On This Day

Sunday, August 13, 1944

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Browns	66	44	.600	--
Red Sox	59	50	.541	6.5
Tigers	57	51	.528	8.0
Yankees	55	52	.514	9.5
White Sox	52	57	.477	13.5
Indians	53	59	.473	14.0
Athletics	50	62	.446	17.0
Senators	46	63	.422	19.5

Games

Red Sox 7, Browns 6

Browns 6, Red Sox 1

Yankees 10, White Sox 1

White Sox 11, Yankees 3

Athletics 6, Tigers 1

Tigers 6, Athletics 0

Senators 2, Indians 1

Senators 4, Indians 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	77	28	.733	--
Pirates	61	45	.575	16.5
Reds	59	45	.567	17.5
Giants	51	58	.468	28.0
Cubs	47	54	.465	28.0
Braves	43	64	.402	35.0
Blue Jays	41	62	.398	35.0
Dodgers	43	66	.394	36.0

Games

Blue Jays 3, Cubs 2

Blue Jays 7, Cubs 6

Cardinals 4, Dodgers 1

Cardinals 7, Dodgers 3

Pirates 8, Braves 1

Pirates 3, Braves 1

Reds 4, Giants 3

Reds 9, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nap Reyes	6
2	Leon Culberson	5
2	Tony Lupien	5
2	Jake Powell	5
2	Woody Williams	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	2
2	Frank Colman	1
2	Leon Culberson	1
2	Russ Derry	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Colman	5
1	Russ Derry	5
3	Mark Christman	4
3	Ron Northey	4
5	9 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Myatt	3
2	Johnny Barrett	2
2	George Case	2
2	Pete Coscarart	2
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Muncrief	0.50
1	Mel Queen	0.50
3	Early Wynn	0.42
4	Bob Chipman	0.40
5	Harry Brecheen	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Black	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Rex Cecil	1
1	Orval Grove	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Muncrief	6
2	Harry Brecheen	5
2	Clem Hausmann	5
2	Early Wynn	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Karl	1
1	Freddy Schmidt	1
1	Jake Wade	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.354
2	Stan Musial	.353
3	Johnny Hopp	.334
4	Joe Medwick	.325
5	Tommy Holmes	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	26
2	Mel Ott	22
3	Bobby Doerr	15
4	Ron Northey	14
5	5 tied	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	85
2	Ray Sanders	79
3	Vern Stephens	76
4	Bobby Doerr	74
4	Bob Elliott	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	36
2	George Case	33
3	Johnny Barrett	18
4	Don Gutteridge	17
5	George Myatt	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Munger	1.34
2	Dizzy Trout	1.84
3	Max Lanier	1.94
4	Tex Hughson	2.17
5	Johnny Niggeling	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	19
2	Tex Hughson	18
2	Hal Newhouser	18
4	Bucky Walters	16
5	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Voiselle	113
2	Tex Hughson	112
3	Max Lanier	109
3	Hal Newhouser	109
5	Al Javery	104

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	12
2	George Caster	11
2	Gordon Maltzberger	11
4	Joe Berry	10
5	Joe Heving	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Max Macon	.465
2	Joe Medwick	.444
2	Dixie Walker	.444
4	Babe Dahlgren	.406
5	Jim Russell	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank McCormick	6
2	Bill Nicholson	5
3	Frank Colman	4
3	George McQuinn	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luis Olmo	22
2	Frank McCormick	19
3	Babe Dahlgren	18
4	Frank Colman	17
5	Bill Nicholson	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	7
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	6
3	George Myatt	5
4	George Case	4
5	2 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.42
2	Emmett O'Neill	0.50
3	Joe Haynes	0.64
4	Red Lynn	0.75
5	Russ Christopher	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Lanier	4
1	Dizzy Trout	4
3	Russ Christopher	3
3	Denny Galehouse	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	20
2	Dizzy Trout	19
3	Orval Grove	18
3	Tex Hughson	18
5	Russ Christopher	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	3
2	Gordon Maltzberger	2
2	Jim Tobin	2
4	Ace Adams	1
4	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Russell	.395
2	Dixie Walker	.366
3	Max Macon	.364
4	Babe Dahlgren	.361
5	Ray Sanders	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	11
2	Frank McCormick	9
3	Johnny Lindell	7
4	Buster Adams	5
4	8 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	34
2	Ray Sanders	33
3	Bob Elliott	31
3	Frank McCormick	31
5	2 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	15
2	George Case	13
3	Johnny Barrett	9
4	George Myatt	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.93
2	Joe Haynes	1.84
3	Max Butcher	1.87
4	Atley Donald	1.88
5	Allie Reynolds	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	8
2	Max Lanier	7
3	Russ Christopher	5
3	Mort Cooper	5
3	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	41
2	Orval Grove	37
3	Steve Gromek	34
3	Dizzy Trout	34
5	Bob Muncrief	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.362
2	Stan Musial	.360
3	Bobby Doerr	.312
4	Frank McCormick	.309
5	Johnny Hopp	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	39
2	Mel Ott	25
3	Rudy York	24
4	Ron Northey	22
5	Vern Stephens	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	132
2	Vern Stephens	105
3	Bob Elliott	104
4	Rudy York	102
5	Ray Sanders	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	61
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	37
3	Wally Moses	32
4	Don Gutteridge	19
5	4 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	1.75
2	Red Munger	1.81
3	Johnny Niggeling	1.87
4	Dizzy Trout	1.93
5	Bucky Walters	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	27
2	Bucky Walters	23
3	Max Lanier	22
4	Hank Borowy	21
5	Mort Cooper	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	165
2	Al Javery	157
3	Allie Reynolds	152
4	Hal Newhouser	151
5	Dizzy Trout	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	14
1	Gordon Maltzberger	14
3	Ace Adams	13
3	George Caster	13
5	Joe Berry	10