On This Day

Tuesday, May 30, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	20	14	.588	--
Browns	23	18	.561	0.5
Senators	19	19	.500	3.0
Athletics	19	19	.500	3.0
Tigers	20	20	.500	3.0
Red Sox	18	20	.474	4.0
Indians	18	22	.450	5.0
White Sox	16	21	.432	5.5

Games

White Sox 5, Athletics 1

White Sox 2, Athletics 1

Indians 9, Red Sox 3

Indians 4, Red Sox 3

Tigers 2, Yankees 1

Tigers 4, Yankees 1

Browns 6, Senators 4

Browns 4, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	25	13	.658	--
Reds	22	14	.611	2.0
Pirates	19	15	.559	4.0
Giants	17	20	.459	7.5
Dodgers	17	20	.459	7.5
Blue Jays	16	19	.457	7.5
Braves	18	22	.450	8.0
Cubs	11	22	.333	11.5

Games

Dodgers 9, Pirates 3

Dodgers 4, Pirates 3

Braves 1, Cardinals 0

Cardinals 13, Braves 3

Giants 6, Cubs 5

Giants 5, Cubs 4

Reds 4, Blue Jays 3

Reds 7, Blue Jays 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank McCormick	5
2	Frenchy Bordagaray	4
2	Eddie Carnett	4
2	Roy Cullenbine	4
2	10 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	3
2	Whitey Kurowski	2
3	Frenchy Bordagaray	1
3	George Case	1
3	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Kurowski	5
1	Frank McCormick	5
1	Mel Ott	5
4	Roy Cullenbine	4
4	Oris Hockett	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Powell	2
2	Lou Boudreau	1
2	George Case	1
2	Roy Cullenbine	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dizzy Trout	1.29
2	Ewald Pyle	0.90
3	Nate Andrews	0.75
3	Hal Newhouser	0.75
5	Bill Zuber	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nate Andrews	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Arnold Carter	1
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewald Pyle	9
1	Dizzy Trout	9
3	Allie Reynolds	7
4	Harry Feldman	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	1
1	George Caster	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Ed Heusser	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.431
2	Stan Musial	.368
3	Frenchy Bordagaray	.359
4	Tommy Holmes	.341
5	Eric Tipton	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	10
2	Whitey Kurowski	8
3	Frankie Hayes	6
3	Howie Schultz	6
3	Pat Seerey	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Howie Schultz	35
2	Whitey Kurowski	28
2	Phil Weintraub	28
4	Frankie Hayes	26
4	Jim Tabor	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Gutteridge	9
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	9
3	George Case	7
4	Joe Kuhel	6
4	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	Dizzy Trout	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	8
2	Hal Newhouser	7
3	Hank Borowy	6
3	Hal Gregg	6
3	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Kramer	47
2	Al Javery	44
3	Dizzy Trout	43
4	Bobo Newsom	41
4	Ken Raffensberger	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	5
2	Ace Adams	4
3	Joe Berry	3
3	Ed Klieman	3
3	Jim Turner	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.456
2	Max Marshall	.422
3	Ray Sanders	.418
4	Bobby Doerr	.415
5	Stan Musial	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	7
2	Whitey Kurowski	5
3	Bill Nicholson	4
4	Roy Cullenbine	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dom Dallessandro	14
1	Whitey Kurowski	14
3	Ed Levy	13
4	Bobby Doerr	12
4	4 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Gutteridge	4
2	George Case	3
2	Doc Cramer	3
2	Johnny Hopp	3
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	0.75
2	Clem Hausmann	0.79
2	Bill Voiselle	0.79
4	Steve Gromek	0.87
5	Rip Sewell	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Dietrich	3
1	Tex Hughson	3
1	Hal Newhouser	3
1	Ewald Pyle	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Raffensberger	23
2	Dizzy Trout	22
3	Bobo Newsom	21
4	Hal Newhouser	19
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	3
2	Joe Berry	2
2	George Caster	2
4	Nate Andrews	1
4	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.435
2	Frenchy Bordagaray	.389
3	Tommy Holmes	.364
4	Eric Tipton	.358
5	Ray Sanders	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	8
2	Whitey Kurowski	7
3	Roy Cullenbine	5
3	Bill Nicholson	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Weintraub	27
2	Howie Schultz	26
3	Whitey Kurowski	22
4	Ed Levy	21
4	Jim Tabor	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	7
2	Max Macon	6
3	George Case	5
3	Ford Garrison	5
3	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Gromek	0.67
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	Hal Gregg	6
3	Bill Dietrich	5
3	Tex Hughson	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Javery	36
2	Jack Kramer	35
2	Dizzy Trout	35
4	Bobo Newsom	34
5	Ken Raffensberger	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	4
1	George Caster	4
3	Ed Klieman	3
3	Jim Turner	3
5	4 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.363
2	Dixie Walker	.345
3	Mickey Witek	.331
4	Billy Herman	.326
5	Bob Elliott	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	36
2	Bill Nicholson	32
3	Charlie Keller	26
4	Vern Stephens	25
5	Mel Ott	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	134
2	Rudy York	132
3	Nick Etten	104
4	Jim Tabor	103
5	2 tied	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	63
2	Wally Moses	54
3	Thurman Tucker	24
4	Luke Appling	23
5	Pete Fox	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	1.57
2	Spud Chandler	1.61
3	Mickey Haefner	2.30
4	Dizzy Trout	2.37
5	Johnny Niggeling	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	22
1	Dizzy Trout	22
3	Mort Cooper	20
3	Elmer Riddle	20
3	Bucky Walters	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	178
2	Al Javery	155
3	Johnny Vander Meer	153
4	Hal Newhouser	146
5	Max Lanier	143

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	13
2	George Caster	12
3	Joe Heving	11
4	Ace Adams	9
4	Mace Brown	9