On This Day

Sunday, September 17, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	78	62	.557	--
Browns	78	63	.553	0.5
Yankees	76	64	.543	2.0
Red Sox	74	66	.529	4.0
Athletics	67	75	.472	12.0
Indians	66	75	.468	12.5
White Sox	64	77	.454	14.5
Senators	60	81	.426	18.5

Games

Tigers 7, Indians 2

Tigers 3, Indians 0

Athletics 5, Yankees 4

Athletics 2, Yankees 1

Browns 5, White Sox 1

White Sox 8, Browns 2

Senators 7, Red Sox 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	96	45	.681	--
Pirates	83	58	.589	13.0
Reds	79	60	.568	16.0
Cubs	66	73	.475	29.0
Giants	63	77	.450	32.5
Dodgers	58	82	.414	37.5
Blue Jays	57	81	.413	37.5
Braves	57	83	.407	38.5

Games

Braves 3, Dodgers 0

Dodgers 3, Braves 2

Cubs 2, Cardinals 1

Blue Jays 7, Giants 0

Blue Jays 5, Giants 4

Pirates 7, Reds 1

Reds 2, Pirates 1

Cubs 2, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dain Clay	5
1	Nick Etten	5
1	Tony Lupien	5
1	Frank McCormick	5
5	6 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Gutteridge	1
1	Frankie Hayes	1
1	Ron Northey	1
1	Andy Pafko	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Kuhel	4
2	Frankie Crosetti	3
2	Babe Dahlgren	3
2	Vern Stephens	3
2	Rudy York	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	2
2	Eddie Carnett	1
2	Oscar Grimes	1
2	Mike Guerra	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Brewer	0.83
2	Al Javery	0.73
3	Bill Lee	0.67
4	Rufe Gentry	0.62
5	Don Black	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Black	1
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	Rufe Gentry	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Javery	8
2	Jack Brewer	5
2	Rufe Gentry	5
4	Don Black	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Berry	1
1	Art Herring	1
1	Bill LeFebvre	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.361
2	Stan Musial	.348
3	Joe Medwick	.340
4	Johnny Hopp	.333
5	Bob Johnson	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	32
2	Mel Ott	26
3	Nick Etten	20
4	Ron Northey	19
4	Vern Stephens	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	109
2	Vern Stephens	103
3	Ray Sanders	101
4	Bob Johnson	98
5	Bob Elliott	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	51
2	George Case	44
3	Johnny Barrett	26
4	George Myatt	25
5	Don Gutteridge	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	2.02
2	Tex Hughson	2.17
3	Hal Newhouser	2.24
4	Ed Heusser	2.29
5	Max Lanier	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	25
2	Dizzy Trout	24
3	Mort Cooper	21
3	Bucky Walters	21
5	Bill Voiselle	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	155
2	Bill Voiselle	143
3	Max Lanier	138
3	Dizzy Trout	138
5	Bobo Newsom	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	13
2	George Caster	12
3	Joe Berry	11
3	Gordon Maltzberger	11
5	Joe Heving	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Doc Cramer	.500
2	Dick Wakefield	.447
3	Buster Adams	.404
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.386
5	Tony Lupien	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Nick Etten	5
2	Johnny Hopp	4
3	Buster Adams	3
3	Bill Nicholson	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Dahlgren	16
2	Rudy York	14
3	Nick Etten	13
3	Joe Kuhel	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	7
2	George Case	6
3	Wally Moses	5
4	Johnny Barrett	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	0.33
2	Jim Konstanty	0.61
3	Hy Vandenberg	0.64
4	Frank Barrett	0.75
5	Rufe Gentry	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	4
2	Rufe Gentry	3
2	Steve Gromek	3
2	Mickey Haefner	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Erickson	20
2	Dizzy Trout	18
3	Hal Newhouser	17
3	Bobo Newsom	17
5	Jack Kramer	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Barrett	2
1	Ray Starr	2
3	Joe Berry	1
3	Paul Erickson	1
3	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Doc Cramer	.409
2	Bob Johnson	.389
3	George Metkovich	.386
4	Stan Spence	.385
5	Joe Medwick	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	6
1	Nick Etten	6
3	Buster Adams	5
3	Johnny Hopp	5
3	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Dahlgren	28
2	Bob Johnson	26
3	Nick Etten	25
3	Johnny Lindell	25
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	14
2	George Myatt	8
3	Johnny Barrett	7
3	George Case	7
5	Wally Moses	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Gumbert	1.80
2	Monk Dubiel	1.90
3	Hy Vandenberg	1.95
4	Ed Heusser	1.98
5	Bill Voiselle	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	6
1	Claude Passeau	6
1	Bill Voiselle	6
4	Mort Cooper	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	43
2	Dizzy Trout	34
3	Ewald Pyle	30
4	Max Lanier	26
4	Bill Voiselle	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Barrett	3
1	Jim Turner	3
3	Joe Heving	2
3	Bill LeFebvre	2
3	Ray Starr	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.356
2	Stan Musial	.353
3	Johnny Hopp	.329
4	Joe Medwick	.322
5	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	39
2	Mel Ott	26
3	Nick Etten	21
3	Ron Northey	21
3	Vern Stephens	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	130
2	Vern Stephens	113
3	Ray Sanders	109
4	Bob Elliott	101
5	2 tied	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	55
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	52
3	Wally Moses	28
4	Johnny Barrett	26
5	George Myatt	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	1.95
2	Joe Haynes	2.17
3	Johnny Niggeling	2.18
4	Max Lanier	2.18
5	Ed Heusser	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	27
2	Hal Newhouser	25
3	Mort Cooper	22
3	Bucky Walters	22
5	Bill Voiselle	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	160
2	Bill Voiselle	158
3	Max Lanier	156
4	Al Javery	150
5	Dizzy Trout	149

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	14
2	Ace Adams	13
2	Gordon Maltzberger	13
4	George Caster	12
5	Joe Berry	11