On This Day

Monday, September 4, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	74	59	.556	--
Browns	73	59	.553	0.5
Tigers	70	60	.538	2.5
Red Sox	71	62	.534	3.0
Indians	64	69	.481	10.0
Athletics	63	72	.467	12.0
White Sox	60	70	.462	12.5
Senators	55	79	.410	19.5

Games

Tigers 12, White Sox 2

White Sox 6, Tigers 3

Yankees 10, Athletics 0

Yankees 14, Athletics 0

Indians 6, Browns 4

Red Sox 11, Senators 7

Senators 9, Red Sox 2

Browns 5, Indians 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	92	34	.730	--
Pirates	77	51	.602	16.0
Reds	68	55	.553	22.5
Cubs	58	67	.464	33.5
Giants	60	71	.458	34.5
Braves	54	78	.409	41.0
Dodgers	53	78	.405	41.5
Blue Jays	50	78	.391	43.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Braves 1

Dodgers 6, Braves 4

Giants 7, Blue Jays 0

Blue Jays 14, Giants 8

Cubs 6, Pirates 3

Pirates 4, Cubs 3

Cardinals 3, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Case	6
1	George Hausmann	6
1	Hersh Martin	6
4	Doc Cramer	5
4	6 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Lindell	2
1	Hersh Martin	2
3	Frenchy Bordagaray	1
3	Roy Cullenbine	1
3	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hersh Martin	7
2	Joe Kuhel	5
3	Nick Etten	4
3	Steve Filipowicz	4
3	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	2
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	2
3	Oscar Grimes	1
3	Mike Guerra	1
3	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ben Chapman	0.75
2	Paul Erickson	0.67
3	Nels Potter	0.60
4	Xavier Rescigno	0.57
5	Bobo Newsom	0.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Monk Dubiel	1
1	Paul Erickson	1
1	Harry Feldman	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Erickson	8
2	Bobo Newsom	7
3	Ben Chapman	6
3	Nels Potter	6
5	Rube Melton	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Barrett	1
1	Joe Heving	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.360
2	Stan Musial	.351
3	Joe Medwick	.342
4	Johnny Hopp	.334
5	Bob Johnson	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	31
2	Mel Ott	25
3	Nick Etten	18
4	Ron Northey	17
4	Vern Stephens	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	106
2	Vern Stephens	95
3	Ray Sanders	93
4	Bob Elliott	92
5	Bob Johnson	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	49
2	George Case	41
3	George Myatt	24
4	Johnny Barrett	23
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	1.94
2	Max Lanier	1.99
3	Tex Hughson	2.17
4	Johnny Niggeling	2.34
5	Bucky Walters	2.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	23
2	Hal Newhouser	22
3	Mort Cooper	19
3	Bucky Walters	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	138
2	Bill Voiselle	135
3	Max Lanier	127
4	Dizzy Trout	126
5	Bobo Newsom	119

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Myatt	.491
2	Bobby Estalella	.421
3	Dixie Walker	.420
4	Ed Busch	.412
5	Doc Cramer	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Spence	5
2	Nick Etten	4
2	Johnny Lindell	4
2	Bill Nicholson	4
2	Mickey Rocco	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Lindell	20
2	Nick Etten	17
3	Ken Keltner	16
3	Howie Schultz	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	11
2	George Myatt	7
3	Pete Fox	4
4	George Case	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Herring	0.90
2	Dizzy Trout	0.94
3	Steve Gromek	1.00
4	Ted Wilks	1.21
5	Clyde Shoun	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Monk Dubiel	4
2	Hank Borowy	3
2	Steve Gromek	3
2	Eddie Lopat	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	20
2	Mickey Haefner	18
2	Ewald Pyle	18
4	Russ Christopher	15
4	3 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Turner	3
2	Frank Barrett	2
2	Joe Heving	2
4	Ace Adams	1
4	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.451
2	Jim Russell	.400
3	Dixie Walker	.397
4	George Myatt	.379
5	George Metkovich	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Nick Etten	7
1	Bill Nicholson	7
1	Jim Tabor	7
4	Johnny Lindell	6
4	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Lindell	30
2	Babe Dahlgren	28
2	Bill Nicholson	28
4	Frank Colman	27
4	3 others tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	16
2	George Myatt	11
3	George Case	10
4	Johnny Barrett	8
5	Tony Lupien	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Early Wynn	1.20
2	Clyde Shoun	1.53
3	Max Lanier	1.82
3	Freddy Schmidt	1.82
5	Art Herring	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	7
2	Monk Dubiel	6
2	Hal Newhouser	6
4	Russ Christopher	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	41
2	Dizzy Trout	36
3	Bill Voiselle	34
4	Russ Christopher	32
5	2 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	3
1	Jim Turner	3
3	Ace Adams	2
3	Frank Barrett	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.361
2	Stan Musial	.354
3	Bobby Doerr	.326
4	Johnny Hopp	.322
5	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	39
2	Mel Ott	26
3	Ron Northey	22
4	Vern Stephens	21
5	Rudy York	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	129
2	Vern Stephens	109
3	Bob Elliott	106
4	Ray Sanders	103
5	3 tied	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	58
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	50
3	Wally Moses	27
4	George Myatt	24
5	Johnny Barrett	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	1.80
2	Dizzy Trout	1.95
3	Johnny Niggeling	2.09
4	Bucky Walters	2.26
5	Ed Heusser	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	27
2	Mort Cooper	22
2	Hal Newhouser	22
2	Bucky Walters	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	164
2	Bill Voiselle	154
3	Hal Newhouser	149
3	Dizzy Trout	149
5	Al Javery	146

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	15
2	Ace Adams	14
3	Gordon Maltzberger	13
4	George Caster	12
5	Joe Berry	10