On This Day

Thursday, August 10, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	64	42	.604	--
Red Sox	57	48	.543	6.5
Tigers	54	50	.519	9.0
Yankees	53	50	.515	9.5
Indians	53	55	.491	12.0
White Sox	50	55	.476	13.5
Athletics	47	61	.435	18.0
Senators	44	61	.419	19.5

Games

Red Sox 2, White Sox 1

Browns 3, Yankees 0

Indians 5, Athletics 4

Tigers 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	74	27	.733	--
Pirates	57	45	.559	17.5
Reds	55	45	.550	18.5
Giants	51	54	.486	25.0
Cubs	46	51	.474	26.0
Braves	43	60	.417	32.0
Dodgers	42	63	.400	34.0
Blue Jays	38	61	.384	35.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Cubs 4

Braves 2, Reds 0

Pirates 10, Giants 4

Cardinals 2, Blue Jays 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Camelli	3
1	Bob Johnson	3
1	Ernie Lombardi	3
1	Bill McGhee	3
1	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Colman	2
2	Whitey Kurowski	1
2	Bill Nicholson	1
2	Luis Olmo	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Colman	3
2	Pete Coscarart	2
2	Babe Dahlgren	2
2	Myril Hoag	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Dickshot	1
1	Don Gutteridge	1
1	Skeeter Newsome	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mort Cooper	1.00
2	Dizzy Trout	0.71
3	Denny Galehouse	0.50
4	Emmett O'Neill	0.40
5	Johnny Niggeling	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	Joe Heving	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Trout	5
2	Mort Cooper	4
2	Emmett O'Neill	4
4	Tiny Bonham	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Les Webber	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.356
2	Dixie Walker	.355
3	Johnny Hopp	.333
4	Tommy Holmes	.326
5	Joe Medwick	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	25
2	Mel Ott	22
3	Bobby Doerr	14
4	Whitey Kurowski	13
4	Phil Weintraub	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	82
2	Ray Sanders	77
3	Bob Elliott	73
3	Vern Stephens	73
5	2 tied	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	34
2	George Case	31
3	Don Gutteridge	17
4	Johnny Barrett	16
5	3 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.34
2	Dizzy Trout	1.91
3	Max Lanier	1.99
4	Hank Borowy	2.04
5	Ed Heusser	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	18
1	Hal Newhouser	18
1	Dizzy Trout	18
4	Bucky Walters	16
5	Mort Cooper	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	112
2	Bill Voiselle	108
3	Max Lanier	106
3	Hal Newhouser	106
5	Al Javery	104

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	.439
2	Dixie Walker	.417
3	Johnny Hopp	.397
4	Joe Medwick	.396
5	Babe Dahlgren	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank McCormick	6
2	Bill Nicholson	4
2	Luis Olmo	4
4	Buster Adams	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	20
2	Frank McCormick	16
3	Ray Sanders	15
4	Babe Dahlgren	13
4	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	7
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	6
3	George Case	3
3	Red Treadway	3
5	10 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Flores	0.50
2	Joe Haynes	0.64
3	Max Lanier	0.84
4	Orval Grove	1.29
5	Joe Berry	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Lanier	4
1	Dizzy Trout	4
3	Russ Christopher	3
3	Mort Cooper	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	24
2	Orval Grove	19
2	Bobo Newsom	19
4	Hal Newhouser	17
4	Dizzy Trout	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	3
2	Ace Adams	2
2	Gordon Maltzberger	2
2	Jim Tobin	2
5	17 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Russell	.388
2	Tommy Holmes	.380
3	Dixie Walker	.371
4	Babe Dahlgren	.369
5	Ray Sanders	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	10
2	Johnny Lindell	8
3	Frank McCormick	7
4	Buster Adams	5
4	5 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Sanders	32
2	Bill Nicholson	31
3	Bob Elliott	30
4	Luis Olmo	27
5	3 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	13
2	George Case	11
3	Johnny Barrett	7
4	Buddy Kerr	6
5	Roy Hughes	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.92
2	Jesse Flores	1.41
3	Andy Karl	1.42
4	Joe Haynes	1.84
5	Tex Hughson	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	8
2	Max Lanier	6
3	Mort Cooper	5
3	Bill Fleming	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	41
2	Orval Grove	37
3	Steve Gromek	34
4	Dizzy Trout	32
5	Hal Newhouser	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	5
2	Ace Adams	4
2	Gordon Maltzberger	4
4	Joe Berry	3
5	5 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.364
2	Dixie Walker	.361
3	Bobby Doerr	.314
4	Bill Nicholson	.313
5	Bob Elliott	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	38
2	Rudy York	27
3	Mel Ott	26
4	Ron Northey	21
5	Whitey Kurowski	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	130
2	Rudy York	108
3	Bob Elliott	105
4	Vern Stephens	104
5	Ray Sanders	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	59
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	35
3	Wally Moses	33
4	Don Gutteridge	20
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	1.77
2	Red Munger	1.81
3	Johnny Niggeling	1.89
4	Dizzy Trout	1.98
5	Hank Borowy	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	27
2	Bucky Walters	23
3	Hank Borowy	21
3	Mort Cooper	21
3	Max Lanier	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Javery	164
2	Max Lanier	163
3	Allie Reynolds	154
4	Hal Newhouser	148
5	Dizzy Trout	146

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	16
2	Gordon Maltzberger	15
3	Ace Adams	13
3	George Caster	13
5	Joe Berry	10