On This Day

Thursday, August 3, 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 51 .500 8.5
White Sox 49 50 .495 9.0
Tigers 49 50 .495 9.0
Athletics 45 56 .446 14.0
Senators 42 56 .429 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 71 26 .732 --
Reds 54 42 .563 16.5
Pirates 53 42 .558 17.0
Cubs 44 47 .484 24.0
Giants 47 51 .480 24.5
Braves 39 58 .402 32.0
Blue Jays 37 56 .398 32.0
Dodgers 38 61 .384 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Cavarretta 5
1 Bill Nicholson 5
3 Danny Litwhiler 4
3 Ray Sanders 4
5 4 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 2
2 Dom Dallessandro 1
2 Augie Galan 1
2 Danny Litwhiler 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Litwhiler 6
2 Bill Nicholson 5
3 Walker Cooper 3
3 Dom Dallessandro 3
3 Marty Marion 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Hack 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Dietrich 1.00
1 Orval Grove 1.00
3 Preacher Roe 0.60
4 Ted Wilks 0.57
5 Curt Davis 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Chipman 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Orval Grove 1
1 Claude Passeau 1
1 Ted Wilks 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Dietrich 7
2 Orval Grove 6
2 Preacher Roe 6
4 Ted Wilks 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Gordon Maltzberger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .361
2 Dixie Walker .353
3 Johnny Hopp .334
4 Tommy Holmes .319
5 Augie Galan .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 23
2 Mel Ott 22
3 Bobby Doerr 13
3 Phil Weintraub 13
5 3 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 76
2 Ray Sanders 74
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
1 Gordon Maltzberger 11
3 Joe Berry 10
4 George Caster 9
5 Joe Heving 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nick Etten .431
2 Oscar Grimes .423
3 Jim Russell .407
4 Tommy Holmes .403
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 8
2 Frank McCormick 6
3 Ray Mueller 5
4 Buster Adams 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Sanders 23
2 Bob Elliott 22
2 Bill Nicholson 22
4 Frank McCormick 19
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 9
2 Johnny Barrett 6
3 George Case 4
3 Pete Coscarart 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Gromek 0.33
2 Jesse Flores 0.53
3 Joe Haynes 1.16
4 Andy Hansen 1.32
5 Max Lanier 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 4
1 Dizzy Trout 4
1 Ted Wilks 4
4 Harry Brecheen 3
4 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 4
2 George Caster 3
3 Frank Barrett 2
3 Joe Berry 2
3 Tex Hughson 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ray Sanders .362
2 Johnny Hopp .359
3 Nick Etten .355
4 Frank McCormick .354
5 Oscar Grimes .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 9
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 37
2 Bobby Doerr 33
3 Bob Elliott 32
4 Bill Nicholson 28
5 2 tied 26

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
2 Ted Wilks 6
4 Tiny Bonham 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .370
2 Dixie Walker .358
3 Bobby Doerr .312
4 Bob Elliott .311
5 Bill Nicholson .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 37
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 129
2 Rudy York 114
3 Ray Sanders 102
4 Vern Stephens 101
5 Bob Elliott 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 61
2 Wally Moses 34
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 34
4 Don Gutteridge 19
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 2.26

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Lanier 170
2 Allie Reynolds 163
3 Al Javery 162
4 Hal Newhouser 140
5 Dizzy Trout 139

Saves

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