On This Day

Saturday, August 26, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	69	53	.566	--
Yankees	64	55	.538	3.5
Tigers	64	56	.533	4.0
Red Sox	64	58	.525	5.0
Athletics	60	65	.480	10.5
White Sox	57	64	.471	11.5
Indians	58	66	.468	12.0
Senators	51	70	.421	17.5

Games

Tigers 5, Browns 0

Athletics 6, Red Sox 1

Yankees 10, Senators 3

White Sox 6, Indians 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	89	29	.754	--
Pirates	70	47	.598	18.5
Reds	67	49	.578	21.0
Giants	55	66	.455	35.5
Cubs	51	64	.443	36.5
Blue Jays	47	70	.402	41.5
Braves	48	73	.397	42.5
Dodgers	46	75	.380	44.5

Games

Blue Jays 3, Braves 0

Reds 10, Cubs 7

Dodgers 9, Giants 0

Braves 3, Blue Jays 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jo-Jo White	5
2	Myril Hoag	4
2	Joe Medwick	4
2	Moon Mullen	4
2	Jimmy Wasdell	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	2
2	Frenchy Bordagaray	1
2	Augie Galan	1
2	Johnny Lindell	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	4
2	Phil Cavarretta	3
2	Jo-Jo White	3
2	Rudy York	3
5	14 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Irv Hall	1
1	Myril Hoag	1
1	Tony Lupien	1
1	Wally Moses	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Gerheauser	0.44
1	Stubby Overmire	0.44
3	Johnny Hutchings	0.40
3	Eddie Lopat	0.40
5	Bucky Walters	0.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Al Gerheauser	1
1	Luke Hamlin	1
1	Art Herring	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Lopat	6
1	Ewald Pyle	6
3	Al Gerheauser	4
3	Johnny Hutchings	4
3	Stubby Overmire	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.356
2	Stan Musial	.355
3	Joe Medwick	.346
4	Johnny Hopp	.344
5	Bobby Doerr	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	28
2	Mel Ott	22
3	Ron Northey	16
4	Bobby Doerr	15
4	4 others tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	95
2	Ray Sanders	90
3	Stan Musial	85
3	Vern Stephens	85
5	Bob Elliott	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	39
2	George Case	38
3	Johnny Barrett	23
4	Don Gutteridge	19
5	Tony Lupien	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.34
2	Max Lanier	1.80
3	Dizzy Trout	1.98
4	Johnny Niggeling	2.17
5	Tex Hughson	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	21
2	Hal Newhouser	20
3	Bucky Walters	19
4	Mort Cooper	18
4	Tex Hughson	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	129
2	Hal Newhouser	122
3	Max Lanier	118
4	Dizzy Trout	116
5	2 tied	112

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	13
2	George Caster	12
3	Gordon Maltzberger	11
4	Joe Berry	10
5	Joe Heving	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.464
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.415
3	Johnny Hopp	.407
4	Mike Garbark	.387
5	2 tied	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	4
1	Pat Seerey	4
1	Vern Stephens	4
1	Jim Tabor	4
1	Rudy York	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	20
2	Ron Northey	16
3	Frank McCormick	15
4	Jim Tabor	14
5	Frank Colman	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	7
1	George Case	7
3	Tony Lupien	5
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5
5	George Myatt	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Early Wynn	0.45
2	Max Lanier	0.67
3	Nick Strincevich	0.73
4	Mel Harder	0.75
5	Xavier Rescigno	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Brecheen	3
1	Russ Christopher	3
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Tommy de la Cruz	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	21
2	Johnny Niggeling	20
3	Rex Cecil	16
3	Hal Newhouser	16
3	Dizzy Trout	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Turner	2
2	Ace Adams	1
2	George Caster	1
2	Russ Christopher	1
2	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.442
2	Jim Russell	.418
3	Johnny Hopp	.402
4	Dixie Walker	.400
5	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank McCormick	10
2	Bill Nicholson	7
2	Jim Tabor	7
4	Buster Adams	6
5	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	35
2	Stan Musial	34
3	Luis Olmo	29
4	Ray Sanders	28
5	Bill Nicholson	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	14
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	11
3	George Case	10
4	George Myatt	6
5	Tony Lupien	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.74
2	Orval Grove	1.10
3	Joe Haynes	1.17
4	Russ Christopher	1.52
5	Freddy Schmidt	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Christopher	7
1	Max Lanier	7
1	Dizzy Trout	7
4	Mort Cooper	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	36
2	Hal Newhouser	33
2	Dizzy Trout	33
4	Russ Christopher	29
5	Bobo Newsom	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	4
2	Ace Adams	3
3	Gordon Maltzberger	2
3	Claude Passeau	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.360
2	Dixie Walker	.358
3	Johnny Hopp	.321
4	Bobby Doerr	.321
5	Joe Medwick	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	37
2	Mel Ott	23
3	Ron Northey	21
3	Vern Stephens	21
3	Rudy York	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	126
2	Bob Elliott	107
3	Vern Stephens	105
4	Ray Sanders	101
5	Stan Musial	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	57
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	40
3	Wally Moses	28
4	Johnny Barrett	23
5	2 tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.57
2	Max Lanier	1.65
3	Johnny Niggeling	1.87
4	Dizzy Trout	2.00
5	Bucky Walters	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	26
2	Bucky Walters	24
3	Max Lanier	22
4	Mort Cooper	21
4	Hal Newhouser	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	164
2	Al Javery	152
3	Dizzy Trout	149
4	Bill Voiselle	148
5	Hal Newhouser	145

Saves

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