On This Day

Sunday, June 18, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	32	25	.561	--
Red Sox	31	25	.554	0.5
White Sox	25	24	.510	3.0
Tigers	29	28	.509	3.0
Senators	27	29	.482	4.5
Yankees	25	28	.472	5.0
Indians	26	31	.456	6.0
Athletics	25	30	.455	6.0

Games

White Sox 3, Indians 2

Tigers 7, Browns 3

Tigers 7, Browns 5

Athletics 4, Yankees 0

White Sox 7, Indians 6

Athletics 8, Yankees 6

Red Sox 9, Senators 6

Senators 1, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	36	17	.679	--
Pirates	28	23	.549	7.0
Giants	29	25	.537	7.5
Reds	28	25	.528	8.0
Dodgers	27	28	.491	10.0
Blue Jays	23	30	.434	13.0
Braves	24	34	.414	14.5
Cubs	17	30	.362	16.0

Games

Giants 9, Braves 2

Giants 7, Braves 1

Reds 5, Cubs 2

Reds 6, Cubs 6

Dodgers 7, Blue Jays 3

Blue Jays 6, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 12, Pirates 2

Pirates 3, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Lindell	5
1	Max Marshall	5
1	Wally Moses	5
1	Luis Olmo	5
1	Johnny Rucker	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	2
2	Dom Dallessandro	1
2	Bobby Doerr	1
2	Buck Etchison	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ron Northey	5
2	Eddie Mayo	4
2	Stan Musial	4
4	Frankie Hayes	3
4	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Kerr	2
2	Jim Bucher	1
2	Bobby Doerr	1
2	Oscar Grimes	1
2	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Oscar Judd	999.00
2	Bill Dietrich	1.00
3	Early Wynn	0.75
4	Fritz Ostermueller	0.67
5	Hal Newhouser	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Barrett	1
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Al Gerheauser	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Dietrich	6
1	Al Gerheauser	6
3	Hal Newhouser	5
3	Hank Wyse	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	1
1	Joe Berry	1
1	Johnny Humphries	1
1	Mike Ryba	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.386
2	Stan Musial	.375
3	Phil Weintraub	.348
4	Joe Medwick	.329
5	Augie Galan	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	18
2	Whitey Kurowski	11
2	Phil Weintraub	11
4	Bill Nicholson	10
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Weintraub	48
2	Howie Schultz	45
3	Whitey Kurowski	37
4	Frankie Hayes	36
4	3 others tied	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	16
2	Don Gutteridge	14
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	13
4	Tony Lupien	9
4	Connie Ryan	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.06
2	Bucky Walters	1.43
3	Dizzy Trout	1.55
4	Hal Newhouser	1.77
5	Hank Borowy	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	10
1	Bucky Walters	10
3	Tex Hughson	9
4	Hank Borowy	8
4	5 others tied	8

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	7
1	Joe Berry	7
3	George Caster	6
4	Ed Klieman	4
4	Gordon Maltzberger	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Weintraub	.462
2	Stan Musial	.426
3	Johnny Lindell	.379
4	Bob Elliott	.345
5	Steve Mesner	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Phil Weintraub	8
2	Mel Ott	6
3	Augie Galan	4
3	Bill Nicholson	4
5	3 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Weintraub	18
2	Mark Christman	15
3	Bill Nicholson	14
4	Dixie Walker	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	George Metkovich	5
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	4
4	Jim Bucher	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milo Candini	0.00
2	Luke Hamlin	0.46
3	Bob Chipman	0.61
4	Tex Hughson	0.67
5	Red Munger	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	Ed Head	3
1	Tex Hughson	3
1	Bill Voiselle	3
5	23 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	20
2	Rube Melton	19
2	Joe Page	19
4	Max Lanier	17
4	Bill Voiselle	17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.411
2	Whitey Kurowski	.382
3	Dixie Walker	.368
4	Augie Galan	.355
5	Phil Weintraub	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	15
2	Whitey Kurowski	8
2	Bill Nicholson	8
2	Phil Weintraub	8
5	5 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mark Christman	27
1	Mel Ott	27
3	Phil Weintraub	25
4	Frank McCormick	24
4	Dixie Walker	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Don Gutteridge	7
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	7
4	Connie Ryan	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	1.30
2	Hal Newhouser	1.38
3	Mike Ryba	1.44
4	Tex Hughson	1.50
5	Red Munger	1.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Raffensberger	40
2	Max Lanier	36
3	Allie Reynolds	35
4	Joe Page	33
5	3 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Berry	6
2	Ace Adams	5
3	Gordon Maltzberger	3
3	Xavier Rescigno	3
5	7 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.375
2	Dixie Walker	.355
3	Bob Elliott	.328
4	Walker Cooper	.325
5	Frenchy Bordagaray	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	36
2	Bill Nicholson	34
3	Mel Ott	29
4	Charlie Keller	23
5	Whitey Kurowski	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	136
2	Rudy York	129
3	Nick Etten	96
4	Bob Elliott	94
4	Stan Spence	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	61
2	Wally Moses	51
3	Don Gutteridge	23
4	Tony Lupien	21
4	Thurman Tucker	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.54
2	Max Lanier	1.83
3	Dizzy Trout	2.04
4	Hi Bithorn	2.25
5	Rip Sewell	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	23
2	Rip Sewell	22
2	Bucky Walters	22
4	Hank Borowy	19
4	3 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	190
2	Al Javery	162
3	Dizzy Trout	145
4	Max Lanier	144
5	Hal Newhouser	140

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	14
2	Ace Adams	12
2	Joe Heving	12
4	George Caster	10
5	Mace Brown	9