On This Day

Monday, July 31, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	58	42	.580	--
Red Sox	52	45	.536	4.5
Yankees	50	45	.526	5.5
Indians	50	49	.505	7.5
Tigers	48	50	.490	9.0
White Sox	46	48	.489	9.0
Athletics	43	55	.439	14.0
Senators	42	55	.433	14.5

Games

Athletics 3, White Sox 2

Red Sox 1, Indians 0

Browns 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	68	26	.723	--
Pirates	52	40	.565	15.0
Reds	53	42	.558	15.5
Giants	47	50	.485	22.5
Cubs	42	47	.472	23.5
Braves	39	57	.406	30.0
Blue Jays	37	56	.398	30.5
Dodgers	38	58	.396	31.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Cardinals 1

Pirates 9, Braves 2

Giants 9, Reds 7

Cubs 5, Blue Jays 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Coscarart	3
1	Vince DiMaggio	3
1	George Hausmann	3
1	Hal Luby	3
1	Fritz Ostermueller	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buster Adams	1
1	Arnold Carter	1
1	Pete Coscarart	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	5
2	Pete Coscarart	4
2	Luis Olmo	4
4	Arnold Carter	2
4	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Myatt	1
1	Bill Nicholson	1
1	Luis Olmo	1
1	Thurman Tucker	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Steve Gromek	1.25
2	Fritz Ostermueller	1.00
3	Roger Wolff	0.57
4	Mike Ryba	0.50
4	Hy Vandenberg	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	Hal Gregg	1
1	Andy Hansen	1
1	Jack Kramer	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fritz Ostermueller	6
2	Nate Andrews	5
2	Steve Gromek	5
2	Jack Kramer	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Barrett	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.359
2	Dixie Walker	.351
3	Johnny Hopp	.329
4	Augie Galan	.319
5	Tommy Holmes	.318

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	Bill Nicholson	71
1	Ray Sanders	71
3	Vern Stephens	68
4	Bobby Doerr	65
5	3 tied	64

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.34
2	Steve Gromek	1.79
3	Dizzy Trout	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	Nick Etten	.417
1	Oscar Grimes	.417
3	Tommy Holmes	.410
4	Jim Russell	.400
5	Rudy York	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	6
2	Frank McCormick	5
2	Ray Mueller	5
4	Buster Adams	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Sanders	22
2	Johnny Lindell	19
3	Bob Elliott	18
3	Ralph Hodgin	18
5	Bill Nicholson	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	10
2	George Case	4
2	Pete Coscarart	4
2	Roy Hughes	4
5	2 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Gromek	0.33
2	Jesse Flores	0.53
3	Cookie Cuccurullo	0.59
4	Tex Hughson	0.83
5	Andy Hansen	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	3
1	Harry Brecheen	3
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Bill Fleming	3
1	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Orval Grove	23
2	Steve Gromek	21
2	Tex Hughson	21
4	Hal Gregg	18
4	2 others tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Barrett	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	.354
2	Frank McCormick	.350
3	Ken Keltner	.350
4	Jim Russell	.349
5	Walker Cooper	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	7
1	Bill Nicholson	7
3	Nick Etten	6
3	Johnny Lindell	6
5	8 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Sanders	34
2	Bobby Doerr	32
3	Bob Elliott	31
4	Ken Keltner	26
4	Bill Nicholson	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	16
2	George Case	10
3	Roy Hughes	7
3	Thurman Tucker	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Andy Karl	0.98
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	Atley Donald	6
2	Ted Wilks	6
4	Tiny Bonham	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Steve Gromek	41
2	Tex Hughson	40
3	Orval Grove	33
4	Hal Newhouser	30
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	.371
2	Dixie Walker	.349
3	Bobby Doerr	.313
4	Bob Elliott	.310
5	Bill Nicholson	.307

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	127
2	Rudy York	116
3	Ray Sanders	104
4	Vern Stephens	100
5	Bob Elliott	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	64
2	Wally Moses	38
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	33
4	Don Gutteridge	20
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Niggeling	1.69
2	Max Lanier	1.81
3	Dizzy Trout	1.96
4	Red Munger	2.01
5	Nate Andrews	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	25
2	Bucky Walters	24
3	Hank Borowy	21
4	Mort Cooper	20
5	Max Lanier	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	163
2	Al Javery	162
3	Allie Reynolds	161
4	Hal Newhouser	143
5	Dizzy Trout	133

Saves

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