On This Day

Wednesday, May 12, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 13 6 .684 --
Indians 11 6 .647 1.0
Tigers 9 7 .563 2.5
Browns 8 7 .533 3.0
Senators 10 10 .500 3.5
Athletics 8 12 .400 5.5
White Sox 6 10 .375 5.5
Red Sox 6 13 .316 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 12 6 .667 --
Cardinals 8 6 .571 2.0
Reds 9 8 .529 2.5
Pirates 7 7 .500 3.0
Braves 7 7 .500 3.0
Blue Jays 7 8 .467 3.5
Cubs 7 10 .412 4.5
Giants 6 11 .353 5.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Irv Hall 3
1 Pinky Higgins 3
1 Ken Keltner 3
4 George Case 2
4 18 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Laabs 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chet Laabs 3
1 Ray Mack 3
3 George Case 2
3 Bobby Doerr 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Oris Hockett 1
1 Tom McBride 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Denny Galehouse 0.75
2 Tommy Bridges 0.50
3 Chubby Dean 0.27
4 Roger Wolff 0.21
5 Joe Dobson 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chubby Dean 1
1 Johnny Humphries 1
1 Sid Peterson 1
1 Virgil Trucks 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 5
1 Virgil Trucks 5
3 Chubby Dean 3
3 Denny Galehouse 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lonny Frey .397
2 Stan Hack .373
3 Frank McCormick .353
4 Babe Dahlgren .340
5 Danny Litwhiler .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buster Maynard 4
2 Charlie Keller 3
2 Danny Litwhiler 3
4 Dolph Camilli 2
4 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Spence 18
2 Vern Stephens 14
2 Arky Vaughan 14
4 Joe Gordon 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Murtaugh 4
1 Mickey Vernon 4
3 George Case 3
3 Ellis Clary 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stubby Overmire 0.50
2 Johnny Humphries 0.64
3 Jack Kraus 0.79
4 Mort Cooper 0.81
5 Jim Bagby 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Carrasquel 4
1 Johnny Murphy 4
1 Virgil Trucks 4
1 Johnny Vander Meer 4
5 10 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 25
2 Bobo Newsom 20
3 Spud Chandler 18
4 Early Wynn 17
5 Hank Borowy 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Les Webber 5
2 Ace Adams 3
3 Joe Beggs 2
3 Jack Salveson 2
3 Roger Wolff 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .369
2 Johnny Pesky .337
3 Enos Slaughter .322
4 Stan Musial .321
5 Stan Hack .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 29
2 Mel Ott 28
3 Charlie Keller 26
3 Chet Laabs 26
5 Johnny Mize 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 110
2 Charlie Keller 107
3 Joe Gordon 102
4 Dolph Camilli 96
5 3 tied 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 39
2 Mickey Vernon 27
3 Luke Appling 20
3 Phil Rizzuto 20
5 3 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.63
2 Spud Chandler 2.04
3 Johnny Beazley 2.08
4 Virgil Trucks 2.08
5 Johnny Humphries 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 24
2 Mort Cooper 22
3 Tiny Bonham 20
4 Johnny Beazley 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 171
2 Bobo Newsom 140
3 Mort Cooper 135
4 Tex Hughson 118
5 Virgil Trucks 111

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 13
2 Hugh Casey 10
2 Johnny Murphy 10
4 Joe Beggs 9
5 Joe Haynes 7