On This Day

Sunday, September 10, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	76	61	.555	--
Tigers	75	61	.551	0.5
Browns	75	62	.547	1.0
Red Sox	73	64	.533	3.0
Indians	65	72	.474	11.0
Athletics	64	75	.460	13.0
White Sox	63	74	.460	13.0
Senators	58	80	.420	18.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Yankees 2

Yankees 4, Red Sox 3

Browns 6, White Sox 2

White Sox 3, Browns 2

Tigers 5, Indians 0

Senators 2, Athletics 1

Senators 8, Athletics 2

Indians 7, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	95	37	.720	--
Pirates	78	54	.591	17.0
Reds	72	57	.558	21.5
Cubs	60	69	.465	33.5
Giants	62	72	.463	34.0
Dodgers	55	80	.407	41.5
Braves	55	80	.407	41.5
Blue Jays	52	80	.394	43.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Blue Jays 4

Blue Jays 3, Dodgers 2

Cubs 9, Cardinals 0

Giants 10, Braves 4

Cardinals 4, Cubs 2

Pirates 7, Reds 5

Reds 2, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stan Spence	6
2	Pete Coscarart	5
2	Andy Pafko	5
4	Buster Adams	4
4	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buster Adams	1
1	Hank Camelli	1
1	Frankie Gustine	1
1	Buddy Kerr	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Oscar Grimes	3
1	Charlie Letchas	3
1	Hal Luby	3
1	Luis Olmo	3
1	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	3
2	Thurman Tucker	2
3	Johnny Barrett	1
3	Bobby Bragan	1
3	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Paul Erickson	0.78
2	Emmett O'Neill	0.75
3	Hal Newhouser	0.67
4	Steve Gromek	0.62
5	Mel Queen	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Barrett	1
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	Arnold Carter	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Erickson	7
2	Emmett O'Neill	6
3	Steve Gromek	5
3	Al Jurisich	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Les Webber	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.354
2	Stan Musial	.348
3	Joe Medwick	.342
4	Johnny Hopp	.333
5	Bob Johnson	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	32
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	107
2	Ray Sanders	97
2	Vern Stephens	97
4	Bob Johnson	96
5	Bob Elliott	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	51
2	George Case	44
3	Johnny Barrett	25
4	George Myatt	24
5	Don Gutteridge	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	2.01
2	Tex Hughson	2.17
3	Hal Newhouser	2.28
4	Max Lanier	2.30
5	Johnny Niggeling	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	24
1	Dizzy Trout	24
3	Mort Cooper	21
4	Bucky Walters	20
5	Bill Voiselle	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	146
2	Bill Voiselle	140
3	Dizzy Trout	132
4	Max Lanier	129
5	Bobo Newsom	122

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	Doc Cramer	.435
2	Pete Fox	.429
3	George Myatt	.425
4	Howie Schultz	.418
5	Bobby Estalella	.417

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	20
2	Johnny Lindell	19
3	Nick Etten	18
4	Howie Schultz	17
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	12
2	George Myatt	7
3	George Case	6
4	Pete Fox	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Heving	0.66
2	Steve Gromek	0.67
3	Paul Erickson	0.75
4	Ben Chapman	1.04
5	Andy Karl	1.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	4
2	Mort Cooper	3
2	Monk Dubiel	3
2	Paul Erickson	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	24
2	Paul Erickson	17
3	Paul Derringer	16
3	Dizzy Trout	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Barrett	2
1	Joe Heving	2
3	Nate Andrews	1
3	Mickey Haefner	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.424
2	George Metkovich	.383
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.383
4	Doc Cramer	.380
5	George Myatt	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Nick Etten	7
1	Bill Nicholson	7
3	Walker Cooper	6
3	Stan Spence	6
3	Vern Stephens	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Lindell	31
2	Ron Northey	29
3	Bob Johnson	28
4	Nick Etten	26
5	4 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	17
2	George Case	13
3	George Myatt	11
4	Johnny Barrett	9
5	Tony Lupien	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Xavier Rescigno	1.57
2	Freddy Schmidt	1.82
3	Clyde Shoun	1.85
4	Mickey Haefner	1.88
5	Tiny Bonham	2.15

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	40
2	Dizzy Trout	32
2	Bill Voiselle	32
4	Russ Christopher	31
5	Rex Cecil	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	.352
2	Stan Musial	.351
3	Johnny Hopp	.324
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.320
5	Joe Medwick	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	39
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	129
2	Vern Stephens	111
3	Ray Sanders	107
4	Bob Johnson	102
5	Bob Elliott	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	61
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	52
3	Wally Moses	28
4	Johnny Barrett	25
5	George Myatt	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	2.06
2	Johnny Niggeling	2.09
3	Max Lanier	2.14
4	Ed Heusser	2.25
5	Hal Newhouser	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	27
2	Hal Newhouser	24
3	Mort Cooper	23
4	Bucky Walters	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	159
2	Hal Newhouser	153
3	Dizzy Trout	152
4	Max Lanier	148
5	Al Javery	143

Saves

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