On This Day

Wednesday, September 20, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 80 62 .563 --
Browns 79 64 .552 1.5
Yankees 76 66 .535 4.0
Red Sox 74 68 .521 6.0
Indians 68 75 .476 12.5
Athletics 67 77 .465 14.0
White Sox 66 77 .462 14.5
Senators 61 82 .427 19.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 96 45 .681 --
Pirates 84 58 .592 12.5
Reds 80 61 .567 16.0
Cubs 66 73 .475 29.0
Giants 63 77 .450 32.5
Blue Jays 58 82 .414 37.5
Braves 58 83 .411 38.0
Dodgers 58 84 .408 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Lupien 4
1 Ray Mack 4
1 Ray Mueller 4
1 Jim Tabor 4
5 5 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Eddie Miller 1
1 Dick Wakefield 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Keltner 4
1 Eddie Miller 4
3 Pinky Higgins 3
4 Lou Boudreau 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Coscarart 1
1 Chet Laabs 1
1 Eddie Miksis 1
1 Wally Moses 1
1 Mickey Rocco 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orval Grove 0.75
2 Dizzy Trout 0.57
3 Ed Heusser 0.50
3 Ken Raffensberger 0.50
5 Mickey Haefner 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Orval Grove 1
1 Jack Kramer 1
1 Charley Schanz 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Heusser 5
2 Mickey Haefner 4
2 Dizzy Trout 4
4 Russ Christopher 3
4 5 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .357
2 Stan Musial .348
3 Joe Medwick .340
4 Johnny Hopp .333
5 Bob Johnson .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 32
2 Mel Ott 26
3 Nick Etten 20
4 Ron Northey 19
4 Vern Stephens 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 109
2 Vern Stephens 103
3 Ray Sanders 101
4 Bob Johnson 99
5 Bob Elliott 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 51
2 George Case 44
3 Johnny Barrett 26
4 George Myatt 25
5 Don Gutteridge 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 2.02
2 Tex Hughson 2.17
3 Hal Newhouser 2.20
4 Johnny Niggeling 2.22
5 Max Lanier 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 26
2 Dizzy Trout 25
3 Bucky Walters 22
4 Mort Cooper 21
5 Bill Voiselle 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 161
2 Bill Voiselle 143
3 Dizzy Trout 142
4 Max Lanier 138
5 Bobo Newsom 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 13
2 George Caster 12
2 Gordon Maltzberger 12
4 Joe Berry 11
5 Joe Heving 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Lupien .451
2 Ray Mueller .400
3 Nick Etten .394
4 Phil Cavarretta .375
5 Buster Adams .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buster Adams 3
1 Johnny Hopp 3
1 Frank Secory 3
1 Chuck Workman 3
5 8 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Dahlgren 13
2 Rudy York 12
3 Ron Northey 11
4 Dick Wakefield 10
5 7 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 6
2 Johnny Barrett 3
2 George Case 3
2 Buddy Kerr 3
5 8 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Erickson 0.43
2 Arnold Carter 0.47
3 Bill Voiselle 0.50
4 Hal Newhouser 0.67
5 Rufe Gentry 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rufe Gentry 3
1 Steve Gromek 3
1 Hal Newhouser 3
1 Claude Passeau 3
5 19 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 19
2 Dizzy Trout 16
3 Steve Gromek 14
4 Denny Galehouse 13
4 Jack Kramer 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Starr 2
2 Frank Barrett 1
2 Joe Berry 1
2 Paul Erickson 1
2 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Cramer .412
2 Stan Spence .390
3 Bob Johnson .382
4 Dixie Walker .376
5 Nick Etten .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Etten 6
2 Buster Adams 5
2 Johnny Hopp 5
2 Johnny Lindell 5
2 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Dahlgren 26
2 Ken Keltner 25
2 Johnny Lindell 25
4 Ron Northey 24
5 Bob Johnson 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 13
2 George Myatt 8
3 Wally Moses 7
4 George Case 6
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Gromek 1.42
2 Joe Heving 1.44
3 Jack Kramer 1.53
4 Johnny Niggeling 1.86
5 Dizzy Trout 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Gromek 6
1 Hal Newhouser 6
3 Claude Passeau 5
3 Rip Sewell 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 43
2 Dizzy Trout 31
3 Ewald Pyle 30
4 Steve Gromek 27
4 Mickey Haefner 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Barrett 3
1 Jim Turner 3
3 Joe Heving 2
3 Ray Starr 2
5 21 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .356
2 Stan Musial .349
3 Johnny Hopp .331
4 Joe Medwick .323
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 37
2 Mel Ott 26
3 Nick Etten 21
3 Vern Stephens 21
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 124
2 Vern Stephens 113
3 Ray Sanders 107
4 Bob Elliott 99
4 2 others tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 54
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 52
3 Johnny Barrett 26
3 Wally Moses 26
5 George Myatt 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 1.96
2 Johnny Niggeling 2.08
3 Max Lanier 2.23
4 Hal Newhouser 2.25
5 Ed Heusser 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 28
2 Hal Newhouser 26
3 Bucky Walters 23
4 Mort Cooper 22
5 Bill Voiselle 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 164
2 Bill Voiselle 158
3 Dizzy Trout 153
4 Max Lanier 151
5 Al Javery 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 14
2 Ace Adams 13
2 Joe Heving 13
4 George Caster 12
5 Joe Berry 11