On This Day

Friday, August 18, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	68	47	.591	--
Red Sox	61	53	.535	6.5
Tigers	60	53	.531	7.0
Yankees	59	53	.527	7.5
White Sox	55	59	.482	12.5
Indians	55	62	.470	14.0
Athletics	53	64	.453	16.0
Senators	47	67	.412	20.5

Games

Tigers 3, Red Sox 0

Indians 2, Yankees 0

Athletics 5, Browns 4

Red Sox 7, Tigers 4

White Sox 2, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	82	28	.745	--
Pirates	65	46	.586	17.5
Reds	63	46	.578	18.5
Cubs	50	56	.472	30.0
Giants	51	63	.447	33.0
Blue Jays	43	65	.398	38.0
Braves	44	68	.393	39.0
Dodgers	44	70	.386	40.0

Games

Reds 1, Dodgers 0

Reds 7, Dodgers 6

Cardinals 5, Giants 2

Cubs 5, Braves 3

Blue Jays 3, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Skeeter Newsome	5
2	Doc Cramer	4
2	Leon Culberson	4
2	George Metkovich	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	George Metkovich	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Woody Williams	3
2	Frenchy Bordagaray	2
2	Ben Chapman	2
2	Doc Cramer	2
2	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Floyd Baker	1
1	Frenchy Bordagaray	1
1	George Case	1
1	Doc Cramer	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Newhouser	0.75
2	Mel Queen	0.71
3	Mel Harder	0.62
4	Roger Wolff	0.38
5	Johnny Humphries	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Berry	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Tommy de la Cruz	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	6
2	Mel Harder	5
2	Mel Queen	5
4	Rube Fischer	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.356
2	Stan Musial	.351
3	Johnny Hopp	.342
4	Joe Medwick	.330
5	Bobby Doerr	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	27
2	Mel Ott	22
3	Bobby Doerr	15
3	Vern Stephens	15
5	2 tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	92
2	Ray Sanders	84
2	Vern Stephens	84
4	Bob Elliott	80
5	Bobby Doerr	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	38
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	37
3	Johnny Barrett	19
4	Don Gutteridge	18
5	George Myatt	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.34
2	Max Lanier	1.84
3	Dizzy Trout	1.91
4	Hal Newhouser	2.14
5	Tex Hughson	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	20
2	Dizzy Trout	19
3	Tex Hughson	18
4	Bucky Walters	17
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	118
2	Bill Voiselle	117
3	Tex Hughson	112
3	Max Lanier	112
5	Ken Raffensberger	109

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Max Macon	.442
2	Joe Medwick	.435
3	Jim Russell	.421
4	Gee Walker	.396
5	Johnny Hopp	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Tabor	5
2	Frank Colman	4
2	Bill Nicholson	4
2	Vern Stephens	4
5	6 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Colman	19
2	Bill Nicholson	16
2	Luis Olmo	16
4	Bob Elliott	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Johnny Barrett	4
2	George Myatt	4
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	4
5	2 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddy Schmidt	0.00
2	Max Lanier	0.42
3	Preacher Roe	0.96
4	Dick Barrett	1.08
5	Emmett O'Neill	1.25

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	21
2	Bobo Newsom	19
3	Johnny Niggeling	18
4	Russ Christopher	17
5	Bill Voiselle	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	3
2	Ace Adams	1
2	Red Barrett	1
2	Tommy de la Cruz	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Russell	.410
2	Johnny Hopp	.374
3	Ray Sanders	.371
4	Dixie Walker	.368
5	Tommy Holmes	.360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	38
2	Bob Elliott	37
3	Ray Sanders	33
4	Frank McCormick	32
5	Luis Olmo	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	15
2	George Case	12
3	Johnny Barrett	10
4	Pete Coscarart	7
5	George Myatt	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.93
2	Joe Haynes	1.47
3	Freddy Schmidt	1.86
4	Orval Grove	2.08
5	Tex Hughson	2.08

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	Orval Grove	37
1	Hal Newhouser	37
3	Bobo Newsom	33
4	Tex Hughson	32
5	2 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	6
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	.360
2	Stan Musial	.359
3	Johnny Hopp	.313
4	Bobby Doerr	.309
5	Bill Nicholson	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	39
2	Mel Ott	24
3	Vern Stephens	23
3	Rudy York	23
5	Ron Northey	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	132
2	Vern Stephens	113
3	Bob Elliott	104
3	Rudy York	104
5	Ray Sanders	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	63
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	38
3	Wally Moses	31
4	Johnny Barrett	19
4	3 others tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.57
2	Max Lanier	1.72
3	Johnny Niggeling	1.96
4	Dizzy Trout	1.97
5	Bucky Walters	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	25
2	Max Lanier	22
2	Bucky Walters	22
4	Mort Cooper	21
4	Hal Newhouser	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	164
2	Al Javery	153
3	Hal Newhouser	149
4	Allie Reynolds	148
5	Dizzy Trout	144

Saves

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