On This Day

Sunday, July 16, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	48	37	.565	--
Yankees	43	36	.544	2.0
Red Sox	43	40	.518	4.0
Senators	41	41	.500	5.5
Tigers	40	44	.476	7.5
Indians	40	44	.476	7.5
White Sox	36	41	.468	8.0
Athletics	37	45	.451	9.5

Games

Browns 8, Indians 7

Browns 2, Indians 1

White Sox 7, Tigers 2

Yankees 7, Red Sox 1

Tigers 7, White Sox 3

Senators 8, Athletics 4

Senators 4, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	54	23	.701	--
Pirates	43	33	.566	10.5
Reds	44	36	.550	11.5
Giants	40	41	.494	16.0
Blue Jays	34	44	.436	20.5
Cubs	32	42	.432	20.5
Dodgers	34	46	.425	21.5
Braves	32	48	.400	23.5

Games

Cubs 1, Pirates 0

Pirates 1, Cubs 0

Blue Jays 6, Giants 2

Giants 8, Blue Jays 3

Cardinals 4, Reds 2

Reds 3, Cardinals 2

Braves 8, Dodgers 4

Dodgers 8, Braves 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Milt Byrnes	5
1	Mickey Rocco	5
3	Bobby Bragan	4
3	Johnny Dickshot	4
3	10 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buster Adams	1
1	Augie Galan	1
1	Buddy Kerr	1
1	Johnny Lindell	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	4
2	Buster Adams	3
2	Milt Byrnes	3
2	George Case	3
2	8 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	2
1	Tony Lupien	2
3	Dain Clay	1
3	Walker Cooper	1
3	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Max Butcher	1.00
2	Claude Passeau	0.83
3	Ray Poat	0.67
4	Rip Sewell	0.62
5	Harry Brecheen	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Milo Candini	1
1	George Caster	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Kramer	6
2	George Caster	5
2	Atley Donald	5
2	Blix Donnelly	5
2	4 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	1
1	Clyde Shoun	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.354
2	Dixie Walker	.350
3	Phil Weintraub	.338
4	Joe Medwick	.330
5	Augie Galan	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	20
2	Bill Nicholson	15
3	Whitey Kurowski	12
4	Roy Cullenbine	11
4	2 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	56
1	Vern Stephens	56
3	Bobby Doerr	54
3	Bill Nicholson	54
5	3 tied	53

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	26
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	22
3	Don Gutteridge	16
4	Tony Lupien	13
4	Connie Ryan	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.34
2	Bucky Walters	1.41
3	Dizzy Trout	1.68
4	Hank Borowy	1.79
5	Ed Heusser	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	15
2	Tex Hughson	13
2	Hal Newhouser	13
4	Hank Borowy	12
4	Dizzy Trout	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	87
2	Al Javery	81
2	Hal Newhouser	81
4	Ken Raffensberger	79
5	Max Lanier	78

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	10
2	Joe Berry	8
2	Joe Heving	8
4	Gordon Maltzberger	7
5	George Caster	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Johnson	.420
2	Dom Dallessandro	.404
3	Ernie Lombardi	.371
4	Mel Ott	.369
5	Ken Keltner	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	5
2	Bobby Doerr	4
2	Hersh Martin	4
2	Bud Metheny	4
5	3 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	21
2	Lou Boudreau	14
2	Mel Ott	14
4	Dom Dallessandro	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5
3	Tony Lupien	4
3	George Myatt	4
3	Thurman Tucker	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.67
2	George Caster	0.75
3	Steve Roser	0.92
4	Harry Brecheen	1.00
4	2 others tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Atley Donald	4
1	Dizzy Trout	4
3	Nate Andrews	3
3	Bob Chipman	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Steve Gromek	20
2	Tex Hughson	19
3	Johnny Niggeling	18
4	Claude Passeau	16
4	Hank Wyse	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	4
2	Ace Adams	3
3	Paul Derringer	2
3	Tex Hughson	2
5	11 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.372
2	Mel Ott	.358
3	Roy Hughes	.352
4	Pete Fox	.350
5	Frank McCormick	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	8
2	Bob Johnson	6
2	Bud Metheny	6
4	Bobby Doerr	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	28
2	Joe Medwick	26
3	Bill Nicholson	25
3	Vern Stephens	25
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	10
3	Roy Hughes	7
4	Buddy Kerr	6
4	Wally Moses	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Roser	0.95
2	Ed Heusser	1.13
3	Joe Heving	1.19
4	Ted Wilks	1.24
5	Gordon Maltzberger	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Atley Donald	6
2	Hank Borowy	5
2	Milo Candini	5
2	Mort Cooper	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	33
1	Hank Wyse	33
3	Johnny Niggeling	31
3	Bill Voiselle	31
5	Tex Hughson	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.366
2	Dixie Walker	.346
3	Bob Elliott	.322
4	Bobby Doerr	.314
5	Bill Nicholson	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	33
2	Bill Nicholson	32
3	Mel Ott	24
4	Ron Northey	22
5	Charlie Keller	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	124
2	Rudy York	119
3	Bob Elliott	94
3	Stan Spence	94
5	2 tied	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	63
2	Wally Moses	47
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	23
4	Don Gutteridge	20
5	Tony Lupien	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	1.77
2	Dizzy Trout	1.84
3	Bucky Walters	1.87
4	Johnny Vander Meer	2.12
5	Johnny Niggeling	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	26
2	Dizzy Trout	23
3	Hank Borowy	22
4	Mort Cooper	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	178
2	Al Javery	158
3	Max Lanier	154
4	Dizzy Trout	139
5	Hal Newhouser	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	16
2	Gordon Maltzberger	15
3	Ace Adams	13
4	Joe Berry	8
4	George Caster	8