On This Day

Wednesday, August 30, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	71	55	.563	--
Yankees	67	58	.536	3.5
Tigers	66	58	.532	4.0
Red Sox	68	60	.531	4.0
Athletics	62	68	.477	11.0
Indians	61	67	.477	11.0
White Sox	58	67	.464	12.5
Senators	53	73	.421	18.0

Games

Indians 12, Browns 7

Yankees 9, Red Sox 7

Senators 9, Athletics 4

White Sox 8, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	91	30	.752	--
Pirates	72	50	.590	19.5
Reds	67	51	.568	22.5
Giants	58	67	.464	35.0
Cubs	54	65	.454	36.0
Braves	50	75	.400	43.0
Blue Jays	48	73	.397	43.0
Dodgers	48	77	.384	45.0

Games

Dodgers 10, Blue Jays 2

Braves 4, Giants 2

Cubs 12, Pirates 5

Cubs 6, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dewey Williams	5
2	Johnny Barrett	4
2	Nick Etten	4
2	Mike Garbark	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bucher	2
2	Roy Cullenbine	1
2	Babe Dahlgren	1
2	Dom Dallessandro	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bucher	4
1	Dewey Williams	4
3	Dom Dallessandro	3
3	Oris Hockett	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Gustine	1
1	Billy Jurges	1
1	George Myatt	1
1	Roberto Ortiz	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ben Chapman	0.67
2	Hank Borowy	0.50
2	Jack Kramer	0.50
4	Hank Wyse	0.46
5	2 tied	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hank Borowy	6
1	Ben Chapman	6
1	Hank Wyse	6
4	Clem Hausmann	4
4	Jack Kramer	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Lynn	1
1	Ray Poat	1
1	Jim Turner	1
1	Hank Wyse	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.356
2	Stan Musial	.352
3	Joe Medwick	.342
4	Johnny Hopp	.337
5	Bob Johnson	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	29
2	Mel Ott	25
3	Ron Northey	17
4	Bob Johnson	16
4	Vern Stephens	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	98
2	Ray Sanders	92
3	Vern Stephens	90
4	Bob Elliott	87
5	2 tied	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	41
2	George Case	38
3	Johnny Barrett	23
4	George Myatt	20
5	2 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	Walker Cooper	.477
2	Stan Hack	.443
3	Ed Busch	.431
4	Bob Johnson	.431
5	Joe Medwick	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	5
2	Roy Cullenbine	4
2	Rudy York	4
4	Oscar Grimes	3
4	9 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	16
2	Oscar Grimes	15
2	Bob Johnson	15
2	Ken Keltner	15
2	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Heusser	0.95
2	Joe Haynes	1.06
3	Freddy Schmidt	1.33
4	Vern Kennedy	1.35
5	Bobo Newsom	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Christopher	3
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Monk Dubiel	3
1	Eddie Lopat	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Niggeling	21
2	Rex Cecil	20
2	Bill Voiselle	20
4	Mickey Haefner	18
4	2 others tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Turner	3
2	Ace Adams	1
2	George Caster	1
2	Russ Christopher	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.443
2	Dixie Walker	.390
3	Jim Russell	.384
4	Bob Johnson	.376
5	Ray Sanders	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	8
2	Jim Tabor	7
3	Bob Johnson	6
3	Frank McCormick	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Dahlgren	29
2	Bill Nicholson	28
3	Stan Musial	27
3	Jim Tabor	27
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddy Schmidt	1.00
2	Max Lanier	1.11
3	Joe Haynes	1.21
4	Orval Grove	1.41
5	Early Wynn	1.42

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Trout	35
2	Hal Newhouser	33
3	Preacher Roe	32
3	Bill Voiselle	32
5	Russ Christopher	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	4
2	Jim Turner	3
3	Ace Adams	2
3	Gordon Maltzberger	2
3	Claude Passeau	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.358
2	Stan Musial	.357
3	Johnny Hopp	.324
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.312
5	Joe Medwick	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	37
2	Mel Ott	26
3	Ron Northey	22
4	Vern Stephens	20
5	Rudy York	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	124
2	Vern Stephens	107
3	Bob Elliott	106
4	Ray Sanders	102
5	Stan Musial	97

Stolen Bases

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