On This Day

Wednesday, September 27, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	86	64	.573	--
Browns	85	65	.567	1.0
Yankees	83	67	.553	3.0
Red Sox	75	75	.500	11.0
Indians	72	78	.480	14.0
White Sox	69	81	.460	17.0
Athletics	68	82	.453	18.0
Senators	62	88	.413	24.0

Games

Yankees 7, White Sox 2

Tigers 4, Athletics 0

Indians 6, Senators 4

Red Sox 4, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	103	47	.687	--
Pirates	89	61	.593	14.0
Reds	87	63	.580	16.0
Cubs	74	76	.493	29.0
Giants	65	85	.433	38.0
Braves	62	88	.413	41.0
Dodgers	61	89	.407	42.0
Blue Jays	59	91	.393	44.0

Games

Dodgers 3, Cardinals 2

Reds 8, Giants 1

Cubs 5, Blue Jays 3

Braves 4, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buster Adams	3
1	Lou Boudreau	3
1	Dom Dallessandro	3
1	Lou Finney	3
1	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Whitey Kurowski	1
1	Johnny Lindell	1
1	Steve Mesner	1
1	Al Rubeling	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Steve Mesner	6
2	Lou Boudreau	3
2	Johnny Lindell	3
4	Dom Dallessandro	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dain Clay	2
2	Johnny Barrett	1
2	Myril Hoag	1
2	Johnny Lindell	1
2	Rudy York	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Newhouser	1.80
2	Denny Galehouse	1.17
3	Bill Lee	0.64
4	Clyde King	0.50
5	Bill Bevens	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bevens	1
1	Earl Henry	1
1	Al Javery	1
1	Clyde King	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	9
2	Denny Galehouse	7
2	Bill Lee	7
4	Bill Bevens	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Barrett	1
1	Johnny Hutchings	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.361
2	Stan Musial	.342
3	Joe Medwick	.337
4	Johnny Hopp	.335
5	Phil Cavarretta	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	33
2	Mel Ott	26
3	Nick Etten	22
4	Ron Northey	20
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	119
2	Bob Elliott	107
3	Vern Stephens	105
4	Bob Johnson	103
5	Ray Sanders	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	54
2	George Case	48
3	Johnny Barrett	28
4	George Myatt	26
5	2 tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	1.94
2	Tex Hughson	2.17
3	Johnny Niggeling	2.22
4	Hal Newhouser	2.23
5	Bucky Walters	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	28
2	Dizzy Trout	27
3	Bucky Walters	23
4	Mort Cooper	22
5	Bill Voiselle	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	180
2	Bill Voiselle	153
3	Dizzy Trout	143
4	Max Lanier	141
5	Bobo Newsom	139

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Wakefield	.500
2	Dixie Walker	.429
3	Johnny Lindell	.426
4	Phil Cavarretta	.425
5	Eric Tipton	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Hopp	4
1	Frank Secory	4
1	Dick Wakefield	4
4	Johnny Barrett	3
4	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ron Northey	17
2	Babe Dahlgren	15
2	Bob Elliott	15
2	Steve Mesner	15
2	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
1	Wally Moses	4
3	Dain Clay	3
3	Chet Laabs	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sig Jakucki	0.00
2	Arnold Carter	0.40
3	Harry Gumbert	0.84
4	Charley Schanz	0.87
5	Hank Wyse	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Gumbert	4
1	Hal Newhouser	4
1	Claude Passeau	4
1	Rip Sewell	4
5	7 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	34
2	Denny Galehouse	23
3	Al Javery	17
3	Bobo Newsom	17
5	Harry Brecheen	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Barrett	2
1	Arnold Carter	2
3	Joe Berry	1
3	Bob Chipman	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Wakefield	.430
2	Doc Cramer	.398
3	Dixie Walker	.394
4	Nick Etten	.381
5	Phil Cavarretta	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Nick Etten	8
2	Johnny Hopp	6
3	Whitey Kurowski	5
3	Bill Nicholson	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Lindell	28
1	Dick Wakefield	28
3	Babe Dahlgren	26
3	Nick Etten	26
3	2 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	14
2	George Case	10
3	George Myatt	8
4	Wally Moses	7
5	Johnny Barrett	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Erickson	1.37
2	Arnold Carter	1.42
3	Hal Newhouser	1.50
3	Jack Kramer	1.50
5	Charley Schanz	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	7
1	Claude Passeau	7
3	Dizzy Trout	6
4	Nels Potter	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	50
2	Denny Galehouse	36
3	Bobo Newsom	32
4	Paul Erickson	27
4	2 others tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Barrett	4
2	Arnold Carter	2
2	Johnny Johnson	2
2	Ray Starr	2
2	Jim Turner	2