On This Day

Monday, May 17, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 8 .636 --
Indians 13 9 .591 1.0
Senators 14 11 .560 1.5
Browns 9 9 .500 3.0
Tigers 10 11 .476 3.5
Athletics 11 14 .440 4.5
White Sox 8 11 .421 4.5
Red Sox 8 14 .364 6.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 17 7 .708 --
Braves 11 8 .579 3.5
Cardinals 11 9 .550 4.0
Reds 11 12 .478 5.5
Blue Jays 10 11 .476 5.5
Pirates 9 10 .474 5.5
Giants 10 13 .435 6.5
Cubs 7 16 .304 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lonny Frey 3
1 Stan Hack 3
3 Billy Jurges 2
3 Danny Litwhiler 2
3 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Litwhiler 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Murtaugh 2
1 Ray Starr 2
1 Jimmy Wasdell 2
4 Dick Bartell 1
4 10 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Howie Pollet 0.45
2 Harry Feldman 0.40
3 Rube Melton 0.33
4 Claude Passeau 0.25
4 Ray Starr 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Melton 1
1 Johnny Podgajny 1
1 Ray Starr 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howie Pollet 5
2 Harry Feldman 4
3 Ray Starr 3
4 Rube Melton 2
5 4 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lonny Frey .366
2 Stan Hack .349
3 Frank McCormick .348
4 Babe Dahlgren .343
5 Billy Herman .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 4
1 Danny Litwhiler 4
1 Buster Maynard 4
4 Earl Naylor 3
4 Mel Ott 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Spence 20
2 Billy Herman 17
3 Bob Johnson 16
3 Dick Siebert 16
3 Mickey Vernon 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
1 Danny Murtaugh 4
1 Mickey Vernon 4
4 Ellis Clary 3
4 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Kraus 0.79
2 Johnny Humphries 1.03
3 Ewald Pyle 1.18
4 Bob Klinger 1.24
5 Mort Cooper 1.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Flores 5
2 Jim Bagby 4
2 Alex Carrasquel 4
2 Spud Chandler 4
2 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 29
2 Virgil Trucks 28
3 Spud Chandler 23
4 Early Wynn 20
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Les Webber 6
2 Ace Adams 3
2 Roger Wolff 3
4 Joe Beggs 2
4 Jack Salveson 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Dahlgren .408
2 Stan Hack .383
3 Paul Waner .382
4 Bob Elliott .378
5 Frank McCormick .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 3
1 Buster Maynard 3
1 Mel Ott 3
4 Mike Chartak 2
4 Earl Naylor 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 13
2 Bob Elliott 11
2 Jeff Heath 11
2 Dick Siebert 11
2 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Keller 3
1 Roy Weatherly 3
3 George Case 2
3 Ellis Clary 2
3 11 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ace Adams 0.00
1 Cliff Melton 0.00
3 Jack Kraus 0.53
4 Hank Gornicki 0.69
5 Dizzy Trout 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Flores 4
2 Ace Adams 3
2 Spud Chandler 3
2 Jim Tobin 3
5 20 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 18
2 Virgil Trucks 17
3 Spud Chandler 16
3 Rube Melton 16
5 2 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 2
1 Roger Wolff 2
3 Joe Beggs 1
3 Alex Carrasquel 1
3 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .370
2 Johnny Pesky .336
3 Stan Hack .321
4 Enos Slaughter .320
5 Stan Musial .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 29
2 Ted Williams 28
3 Charlie Keller 27
4 Chet Laabs 25
5 Johnny Mize 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 109
2 Ted Williams 107
3 Joe Gordon 101
4 Dolph Camilli 98
5 Chet Laabs 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 40
2 Mickey Vernon 26
3 Luke Appling 20
3 Phil Rizzuto 20
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.67
2 Johnny Beazley 2.09
3 Spud Chandler 2.12
4 Virgil Trucks 2.16
5 Johnny Humphries 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 23
2 Mort Cooper 22
3 Johnny Beazley 19
3 Tiny Bonham 19
3 Johnny Vander Meer 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 175
2 Bobo Newsom 145
3 Mort Cooper 135
4 Tex Hughson 116
5 Virgil Trucks 114

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 12
2 Johnny Murphy 10
3 Joe Beggs 9
3 Hugh Casey 9
5 2 tied 7