On This Day

Wednesday, September 6, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 59 .556 --
Browns 73 59 .553 0.5
Tigers 72 60 .545 1.5
Red Sox 71 62 .534 3.0
Indians 64 69 .481 10.0
Athletics 63 72 .467 12.0
White Sox 60 72 .455 13.5
Senators 55 79 .410 19.5

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Carnett 2
1 Doc Cramer 2
1 Eddie Mayo 2
4 Rufe Gentry 1
4 8 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mayo 1
1 Dick Wakefield 1
1 Skeeter Webb 1
1 Rudy York 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rufe Gentry 0.36
2 Johnny Humphries 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rufe Gentry 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rufe Gentry 4
2 Johnny Humphries 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 .449
3 Ed Busch .444
4 Howie Schultz .438
5 Pete Fox .432

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Lindell 18
2 Nick Etten 17
3 Howie Schultz 16
4 Bob Johnson 15
5 2 tied 14

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 Steve Gromek 0.50
1 Art Herring 0.50
3 Dizzy Trout 0.94
4 Ted Wilks 1.21
5 3 tied 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 3
1 Mort Cooper 3
1 Monk Dubiel 3
1 Eddie Lopat 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 20
2 Mort Cooper 16
3 Dizzy Trout 15
4 Bobo Newsom 14
4 Roger Wolff 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Barrett 2
1 Joe Heving 2
1 Jim Turner 2
4 Nate Andrews 1
4 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .461
2 Jim Russell .397
3 Bob Johnson .390
4 Dixie Walker .382
5 Bobby Estalella .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Etten 7
1 Bill Nicholson 7
3 Walker Cooper 6
3 Frank McCormick 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Lindell 28
2 Nick Etten 26
2 Bob Johnson 26
2 Ron Northey 26
5 4 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 15
2 George Myatt 11
3 George Case 10
4 Johnny Barrett 8
5 Tony Lupien 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Early Wynn 1.24
2 Clyde Shoun 1.80
3 Tiny Bonham 1.82
3 Freddy Schmidt 1.82
5 Art Herring 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 6
1 Hal Newhouser 6
1 Dizzy Trout 6
4 Monk Dubiel 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 43
2 Bill Voiselle 34
3 Dizzy Trout 31
4 Russ Christopher 28
5 Mort Cooper 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Turner 3
2 Frank Barrett 2
2 Joe Heving 2
4 Ace Adams 1
4 27 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .358
2 Stan Musial .357
3 Johnny Hopp .325
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss .320
5 Joe Medwick .318

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 Ray Sanders 103
4 Bob Elliott 101
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 143

Saves

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