On This Day

Sunday, May 2, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 7 3 .700 --
Indians 6 3 .667 0.5
Senators 7 5 .583 1.0
Tigers 5 4 .556 1.5
Browns 4 4 .500 2.0
Red Sox 4 6 .400 3.0
Athletics 4 8 .333 4.0
White Sox 2 6 .250 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 8 2 .800 --
Pirates 6 4 .600 2.0
Cardinals 6 4 .600 2.0
Braves 4 3 .571 2.5
Reds 5 5 .500 3.0
Giants 3 7 .300 5.0
Cubs 3 7 .300 5.0
Blue Jays 2 5 .286 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny McCarthy 5
1 Arky Vaughan 5
3 Harlond Clift 4
3 Bobby Doerr 4
3 6 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 1
1 Chet Laabs 1
1 Danny Litwhiler 1
1 Ray Mack 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 4
1 Schoolboy Rowe 4
1 Vern Stephens 4
4 Nick Etten 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harlond Clift 2
2 Luke Appling 1
2 George Case 1
2 Dick Culler 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Barrett 0.67
2 Mort Cooper 0.57
3 Johnny Humphries 0.56
4 Si Johnson 0.40
4 Bob Klinger 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Nate Andrews 1
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Humphries 5
2 Dick Barrett 4
2 Mort Cooper 4
2 Mel Harder 4
2 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Naymick 1
1 Mike Ryba 1
1 Les Webber 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lonny Frey .425
2 Billy Herman .385
3 Arky Vaughan .372
4 Eric Tipton .371
5 Pinky May .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Litwhiler 3
2 Joe Burns 1
2 Dolph Camilli 1
2 Joe Gordon 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Spence 14
2 Joe Gordon 10
2 Vern Stephens 10
4 Nick Etten 9
4 2 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 2
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 2
1 George Case 2
1 Harlond Clift 2
1 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Barrett 0.00
1 Stubby Overmire 0.00
1 Al Smith 0.00
4 Ewald Pyle 0.36
5 Jim Bagby 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Sewell 3
2 Johnny Allen 2
2 Nate Andrews 2
2 Jim Bagby 2
2 13 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 11
1 Bobo Newsom 11
1 Virgil Trucks 11
1 Early Wynn 11
5 Ewald Pyle 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Les Webber 5
2 Ace Adams 1
2 Joe Beggs 1
2 Johnny Gorsica 1
2 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .363
2 Johnny Pesky .334
3 Enos Slaughter .316
4 Pete Reiser .316
5 Stan Musial .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 32
2 Mel Ott 28
3 Charlie Keller 26
3 Chet Laabs 26
5 Johnny Mize 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 122
2 Charlie Keller 107
3 Joe DiMaggio 100
4 Joe Gordon 99
5 Johnny Mize 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 39
2 Mickey Vernon 25
3 Phil Rizzuto 21
4 Luke Appling 20
5 Joe Kuhel 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.62
2 Ted Lyons 1.91
3 Spud Chandler 2.04
4 Virgil Trucks 2.17
5 Johnny Vander Meer 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 24
2 Mort Cooper 22
3 Tiny Bonham 20
3 Whit Wyatt 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 177
2 Mort Cooper 147
3 Bobo Newsom 135
4 Tex Hughson 115
5 Johnny Niggeling 106

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 11
1 Hugh Casey 11
1 Johnny Murphy 11
4 Joe Beggs 8
5 2 tied 6