On This Day

Sunday, July 30, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	57	42	.576	--
Red Sox	51	45	.531	4.5
Yankees	50	45	.526	5.0
Indians	50	48	.510	6.5
White Sox	46	47	.495	8.0
Tigers	48	50	.490	8.5
Senators	42	54	.438	13.5
Athletics	42	55	.433	14.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Indians 3

Yankees 10, Tigers 2

Tigers 13, Yankees 7

Browns 2, Senators 1

White Sox 6, Athletics 4

Athletics 3, White Sox 0

Indians 3, Red Sox 2

Browns 7, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	68	25	.731	--
Reds	53	41	.564	15.5
Pirates	51	40	.560	16.0
Giants	46	50	.479	23.5
Cubs	41	47	.466	24.5
Braves	39	56	.411	30.0
Blue Jays	37	55	.402	30.5
Dodgers	37	58	.389	32.0

Games

Dodgers 10, Cardinals 4

Cardinals 9, Dodgers 7

Braves 6, Pirates 4

Giants 8, Reds 0

Reds 9, Giants 3

Cubs 4, Blue Jays 2

Braves 2, Pirates 0

Cubs 11, Blue Jays 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	6
2	Don Gutteridge	5
2	Stan Hack	5
2	Paul O'Dea	5
2	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank McCormick	2
2	Buster Adams	1
2	Vince DiMaggio	1
2	Eddie Mayo	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	5
1	Luis Olmo	5
3	Johnny Lindell	4
3	Mickey Owen	4
3	Dick Wakefield	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	2
1	Red Treadway	2
3	George Case	1
3	Oris Hockett	1
3	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Javery	1.75
2	Mel Harder	0.86
3	Mickey Haefner	0.75
4	Max Butcher	0.55
5	Hal Newhouser	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Rube Fischer	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	8
2	Al Javery	7
3	Max Butcher	6
3	Mickey Haefner	6
3	Mel Harder	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Chipman	1
1	Tex Hughson	1
1	Jim Tobin	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.359
2	Dixie Walker	.349
3	Johnny Hopp	.330
4	Tommy Holmes	.321
5	Augie Galan	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	22
2	Bill Nicholson	21
3	Bobby Doerr	13
3	Phil Weintraub	13
5	2 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Sanders	71
2	Bill Nicholson	70
3	Vern Stephens	67
4	Bobby Doerr	65
5	3 tied	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	32
2	George Case	30
3	Don Gutteridge	16
4	Tony Lupien	13
4	Connie Ryan	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.34
2	Dizzy Trout	1.95
3	Steve Gromek	1.95
4	Johnny Niggeling	2.01
5	Tex Hughson	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	16
1	Hal Newhouser	16
3	Dizzy Trout	15
3	Bucky Walters	15
5	3 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	101
2	Al Javery	99
3	Hal Newhouser	97
4	Max Lanier	96
5	2 tied	95

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	11
2	Joe Berry	10
3	Gordon Maltzberger	9
4	George Caster	8
4	Joe Heving	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ralph Hodgin	.420
2	Oscar Grimes	.417
3	Nick Etten	.413
4	Tommy Holmes	.385
5	Rudy York	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	6
2	Buddy Kerr	5
2	Johnny Lindell	5
2	Frank McCormick	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Sanders	23
2	Johnny Lindell	20
3	Ralph Hodgin	19
4	Bob Elliott	18
5	3 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	11
2	George Case	6
3	Pete Coscarart	4
3	Roy Hughes	4
5	2 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cookie Cuccurullo	0.59
2	Nate Andrews	0.72
3	Tex Hughson	0.83
4	Steve Gromek	0.86
5	Allie Reynolds	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	4
2	Tiny Bonham	3
2	Harry Brecheen	3
2	Max Butcher	3
2	12 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	21
2	Orval Grove	19
2	Al Javery	19
4	Max Lanier	18
5	Steve Gromek	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	2
1	Joe Berry	2
1	George Caster	2
1	Curt Davis	2
1	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.362
2	Ralph Hodgin	.361
3	Jim Russell	.358
4	Frank McCormick	.350
5	Ken Keltner	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	7
1	Bill Nicholson	7
3	Nick Etten	6
3	Johnny Lindell	6
5	6 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	35
2	Ray Sanders	34
3	Bobby Doerr	32
4	Ken Keltner	26
5	3 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	16
2	George Case	11
3	Roy Hughes	8
4	Pete Coscarart	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Andy Karl	1.04
2	Nels Potter	1.16
3	Tex Hughson	1.19
4	Jesse Flores	1.32
5	Dutch Leonard	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	7
2	Mort Cooper	6
2	Atley Donald	6
2	Bill Fleming	6
2	Ted Wilks	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	40
2	Steve Gromek	36
3	Hal Newhouser	30
4	Orval Grove	29
5	2 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	4
1	Joe Heving	4
1	Tex Hughson	4
1	Gordon Maltzberger	4
5	Joe Berry	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.370
2	Dixie Walker	.347
3	Bobby Doerr	.316
4	Bob Elliott	.313
5	Bill Nicholson	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	35
2	Rudy York	31
3	Mel Ott	26
4	Ron Northey	22
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	126
2	Rudy York	116
3	Ray Sanders	104
4	Bob Elliott	99
4	Vern Stephens	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	64
2	Wally Moses	40
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	33
4	Don Gutteridge	20
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	1.79
2	Dizzy Trout	1.96
3	Johnny Niggeling	1.97
4	Red Munger	2.01
5	Nate Andrews	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	25
1	Bucky Walters	25
3	Hank Borowy	21
4	Mort Cooper	20
4	Max Lanier	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	166
2	Al Javery	165
2	Max Lanier	165
4	Hal Newhouser	143
5	Dizzy Trout	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	16
2	Gordon Maltzberger	14
3	Ace Adams	12
4	Joe Berry	10
4	George Caster	10