On This Day

Saturday, July 29, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 55 42 .567 --
Red Sox 50 44 .532 3.5
Yankees 49 44 .527 4.0
Indians 49 47 .510 5.5
White Sox 45 46 .495 7.0
Tigers 47 49 .490 7.5
Senators 42 52 .447 11.5
Athletics 41 54 .432 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 67 24 .736 --
Pirates 51 38 .573 15.0
Reds 52 40 .565 15.5
Giants 45 49 .479 23.5
Cubs 39 47 .453 25.5
Blue Jays 37 53 .411 29.5
Braves 37 56 .398 31.0
Dodgers 36 57 .387 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Hopp 5
2 Frank McCormick 4
2 Steve Mesner 4
2 Stan Musial 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank McCormick 2
2 Augie Bergamo 1
2 Jack Bolling 1
2 Buddy Kerr 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Augie Bergamo 4
1 Danny Litwhiler 4
1 Frank McCormick 4
1 Stan Musial 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Barrett 2
2 Pete Coscarart 1
2 Augie Galan 1
2 Frank McCormick 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Clyde Shoun 0.80
2 Rip Sewell 0.60
3 Jim Tobin 0.57
4 Johnny Allen 0.50
4 Claude Passeau 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Max Lanier 1
1 Bobo Newsom 1
1 Claude Passeau 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clyde Shoun 8
2 Johnny Allen 4
2 Jack Brewer 4
2 Bobo Newsom 4
2 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Joe Berry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .357
2 Dixie Walker .343
3 Johnny Hopp .324
4 Tommy Holmes .319
5 Augie Galan .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 22
2 Bill Nicholson 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 Ray Sanders 68
3 Vern Stephens 67
4 Bobby Doerr 64
5 Mel Ott 63

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 Dizzy Trout 1.95
3 Steve Gromek 1.95
4 Johnny Niggeling 2.01
5 Hal Newhouser 2.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Voiselle 101
2 Max Lanier 96
3 Ken Raffensberger 95
4 Tex Hughson 94
5 Al Javery 92

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 11
2 Joe Berry 10
3 Gordon Maltzberger 9
4 George Caster 8
4 Joe Heving 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Milt Byrnes .432
2 Ralph Hodgin .426
3 Nick Etten .411
4 Oscar Grimes .405
5 3 tied .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Sanders 22
2 Bob Elliott 17
3 Ralph Hodgin 16
3 Ken Keltner 16
3 4 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 9
2 George Case 5
3 Pete Coscarart 4
3 Roy Hughes 4
3 Buddy Kerr 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Butcher 0.67
2 Tex Hughson 0.85
3 Steve Gromek 0.86
4 Nate Andrews 1.06
5 Allie Reynolds 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 4
1 Ted Wilks 4
3 Tiny Bonham 3
3 Max Butcher 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Hughson 20
2 Orval Grove 19
2 Bill Voiselle 19
4 Max Lanier 18
5 Steve Gromek 17

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 Ralph Hodgin .376
2 Jim Russell .360
3 Walker Cooper .356
4 Bobby Doerr .354
5 Ken Keltner .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 7
1 Bill Nicholson 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 31
2 Ray Sanders 31
4 Pete Fox 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 14
2 George Case 10
3 Roy Hughes 8
4 Pete Coscarart 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Karl 1.08
2 Nels Potter 1.16
3 Dutch Leonard 1.35
4 Max Lanier 1.36
5 Max Butcher 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 7
2 Mort Cooper 6
2 Atley Donald 6
2 Tex Hughson 6
2 Ted Wilks 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Hughson 42
2 Steve Gromek 36
3 Hal Newhouser 31
4 Orval Grove 29
4 Bill Voiselle 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 4
1 Joe Heving 4
1 Gordon Maltzberger 4
4 Joe Berry 3
4 Tex Hughson 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .367
2 Dixie Walker .345
3 Bobby Doerr .320
4 Bob Elliott .318
5 Bill Nicholson .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 36
2 Rudy York 31
3 Mel Ott 26
4 Ron Northey 22
5 3 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 130
2 Rudy York 115
3 Ray Sanders 103
4 Vern Stephens 99
5 Bob Elliott 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 64
2 Wally Moses 40
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 31
4 Don Gutteridge 20
5 Tony Lupien 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 1.79
2 Johnny Niggeling 1.97
3 Dizzy Trout 1.99
4 Red Munger 2.01
5 Nate Andrews 2.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 166
2 Max Lanier 165
3 Al Javery 158
4 Dizzy Trout 140
5 Hal Newhouser 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 16
2 Gordon Maltzberger 14
3 Ace Adams 13
4 Joe Berry 10
4 George Caster 10