On This Day

Tuesday, September 5, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	74	59	.556	--
Browns	73	59	.553	0.5
Tigers	71	60	.542	2.0
Red Sox	71	62	.534	3.0
Indians	64	69	.481	10.0
Athletics	63	72	.467	12.0
White Sox	60	71	.458	13.0
Senators	55	79	.410	19.5

Games

Tigers 6, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	93	35	.727	--
Pirates	77	51	.602	16.0
Reds	69	56	.552	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

Cardinals 4, Reds 0

Reds 4, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stan Musial	4
2	Doc Cramer	3
2	Frank McCormick	3
4	Pinky Higgins	2
4	5 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Danny Litwhiler	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	2
1	Danny Litwhiler	2
1	Rudy York	2
4	Doc Cramer	1
4	7 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Guy Curtright	1
1	Eddie Mayo	1
1	Jimmy Outlaw	1
1	Eric Tipton	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy de la Cruz	0.83
2	Hal Newhouser	0.57
2	Bucky Walters	0.57
4	Mort Cooper	0.29
5	Joe Haynes	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	Bucky Walters	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy de la Cruz	5
2	Hal Newhouser	4
2	Bucky Walters	4
4	Joe Haynes	3
5	Mort Cooper	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.360
2	Stan Musial	.353
3	Joe Medwick	.342
4	Johnny Hopp	.336
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	2.06
3	Tex Hughson	2.17
4	Bucky Walters	2.32
5	Johnny Niggeling	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	23
1	Dizzy Trout	23
3	Mort Cooper	20
3	Bucky Walters	20
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	142
2	Bill Voiselle	135
3	Max Lanier	128
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	.434
3	Ed Busch	.426
4	Pete Fox	.415
5	Dixie Walker	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Spence	5
2	Nick Etten	4
2	Johnny Lindell	4
2	Bill Nicholson	4
5	8 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Lindell	20
2	Nick Etten	17
3	Howie Schultz	16
4	Oscar Grimes	15
4	Bob Johnson	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	Hank Borowy	3
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Monk Dubiel	3
1	Steve Gromek	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	24
2	Ewald Pyle	18
3	Mort Cooper	16
3	Max Lanier	16
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Turner	3
2	Frank Barrett	2
2	Joe Heving	2
4	Nate Andrews	1
4	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.454
2	Jim Russell	.402
3	Dixie Walker	.387
4	George Metkovich	.375
5	Bob Johnson	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Nick Etten	7
1	Bill Nicholson	7
3	Walker Cooper	6
3	Johnny Lindell	6
3	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Lindell	30
2	Babe Dahlgren	28
3	Frank Colman	27
3	Nick Etten	27
3	2 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	Tiny Bonham	1.82
3	Freddy Schmidt	1.82
5	Art Herring	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	7
2	Mort Cooper	6
2	Monk Dubiel	6
2	Hal Newhouser	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	43
2	Dizzy Trout	36
3	Bill Voiselle	34
4	Russ Christopher	28
4	2 others tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Turner	3
2	Frank Barrett	2
2	George Caster	2
2	Joe Heving	2
5	32 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.357
2	Dixie Walker	.356
3	Johnny Hopp	.324
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.320
5	Joe Medwick	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	38
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	128
2	Vern Stephens	109
3	Bob Elliott	104
4	Ray Sanders	103
5	2 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	1.89
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	Hal Newhouser	23
3	Mort Cooper	22
3	Bucky Walters	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	155
2	Bill Voiselle	154
3	Hal Newhouser	153
4	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