On This Day

Saturday, August 12, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	65	43	.602	--
Red Sox	58	49	.542	6.5
Tigers	56	50	.528	8.0
Yankees	54	51	.514	9.5
Indians	53	57	.482	13.0
White Sox	51	56	.477	13.5
Athletics	49	61	.445	17.0
Senators	44	63	.411	20.5

Games

Red Sox 5, White Sox 4

Browns 8, Yankees 3

Athletics 4, Indians 3

Tigers 12, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	75	28	.728	--
Pirates	59	45	.567	16.5
Reds	57	45	.559	17.5
Giants	51	56	.477	26.0
Cubs	47	52	.475	26.0
Braves	43	62	.410	33.0
Dodgers	43	64	.402	34.0
Blue Jays	39	62	.386	35.0

Games

Cubs 2, Dodgers 0

Pirates 8, Giants 0

Blue Jays 3, Cardinals 0

Reds 5, Braves 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Boudreau	3
1	Vince Castino	3
1	Phil Cavarretta	3
1	Pete Coscarart	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George McQuinn	2
2	Doc Cramer	1
2	Frank McCormick	1
2	Jim Tabor	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George McQuinn	5
2	Ed Boland	3
2	Doc Cramer	3
4	Hank Camelli	2
4	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	1
1	Ford Garrison	1
1	Dee Phillips	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Monk Dubiel	0.75
2	Dick Barrett	0.67
3	Jack Kramer	0.50
4	Alex Carrasquel	0.38
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Barrett	1
1	Frank Barrett	1
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Arnold Carter	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Monk Dubiel	6
2	Bill Voiselle	5
3	Dick Barrett	4
3	Johnny Gorsica	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Gorsica	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.355
2	Dixie Walker	.355
3	Johnny Hopp	.330
4	Joe Medwick	.327
5	Tommy Holmes	.324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	83
2	Ray Sanders	78
3	Bobby Doerr	73
3	Bob Elliott	73
3	Vern Stephens	73

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	Bill Voiselle	113
2	Tex Hughson	112
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	Max Macon	.462
2	Pinky Higgins	.425
3	Joe Medwick	.421
4	Babe Dahlgren	.417
4	Dixie Walker	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank McCormick	8
2	Bill Nicholson	5
3	Luis Olmo	4
3	Jim Tabor	4
5	6 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	22
2	Luis Olmo	21
3	Babe Dahlgren	18
4	Bill Nicholson	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	7
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	4
3	Stan Hack	3
3	Red Treadway	3
5	10 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Flores	0.50
1	Emmett O'Neill	0.50
3	Joe Haynes	0.64
4	Red Lynn	0.75
5	Max Lanier	0.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Lanier	4
1	Dizzy Trout	4
3	Russ Christopher	3
3	Denny Galehouse	3
3	Hal Newhouser	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	18
2	Hal Newhouser	17
3	Russ Christopher	16
3	Orval Grove	16
3	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	Jim Russell	.378
2	Babe Dahlgren	.372
3	Tommy Holmes	.368
4	Dixie Walker	.367
5	Max Macon	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	11
2	Frank McCormick	9
3	Johnny Lindell	8
4	Buster Adams	5
4	6 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Sanders	33
2	Bill Nicholson	32
3	Frank McCormick	31
4	Babe Dahlgren	30
4	Bob Elliott	30

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	Bill Voiselle	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	5
2	Ace Adams	4
2	Gordon Maltzberger	4
4	Joe Berry	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.362
2	Stan Musial	.361
3	Bobby Doerr	.317
4	Bill Nicholson	.310
5	Frank McCormick	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	39
2	Mel Ott	25
3	Rudy York	24
4	Ron Northey	21
5	Whitey Kurowski	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	130
2	Bob Elliott	103
3	Vern Stephens	102
3	Rudy York	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	Max Lanier	21
5	Mort Cooper	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	162
2	Al Javery	157
3	Allie Reynolds	152
4	Hal Newhouser	148
5	Dizzy Trout	144

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	15
2	Joe Heving	14
3	Ace Adams	13
3	George Caster	13
5	Joe Berry	10