On This Day

Tuesday, August 1, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	59	42	.584	--
Red Sox	52	46	.531	5.5
Yankees	50	46	.521	6.5
Indians	51	49	.510	7.5
Tigers	49	50	.495	9.0
White Sox	46	49	.484	10.0
Athletics	44	55	.444	14.0
Senators	42	56	.429	15.5

Games

Indians 8, Red Sox 4

Tigers 8, Yankees 4

Athletics 2, White Sox 1

Browns 11, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	69	26	.726	--
Pirates	53	40	.570	15.0
Reds	54	42	.563	15.5
Giants	47	51	.480	23.5
Cubs	42	47	.472	24.0
Braves	39	58	.402	31.0
Blue Jays	37	56	.398	31.0
Dodgers	38	59	.392	32.0

Games

Cardinals 14, Dodgers 3

Pirates 13, Braves 8

Reds 5, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Babe Dahlgren	4
1	Vern Stephens	4
3	Johnny Barrett	3
3	Nick Etten	3
3	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Butch Nieman	2
2	Babe Dahlgren	1
2	George Hausmann	1
2	Frank McCormick	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Dahlgren	6
2	Butch Nieman	5
3	Frank McCormick	4
3	Stan Musial	4
5	2 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	4
2	Bob Elliott	2
2	Frankie Zak	2
4	Walker Cooper	1
4	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dizzy Trout	0.40
2	Clyde Shoun	0.36
3	Jim Tobin	0.29
4	Jack Brewer	0.27
5	2 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Berry	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Ed Heusser	1
1	Sig Jakucki	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Trout	6
2	Clyde Shoun	5
3	Ray Starr	4
4	Jack Brewer	3
4	Tex Hughson	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	1
1	Ed Klieman	1
1	Rip Sewell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.361
2	Dixie Walker	.352
3	Johnny Hopp	.334
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
3	Phil Weintraub	13
5	3 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Sanders	72
2	Bill Nicholson	71
3	Vern Stephens	69
4	Bobby Doerr	67
5	Dixie Walker	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	33
2	George Case	30
3	Don Gutteridge	16
4	Johnny Barrett	15
5	3 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.34
2	Steve Gromek	1.79
3	Dizzy Trout	1.95
4	Johnny Niggeling	2.01
5	Hank Borowy	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	16
1	Hal Newhouser	16
1	Dizzy Trout	16
4	Bucky Walters	15
5	Mort Cooper	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	101
2	Al Javery	99
3	Tex Hughson	98
4	Hal Newhouser	97
5	Max Lanier	96

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nick Etten	.431
2	Oscar Grimes	.423
3	Jim Russell	.411
4	Tommy Holmes	.409
5	Hal Wagner	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank McCormick	6
1	Bill Nicholson	6
3	Ray Mueller	5
4	Buster Adams	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Sanders	23
2	Bob Elliott	19
2	Johnny Lindell	19
2	Frank McCormick	19
5	Ralph Hodgin	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	11
2	Johnny Barrett	6
3	George Case	4
3	Pete Coscarart	4
3	Roy Hughes	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Gromek	0.33
2	Jesse Flores	0.53
3	Cookie Cuccurullo	0.59
4	Joe Haynes	1.13
5	Andy Hansen	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	4
1	Dizzy Trout	4
3	Tiny Bonham	3
3	Harry Brecheen	3
3	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	24
2	Orval Grove	23
3	Steve Gromek	21
4	Clyde Shoun	20
5	3 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	3
2	Frank Barrett	2
2	Joe Berry	2
2	Curt Davis	2
2	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.364
2	Jim Russell	.355
3	Ken Keltner	.350
4	Nick Etten	.348
5	Walker Cooper	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	7
1	Bill Nicholson	7
3	Nick Etten	6
3	Johnny Lindell	6
3	Frank McCormick	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Sanders	35
2	Bobby Doerr	34
3	Bob Elliott	30
4	Ken Keltner	27
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	16
2	George Case	10
3	Johnny Barrett	9
4	Roy Hughes	7
4	Thurman Tucker	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Andy Karl	0.98
2	Jesse Flores	1.32
3	Max Lanier	1.36
4	Fritz Ostermueller	1.52
5	Tex Hughson	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	8
2	Mort Cooper	6
2	Atley Donald	6
2	Ted Wilks	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	43
2	Steve Gromek	41
3	Orval Grove	33
4	Hal Newhouser	30
4	Dizzy Trout	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	4
1	Joe Heving	4
1	Tex Hughson	4
4	Joe Berry	3
4	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.370
2	Dixie Walker	.354
3	Bobby Doerr	.311
4	Bob Elliott	.309
5	Frank McCormick	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	35
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	124
2	Rudy York	116
3	Ray Sanders	101
3	Vern Stephens	101
5	Bob Elliott	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	62
2	Wally Moses	37
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	34
4	Don Gutteridge	20
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Niggeling	1.69
2	Max Lanier	1.82
3	Dizzy Trout	1.96
4	Red Munger	2.02
5	Nate Andrews	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	26
2	Bucky Walters	24
3	Mort Cooper	21
4	Hank Borowy	20
5	Max Lanier	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	163
2	Al Javery	162
3	Allie Reynolds	161
4	Hal Newhouser	143
5	Dizzy Trout	139

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	16
2	Gordon Maltzberger	14
3	Ace Adams	12
4	George Caster	11
5	Joe Berry	10