On This Day

Thursday, May 6, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 11 3 .786 --
Indians 9 4 .692 1.5
Tigers 7 5 .583 3.0
Senators 8 7 .533 3.5
Browns 5 6 .455 4.5
Athletics 6 9 .400 5.5
Red Sox 4 10 .286 7.0
White Sox 3 9 .250 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 10 4 .714 --
Reds 7 6 .538 2.5
Pirates 7 6 .538 2.5
Cardinals 7 6 .538 2.5
Braves 5 5 .500 3.0
Giants 5 8 .385 4.5
Cubs 5 8 .385 4.5
Blue Jays 4 7 .364 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Gordon 3
1 Peanuts Lowrey 3
1 Tom McBride 3
1 Johnny Welaj 3
5 21 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Suder 3
2 Bobby Doerr 2
2 Joe Gordon 2
2 Jeff Heath 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 2
2 Tony Lupien 1
2 Ray Mack 1
2 Dick Wakefield 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Newhouser 1.14
2 Denny Galehouse 1.00
2 Bobo Newsom 1.00
4 Johnny Podgajny 0.30
5 Hi Bithorn 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hi Bithorn 1
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 9
2 Hal Newhouser 8
3 Denny Galehouse 7
3 Bill Zuber 7
5 Johnny Podgajny 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lonny Frey .415
2 Frank McCormick .358
3 Eric Tipton .356
4 Chuck Workman .350
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Litwhiler 3
2 Dolph Camilli 2
2 Sid Gordon 2
2 Charlie Keller 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Spence 16
2 Arky Vaughan 14
3 Joe Gordon 12
4 Nick Etten 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Thurman Tucker 3
1 Mickey Vernon 3
3 Luke Appling 2
3 Johnny Barrett 2
3 16 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stubby Overmire 0.50
2 Bob Klinger 0.56
3 Jim Bagby 0.67
4 Mort Cooper 0.74
5 Jesse Flores 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Murphy 4
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Hi Bithorn 3
2 Tiny Bonham 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 20
2 Virgil Trucks 15
3 Spud Chandler 14
4 Tex Hughson 13
5 2 tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Les Webber 5
2 Ace Adams 3
3 Jack Salveson 2
4 Joe Beggs 1
4 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .359
2 Johnny Pesky .330
3 Enos Slaughter .321
4 Stan Musial .317
5 Joe Gordon .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 30
2 Mel Ott 28
3 Charlie Keller 26
4 Chet Laabs 25
5 Johnny Mize 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 113
2 Charlie Keller 106
3 Joe Gordon 101
4 Dolph Camilli 96
5 Johnny Mize 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 38
2 Mickey Vernon 26
3 Luke Appling 20
3 Phil Rizzuto 20
5 Joe Kuhel 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.62
2 Ted Lyons 1.91
3 Spud Chandler 2.08
4 Johnny Beazley 2.13
5 Curt Davis 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 24
2 Mort Cooper 22
3 Tiny Bonham 21
4 Whit Wyatt 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 177
2 Mort Cooper 146
3 Bobo Newsom 144
4 Tex Hughson 120
5 Hal Newhouser 107

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 13
2 Hugh Casey 11
3 Johnny Murphy 10
4 Joe Beggs 8
5 Joe Haynes 7