1944 American Association Leaders

1944 American Association Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1944 American Association Standings

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Avg.	H	AB
Johnny Wyrostek	Columbus Red Birds	.358	149	416
Babe Martin	Toledo Mud Hens	.350	135	386
Heinz Becker	Milwaukee Brewers	.346	182	526
Red Marion	St. Paul Saints	.345	136	394
Hal Peck	Milwaukee Brewers	.345	200	579
Wayne Blackburn	Indianapolis Indians	.336	180	535
Steve Barath	Louisville Colonels	.329	114	347
Glenn Chapman	St. Paul Saints	.326	172	528
Bill Burgo	Toledo Mud Hens	.324	120	370
Fred Vaughn	Minneapolis Millers	.321	143	445
Strick Shofner	Louisville Colonels	.317	147	464
Ben Steiner	Louisville Colonels	.316	195	617
John Antonelli	Columbus Red Birds	.312	164	526
Earl Browne	Louisville Colonels	.312	176	564
Jesse Landrum	Kansas City Blues	.311	175	562
George Corona	Toledo Mud Hens	.308	136	442
Dick Culler	Milwaukee Brewers	.308	194	629
Bill Nagel	Milwaukee Brewers	.308	131	425
Charlie Glunt	Kansas City Blues	.307	187	610
Jim Cookson	Minneapolis Millers	.305	172	564

Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Hal Peck	Milwaukee Brewers	200	25	9	13
Ben Steiner	Louisville Colonels	195	25	10	3
Dick Culler	Milwaukee Brewers	194	30	4	5
Jim Mallory	Columbus Red Birds	189	34	10	1
Charlie Glunt	Kansas City Blues	187	30	4	3
Heinz Becker	Milwaukee Brewers	182	26	9	10
Wayne Blackburn	Indianapolis Indians	180	23	7	1
Earl Browne	Louisville Colonels	176	30	6	7
Jesse Landrum	Kansas City Blues	175	22	10	10
Len Schulte	Toledo Mud Hens	175	30	9	11

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	HR
Babe Barna	Minneapolis Millers	24
Bill Nagel	Milwaukee Brewers	23
Tommy Nelson	Milwaukee Brewers	20
Nick Polly	Louisville Colonels	20
Carden Gillenwater	St. Paul Saints	19
George Stumpf	Columbus Red Birds	19
Bill Norman	Milwaukee Brewers	17
Fred Vaughn	Minneapolis Millers	17
Bud Kimball	St. Paul Saints	16
Steve Barath	Louisville Colonels	15
Frank Danneker	Minneapolis Millers	14
Babe Martin	Toledo Mud Hens	14
Hal Peck	Milwaukee Brewers	13
Bill Burgo	Toledo Mud Hens	11
Len Schulte	Toledo Mud Hens	11
Heinz Becker	Milwaukee Brewers	10
George Binks	Milwaukee Brewers	10
Jesse Landrum	Kansas City Blues	10
Red Marion	St. Paul Saints	10
Johnny Wyrostek	Columbus Red Birds	10

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	2B
Johnny Wyrostek	Columbus Red Birds	50
Joe Mack	Columbus Red Birds	36
George Stumpf	Columbus Red Birds	36
Jim Mallory	Columbus Red Birds	34
John Antonelli	Columbus Red Birds	31
Earl Browne	Louisville Colonels	30
Dick Culler	Milwaukee Brewers	30
Charlie Glunt	Kansas City Blues	30
Len Schulte	Toledo Mud Hens	30
Charley Baron	St. Paul Saints	29
George Corona	Toledo Mud Hens	29
Glenn Chapman	St. Paul Saints	28
Babe Martin	Toledo Mud Hens	27
Heinz Becker	Milwaukee Brewers	26
Bill Burgo	Toledo Mud Hens	26
Steve Barath	Louisville Colonels	25
Carden Gillenwater	St. Paul Saints	25
Tommy Nelson	Milwaukee Brewers	25
Hal Peck	Milwaukee Brewers	25
Ben Steiner	Louisville Colonels	25

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	3B
Charley Baron	St. Paul Saints	11
Chick Genovese	Louisville Colonels	11
Chet Clemens	Indianapolis Indians	10
Dick Kimble	Toledo Mud Hens	10
Jesse Landrum	Kansas City Blues	10
Jim Mallory	Columbus Red Birds	10
Babe Martin	Toledo Mud Hens	10
Ben Steiner	Louisville Colonels	10
Steve Barath	Louisville Colonels	9
Heinz Becker	Milwaukee Brewers	9
Carden Gillenwater	St. Paul Saints	9
Bill Howerton	Louisville Colonels	9
Hal Peck	Milwaukee Brewers	9
Nick Polly	Louisville Colonels	9
Len Schulte	Toledo Mud Hens	9
Strick Shofner	Louisville Colonels	9
Fred Vaughn	Minneapolis Millers	9
Glenn Crawford	Columbus Red Birds	8
Wayne Blackburn	Indianapolis Indians	7
Frank Danneker	Minneapolis Millers	7

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	RBI
Nick Polly	Louisville Colonels	120
Bill Nagel	Milwaukee Brewers	117
Heinz Becker	Milwaukee Brewers	115
Joe Mack	Columbus Red Birds	102
Earl Browne	Louisville Colonels	99
Len Schulte	Toledo Mud Hens	98
Tommy Nelson	Milwaukee Brewers	97
Glenn Chapman	St. Paul Saints	93
Bill Norman	Milwaukee Brewers	90
John Antonelli	Columbus Red Birds	88
Babe Barna	Minneapolis Millers	85
Hal Peck	Milwaukee Brewers	83
Jesse Landrum	Kansas City Blues	82
Jim Mallory	Columbus Red Birds	82
Red Marion	St. Paul Saints	80
Steve Barath	Louisville Colonels	77
Strick Shofner	Louisville Colonels	76
Charley Baron	St. Paul Saints	73
Babe Martin	Toledo Mud Hens	72
Fred Walters	Louisville Colonels	72

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	W	L
Earl Caldwell	Milwaukee Brewers	19	5
Jim Wilson	Louisville Colonels	19	8
Charlie Gassaway	Milwaukee Brewers	17	8
Bill Seinsoth	Toledo Mud Hens	16	11
Charlie Sproull	Milwaukee Brewers	16	7
Ken Burkhart	Columbus Red Birds	15	9
Vern Curtis	Minneapolis Millers	15	17
Loy Camp	St. Paul Saints	14	14
Mel Deutsch	Louisville Colonels	14	11
Otho Nitcholas	St. Paul Saints	14	11
Ernie Rudolph	St. Paul Saints	14	14
Julio Acosta	Milwaukee Brewers	13	10
John Whitehead	Toledo Mud Hens	13	8
Al LaMacchia	Toledo Mud Hens	12	3
Bob Logan	Indianapolis Indians	12	11
Al Widmar	Louisville Colonels	12	11
Loren Bain	Minneapolis Millers	11	17
Cy Buker	St. Paul Saints	11	3
Jack Creel	Columbus Red Birds	11	15
Cliff Fannin	Toledo Mud Hens	11	7

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	ERA	W	L
Mel Deutsch	Louisville Colonels	2.47	14	11
Charlie Sproull	Milwaukee Brewers	2.50	16	7
Charlie Gassaway	Milwaukee Brewers	2.75	17	8
Jim Wilson	Louisville Colonels	2.77	19	8
Ernie Rudolph	St. Paul Saints	2.88	14	14
Otho Nitcholas	St. Paul Saints	2.89	14	11
Earl Caldwell	Milwaukee Brewers	2.97	19	5
Bob Logan	Indianapolis Indians	3.08	12	11
Cy Buker	St. Paul Saints	3.23	11	3
John Whitehead	Toledo Mud Hens	3.38	13	8
Art Lopatka	Columbus Red Birds	3.49	11	9
Cliff Fannin	Toledo Mud Hens	3.50	11	7
Bill Webb	St. Paul Saints	3.56	10	7
Earl Jones	Toledo Mud Hens	3.69	10	6
Harry Kelley	Indianapolis Indians	3.81	9	9
Walt Tauscher	St. Paul Saints	3.88	6	7
Julio Acosta	Milwaukee Brewers	3.89	13	10
Vern Curtis	Minneapolis Millers	4.01	15	17
Ken Burkhart	Columbus Red Birds	4.05	15	9
Bill Seinsoth	Toledo Mud Hens	4.08	16	11

Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	SHO
Otho Nitcholas	St. Paul Saints	6
Art Lopatka	Columbus Red Birds	5
Loy Camp	St. Paul Saints	4
Earl Caldwell	Milwaukee Brewers	3
Ernie Rudolph	St. Paul Saints	3
Charlie Sproull	Milwaukee Brewers	3
John Whitehead	Toledo Mud Hens	3
Julio Acosta	Milwaukee Brewers	2
Loren Bain	Minneapolis Millers	2
Vern Curtis	Minneapolis Millers	2
Cliff Fannin	Toledo Mud Hens	2
Stan Klopp	Indianapolis Indians	2
Al LaMacchia	Toledo Mud Hens	2
Fred Pepper	Kansas City Blues	2
Bill Seinsoth	Toledo Mud Hens	2
Tom Ananicz	Columbus Red Birds	1
Walter Brown	Toledo Mud Hens	1
Cy Buker	St. Paul Saints	1
Ken Burkhart	Columbus Red Birds	1
Jack Creel	Columbus Red Birds	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	SO
Jim Wilson	Louisville Colonels	147
Vern Curtis	Minneapolis Millers	135
Ernie Rudolph	St. Paul Saints	123
Earl Jones	Toledo Mud Hens	122
Earl Caldwell	Milwaukee Brewers	115
Julio Acosta	Milwaukee Brewers	114
Charlie Gassaway	Milwaukee Brewers	108
Woody Rich	Indianapolis Indians	103
Jack Creel	Columbus Red Birds	99
Vincent DeBiasi	Kansas City Blues	98
Bob Logan	Indianapolis Indians	98
Cliff Fannin	Toledo Mud Hens	91
Bill Seinsoth	Toledo Mud Hens	91
Art Lopatka	Columbus Red Birds	88
Charlie Sproull	Milwaukee Brewers	87
Ken Burkhart	Columbus Red Birds	86
Loren Bain	Minneapolis Millers	82
Johnny Hutchings	Indianapolis Indians	81
Sylvester Goedde	Toledo Mud Hens	76
Otho Nitcholas	St. Paul Saints	75

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