On This Day

Tuesday, May 18, 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 8 .680 --
Braves 12 8 .600 2.5
Cardinals 12 9 .571 3.0
Blue Jays 11 11 .500 4.5
Reds 12 12 .500 4.5
Pirates 9 11 .450 5.5
Giants 10 14 .417 6.5
Cubs 7 17 .292 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Stanky 4
2 Walker Cooper 3
2 Steve Mesner 3
2 Stan Musial 3
5 5 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny McCarthy 1
1 Ron Northey 1
1 Chuck Workman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Dahlgren 3
2 Walker Cooper 2
2 Johnny McCarthy 2
2 Stan Musial 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Babe Barna 1
1 Mel Ott 1
1 Rip Sewell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rip Sewell 0.83
2 Bill Sayles 0.57
3 Si Johnson 0.42
4 Elmer Riddle 0.40
5 Ernie White 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beggs 1
1 Al Javery 1
1 Si Johnson 1
1 Ernie White 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Si Johnson 5
1 Rip Sewell 5
3 Elmer Riddle 4
3 Bill Sayles 4
5 Al Javery 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Brecheen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lonny Frey .366
2 Babe Dahlgren .357
3 Eddie Stanky .351
4 Frank McCormick .344
5 Billy Herman .341

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 7 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 Paul Waner .382
3 Eddie Stanky .377
4 Stan Musial .373
5 Johnny Lindell .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 3
1 Buster Maynard 3
1 Mel Ott 3
4 Mike Chartak 2
4 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 13
1 Eddie Stanky 13
3 Bob Elliott 11
3 Jeff Heath 11
3 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Keller 3
1 Roy Weatherly 3
3 Babe Barna 2
3 George Case 2
3 12 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Melton 0.00
2 Ace Adams 0.40
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 Al Javery 3
2 3 others tied 3

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 Harry Brecheen 1
3 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .368
2 Johnny Pesky .335
3 Stan Musial .322
4 Stan Hack .321
5 Enos Slaughter .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 29
2 Ted Williams 28
3 Charlie Keller 27
4 Chet Laabs 24
5 Johnny Mize 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 109
2 Ted Williams 106
3 Joe Gordon 99
4 Dolph Camilli 95
5 Joe DiMaggio 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 40
2 Mickey Vernon 26
3 Phil Rizzuto 20
4 Luke Appling 18
5 Wally Moses 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.67
2 Johnny Beazley 2.10
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 Tiny Bonham 19
3 Johnny Vander Meer 19
5 2 tied 18

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
4 Hugh Casey 8
5 2 tied 7