39	.494	6.0
White Sox	34	37	.479	7.0
Indians	37	41	.474	7.5
Tigers	36	42	.462	8.5
Athletics	35	42	.455	9.0

Games

Indians 8, Red Sox 2

Yankees 4, Tigers 3

White Sox 4, Athletics 3

Athletics 8, White Sox 2

Red Sox 4, Indians 2

Yankees 8, Tigers 2

Browns 10, Senators 0

Senators 4, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	51	21	.708	--
Pirates	41	30	.577	9.5
Reds	42	33	.560	10.5
Giants	37	39	.487	16.0
Blue Jays	32	41	.438	19.5
Dodgers	33	44	.429	20.5
Cubs	29	40	.420	20.5
Braves	30	47	.390	23.5

Games

Cubs 6, Giants 2

Cubs 1, Giants 0

Pirates 10, Dodgers 1

Pirates 9, Dodgers 7

Cardinals 1, Braves 0

Cardinals 9, Braves 0

Reds 9, Blue Jays 5

Reds 7, Blue Jays 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Woody Williams	6
2	Johnny Barrett	5
3	Ed Busch	4
3	Mark Christman	4
3	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Milt Byrnes	1
1	Frankie Hayes	1
1	Pinky Higgins	1
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Barrett	5
2	Pinky Higgins	4
2	Mike Milosevich	4
2	Pat Seerey	4
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Thurman Tucker	2
2	Johnny Barrett	1
2	Dain Clay	1
2	Oscar Grimes	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Claude Passeau	1.29
2	Mort Cooper	0.75
3	Steve Roser	0.62
3	Bill Voiselle	0.62
5	Bill Dietrich	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Arnold Carter	1
1	Bob Chipman	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Passeau	9
2	Mort Cooper	6
3	Steve Roser	5
3	Dizzy Trout	5
3	Bill Voiselle	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	1
1	Tex Hughson	1
1	Gordon Maltzberger	1
1	Fritz Ostermueller	1
1	Bucky Walters	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.366
2	Dixie Walker	.350
3	Joe Medwick	.333
3	Phil Weintraub	.333
5	Eric Tipton	.321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	54
2	Bobby Doerr	53
3	Bill Nicholson	51
4	Whitey Kurowski	50
4	2 others tied	50

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	21
2	George Case	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	1.49
3	Dizzy Trout	1.69
4	Hank Borowy	1.70
5	Ed Heusser	1.80

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	Bill Voiselle	82
2	Al Javery	80
3	Max Lanier	78
4	Hal Newhouser	77
5	Ken Raffensberger	74

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	8
2	Joe Berry	7
2	Joe Heving	7
2	Gordon Maltzberger	7
5	George Caster	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dom Dallessandro	.426
2	Bobby Doerr	.414
3	Ernie Lombardi	.394
4	Ken Keltner	.387
5	Jim Russell	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	4
1	Bob Johnson	4
1	Bill Nicholson	4
4	Ken Keltner	3
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	23
2	Bob Elliott	17
3	Pinky Higgins	14
4	Johnny Barrett	13
4	6 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	6
2	Roy Hughes	5
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5
4	Johnny Barrett	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Heusser	0.42
2	Jim Konstanty	0.53
3	Joe Heving	0.56
4	Claude Passeau	0.60
5	Dutch Leonard	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Chipman	4
1	Atley Donald	4
1	Tex Hughson	4
4	Joe Bowman	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	23
2	Johnny Niggeling	22
3	Hal Newhouser	21
4	Bill Voiselle	19
5	Jim Tobin	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	3
1	Gordon Maltzberger	3
3	Tex Hughson	2
4	Ace Adams	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.398
2	Stan Musial	.381
3	Mel Ott	.368
4	Joe Medwick	.361
5	2 tied	.358

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	32
2	Joe Medwick	27
3	Bob Elliott	26
4	Danny Litwhiler	25
4	Bill Nicholson	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	11
2	George Case	9
3	Connie Ryan	7
4	Roy Hughes	6
4	Wally Moses	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sig Jakucki	0.59
2	Steve Roser	1.03
3	Joe Heving	1.10
4	Tiny Bonham	1.35
5	Hank Borowy	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	6
1	Tex Hughson	6
3	Joe Bowman	5
3	Bob Chipman	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	38
2	Johnny Niggeling	35
3	Hal Newhouser	32
4	Rube Melton	29
4	Bill Voiselle	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.374
2	Dixie Walker	.343
3	Bob Elliott	.334
4	Bobby Doerr	.318
5	Bill Nicholson	.310

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	129
2	Rudy York	118
3	Bob Elliott	100
4	Bobby Doerr	95
4	2 others tied	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	57
2	Wally Moses	49
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	22
4	Don Gutteridge	21
5	Tony Lupien	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	1.96
2	Max Lanier	1.97
3	Bucky Walters	1.98
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	180
2	Al Javery	160
3	Max Lanier	158
4	Hal Newhouser	134
4	Dizzy Trout	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	15
1	Gordon Maltzberger	15
3	Ace Adams	11
4	George Caster	8
5	2 tied	7