On This Day

Friday, July 28, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	55	42	.567	--
Yankees	49	43	.533	3.5
Red Sox	50	44	.532	3.5
Indians	49	47	.510	5.5
White Sox	45	45	.500	6.5
Tigers	46	49	.484	8.0
Senators	42	52	.447	11.5
Athletics	40	54	.426	13.5

Games

Yankees 13, Indians 7

Red Sox 15, Tigers 5

White Sox 8, Senators 2

Browns 8, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	65	24	.730	--
Pirates	50	38	.568	14.5
Reds	51	39	.567	14.5
Giants	44	48	.478	22.5
Cubs	38	47	.447	25.0
Blue Jays	37	52	.416	28.0
Braves	37	55	.402	29.5
Dodgers	36	55	.396	30.0

Games

Cubs 4, Dodgers 1

Giants 4, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Boudreau	3
1	Nick Etten	3
1	Pete Fox	3
1	Ival Goodman	3
1	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Nick Etten	1
1	Stan Hack	1
1	Ralph Hodgin	1
1	Johnny Lindell	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	4
2	Lou Boudreau	3
2	Johnny Dickshot	3
2	Bobby Doerr	3
2	Pete Fox	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ed Busch	1
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Voiselle	0.73
2	Tex Shirley	0.44
3	Emmett O'Neill	0.41
4	Curt Davis	0.33
5	2 tied	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	George Caster	1
1	Bob Chipman	1
1	Eddie Lopat	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	8
2	Emmett O'Neill	7
3	Curt Davis	4
3	Tex Shirley	4
5	5 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Muncrief	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.354
2	Dixie Walker	.346
3	Tommy Holmes	.317
4	Augie Galan	.316
5	Johnny Hopp	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	21
1	Mel Ott	21
3	Bobby Doerr	13
4	Whitey Kurowski	12
4	2 others tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	69
2	Vern Stephens	67
3	Ray Sanders	66
4	Bobby Doerr	64
5	Bob Johnson	62

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	30
2	George Case	29
3	Don Gutteridge	16
4	Tony Lupien	13
4	Connie Ryan	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.34
2	Ed Heusser	1.87
3	Steve Gromek	1.95
4	Dizzy Trout	1.96
5	Johnny Niggeling	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	16
2	Hal Newhouser	15
2	Bucky Walters	15
4	Dizzy Trout	14
5	2 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	101
2	Ken Raffensberger	95
3	Tex Hughson	94
3	Max Lanier	94
5	Al Javery	92

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	10
2	Joe Berry	9
2	Gordon Maltzberger	9
4	George Caster	8
4	Joe Heving	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Bragan	.423
2	Milt Byrnes	.421
3	Nick Etten	.404
4	Ralph Hodgin	.403
5	Ray Sanders	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	6
2	Johnny Lindell	5
3	Buddy Kerr	4
3	Dixie Walker	4
5	8 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Sanders	20
2	Bill Nicholson	18
3	Bob Elliott	17
4	Ralph Hodgin	16
4	4 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	9
3	Roy Hughes	5
3	Buddy Kerr	5
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Butcher	0.67
2	Max Lanier	1.00
3	Steve Gromek	1.03
4	Nate Andrews	1.06
5	Tex Hughson	1.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	3
1	Max Butcher	3
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Atley Donald	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Steve Gromek	27
2	Tex Hughson	23
3	Bob Muncrief	22
4	Ken Raffensberger	21
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	2
1	Joe Berry	2
1	George Caster	2
1	Curt Davis	2
1	Gordon Maltzberger	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Russell	.380
2	Ralph Hodgin	.371
3	Ernie Lombardi	.365
4	Bobby Doerr	.359
5	Roy Cullenbine	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	9
2	Bobby Doerr	7
3	Nick Etten	6
3	Johnny Lindell	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	34
2	Bobby Doerr	33
3	Bill Nicholson	29
3	Ray Sanders	29
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	14
2	George Case	11
3	Roy Hughes	8
4	Buddy Kerr	6
4	Thurman Tucker	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Andy Karl	1.08
2	Nels Potter	1.16
3	Ed Heusser	1.24
4	Dutch Leonard	1.35
5	Ted Wilks	1.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Atley Donald	7
2	Bob Chipman	6
2	Mort Cooper	6
2	Tex Hughson	6
2	Dizzy Trout	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	42
2	Steve Gromek	37
3	Johnny Niggeling	34
4	Ken Raffensberger	33
5	2 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	4
1	Gordon Maltzberger	4
3	Ace Adams	3
3	Tex Hughson	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.364
2	Dixie Walker	.347
3	Bobby Doerr	.320
4	Bob Elliott	.319
5	Bill Nicholson	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	36
2	Rudy York	31
3	Mel Ott	25
4	Ron Northey	22
5	Bud Metheny	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	130
2	Rudy York	114
3	Ray Sanders	101
4	Vern Stephens	99
5	Bob Elliott	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	64
2	Wally Moses	41
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	31
4	Don Gutteridge	20
5	Tony Lupien	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	1.78
2	Johnny Niggeling	1.97
3	Dizzy Trout	2.00
4	Nate Andrews	2.03
5	Red Munger	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	25
2	Dizzy Trout	24
3	Hank Borowy	20
3	Mort Cooper	20
5	Max Lanier	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	166
2	Max Lanier	163
3	Al Javery	158
4	Dizzy Trout	140
5	Hal Newhouser	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	16
2	Gordon Maltzberger	15
3	Ace Adams	12
4	George Caster	10
5	Joe Berry	9