On This Day

Friday, June 9, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 27 22 .551 --
Yankees 22 20 .524 1.5
Tigers 24 23 .511 2.0
White Sox 21 21 .500 2.5
Red Sox 23 23 .500 2.5
Indians 23 25 .479 3.5
Senators 22 24 .478 3.5
Athletics 20 24 .455 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 29 16 .644 --
Pirates 24 18 .571 3.5
Reds 25 19 .568 3.5
Giants 22 23 .489 7.0
Dodgers 22 24 .478 7.5
Blue Jays 20 24 .455 8.5
Braves 21 28 .429 10.0
Cubs 14 25 .359 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Hughes 3
1 Joe Kuhel 3
1 Gene Moore 3
1 Mickey Owen 3
1 Claude Passeau 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Boudreau 2
1 Milt Byrnes 2
1 Frank Colman 2
1 Bill Nicholson 2
1 Mickey Owen 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Gutteridge 2
2 Mike Kreevich 1
2 George McQuinn 1
2 Jim Russell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fritz Ostermueller 0.50
2 Allie Reynolds 0.38
3 Nate Andrews 0.27
3 Claude Passeau 0.27
5 Cal McLish 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cal McLish 1
1 Allie Reynolds 1
1 Early Wynn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fritz Ostermueller 6
2 Allie Reynolds 5
3 Joe Heving 4
4 Nate Andrews 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .421
2 Stan Musial .355
3 Frenchy Bordagaray .337
4 Eric Tipton .328
5 Phil Weintraub .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 14
2 Whitey Kurowski 8
3 Roy Cullenbine 7
3 Bill Nicholson 7
3 Butch Nieman 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Howie Schultz 39
2 Phil Weintraub 36
3 Stan Spence 31
4 Vern Stephens 30
5 3 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Gutteridge 13
2 George Case 11
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 10
4 Ford Garrison 7
4 Joe Kuhel 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Munger 1.11
2 Johnny Gorsica 1.26
3 Dizzy Trout 1.31
4 Bucky Walters 1.40
5 Hal Newhouser 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 9
2 Hal Newhouser 8
2 Rip Sewell 8
4 Hank Borowy 7
4 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Kramer 56
2 Al Javery 53
2 Bill Voiselle 53
4 Max Lanier 52
5 Ken Raffensberger 51

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .415
2 Augie Galan .379
3 Gus Mancuso .371
4 George Myatt .362
5 Dom Dallessandro .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 10
2 Babe Dahlgren 6
3 Danny Gardella 5
3 Bill Nicholson 5
3 Butch Nieman 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 17
2 Augie Galan 15
2 Dixie Walker 15
4 Frank McCormick 14
4 Stan Spence 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
1 Don Gutteridge 6
3 Ford Garrison 3
3 Oris Hockett 3
3 Jo-Jo White 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Gorsica 0.00
2 Dizzy Trout 0.33
3 Russ Christopher 0.42
4 Rip Sewell 0.66
5 Ed Head 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Dietrich 3
1 Clem Hausmann 3
1 Tex Hughson 3
1 Hal Newhouser 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Raffensberger 23
2 Allie Reynolds 21
3 Joe Page 18
3 Bill Voiselle 18
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Xavier Rescigno 3
2 Joe Berry 2
2 Joe Heving 2
2 Freddy Schmidt 2
5 21 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .421
2 Bobby Doerr .351
3 Ray Sanders .349
4 Phil Weintraub .347
5 Frenchy Bordagaray .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 11
2 Bill Nicholson 7
3 Roy Cullenbine 6
3 Babe Dahlgren 6
3 Butch Nieman 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dom Dallessandro 25
2 Bill Nicholson 23
2 Dixie Walker 23
4 Ed Levy 22
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Gutteridge 9
2 George Case 7
2 Ford Garrison 7
4 Johnny Barrett 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Gorsica 0.60
2 Steve Gromek 0.70
3 Rip Sewell 0.81
4 Dizzy Trout 0.85
5 Mike Ryba 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 6
1 Rip Sewell 6
1 Dizzy Trout 6
1 Bucky Walters 6
5 2 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Raffensberger 37
2 Al Javery 36
3 Max Lanier 35
4 Dizzy Trout 34
5 Bobo Newsom 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 4
2 Joe Berry 3
2 Ed Klieman 3
2 Lou Polli 3
2 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .359
2 Dixie Walker .354
3 Billy Herman .329
4 Bob Elliott .327
5 Frenchy Bordagaray .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 35
2 Bill Nicholson 31
3 Mel Ott 28
4 Vern Stephens 24
5 Charlie Keller 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 130
2 Bill Nicholson 129
3 Nick Etten 104
4 Vern Stephens 99
5 2 tied 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 60
2 Wally Moses 54
3 Thurman Tucker 24
4 Don Gutteridge 22
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.49
2 Max Lanier 1.64
3 Dizzy Trout 2.14
4 Rip Sewell 2.27
5 Nate Andrews 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Sewell 23
2 Dizzy Trout 22
3 Bucky Walters 21
4 Orval Grove 19
4 Max Lanier 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 182
2 Al Javery 162
3 Max Lanier 153
4 Johnny Vander Meer 147
5 2 tied 139

Saves

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