On This Day

Wednesday, May 19, 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 9 .654 --
Braves 14 8 .636 1.0
Cardinals 13 9 .591 2.0
Blue Jays 11 11 .500 4.0
Reds 12 13 .480 4.5
Giants 11 14 .440 5.5
Pirates 9 13 .409 6.0
Cubs 7 17 .292 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vince DiMaggio 4
1 Tommy Holmes 4
1 Max Marshall 4
1 Johnny McCarthy 4
5 3 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 1
1 Coaker Triplett 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Gustine 2
1 Eddie Joost 2
1 Mel Ott 2
1 Coaker Triplett 2
5 12 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Gustine 1
1 Johnny McCarthy 1
1 Jim Russell 1
1 Connie Ryan 1
1 Gee Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Jeffcoat 0.55
2 Xavier Rescigno 0.25
3 Nate Andrews 0.20
4 Max Macon 0.14
5 Bill Lohrman 0.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nate Andrews 1
1 George Jeffcoat 1
1 Max Lanier 1
1 Bill Lohrman 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Jeffcoat 6
2 Xavier Rescigno 3
3 Nate Andrews 2
3 Harry Brecheen 2
3 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Van Mungo 1
1 Allyn Stout 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Dahlgren .357
2 Lonny Frey .351
2 Eddie Stanky .351
4 Johnny McCarthy .341
5 Frank McCormick .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 4
1 Danny Litwhiler 4
1 Buster Maynard 4
1 Mel Ott 4
5 Earl Naylor 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 Frankie Gustine 4
1 Danny Murtaugh 4
1 Mickey Vernon 4
5 8 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 Nate Andrews 4
2 Jim Bagby 4
2 Alex Carrasquel 4
2 5 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 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Dahlgren .435
2 Eddie Stanky .396
3 Paul Waner .382
4 Johnny Lindell .378
5 Stan Musial .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 4
2 Charlie Keller 3
2 Buster Maynard 3
4 Mike Chartak 2
5 39 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 13
2 Dick Siebert 11
2 Eddie Stanky 11
2 Jimmy Wasdell 11
5 Jeff Heath 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Keller 3
1 Roy Weatherly 3
3 Babe Barna 2
3 George Case 2
3 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Melton 0.00
2 Ace Adams 0.40
3 Dutch Leonard 0.56
4 Ernie White 0.60
5 Dizzy Trout 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ace Adams 3
1 Jesse Flores 3
1 Al Javery 3
1 Si Johnson 3
5 18 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 18
2 Virgil Trucks 13
3 Hal Newhouser 12
4 Atley Donald 10
4 5 others tied 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 2
1 Harry Brecheen 2
1 Roger Wolff 2
4 Joe Beggs 1
4 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .366
2 Johnny Pesky .337
3 Stan Hack .320
4 Stan Musial .319
5 Enos Slaughter .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 30
2 Ted Williams 28
3 Charlie Keller 27
4 Chet Laabs 24
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 109
2 Ted Williams 105
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