On This Day

Friday, September 8, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 59 .560 --
Browns 74 60 .552 1.0
Tigers 73 60 .549 1.5
Red Sox 71 63 .530 4.0
Indians 64 70 .478 11.0
Athletics 63 73 .463 13.0
White Sox 61 73 .455 14.0
Senators 56 79 .415 19.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 94 35 .729 --
Pirates 77 52 .597 17.0
Reds 70 56 .556 22.5
Giants 61 71 .462 34.5
Cubs 58 68 .460 34.5
Dodgers 54 79 .406 42.0
Braves 54 79 .406 42.0
Blue Jays 51 79 .392 43.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nick Etten 3
1 Charlie Letchas 3
1 Wally Moses 3
4 Buster Adams 2
4 18 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buster Adams 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Nick Etten 1
1 Bob Johnson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Johnson 3
2 Nick Etten 2
2 Wally Moses 2
2 Bob Muncrief 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 2
2 Joe Bowman 1
2 Don Gutteridge 1
2 Eddie Lake 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Muncrief 0.38
2 Bill Dietrich 0.33
2 Mickey Haefner 0.33
2 Ken Raffensberger 0.33
5 2 tied 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Mickey Haefner 1
1 Jim Turner 1
1 Les Webber 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Raffensberger 4
2 Hank Borowy 3
2 Joe Bowman 3
2 Russ Christopher 3
2 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .361
2 Stan Musial .350
3 Joe Medwick .342
4 Johnny Hopp .341
5 Bob Johnson .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 31
2 Mel Ott 26
3 Nick Etten 19
4 Bob Johnson 17
4 2 others tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 106
2 Vern Stephens 96
3 Bob Johnson 94
4 Ray Sanders 93
5 Bob Elliott 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 51
2 George Case 41
3 Johnny Barrett 24
3 George Myatt 24
5 Don Gutteridge 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 1.88
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 Dizzy Trout 24
2 Hal Newhouser 23
3 Mort Cooper 20
3 Bucky Walters 20
5 Bill Voiselle 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 142
2 Bill Voiselle 140
3 Dizzy Trout 131
4 Max Lanier 128
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 .459
2 Ed Busch .438
3 Howie Schultz .436
4 Bobby Estalella .434
5 Doc Cramer .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Etten 5
1 Stan Spence 5
3 Johnny Lindell 4
3 Bill Nicholson 4
3 Mel Ott 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Etten 19
1 Johnny Lindell 19
3 Bob Johnson 18
4 Howie Schultz 16
5 Ron Northey 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 13
2 George Myatt 7
3 Pete Fox 4
4 George Case 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Gromek 0.50
2 Dizzy Trout 0.72
3 Bob Chipman 1.23
4 Ted Wilks 1.31
5 2 tied 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 4
1 Bill Voiselle 4
3 Hank Borowy 3
3 Monk Dubiel 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 20
1 Dizzy Trout 20
3 Bill Voiselle 18
4 Hank Borowy 15
4 Denny Galehouse 15

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 .452
2 Bob Johnson .394
3 Dixie Walker .382
4 Doc Cramer .380
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Etten 8
2 Bill Nicholson 7
3 Walker Cooper 6
3 Bob Johnson 6
3 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Johnson 29
1 Johnny Lindell 29
1 Ron Northey 29
4 Nick Etten 28
5 Frank McCormick 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 17
2 George Myatt 11
3 George Case 10
4 Johnny Barrett 9
5 Tony Lupien 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Early Wynn 1.24
2 Xavier Rescigno 1.57
3 Dizzy Trout 1.77
4 Clyde Shoun 1.80
5 2 tied 1.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 43
2 Dizzy Trout 36
3 Bill Voiselle 32
4 Russ Christopher 31
5 Denny Galehouse 28

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 .359
2 Stan Musial .353
3 Johnny Hopp .328
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss .321
5 Joe Medwick .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 38
2 Mel Ott 27
3 Ron Northey 22
4 Vern Stephens 21
5 Nick Etten 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 128
2 Vern Stephens 110
3 Ray Sanders 103
4 Bob Elliott 101
4 Bob Johnson 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 58
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 52
3 Wally Moses 27
4 Johnny Barrett 24
4 George Myatt 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 1.89
2 Dizzy Trout 1.95
3 Johnny Niggeling 2.09
4 Ed Heusser 2.24
5 Bucky Walters 2.26

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 Bill Voiselle 159
2 Max Lanier 155
3 Hal Newhouser 151
3 Dizzy Trout 151
5 Al Javery 146

Saves

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