On This Day

Friday, August 11, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	64	43	.598	--
Red Sox	57	49	.538	6.5
Tigers	55	50	.524	8.0
Yankees	54	50	.519	8.5
Indians	53	56	.486	12.0
White Sox	51	55	.481	12.5
Athletics	48	61	.440	17.0
Senators	44	62	.415	19.5

Games

White Sox 9, Red Sox 7

Yankees 6, Browns 1

Athletics 6, Indians 3

Tigers 11, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	75	27	.735	--
Pirates	58	45	.563	17.5
Reds	56	45	.554	18.5
Giants	51	55	.481	26.0
Cubs	46	52	.469	27.0
Braves	43	61	.413	33.0
Dodgers	43	63	.406	34.0
Blue Jays	38	62	.380	36.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Cubs 6

Pirates 12, Giants 8

Cardinals 9, Blue Jays 4

Reds 12, Braves 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Case	4
1	Frank McCormick	4
3	Ed Busch	3
3	Bobby Doerr	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Colman	1
1	Russ Derry	1
1	Paul Erickson	1
1	Buck Etchison	1
1	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	4
2	Frank Colman	3
2	Babe Dahlgren	3
2	George Hausmann	3
2	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Stan Hack	1
1	Roy Hughes	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ben Chapman	0.45
2	Russ Christopher	0.44
3	Ted Wilks	0.27
4	Dutch Leonard	0.23
5	Stubby Overmire	0.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	Cookie Cuccurullo	1
1	Atley Donald	1
1	Ed Heusser	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Russ Christopher	7
2	Ben Chapman	5
2	Paul Erickson	5
4	Paul Calvert	3
4	5 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tommy de la Cruz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.355
2	Stan Musial	.354
3	Johnny Hopp	.334
4	Joe Medwick	.328
5	Tommy Holmes	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	26
2	Mel Ott	22
3	Bobby Doerr	14
4	Bob Johnson	13
4	3 others tied	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	83
2	Ray Sanders	78
3	Bob Elliott	73
3	Vern Stephens	73
5	2 tied	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	34
2	George Case	31
3	Don Gutteridge	17
4	Johnny Barrett	16
5	4 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	Tex Hughson	2.17

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	Johnny Hopp	.429
2	Joe Medwick	.421
3	Dixie Walker	.417
4	Jim Russell	.410
5	Babe Dahlgren	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank McCormick	7
2	Bill Nicholson	5
3	Luis Olmo	4
4	Frank Colman	3
4	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	21
2	Frank McCormick	20
3	Babe Dahlgren	16
4	Bill Nicholson	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	7
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5
3	Stan Hack	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	Russ Christopher	0.93
5	Harry Brecheen	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Lanier	4
1	Dizzy Trout	4
3	Russ Christopher	3
3	Denny Galehouse	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	18
2	Hal Newhouser	17
2	Dizzy Trout	17
4	Russ Christopher	16
4	3 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	3
2	Ace Adams	2
2	Gordon Maltzberger	2
2	Jim Tobin	2
5	16 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Dahlgren	.376
2	Jim Russell	.374
3	Tommy Holmes	.372
4	Dixie Walker	.371
5	Ray Sanders	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	11
2	Johnny Lindell	8
2	Frank McCormick	8
4	Buster Adams	5
4	5 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Sanders	33
2	Bill Nicholson	32
3	Bob Elliott	30
4	Frank McCormick	29
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.92
2	Jesse Flores	1.41
3	Andy Karl	1.67
4	Atley Donald	1.81
5	Joe Haynes	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	8
2	Max Lanier	6
3	Russ Christopher	5
3	Mort Cooper	5
3	7 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	.363
2	Dixie Walker	.362
3	Bobby Doerr	.317
4	Bill Nicholson	.313
5	Frank McCormick	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	39
2	Mel Ott	26
2	Rudy York	26
4	Ron Northey	22
5	Whitey Kurowski	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	131
2	Rudy York	108
3	Bob Elliott	105
4	Vern Stephens	102
5	Ray Sanders	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	59
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	35
3	Wally Moses	32
4	Don Gutteridge	19
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	1.78
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	26
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	162
3	Allie Reynolds	152
4	Hal Newhouser	148
5	Dizzy Trout	144

Saves

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