On This Day

Thursday, September 14, 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 41 .699 --
Pirates 82 54 .603 13.0
Reds 75 59 .560 19.0
Giants 63 72 .467 31.5
Cubs 62 72 .463 32.0
Dodgers 56 80 .412 39.0
Braves 55 81 .404 40.0
Blue Jays 52 81 .391 41.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dain Clay 4
1 Ray Mueller 4
3 Stan Hack 3
3 Roy Hughes 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Red Durrett 1
1 Stew Hofferth 1
1 Roy Hughes 1
1 Ernie Lombardi 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 4
2 Roy Hughes 3
3 Stew Hofferth 2
3 Tommy Holmes 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Miller 1
1 Howie Schultz 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Erickson 0.40
2 Paul Derringer 0.30
2 Bill Voiselle 0.30
4 John Wells 0.27
5 Ed Heusser 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Ed Heusser 1
1 Bill Voiselle 1
1 Les Webber 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Heusser 4
2 Paul Derringer 3
2 Bill Voiselle 3
2 John Wells 3
5 Paul Erickson 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .355
2 Stan Musial .348
3 Joe Medwick .341
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 Ron Northey 18
5 2 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 107
2 Ray Sanders 99
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 Ed Heusser 2.29
5 Max Lanier 2.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 146
2 Bill Voiselle 143
3 Max Lanier 135
4 Dizzy Trout 132
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 Stan Spence .422
2 Howie Schultz .409
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss .396
4 George Myatt .380
5 Buddy Kerr .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Etten 5
2 Johnny Hopp 3
2 Bill Nicholson 3
2 Mickey Rocco 3
2 Stan Spence 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Dahlgren 15
1 Nick Etten 15
1 Johnny Lindell 15
4 Joe Kuhel 13
4 Howie Schultz 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 10
2 George Case 6
3 George Myatt 4
4 Johnny Barrett 3
4 Wally Moses 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Konstanty 0.61
2 Eddie Lopat 0.78
3 Paul Erickson 0.84
4 Blix Donnelly 0.90
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Erickson 3
1 Hal Newhouser 3
1 Claude Passeau 3
1 Mel Queen 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Erickson 19
2 Max Lanier 16
2 Hal Newhouser 16
4 Fritz Ostermueller 15
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Barrett 2
1 Ray Starr 2
3 Nate Andrews 1
3 Mickey Haefner 1
3 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Cramer .390
2 Bob Johnson .382
3 George Metkovich .382
4 Mickey Owen .375
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walker Cooper 6
1 Nick Etten 6
1 Ernie Lombardi 6
1 Bill Nicholson 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Lindell 29
2 Babe Dahlgren 26
3 Nick Etten 25
3 Bob Johnson 25
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 15
2 George Case 9
3 Johnny Barrett 8
4 George Myatt 7
5 Tony Lupien 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clyde Shoun 1.96
2 Ed Heusser 1.98
3 Mickey Haefner 2.02
4 Harry Gumbert 2.03
5 Monk Dubiel 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 6
1 Bill Voiselle 6
3 Mort Cooper 5
3 Monk Dubiel 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 37
2 Bill Voiselle 30
3 Dizzy Trout 29
4 Max Lanier 26
5 Rex Cecil 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Turner 3
2 Frank Barrett 2
2 Joe Heving 2
2 Ray Starr 2
5 23 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .353
2 Dixie Walker .350
3 Johnny Hopp .326
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss .320
5 Joe Medwick .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 39
2 Mel Ott 26
3 Ron Northey 22
4 Nick Etten 20
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 129
2 Ray Sanders 108
3 Vern Stephens 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 2.17
4 Ed Heusser 2.21
5 Hal Newhouser 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 27
2 Hal Newhouser 24
3 Mort Cooper 23
4 Bill Voiselle 21
4 Bucky Walters 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Voiselle 158
2 Max Lanier 154
3 Hal Newhouser 151
4 Dizzy Trout 148
5 Al Javery 144

Saves

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