On This Day

Wednesday, August 16, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	67	46	.593	--
Red Sox	60	52	.536	6.5
Tigers	59	52	.532	7.0
Yankees	58	52	.527	7.5
White Sox	53	59	.473	13.5
Indians	54	61	.470	14.0
Athletics	52	63	.452	16.0
Senators	47	65	.420	19.5

Games

Tigers 4, Red Sox 2

Yankees 11, Indians 8

Athletics 4, Browns 2

White Sox 7, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	80	28	.741	--
Pirates	63	45	.583	17.0
Reds	61	46	.570	18.5
Cubs	49	55	.471	29.0
Giants	51	61	.455	31.0
Blue Jays	42	63	.400	36.5
Dodgers	44	68	.393	38.0
Braves	43	67	.391	38.0

Games

Cubs 11, Braves 3

Dodgers 3, Reds 1

Cardinals 5, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Milt Byrnes	3
1	Oscar Grimes	3
1	Oris Hockett	3
1	Don Johnson	3
1	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Milt Byrnes	1
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	Nick Etten	1
1	Bud Metheny	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bud Metheny	4
1	Bill Nicholson	4
3	Mickey Rocco	3
3	Ray Sanders	3
3	Rudy York	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Don Gutteridge	1
1	Ralph Hodgin	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Niggeling	1.10
2	Russ Christopher	0.75
3	Jack Kramer	0.67
4	Freddy Schmidt	0.62
5	Rex Cecil	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Rufe Gentry	1
1	Eddie Lopat	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Niggeling	11
2	Russ Christopher	6
2	Jack Kramer	6
4	Freddy Schmidt	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.356
2	Stan Musial	.356
3	Johnny Hopp	.339
4	Joe Medwick	.329
5	Tommy Holmes	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	27
2	Mel Ott	22
3	Bobby Doerr	15
4	Nick Etten	14
4	2 others tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	89
2	Ray Sanders	82
3	Vern Stephens	81
4	Bob Elliott	77
5	Bobby Doerr	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	37
2	George Case	36
3	Johnny Barrett	18
3	Don Gutteridge	18
5	George Myatt	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.34
2	Dizzy Trout	1.83
3	Max Lanier	1.94
4	Tex Hughson	2.17
5	Hal Newhouser	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	19
1	Dizzy Trout	19
3	Tex Hughson	18
4	Bucky Walters	17
5	Mort Cooper	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	117
2	Tex Hughson	112
2	Hal Newhouser	112
4	Max Lanier	109
5	2 tied	105

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	.460
2	Joe Medwick	.444
3	Jim Russell	.407
4	Dixie Walker	.400
4	Gee Walker	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	6
2	Frank Colman	4
2	Jim Tabor	4
4	Nick Etten	3
4	7 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Colman	18
1	Bill Nicholson	18
3	Luis Olmo	16
4	Bob Elliott	15
5	Jim Tabor	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	George Myatt	4
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	4
4	Johnny Barrett	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddy Schmidt	0.00
2	Max Lanier	0.42
3	Emmett O'Neill	0.67
4	Dizzy Trout	0.95
5	Harry Brecheen	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Lanier	4
2	Russ Christopher	3
2	Curt Davis	3
2	Hal Newhouser	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	19
2	Russ Christopher	18
2	Johnny Niggeling	18
4	Preacher Roe	16
4	Bill Voiselle	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	2
1	Gordon Maltzberger	2
3	Ace Adams	1
3	Red Barrett	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Russell	.409
2	Dixie Walker	.378
3	Johnny Hopp	.366
4	Max Macon	.365
5	Ray Sanders	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	12
2	Frank McCormick	9
3	Nick Etten	6
3	Johnny Lindell	6
5	7 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	35
2	Bob Elliott	34
3	Ray Sanders	33
4	Frank McCormick	31
5	Luis Olmo	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	15
2	George Case	10
3	Johnny Barrett	9
4	Pete Coscarart	7
5	George Myatt	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.93
2	Joe Haynes	1.47
3	Tex Hughson	1.84
4	Freddy Schmidt	1.86
5	Jesse Flores	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Lanier	7
1	Dizzy Trout	7
3	Mort Cooper	6
3	Hal Newhouser	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	38
2	Orval Grove	37
3	Bobo Newsom	33
4	Max Lanier	31
4	Hal Newhouser	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	5
2	Gordon Maltzberger	4
3	Ace Adams	2
3	Frank Barrett	2
3	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.361
2	Stan Musial	.359
3	Bobby Doerr	.312
4	Johnny Hopp	.312
5	Frank McCormick	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	39
2	Mel Ott	25
3	Rudy York	23
4	Ron Northey	22
4	Vern Stephens	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	130
2	Vern Stephens	110
3	Rudy York	104
4	Bob Elliott	103
5	Ray Sanders	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	62
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	38
3	Wally Moses	31
4	Don Gutteridge	19
4	George Myatt	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	1.78
2	Red Munger	1.86
3	Johnny Niggeling	1.92
4	Dizzy Trout	1.95
5	Bucky Walters	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	26
2	Bucky Walters	23
3	Mort Cooper	21
3	Max Lanier	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	161
2	Al Javery	155
3	Allie Reynolds	148
4	Dizzy Trout	146
5	Hal Newhouser	143

Saves

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