On This Day

Wednesday, August 2, 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 47 50 .485 10.0
Athletics 45 56 .446 14.0
Senators 42 56 .429 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 70 26 .729 --
Pirates 53 41 .564 16.0
Reds 54 42 .563 16.0
Giants 47 51 .480 24.0
Cubs 42 47 .472 24.5
Braves 39 58 .402 31.5
Blue Jays 37 56 .398 31.5
Dodgers 38 59 .392 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Cuccinello 5
2 Ed Busch 3
2 Hal Epps 3
2 Irv Hall 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 Hal Trosky 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 3
1 Bobby Estalella 3
3 Joe Burns 2
3 Tony Cuccinello 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill McGhee 1
1 Roy Schalk 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Max Lanier 1.00
2 Eddie Lopat 0.31
3 Johnny Humphries 0.20
4 Lum Harris 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lum Harris 1
1 Johnny Humphries 1
1 Max Lanier 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Lanier 7
2 Eddie Lopat 4
3 Lum Harris 2
3 Johnny Humphries 2
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .359
2 Dixie Walker .352
3 Johnny Hopp .339
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 73
2 Bill Nicholson 71
3 Vern Stephens 69
4 Bobby Doerr 67
5 2 tied 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 Max Lanier 2.03

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 Max Lanier 103
2 Bill Voiselle 101
3 Al Javery 99
4 Tex Hughson 98
5 Hal Newhouser 97

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nick Etten .435
2 Oscar Grimes .423
3 Jim Russell .411
4 Tommy Holmes .409
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .408

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 Bob Elliott 22
1 Ray Sanders 22
3 Johnny Lindell 19
3 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 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Grove 23
2 Steve Gromek 21
3 Max Lanier 20
3 Clyde Shoun 20
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 3
1 Gordon Maltzberger 3
3 Frank Barrett 2
3 Joe Berry 2
3 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Hopp .371
2 Nick Etten .355
3 Frank McCormick .354
4 Oscar Grimes .349
5 Bobby Doerr .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 7
2 Bobby Doerr 6
2 Johnny Lindell 6
2 Frank McCormick 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Sanders 36
2 Bobby Doerr 33
3 Bob Elliott 32
4 Frank McCormick 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 16
2 George Case 10
3 Johnny Barrett 9
4 Roy Hughes 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Karl 0.98
2 Max Lanier 1.31
3 Fritz Ostermueller 1.69
3 Jesse Flores 1.69
5 Bob Muncrief 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 7
2 Mort Cooper 6
3 Tiny Bonham 5
3 Harry Brecheen 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Hughson 36
2 Steve Gromek 35
3 Orval Grove 30
3 Hal Newhouser 30
5 Dizzy Trout 29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .369
2 Dixie Walker .354
3 Bob Elliott .311
4 Bobby Doerr .311
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 102
4 Vern Stephens 101
5 Bob Elliott 99

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Niggeling 1.69
2 Max Lanier 1.76
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
4 Max Lanier 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Lanier 170
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 15
3 Ace Adams 12
4 George Caster 11
5 Joe Berry 10