On This Day

Saturday, May 20, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	15	10	.600	--
Browns	17	13	.567	0.5
Senators	15	12	.556	1.0
Athletics	13	14	.481	3.0
White Sox	13	15	.464	3.5
Tigers	13	16	.448	4.0
Indians	13	16	.448	4.0
Red Sox	12	15	.444	4.0

Games

Red Sox 8, White Sox 1

Yankees 3, Browns 2

Indians 5, Athletics 0

Tigers 6, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	20	9	.690	--
Pirates	14	10	.583	3.5
Reds	15	12	.556	4.0
Blue Jays	14	12	.538	4.5
Braves	14	16	.467	6.5
Giants	12	15	.444	7.0
Dodgers	12	15	.444	7.0
Cubs	6	18	.250	11.5

Games

Cubs 3, Braves 2

Dodgers 6, Reds 1

Pirates 4, Blue Jays 3

Cardinals 10, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Whitey Kurowski	4
2	Leon Culberson	3
2	Bobby Doerr	3
2	Tommy Holmes	3
2	Stan Musial	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Whitey Kurowski	1
1	Wally Moses	1
1	Ray Mueller	1
1	Stan Musial	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Hopp	3
1	Whitey Kurowski	3
1	Howie Schultz	3
4	Johnny Barrett	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Cramer	2
2	Nick Etten	1
2	Tommy Holmes	1
2	Johnny Hopp	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Max Lanier	2.20
2	Mel Harder	1.00
3	Jack Kramer	0.64
4	Stubby Overmire	0.60
5	Nate Andrews	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Monk Dubiel	1
1	Hal Gregg	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	11
2	Jack Kramer	7
3	Stubby Overmire	6
4	Nate Andrews	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.410
2	Joe Medwick	.359
3	Stan Musial	.354
4	Nick Etten	.353
5	Frenchy Bordagaray	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Howie Schultz	6
2	Frankie Hayes	5
2	Pat Seerey	5
2	Stan Spence	5
2	Hal Trosky	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Howie Schultz	33
2	Phil Weintraub	23
3	Vern Stephens	22
4	Whitey Kurowski	19
4	2 others tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Gutteridge	7
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	7
3	Joe Kuhel	6
3	Max Macon	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	0.61
2	Bucky Walters	0.94
3	Hank Borowy	1.24
4	Max Lanier	1.25
5	Bill Voiselle	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Lanier	6
2	Hal Gregg	5
2	Jack Kramer	5
2	Bucky Walters	5
5	15 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Kramer	39
2	Max Lanier	37
3	Al Javery	32
4	Bill Voiselle	31
5	Dizzy Trout	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	4
2	Ed Klieman	3
3	Ace Adams	2
3	Cookie Cuccurullo	2
3	3 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Thurman Tucker	.407
2	Dixie Walker	.400
3	Frenchy Bordagaray	.382
4	Tommy Holmes	.371
5	Luis Olmo	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Danny Litwhiler	3
1	Bud Metheny	3
1	Ron Northey	3
1	Roberto Ortiz	3
1	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Howie Schultz	16
2	Frenchy Bordagaray	12
2	Ed Levy	12
2	Pat Seerey	12
5	2 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Macon	5
2	Johnny Rucker	4
3	Doc Cramer	3
3	Ford Garrison	3
3	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Gromek	0.00
2	Red Munger	0.35
3	Gordon Maltzberger	0.53
4	Bucky Walters	0.75
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ace Adams	3
1	Nate Andrews	3
1	Red Barrett	3
1	Monk Dubiel	3
1	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	24
2	Jack Kramer	21
3	Hal Gregg	15
3	Al Javery	15
3	2 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	2
1	Ed Klieman	2
1	Lou Polli	2
4	Max Butcher	1
4	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.362
2	Billy Herman	.329
3	Walker Cooper	.327
4	Dixie Walker	.325
5	Mickey Witek	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	35
2	Bill Nicholson	31
3	Charlie Keller	27
4	Vern Stephens	25
5	Ron Northey	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	132
2	Rudy York	127
3	Nick Etten	104
4	Bob Elliott	101
4	Jim Tabor	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	61
2	Wally Moses	59
3	Luke Appling	25
3	Thurman Tucker	25
5	Pete Fox	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	1.57
2	Spud Chandler	1.71
3	Mickey Haefner	2.17
4	Johnny Niggeling	2.37
5	Butch Wensloff	2.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	22
2	Elmer Riddle	21
2	Dizzy Trout	21
4	Mort Cooper	20
4	Max Lanier	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	169
2	Johnny Vander Meer	156
3	Hal Newhouser	155
4	Al Javery	153
5	Max Lanier	146

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	14
2	George Caster	11
3	Joe Heving	10
4	Mace Brown	9
5	2 tied	8