On This Day

Thursday, August 31, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 71 56 .559 --
Yankees 69 58 .543 2.0
Tigers 67 58 .536 3.0
Red Sox 68 60 .531 3.5
Athletics 62 68 .477 10.5
Indians 61 67 .477 10.5
White Sox 58 67 .464 12.0
Senators 53 75 .414 18.5

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Myatt 5
2 Frankie Crosetti 4
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 4
4 Mike Kreevich 3
4 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Nick Etten 1
1 Joe Kuhel 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Lindell 4
2 Frankie Crosetti 3
3 Doc Cramer 2
3 Nick Etten 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 2
2 Frankie Crosetti 1
2 George Myatt 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Alex Carrasquel 0.25
1 Monk Dubiel 0.25
3 Sig Jakucki 0.17
4 Mel Queen 0.14
5 Stubby Overmire 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Monk Dubiel 1
1 Mel Queen 1
1 Dizzy Trout 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Monk Dubiel 3
2 Alex Carrasquel 2
2 Mel Queen 2
4 Mickey Haefner 1
4 4 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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 91
4 Bob Elliott 87
5 2 tied 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 43
2 George Case 38
3 Johnny Barrett 23
4 George Myatt 21
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Munger 1.34
2 Dizzy Trout 1.90
3 Max Lanier 1.93
4 Tex Hughson 2.17
5 Ed Heusser 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 23
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 Dizzy Trout 120
4 Max Lanier 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 .462
3 Joe Medwick .442
4 Ed Busch .426
5 Bob Johnson .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walker Cooper 5
2 Roy Cullenbine 3
2 Oscar Grimes 3
2 Bob Johnson 3
2 8 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Keltner 15
1 Johnny Lindell 15
1 Stan Musial 15
1 Ron Northey 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 6
2 Johnny Barrett 5
2 Tony Lupien 5
4 Pete Fox 4
4 George Myatt 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Haynes 1.06
2 Vern Kennedy 1.35
3 Bobo Newsom 1.44
4 Joe Berry 1.53
5 Johnny Niggeling 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Monk Dubiel 4
1 Dizzy Trout 4
3 Mort Cooper 3
3 Bill Voiselle 3
3 Ted Wilks 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Haefner 19
2 Hal Newhouser 18
2 Ewald Pyle 18
4 Dizzy Trout 17
5 2 tied 16

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 .445
2 Jim Russell .392
3 Bob Johnson .387
4 Dixie Walker .384
5 Ed Busch .365

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddy Schmidt 1.06
2 Max Lanier 1.11
3 Joe Haynes 1.21
4 Early Wynn 1.42
5 Joe Berry 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 8
2 Mort Cooper 6
2 Max Lanier 6
4 Russ Christopher 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Trout 36
2 Hal Newhouser 33
3 Preacher Roe 32
3 Bill Voiselle 32
5 Johnny Niggeling 28

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 Stan Musial .358
2 Dixie Walker .357
3 Johnny Hopp .324
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss .315
5 Joe Medwick .313

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 108
3 Bob Elliott 105
4 Ray Sanders 102
5 Stan Musial 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 55
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 44
3 Wally Moses 27
4 Johnny Barrett 23
5 George Myatt 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Munger 1.50
2 Max Lanier 1.75
3 Dizzy Trout 1.94
4 Johnny Niggeling 2.00
5 Bucky Walters 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 28
2 Mort Cooper 22
2 Hal Newhouser 22
2 Bucky Walters 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Lanier 156
2 Dizzy Trout 152
2 Bill Voiselle 152
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