On This Day

Saturday, August 19, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	68	48	.586	--
Red Sox	62	53	.539	5.5
Yankees	60	53	.531	6.5
Tigers	60	54	.526	7.0
White Sox	55	60	.478	12.5
Indians	55	63	.466	14.0
Athletics	54	64	.458	15.0
Senators	48	67	.417	19.5

Games

Red Sox 9, Tigers 1

Yankees 9, Indians 3

Athletics 4, Browns 3

Senators 3, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	83	28	.748	--
Pirates	66	46	.589	17.5
Reds	63	47	.573	19.5
Cubs	50	57	.467	31.0
Giants	51	64	.443	34.0
Braves	45	68	.398	39.0
Blue Jays	43	66	.394	39.0
Dodgers	45	70	.391	40.0

Games

Dodgers 3, Reds 2

Cardinals 8, Giants 4

Braves 4, Cubs 2

Pirates 5, Blue Jays 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Walker Cooper	4
1	George Metkovich	4
3	Frank Drews	3
3	Ford Garrison	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Babe Dahlgren	1
1	Bob Finley	1
1	Bob Johnson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frankie Crosetti	4
2	Mike Garbark	3
3	Tiny Bonham	2
3	Milt Byrnes	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Gustine	2
2	Johnny Barrett	1
2	Mike Guerra	1
2	Don Gutteridge	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Preacher Roe	0.67
2	Joe Bowman	0.57
3	Al Gerheauser	0.45
4	Clyde Shoun	0.44
5	Tiny Bonham	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nate Andrews	1
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Preacher Roe	6
2	Al Gerheauser	5
3	Joe Bowman	4
3	Clyde Shoun	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Bill LeFebvre	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.356
2	Stan Musial	.348
3	Johnny Hopp	.344
4	Joe Medwick	.328
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	3 tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	92
2	Ray Sanders	85
3	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	20
4	Don Gutteridge	19
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	Mort Cooper	17
4	Bucky Walters	17

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	.468
2	Joe Medwick	.429
3	Johnny Hopp	.411
4	Jim Russell	.400
5	Gee Walker	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Colman	4
1	Vern Stephens	4
1	Jim Tabor	4
4	Nick Etten	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Colman	20
2	Luis Olmo	15
2	Vern Stephens	15
4	Babe Dahlgren	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Johnny Barrett	5
3	George Myatt	4
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddy Schmidt	0.00
2	Max Lanier	0.42
3	Dick Barrett	1.08
4	Russ Christopher	1.13
5	Buck Ross	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Christopher	4
1	Max Lanier	4
1	Hal Newhouser	4
1	Preacher Roe	4
5	5 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	21
2	Russ Christopher	17
3	Preacher Roe	16
3	Bill Voiselle	16
5	3 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	3
2	Ace Adams	1
2	Red Barrett	1
2	Curt Davis	1
2	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Russell	.410
2	Johnny Hopp	.378
3	Ray Sanders	.373
4	Dixie Walker	.369
5	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	12
2	Frank McCormick	9
3	Nick Etten	6
3	Vern Stephens	6
3	Jim Tabor	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	38
2	Bob Elliott	37
3	Ray Sanders	34
4	Frank McCormick	33
5	Babe Dahlgren	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	13
2	George Case	12
3	Johnny Barrett	11
4	Pete Coscarart	7
5	George Myatt	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.93
2	Rube Melton	1.44
3	Joe Haynes	1.49
4	Freddy Schmidt	1.86
5	Orval Grove	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	7
1	Max Lanier	7
1	Dizzy Trout	7
4	Russ Christopher	6
4	Hal Newhouser	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	37
2	Tex Hughson	32
3	Bobo Newsom	31
4	Dizzy Trout	30
5	2 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	6
2	Gordon Maltzberger	4
3	Ace Adams	2
3	Frank Barrett	2
3	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.358
2	Stan Musial	.356
3	Johnny Hopp	.314
4	Bobby Doerr	.312
5	Frank McCormick	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	38
2	Mel Ott	24
3	Vern Stephens	23
4	Rudy York	22
5	Ron Northey	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	130
2	Vern Stephens	113
3	Bob Elliott	104
4	Ray Sanders	99
5	Rudy York	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	62
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	38
3	Wally Moses	31
4	Johnny Barrett	20
4	Don Gutteridge	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.57
2	Max Lanier	1.76
3	Johnny Niggeling	1.96
4	Dizzy Trout	1.98
5	Bucky Walters	2.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	161
2	Al Javery	153
3	Hal Newhouser	147
4	Dizzy Trout	143
5	Allie Reynolds	141

Saves

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