On This Day

Tuesday, August 29, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	71	54	.568	--
Tigers	66	57	.537	4.0
Red Sox	68	59	.535	4.0
Yankees	66	58	.532	4.5
Athletics	62	67	.481	11.0
Indians	60	67	.472	12.0
White Sox	57	67	.460	13.5
Senators	52	73	.416	19.0

Games

Browns 8, Indians 3

Red Sox 8, Yankees 1

Yankees 11, Red Sox 2

Athletics 3, Senators 1

Athletics 11, Senators 4

Tigers 7, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	91	30	.752	--
Pirates	72	48	.600	18.5
Reds	67	51	.568	22.5
Giants	58	66	.468	34.5
Cubs	52	65	.444	37.0
Blue Jays	48	72	.400	42.5
Braves	49	75	.395	43.5
Dodgers	47	77	.379	45.5

Games

Dodgers 2, Blue Jays 1

Giants 4, Braves 2

Cubs 15, Pirates 4

Cardinals 3, Reds 0

Pirates 5, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Estalella	5
1	Stan Hack	5
1	George Metkovich	5
4	Ed Busch	4
4	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	Oscar Grimes	1
1	Tommy Holmes	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Hack	5
1	Dizzy Trout	5
3	Oscar Grimes	4
3	Frankie Hayes	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Johnson	2
2	Hal Epps	1
2	Lou Finney	1
2	Pete Fox	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ted Wilks	1.00
2	Paul Derringer	0.91
3	Preacher Roe	0.55
4	Hal Gregg	0.50
4	Bobo Newsom	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Clem Dreisewerd	1
1	Jesse Flores	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Derringer	10
2	Rex Cecil	7
3	Preacher Roe	6
4	Bobo Newsom	5
4	Ted Wilks	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.357
2	Stan Musial	.352
3	Joe Medwick	.345
4	Johnny Hopp	.337
5	Bob Johnson	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	29
2	Mel Ott	25
3	Ron Northey	17
4	Bobby Doerr	15
4	4 others tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	97
2	Ray Sanders	92
3	Vern Stephens	88
4	Bob Elliott	86
4	Stan Musial	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	41
2	George Case	38
3	Johnny Barrett	23
4	Don Gutteridge	19
4	2 others tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.34
2	Dizzy Trout	1.91
3	Max Lanier	1.93
4	Tex Hughson	2.17
5	Ed Heusser	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	22
2	Hal Newhouser	21
3	Mort Cooper	19
3	Bucky Walters	19
5	Tex Hughson	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	133
2	Hal Newhouser	130
3	Max Lanier	119
3	Dizzy Trout	119
5	3 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	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.455
2	Walker Cooper	.447
3	Stan Hack	.429
4	Bob Johnson	.426
5	Ed Busch	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	5
2	Ernie Lombardi	4
2	Rudy York	4
4	Roy Cullenbine	3
4	8 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	18
2	Ron Northey	15
2	Jim Tabor	15
4	Oscar Grimes	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	5
1	Tony Lupien	5
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5
4	Pete Fox	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Warren	0.64
2	Ed Heusser	0.95
3	Mel Harder	1.00
4	Joe Berry	1.20
5	Freddy Schmidt	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Wilks	4
2	Russ Christopher	3
2	Mort Cooper	3
2	Tommy de la Cruz	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	21
1	Johnny Niggeling	21
3	Rex Cecil	20
3	Bill Voiselle	20
5	Mickey Haefner	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Turner	2
2	Ace Adams	1
2	George Caster	1
2	Russ Christopher	1
2	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.464
2	Dixie Walker	.420
3	Jim Russell	.382
4	Walker Cooper	.372
5	Johnny Hopp	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank McCormick	8
1	Bill Nicholson	8
3	Jim Tabor	7
4	Ron Northey	6
5	6 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	31
2	Stan Musial	30
3	Babe Dahlgren	28
3	Bill Nicholson	28
3	Luis Olmo	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	12
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	11
3	George Case	9
4	George Myatt	8
5	Tony Lupien	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	1.11
2	Joe Haynes	1.19
3	Orval Grove	1.41
4	Freddy Schmidt	1.59
5	Russ Christopher	1.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	41
2	Dizzy Trout	35
3	Preacher Roe	32
3	Bill Voiselle	32
5	Russ Christopher	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.359
2	Dixie Walker	.359
3	Bobby Doerr	.325
4	Johnny Hopp	.321
5	Joe Medwick	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	37
2	Mel Ott	26
3	Ron Northey	22
4	Vern Stephens	19
4	Rudy York	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	123
2	Bob Elliott	107
3	Vern Stephens	105
4	Ray Sanders	102
5	Stan Musial	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	55
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	42
3	Wally Moses	27
4	Johnny Barrett	23
5	2 tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.48
2	Max Lanier	1.77
3	Dizzy Trout	1.96
4	Johnny Niggeling	2.00
5	Bucky Walters	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	27
2	Bucky Walters	23
3	Mort Cooper	22
3	Hal Newhouser	22
5	Max Lanier	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	161
2	Bill Voiselle	152
3	Dizzy Trout	151
4	Al Javery	149
5	Hal Newhouser	147

Saves

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