On This Day

Tuesday, September 12, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 95 39 .709 --
Pirates 80 54 .597 15.0
Reds 73 57 .562 20.0
Giants 62 72 .463 33.0
Cubs 60 70 .462 33.0
Dodgers 55 80 .407 40.5
Braves 55 80 .407 40.5
Blue Jays 52 80 .394 42.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Whitey Kurowski 4
2 Frank Colman 3
2 Pete Coscarart 3
2 Babe Dahlgren 3
2 Johnny Hopp 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Colman 1
1 Babe Dahlgren 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Dahlgren 3
2 Frank Colman 2
2 Walker Cooper 2
2 Pete Coscarart 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Barrett 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Preacher Roe 0.62
2 Fritz Ostermueller 0.56
3 Bud Byerly 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fritz Ostermueller 1
1 Preacher Roe 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Preacher Roe 8
2 Fritz Ostermueller 5
3 Blix Donnelly 4
4 Bud Byerly 3
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Starr 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 98
3 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 26
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 Howie Schultz .447
2 George Myatt .406
3 Bobby Estalella .400
3 George Metkovich .400
5 Pete Coscarart .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Etten 5
2 Bill Nicholson 4
2 Stan Spence 4
4 Mickey Rocco 3
5 17 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Lindell 17
2 Bob Johnson 16
3 Nick Etten 15
3 Joe Kuhel 15
3 Howie Schultz 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 11
2 George Case 6
2 George Myatt 6
4 Johnny Barrett 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Heving 0.69
2 Paul Erickson 0.75
3 Blix Donnelly 0.96
4 Hal Newhouser 1.00
4 Steve Gromek 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Erickson 3
1 Eddie Lopat 3
1 Hal Newhouser 3
1 Claude Passeau 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Barrett 2
2 Nate Andrews 1
2 Mickey Haefner 1
2 Joe Heving 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .416
2 George Metkovich .390
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss .386
4 Doc Cramer .379
5 Bob Johnson .374

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Lindell 29
2 Bob Johnson 27
3 Nick Etten 26
3 Ron Northey 26
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 17
2 George Case 13
3 George Myatt 11
4 Johnny Barrett 10
5 Tony Lupien 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Xavier Rescigno 1.57
2 Clyde Shoun 1.70
3 Mickey Haefner 1.88
4 Monk Dubiel 2.04
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
3 Rex Cecil 28
4 Mort Cooper 27
4 2 others tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Turner 3
2 Frank Barrett 2
2 Joe Heving 2
4 Ace Adams 1
4 26 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .353
2 Stan Musial .353
3 Johnny Hopp .326
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss .320
5 Joe Medwick .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 39
2 Mel Ott 26
3 Ron Northey 21
3 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 Elliott 99
4 Bob Johnson 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 58
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 52
3 Wally Moses 28
4 Johnny Barrett 26
5 George Myatt 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 1.90
2 Johnny Niggeling 2.09
3 Max Lanier 2.14
4 Ed Heusser 2.28
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 150
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