On This Day

Monday, May 29, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 12 .625 --
Browns 21 18 .538 2.5
Senators 19 17 .528 3.0
Athletics 19 17 .528 3.0
Red Sox 18 18 .500 4.0
Tigers 18 20 .474 5.0
Indians 16 22 .421 7.0
White Sox 14 21 .400 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 24 12 .667 --
Pirates 19 13 .594 3.0
Reds 20 14 .588 3.0
Blue Jays 16 17 .485 6.5
Braves 17 21 .447 8.0
Giants 15 20 .429 8.5
Dodgers 15 20 .429 8.5
Cubs 11 20 .355 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Heath 4
2 Milt Byrnes 3
2 Roy Cullenbine 3
2 Frank McCormick 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Cullenbine 1
1 Babe Dahlgren 1
1 Danny Gardella 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank McCormick 3
1 Gene Moore 3
3 Babe Dahlgren 2
3 Danny Gardella 2
3 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Gutteridge 1
1 George Hausmann 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Raffensberger 1.30
2 Atley Donald 0.60
3 Johnny Gorsica 0.50
4 Bob Muncrief 0.33
5 Rube Fischer 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Joe Berry 1
1 Johnny Gorsica 1
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Raffensberger 13
2 Joe Berry 4
2 Rube Fischer 4
2 Bob Muncrief 4
2 Bucky Walters 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .438
2 Stan Musial .365
3 Frenchy Bordagaray .351
4 Jimmy Wasdell .345
5 Tommy Holmes .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 7
2 Frankie Hayes 6
2 Whitey Kurowski 6
2 Howie Schultz 6
2 Pat Seerey 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Howie Schultz 34
2 Phil Weintraub 27
3 Frankie Hayes 26
4 Jim Tabor 24
5 4 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Gutteridge 9
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 8
3 George Case 6
3 Joe Kuhel 6
3 Max Macon 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Munger 1.15
2 Bill Voiselle 1.32
3 Bucky Walters 1.33
4 Hank Borowy 1.36
5 Johnny Gorsica 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 8
2 Hank Borowy 6
2 Jack Kramer 6
2 Max Lanier 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Kramer 47
2 Al Javery 44
3 Ken Raffensberger 41
4 Max Lanier 39
4 Bobo Newsom 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 4
2 Ace Adams 3
2 Joe Berry 3
2 Ed Klieman 3
2 Jim Turner 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .482
2 Max Marshall .439
3 Bobby Doerr .431
4 Stan Musial .396
5 Bob Finley .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 4
2 Whitey Kurowski 3
2 Bud Metheny 3
2 Bill Nicholson 3
2 Butch Nieman 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dom Dallessandro 14
1 Ed Levy 14
3 Frankie Hayes 13
4 Bobby Doerr 12
5 Gee Walker 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Gutteridge 4
2 Doc Cramer 3
2 Johnny Hopp 3
2 George Myatt 3
5 7 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Ryba 0.57
2 Dizzy Trout 0.67
3 Clem Hausmann 0.79
3 Bill Voiselle 0.79
5 Steve Gromek 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 3
1 Mike Ryba 3
1 Rip Sewell 3
1 Bucky Walters 3
1 Hank Wyse 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Raffensberger 23
2 Bobo Newsom 19
3 Jack Kramer 17
3 Max Lanier 17
5 Bob Muncrief 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 2
1 Joe Berry 2
3 Nate Andrews 1
3 Alex Carrasquel 1
3 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .457
2 Frenchy Bordagaray .382
3 Tommy Holmes .360
4 Stan Musial .340
5 Ray Sanders .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Whitey Kurowski 5
1 Ron Northey 5
1 Mel Ott 5
1 Pat Seerey 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Weintraub 26
2 Howie Schultz 25
3 Frankie Hayes 20
3 Ed Levy 20
5 Jim Tabor 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Macon 6
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 6
3 Ford Garrison 5
3 Don Gutteridge 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Gromek 0.93
2 Bill Voiselle 0.95
3 Red Munger 1.22
4 Bucky Walters 1.37
5 Johnny Gorsica 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 7
2 Rip Sewell 6
3 Hal Gregg 5
3 Tex Hughson 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Javery 36
1 Ken Raffensberger 36
3 Jack Kramer 35
4 Bobo Newsom 32
5 Max Lanier 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 3
1 George Caster 3
1 Ed Klieman 3
1 Jim Turner 3
5 3 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .362
2 Dixie Walker .346
3 Mickey Witek .330
4 Billy Herman .328
5 Walker Cooper .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 36
2 Bill Nicholson 33
3 Charlie Keller 26
4 Vern Stephens 25
5 Mel Ott 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 137
2 Rudy York 130
3 Nick Etten 104
4 Jim Tabor 102
5 2 tied 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 62
2 Wally Moses 55
3 Thurman Tucker 24
4 Luke Appling 23
5 Pete Fox 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 1.57
2 Spud Chandler 1.67
3 Mickey Haefner 2.10
4 Johnny Niggeling 2.39
5 Hank Borowy 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Sewell 23
2 Dizzy Trout 21
3 Mort Cooper 20
3 Elmer Riddle 20
3 Bucky Walters 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 176
2 Al Javery 158
3 Johnny Vander Meer 156
4 Max Lanier 143
5 Hal Newhouser 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 14
2 George Caster 11
2 Joe Heving 11
4 Ace Adams 9
4 Mace Brown 9