On This Day

Sunday, April 25, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 3 0 1.000 --
Browns 2 1 .667 1.0
Senators 3 2 .600 1.0
Indians 3 2 .600 1.0
Tigers 2 3 .400 2.0
White Sox 1 2 .333 2.0
Athletics 2 4 .333 2.5
Red Sox 1 3 .250 2.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 2 1 .667 --
Braves 1 1 .500 0.5
Blue Jays 1 1 .500 0.5
Reds 2 2 .500 0.5
Pirates 2 2 .500 0.5
Cardinals 2 2 .500 0.5
Cubs 2 2 .500 0.5
Giants 1 2 .333 1.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ellis Clary 4
1 Elbie Fletcher 4
1 Bob Johnson 4
1 Gene Moore 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Litwhiler 1
1 George McQuinn 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Spence 5
2 Vince DiMaggio 3
2 George McQuinn 3
2 Jerry Priddy 3
2 John Sullivan 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 1
1 Joe Burns 1
1 Sid Gordon 1
1 Danny Litwhiler 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stubby Overmire 1.00
2 Hank Borowy 0.50
3 Bill Swift 0.40
4 Curt Davis 0.38
4 Dizzy Trout 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nate Andrews 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Hank Borowy 1
1 Alex Carrasquel 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stubby Overmire 6
2 Hank Borowy 5
3 Van Mungo 4
3 Bill Swift 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mel Ott .600
2 Billy Herman .500
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss .500
4 Stan Hack .438
5 Bill Nicholson .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Litwhiler 2
2 Joe Gordon 1
2 Billy Jurges 1
2 George McQuinn 1
2 Chet Ross 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Spence 8
2 Vince DiMaggio 6
3 John Sullivan 5
3 Jim Tyack 5
5 2 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 1
1 Joe Burns 1
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 22 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Starr 0.00
1 Spud Chandler 0.00
1 Al Hollingsworth 0.00
1 Tex Hughson 0.00
1 10 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Alex Carrasquel 2
1 Rip Sewell 2
4 Nate Andrews 1
4 23 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Spud Chandler 7
2 Stubby Overmire 6
2 Rip Sewell 6
4 Orie Arntzen 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Lum Harris 1
1 Howie Krist 1
1 Les Webber 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .360
2 Johnny Pesky .330
3 Stan Spence .320
4 Pete Reiser .316
5 Enos Slaughter .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 34
2 Mel Ott 28
3 Charlie Keller 25
3 Chet Laabs 25
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 125
2 Joe DiMaggio 105
3 Dolph Camilli 104
4 Charlie Keller 103
5 Johnny Mize 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 42
2 Mickey Vernon 24
3 Phil Rizzuto 21
4 Joe Kuhel 20
4 Pete Reiser 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.67
2 Ted Lyons 1.87
3 Spud Chandler 2.16
4 Johnny Beazley 2.22
5 Johnny Vander Meer 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 23
2 Mort Cooper 21
3 Johnny Beazley 20
4 Tiny Bonham 19
4 Whit Wyatt 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 180
2 Mort Cooper 143
3 Bobo Newsom 131
4 Tex Hughson 116
5 Johnny Niggeling 107

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 11
1 Hugh Casey 11
1 Johnny Murphy 11
4 Joe Beggs 7
5 2 tied 6