On This Day

Sunday, October 1, 1944

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1944 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 4, 1944

St. Louis Browns at St. Louis Cardinals

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 89 65 .578 --
Tigers 88 66 .571 1.0
Yankees 83 71 .539 6.0
Red Sox 77 77 .500 12.0
Athletics 72 82 .468 17.0
Indians 72 82 .468 17.0
White Sox 71 83 .461 18.0
Senators 64 90 .416 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 105 49 .682 --
Pirates 90 63 .588 14.5
Reds 89 65 .578 16.0
Cubs 75 79 .487 30.0
Giants 67 87 .435 38.0
Braves 65 89 .422 40.0
Dodgers 63 91 .409 42.0
Blue Jays 61 92 .399 43.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Musial 6
2 Ken Keltner 5
2 Ron Northey 5
4 Charlie Brewster 4
4 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Whitey Kurowski 2
1 Chet Laabs 2
1 Marty Marion 2
1 Ron Northey 2
5 6 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Whitey Kurowski 5
1 Charlie Mead 5
3 Bobby Estalella 4
3 Chet Laabs 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Lake 2
2 Johnny Barrett 1
2 Eddie Basinski 1
2 George Case 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Barrett 1.00
1 Don Black 1.00
3 Bill Voiselle 0.89
4 Sig Jakucki 0.57
5 Harry Gumbert 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Berry 2
2 Dick Barrett 1
2 Rex Cecil 1
2 Rube Fischer 1
2 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Voiselle 8
2 Dick Barrett 7
3 Al Javery 6
3 Charley Schanz 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ralph Branca 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .357
2 Stan Musial .347
3 Joe Medwick .337
4 Johnny Hopp .336
5 Phil Cavarretta .321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 122
2 Bob Elliott 107
2 Vern Stephens 107
4 Bob Johnson 106
5 Ron Northey 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 55
2 George Case 49
3 Johnny Barrett 29
4 George Myatt 26
5 Wally Moses 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 2.12
2 Tex Hughson 2.17
3 Hal Newhouser 2.25
4 Johnny Niggeling 2.32
5 Bucky Walters 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 29
2 Dizzy Trout 27
3 Bucky Walters 23
4 Mort Cooper 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 187
2 Bill Voiselle 161
3 Dizzy Trout 144
4 Bobo Newsom 142
5 Max Lanier 141

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 .491
2 Phil Cavarretta .436
3 Augie Galan .425
4 Johnny Lindell .400
5 Eric Tipton .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Whitey Kurowski 5
2 Ron Northey 4
2 Stan Spence 4
2 Dick Wakefield 4
5 4 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Augie Galan 18
2 Rudy York 17
3 Bob Elliott 15
3 Ron Northey 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
1 Wally Moses 5
3 Eddie Miksis 4
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Berry 0.00
2 Sig Jakucki 0.42
3 Hank Wyse 0.50
4 Blix Donnelly 0.56
5 Arnold Carter 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 4
1 Nels Potter 4
1 Rip Sewell 4
1 Hank Wyse 4
5 9 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 32
2 Denny Galehouse 22
2 Al Javery 22
4 Bill Voiselle 18
5 Johnny Niggeling 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Berry 2
1 Arnold Carter 2
3 Frank Barrett 1
3 Ralph Branca 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Wakefield .450
2 Doc Cramer .400
3 Phil Cavarretta .380
4 Johnny Lindell .366
5 Dixie Walker .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Etten 7
1 Whitey Kurowski 7
1 Stan Spence 7
4 Johnny Hopp 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 29
2 Babe Dahlgren 26
2 Ron Northey 26
2 Dick Wakefield 26
5 Stan Spence 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 12
2 George Case 11
3 Wally Moses 8
4 Johnny Barrett 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Blix Donnelly 0.75
2 Hank Wyse 0.92
3 Jack Kramer 1.07
4 Paul Erickson 1.37
5 Arnold Carter 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 8
2 Claude Passeau 6
2 Nels Potter 6
2 Rip Sewell 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 57
2 Denny Galehouse 35
3 Bobo Newsom 30
4 Al Javery 28
4 Bill Voiselle 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Barrett 4
2 Joe Berry 2
2 Arnold Carter 2
2 Johnny Johnson 2
2 Ray Starr 2