On This Day

Sunday, August 6, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	62	42	.596	--
Red Sox	55	48	.534	6.5
Yankees	53	48	.525	7.5
Tigers	52	50	.510	9.0
White Sox	50	53	.485	11.5
Indians	51	55	.481	12.0
Athletics	47	59	.443	16.0
Senators	44	59	.427	17.5

Games

Senators 3, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 5, Senators 4

Tigers 10, White Sox 3

Tigers 3, White Sox 1

Yankees 6, Athletics 1

Yankees 1, Athletics 0

Browns 9, Indians 6

Browns 6, Indians 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	72	27	.727	--
Reds	55	43	.561	16.5
Pirates	55	44	.556	17.0
Giants	50	52	.490	23.5
Cubs	46	49	.484	24.0
Braves	41	60	.406	32.0
Blue Jays	38	59	.392	33.0
Dodgers	40	63	.388	34.0

Games

Braves 14, Dodgers 4

Braves 8, Dodgers 7

Pirates 13, Cubs 5

Giants 6, Blue Jays 2

Blue Jays 3, Giants 1

Pirates 5, Cubs 4

Cardinals 5, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Max Macon	7
2	Phil Cavarretta	6
2	Tommy Holmes	6
2	Paul O'Dea	6
5	2 tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Lindell	2
2	Johnny Barrett	1
2	Ted Cieslak	1
2	Jeff Heath	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Wietelmann	5
2	Babe Dahlgren	4
2	Jeff Heath	4
2	Tommy Holmes	4
5	6 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Skeeter Newsome	1
1	Paul Richards	1
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jesse Flores	1.00
1	Dizzy Trout	1.00
3	Orval Grove	0.86
4	Nels Potter	0.73
5	Harry Feldman	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nate Andrews	1
1	Frank Barrett	1
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	Atley Donald	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nels Potter	8
2	Orval Grove	6
3	Harry Feldman	5
3	Jesse Flores	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Barrett	1
1	George Caster	1
1	Andy Hansen	1
1	Sig Jakucki	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.357
2	Dixie Walker	.357
3	Johnny Hopp	.332
4	Tommy Holmes	.324
5	Joe Medwick	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	24
2	Mel Ott	22
3	Bobby Doerr	14
4	Phil Weintraub	13
5	5 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	81
2	Ray Sanders	75
3	Vern Stephens	73
4	Bobby Doerr	70
5	Bob Elliott	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	34
2	George Case	31
3	Don Gutteridge	16
4	Johnny Barrett	15
5	3 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.34
2	Dizzy Trout	1.91
3	Hank Borowy	1.99
4	Max Lanier	2.01
5	Steve Gromek	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	17
1	Hal Newhouser	17
1	Dizzy Trout	17
4	Bucky Walters	16
5	2 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	107
2	Max Lanier	105
3	Al Javery	102
4	Bill Voiselle	101
5	Hal Newhouser	99

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	12
2	George Caster	11
2	Gordon Maltzberger	11
4	Joe Berry	10
5	Joe Heving	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Russell	.441
2	Bill Nicholson	.413
3	Tommy Holmes	.412
4	Jack Bolling	.397
5	Joe Hoover	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	7
2	Johnny Lindell	5
2	Frank McCormick	5
4	Bobby Doerr	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	23
2	Bob Elliott	22
3	Luis Olmo	19
4	Frank McCormick	18
5	Ray Sanders	17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Flores	0.69
2	Joe Haynes	0.70
3	Andy Hansen	1.08
4	Max Lanier	1.26
5	Andy Karl	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Lanier	4
1	Dizzy Trout	4
3	Bob Chipman	3
3	Russ Christopher	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Grove	27
1	Tex Hughson	27
3	Clyde Shoun	23
4	Max Lanier	22
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	4
2	Gordon Maltzberger	3
3	Ace Adams	2
3	Joe Berry	2
3	Tex Hughson	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Bolling	.388
2	Tommy Holmes	.374
3	Jim Russell	.371
4	Ray Sanders	.363
5	Johnny Hopp	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	10
2	Johnny Lindell	8
3	Bobby Doerr	6
3	Frank McCormick	6
5	6 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Sanders	35
2	Bob Elliott	34
3	Bill Nicholson	31
4	Ken Keltner	28
5	Frank McCormick	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	15
2	George Case	11
3	Johnny Barrett	7
4	Roy Hughes	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Andy Karl	1.24
2	Max Lanier	1.26
3	Jesse Flores	1.54
4	Joe Haynes	1.76
5	Tex Hughson	1.97

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Grove	39
1	Tex Hughson	39
3	Steve Gromek	36
4	Dizzy Trout	32
5	Max Lanier	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	5
1	George Caster	5
1	Gordon Maltzberger	5
4	Tex Hughson	4
5	Joe Berry	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.363
2	Dixie Walker	.361
3	Bill Nicholson	.314
4	Bobby Doerr	.310
5	Bob Elliott	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	38
2	Rudy York	30
3	Mel Ott	26
4	Ron Northey	21
5	4 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	132
2	Rudy York	112
3	Vern Stephens	105
4	Bob Elliott	102
5	Ray Sanders	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	62
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	35
3	Wally Moses	33
4	Don Gutteridge	19
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	1.77
2	Johnny Niggeling	1.85
3	Dizzy Trout	1.99
4	Red Munger	2.02
5	Hank Borowy	2.27

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Javery	165
2	Max Lanier	163
3	Allie Reynolds	154
4	Hal Newhouser	142
5	Dizzy Trout	141

Saves

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