On This Day

Saturday, June 17, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	32	23	.582	--
Red Sox	30	24	.556	1.5
Tigers	27	28	.491	5.0
Yankees	25	26	.490	5.0
White Sox	23	24	.489	5.0
Senators	26	28	.481	5.5
Indians	26	29	.473	6.0
Athletics	23	30	.434	8.0

Games

Browns 5, Tigers 0

Yankees 2, Athletics 1

Athletics 5, Yankees 3

Red Sox 11, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	35	16	.686	--
Pirates	27	22	.551	7.0
Giants	27	25	.519	8.5
Reds	27	25	.519	8.5
Dodgers	26	27	.491	10.0
Blue Jays	22	29	.431	13.0
Braves	24	32	.429	13.5
Cubs	17	29	.370	15.5

Games

Braves 5, Giants 1

Giants 6, Braves 5

Cubs 2, Reds 1

Dodgers 4, Blue Jays 3

Cardinals 2, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Johnson	4
2	Johnny Barrett	3
2	Pete Fox	3
2	Ford Garrison	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mark Christman	1
1	Bobby Estalella	1
1	Tommy Holmes	1
1	Clyde Kluttz	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mark Christman	3
1	Tommy Holmes	3
3	George Case	2
3	Augie Galan	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	1
1	George Metkovich	1
1	Jimmy Outlaw	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Munger	0.90
2	Joe Bowman	0.88
3	Al Javery	0.83
4	Preacher Roe	0.75
5	Bill Voiselle	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Black	1
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Atley Donald	1
1	Sig Jakucki	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Munger	9
2	Joe Bowman	7
3	Preacher Roe	6
3	Bill Zuber	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	1
1	Joe Berry	1
1	Hal Gregg	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.399
2	Stan Musial	.375
3	Phil Weintraub	.344
4	Augie Galan	.328
5	Frenchy Bordagaray	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	18
2	Whitey Kurowski	10
2	Phil Weintraub	10
4	Roy Cullenbine	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Weintraub	46
2	Howie Schultz	45
3	Stan Spence	36
4	Augie Galan	35
4	2 others tied	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	16
2	Don Gutteridge	13
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	12
4	Tony Lupien	8
4	Connie Ryan	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.06
2	Bucky Walters	1.43
3	Dizzy Trout	1.61
4	Hal Newhouser	1.75
5	Hank Borowy	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	10
2	Tex Hughson	9
2	Hal Newhouser	9
4	Hank Borowy	8
4	4 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Javery	62
2	Max Lanier	60
2	Ken Raffensberger	60
2	Bill Voiselle	60
5	Jack Kramer	58

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	6
1	Joe Berry	6
1	George Caster	6
4	Ed Klieman	4
4	Gordon Maltzberger	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Weintraub	.463
2	Stan Musial	.419
3	Bob Elliott	.396
4	Augie Galan	.377
5	George Kell	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Phil Weintraub	7
2	Mel Ott	6
3	Augie Galan	4
4	Frenchy Bordagaray	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mark Christman	17
1	Phil Weintraub	17
3	Augie Galan	13
3	Dixie Walker	13
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Don Gutteridge	4
2	George Metkovich	4
4	Pete Fox	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milo Candini	0.00
2	Bob Chipman	0.61
3	Tex Hughson	0.75
4	Red Munger	0.78
5	Bob Muncrief	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	4
2	Rube Melton	3
2	Bill Voiselle	3
4	Joe Bowman	2
4	18 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	22
1	Rube Melton	22
3	Joe Page	19
4	Allie Reynolds	18
5	Bill Voiselle	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Berry	3
1	Gordon Maltzberger	3
1	Xavier Rescigno	3
4	Ace Adams	2
4	Red Munger	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.406
2	Dixie Walker	.381
3	Whitey Kurowski	.376
4	Augie Galan	.362
5	Don Johnson	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	15
2	Whitey Kurowski	7
2	Phil Weintraub	7
4	Roy Cullenbine	6
4	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mark Christman	26
1	Mel Ott	26
3	Dixie Walker	24
4	Phil Weintraub	23
5	Augie Galan	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Don Gutteridge	6
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	6
4	Johnny Hopp	5
4	Connie Ryan	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rip Sewell	0.99
2	Hal Newhouser	1.27
3	Red Munger	1.28
4	Mike Ryba	1.30
5	Dizzy Trout	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	6
2	Bob Muncrief	5
2	Red Munger	5
2	Hal Newhouser	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Raffensberger	42
2	Rube Melton	35
3	Max Lanier	34
4	Joe Page	33
4	Allie Reynolds	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Berry	5
2	Ace Adams	4
3	Gordon Maltzberger	3
3	Xavier Rescigno	3
5	7 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.374
2	Dixie Walker	.359
3	Bob Elliott	.331
4	Walker Cooper	.327
5	Frenchy Bordagaray	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	35
2	Bill Nicholson	32
3	Mel Ott	29
4	Charlie Keller	23
5	Vern Stephens	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	133
2	Rudy York	128
3	Nick Etten	95
4	Stan Spence	94
5	Bob Elliott	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	61
2	Wally Moses	52
3	Don Gutteridge	22
4	Thurman Tucker	21
5	Tony Lupien	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.54
2	Max Lanier	1.80
3	Dizzy Trout	2.07
4	Hi Bithorn	2.25
5	Rip Sewell	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	22
1	Dizzy Trout	22
1	Bucky Walters	22
4	Hank Borowy	19
4	Max Lanier	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	188
2	Al Javery	167
3	Max Lanier	147
4	Dizzy Trout	144
5	Johnny Vander Meer	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	14
2	Joe Heving	12
3	Ace Adams	11
3	George Caster	11
5	Mace Brown	9