On This Day

Friday, September 29, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	87	65	.572	--
Browns	87	65	.572	0.0
Yankees	83	69	.546	4.0
Red Sox	75	76	.497	11.5
Indians	72	79	.477	14.5
White Sox	70	81	.464	16.5
Athletics	69	82	.457	17.5
Senators	63	89	.414	24.0

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 3

Tigers 5, Senators 2

Senators 9, Tigers 2

Browns 4, Yankees 1

Browns 1, Yankees 0

Athletics 4, Indians 2

Athletics 1, Indians 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	104	48	.684	--
Pirates	89	62	.589	14.5
Reds	89	63	.586	15.0
Cubs	74	77	.490	29.5
Giants	66	86	.434	38.0
Braves	63	88	.417	40.5
Dodgers	61	91	.401	43.0
Blue Jays	60	91	.397	43.5

Games

Reds 10, Dodgers 2

Braves 5, Cubs 1

Blue Jays 3, Pirates 0

Giants 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stan Spence	5
2	George Case	4
2	Doc Cramer	4
2	Tommy Holmes	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Tommy Holmes	1
1	Pepper Martin	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Spence	4
2	Ray Mueller	3
2	Eric Tipton	3
2	Gee Walker	3
5	6 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Boudreau	1
1	Mark Christman	1
1	Russ Derry	1
1	Skeeter Newsome	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Thornton Lee	1.00
2	Ken Raffensberger	0.67
3	Fritz Ostermueller	0.57
4	Steve Gromek	0.56
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nate Andrews	1
1	Don Black	1
1	Arnold Carter	1
1	Rube Fischer	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Black	6
1	Ken Raffensberger	6
3	Steve Gromek	5
3	Johnny Niggeling	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Berry	1
1	Johnny Gorsica	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	Frank McCormick	20
4	Ron Northey	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	119
2	Bob Elliott	107
3	Vern Stephens	105
4	Bob Johnson	103
5	2 tied	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	2.07
2	Tex Hughson	2.17
3	Hal Newhouser	2.23
4	Johnny Niggeling	2.32
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	144
4	Max Lanier	141
5	Bobo Newsom	139

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Wakefield	.482
2	Phil Cavarretta	.448
3	Dixie Walker	.415
4	Johnny Lindell	.410
5	Ralph Hodgin	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	4
1	Frank McCormick	4
1	Dick Wakefield	4
1	Chuck Workman	4
5	4 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ron Northey	16
1	Rudy York	16
3	Bob Elliott	15
3	Steve Mesner	15
3	Dick Wakefield	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
1	Wally Moses	4
3	Dain Clay	3
3	Buddy Kerr	3
3	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Blix Donnelly	0.00
1	Sig Jakucki	0.00
1	Joe Berry	0.00
4	Charley Schanz	0.50
5	Hank Wyse	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Kramer	4
1	Hal Newhouser	4
1	Nels Potter	4
4	Nate Andrews	3
4	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	34
2	Denny Galehouse	23
3	Steve Gromek	19
3	Ken Raffensberger	19
5	Ewald Pyle	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Barrett	2
1	Joe Berry	2
1	Arnold Carter	2
4	Bob Chipman	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Wakefield	.431
2	Doc Cramer	.409
3	Dixie Walker	.378
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	.376
5	Johnny Lindell	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Nick Etten	8
2	Johnny Hopp	5
2	Whitey Kurowski	5
2	Frank McCormick	5
2	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	27
2	Johnny Lindell	26
2	Dick Wakefield	26
4	Babe Dahlgren	25
4	2 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	13
2	George Case	10
3	Wally Moses	7
3	George Myatt	7
5	Johnny Barrett	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Blix Donnelly	0.56
2	Paul Erickson	1.37
3	Charley Schanz	1.38
4	Jack Kramer	1.43
5	Hal Newhouser	1.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	50
2	Denny Galehouse	32
3	Jack Kramer	30
4	Paul Erickson	27
4	2 others tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Barrett	4
2	Joe Berry	2
2	Arnold Carter	2
2	Johnny Johnson	2
2	2 others tied	2