On This Day

Wednesday, July 19, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 49 38 .563 --
Yankees 44 37 .543 2.0
Red Sox 44 41 .518 4.0
Tigers 42 44 .488 6.5
Indians 42 44 .488 6.5
Senators 41 43 .488 6.5
White Sox 37 42 .468 8.0
Athletics 37 47 .440 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 55 23 .705 --
Pirates 43 35 .551 12.0
Reds 44 37 .543 12.5
Giants 41 41 .500 16.0
Blue Jays 35 44 .443 20.5
Dodgers 35 47 .427 22.0
Cubs 32 43 .427 21.5
Braves 33 48 .407 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Doerr 4
1 Ken Keltner 4
3 Milt Byrnes 3
3 George Case 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Lindell 1
1 Mickey Rocco 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Lindell 4
2 Hal Wagner 3
3 Jack Bolling 2
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 2
2 Roy Hughes 1
2 Hersh Martin 1
2 Al Rubeling 1
2 Skeeter Webb 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Raffensberger 1.00
2 Orval Grove 0.80
3 Sig Jakucki 0.50
4 Nate Andrews 0.40
5 Tiny Bonham 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nate Andrews 1
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Orval Grove 1
1 Ed Klieman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Grove 8
2 Ken Raffensberger 7
3 Nate Andrews 4
3 Tiny Bonham 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Joe Haynes 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .354
2 Dixie Walker .353
3 Phil Weintraub .336
4 Joe Medwick .326
5 Augie Galan .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 20
2 Bill Nicholson 15
3 Whitey Kurowski 12
3 Phil Weintraub 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 56
1 Vern Stephens 56
1 Phil Weintraub 56
4 Bobby Doerr 54
4 2 others tied 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 26
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 24
3 Don Gutteridge 16
4 Tony Lupien 13
4 Connie Ryan 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Munger 1.34
2 Bucky Walters 1.66
3 Dizzy Trout 1.76
4 Hank Borowy 1.79
5 Ed Heusser 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 15
2 Tex Hughson 14
2 Hal Newhouser 14
4 Hank Borowy 12
4 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Voiselle 91
2 Ken Raffensberger 86
3 Max Lanier 83
4 Al Javery 81
4 Hal Newhouser 81

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 .391
2 Bobby Doerr .383
3 Roy Cullenbine .382
4 Milt Byrnes .370
4 Frank McCormick .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 5
2 Johnny Lindell 3
2 Hersh Martin 3
2 Bud Metheny 3
2 Pat Seerey 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 14
2 Bob Johnson 12
2 Mel Ott 12
4 Roy Cullenbine 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 7
2 George Case 6
3 George Myatt 4
4 Roy Hughes 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 0.50
1 Mickey Haefner 0.50
1 Claude Passeau 0.50
1 Ted Wilks 0.50
5 2 tied 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nate Andrews 3
1 Tiny Bonham 3
1 Atley Donald 3
1 Ed Heusser 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Hughson 18
1 Bob Muncrief 18
3 Orval Grove 15
3 Johnny Niggeling 15
3 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 3
2 Paul Derringer 2
2 Joe Heving 2
2 Tex Hughson 2
5 12 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Hopp .359
2 Roy Hughes .348
3 Roy Cullenbine .345
4 Bobby Doerr .343
5 Ken Keltner .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 6
1 Bud Metheny 6
3 Bill Nicholson 5
4 Bobby Doerr 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 25
1 Vern Stephens 25
3 Joe Medwick 23
4 Ken Keltner 21
4 Mel Ott 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 11
2 George Case 10
3 Roy Hughes 8
4 Wally Moses 6
5 George Myatt 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 1.14
2 Joe Heving 1.19
3 Ed Heusser 1.22
4 Ted Wilks 1.24
5 Tex Shirley 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nate Andrews 5
1 Atley Donald 5
1 Tex Hughson 5
1 Bucky Walters 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Hughson 35
2 Johnny Niggeling 31
2 Bill Voiselle 31
4 Bob Muncrief 30
5 2 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 5
2 Ace Adams 3
2 Gordon Maltzberger 3
4 Frank Barrett 2
4 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .367
2 Dixie Walker .350
3 Bobby Doerr .322
4 Bob Elliott .321
5 Bill Nicholson .306

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 32
2 Bill Nicholson 31
3 Mel Ott 24
4 Ron Northey 22
5 3 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 119
2 Rudy York 116
3 Ray Sanders 95
4 Stan Spence 94
5 Bobby Doerr 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 63
2 Wally Moses 45
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 25
4 Don Gutteridge 20
5 Tony Lupien 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 1.71
2 Dizzy Trout 1.82
3 Bucky Walters 1.82
4 Johnny Niggeling 2.14
5 Hank Borowy 2.17

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 168
2 Max Lanier 159
3 Al Javery 152
4 Hal Newhouser 132
4 Dizzy Trout 132

Saves

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