On This Day

Monday, July 24, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	52	41	.559	--
Yankees	47	41	.534	2.5
Red Sox	47	44	.516	4.0
Indians	47	45	.511	4.5
Tigers	46	46	.500	5.5
White Sox	41	45	.477	7.5
Senators	42	48	.467	8.5
Athletics	39	51	.433	11.5

Games

Yankees 11, White Sox 5

Browns 6, Red Sox 5

Indians 10, Senators 1

Tigers 1, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	61	24	.718	--
Pirates	48	37	.565	13.0
Reds	48	38	.558	13.5
Giants	43	46	.483	20.0
Blue Jays	37	48	.435	24.0
Cubs	35	47	.427	24.5
Dodgers	36	52	.409	26.5
Braves	36	52	.409	26.5

Games

Dodgers 12, Pirates 7

Cardinals 7, Braves 1

Giants 5, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Lindell	4
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	4
3	Jack Bolling	3
3	Oscar Grimes	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	Johnny Lindell	1
1	Bud Metheny	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Rocco	5
2	Johnny Lindell	4
2	Bud Metheny	4
4	Mike Kreevich	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	2
2	Lou Boudreau	1
2	George Case	1
2	Roy Cullenbine	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dizzy Trout	1.25
2	Bobo Newsom	0.83
3	Denny Galehouse	0.60
4	Emmett O'Neill	0.57
5	Ted Wilks	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Rube Fischer	1
1	Charlie Fuchs	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny Galehouse	6
2	Bobo Newsom	5
2	Claude Passeau	5
2	Dizzy Trout	5
5	Emmett O'Neill	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	1
1	Curt Davis	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.356
2	Stan Musial	.341
3	Johnny Hopp	.322
4	Phil Weintraub	.320
5	Joe Medwick	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	21
1	Mel Ott	21
3	Bobby Doerr	13
4	Whitey Kurowski	12
4	2 others tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	65
2	Vern Stephens	62
3	Bobby Doerr	60
3	Mel Ott	60
3	2 others tied	60

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	28
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	27
3	Don Gutteridge	16
4	Tony Lupien	13
4	Connie Ryan	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.34
2	Dizzy Trout	1.74
3	Hank Borowy	1.86
4	Ed Heusser	1.87
5	Bucky Walters	1.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	15
1	Hal Newhouser	15
1	Bucky Walters	15
4	Dizzy Trout	14
5	3 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	93
2	Max Lanier	91
3	Al Javery	90
4	Ken Raffensberger	88
5	Hal Newhouser	87

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	10
2	Joe Berry	9
2	Gordon Maltzberger	9
4	George Caster	8
4	Joe Heving	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Milt Byrnes	.425
2	Dixie Walker	.400
3	Nick Etten	.396
4	Ralph Hodgin	.393
5	Moon Mullen	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	6
2	Johnny Lindell	5
3	Dixie Walker	4
4	Bobby Doerr	3
4	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Lindell	15
2	Bill Nicholson	14
3	Nick Etten	13
3	Ray Sanders	13
3	Hal Trosky	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	6
3	Buddy Kerr	5
4	Roy Hughes	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stubby Overmire	0.32
2	Nels Potter	0.64
3	Harry Brecheen	1.00
3	Max Butcher	1.00
5	2 tied	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	4
2	Tiny Bonham	3
2	Ed Klieman	3
2	Ted Wilks	3
5	16 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Grove	18
2	Steve Gromek	17
2	Bob Muncrief	17
4	Dizzy Trout	15
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	2
1	Joe Berry	2
1	George Caster	2
1	Curt Davis	2
1	Gordon Maltzberger	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Doerr	.370
2	Ken Keltner	.361
3	Roy Cullenbine	.356
4	Milt Byrnes	.352
5	Babe Dahlgren	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	10
2	Bobby Doerr	7
3	Nick Etten	5
3	Bob Johnson	5
3	5 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	30
2	Bill Nicholson	27
3	Bob Elliott	26
4	Ray Sanders	24
5	4 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	11
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	11
3	Roy Hughes	9
4	Buddy Kerr	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.85
2	Harry Brecheen	1.18
3	Ed Heusser	1.21
4	Red Munger	1.21
5	Ted Wilks	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	6
1	Atley Donald	6
1	Tex Hughson	6
1	Dizzy Trout	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	37
2	Hal Newhouser	31
3	Steve Gromek	30
3	Orval Grove	30
3	2 others tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	5
2	Joe Heving	4
3	Ace Adams	3
4	Frank Barrett	2
4	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.357
2	Dixie Walker	.351
3	Bob Elliott	.322
4	Bobby Doerr	.319
5	Bill Nicholson	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	36
2	Rudy York	31
3	Mel Ott	25
4	Ron Northey	22
5	2 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	127
2	Rudy York	114
3	Ray Sanders	98
4	George McQuinn	96
5	Bob Elliott	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	64
2	Wally Moses	44
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	28
4	Don Gutteridge	20
5	Tony Lupien	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	1.79
2	Dizzy Trout	1.81
3	Bucky Walters	2.02
4	Nate Andrews	2.10
5	Harry Brecheen	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	25
1	Bucky Walters	25
3	Hank Borowy	21
4	Mort Cooper	20
5	Jim Tobin	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	167
2	Max Lanier	160
3	Al Javery	159
4	Dizzy Trout	141
5	Hal Newhouser	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	16
1	Gordon Maltzberger	16
3	Ace Adams	13
4	George Caster	10
5	Joe Berry	9