On This Day

Friday, May 21, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 8 .636 --
Indians 13 11 .542 2.0
Senators 14 12 .538 2.0
Tigers 11 11 .500 3.0
Browns 9 10 .474 3.5
Athletics 12 14 .462 4.0
White Sox 9 11 .450 4.0
Red Sox 10 15 .400 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 18 9 .667 --
Braves 14 8 .636 1.5
Cardinals 13 10 .565 3.0
Blue Jays 13 11 .542 3.5
Reds 12 13 .480 5.0
Giants 11 14 .440 6.0
Pirates 9 13 .409 6.5
Cubs 7 19 .269 10.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Thurman Tucker 3
1 Dick Wakefield 3
3 Ford Garrison 2
3 Chet Laabs 2
3 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Chartak 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Chartak 1
1 Doc Cramer 1
1 Ned Harris 1
1 Dick Siebert 1
1 Thurman Tucker 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Wally Moses 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tex Hughson 0.89
2 Hal Newhouser 0.71
3 Johnny Niggeling 0.67
4 Johnny Humphries 0.60
5 Dutch Leonard 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orie Arntzen 1
1 Johnny Humphries 1
1 Hal Newhouser 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 10
2 Tex Hughson 8
3 Johnny Niggeling 4
4 Johnny Humphries 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lonny Frey .351
2 Johnny McCarthy .341
3 Frank McCormick .340
4 Whitey Kurowski .337
5 Billy Herman .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 4
1 Danny Litwhiler 4
1 Buster Maynard 4
1 Mel Ott 4
5 2 tied 3

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Frankie Gustine 4
2 Oris Hockett 4
2 Danny Murtaugh 4
2 Mickey Vernon 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Kraus 0.79
2 Johnny Humphries 0.82
3 Hal Newhouser 1.11
4 Ewald Pyle 1.18
5 Bob Klinger 1.24

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 Mort Cooper 25
4 Hal Newhouser 24
5 Spud Chandler 23

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 .378
2 Whitey Kurowski .371
3 Johnny McCarthy .370
3 Danny Murtaugh .370
5 Billy Herman .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 4
2 Mike Chartak 3
3 Charlie Keller 2
3 Buster Maynard 2
5 37 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 13
2 Dick Siebert 11
3 Mike Chartak 10
3 Jimmy Wasdell 10
5 2 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 3
1 Oris Hockett 3
1 Roy Weatherly 3
4 Babe Barna 2
4 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ace Adams 0.56
2 Ernie White 0.60
3 Jack Salveson 0.64
4 Johnny Humphries 0.75
5 Dutch Leonard 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ace Adams 3
1 Jesse Flores 3
1 Johnny Humphries 3
1 Al Javery 3
1 Si Johnson 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Gerheauser 15
2 Mort Cooper 14
2 Rube Melton 14
2 Hal Newhouser 14
5 Virgil Trucks 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Brecheen 2
1 Roger Wolff 2
3 Joe Beggs 1
3 Alex Carrasquel 1
3 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .370
2 Johnny Pesky .335
3 Stan Musial .321
4 Stan Hack .320
5 Enos Slaughter .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 28
1 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 104
3 Joe Gordon 97
4 Dolph Camilli 95
5 Joe DiMaggio 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 41
2 Mickey Vernon 26
3 Phil Rizzuto 20
4 Luke Appling 18
4 Wally Moses 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.74
2 Johnny Humphries 2.11
3 Spud Chandler 2.12
4 Johnny Beazley 2.13
5 Virgil Trucks 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 23
2 Mort Cooper 21
3 Tiny Bonham 19
3 Johnny Vander Meer 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 169
2 Bobo Newsom 145
3 Mort Cooper 139
4 Tex Hughson 124
5 Virgil Trucks 114

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 12
2 Joe Beggs 9
2 Johnny Murphy 9
4 Hugh Casey 8
5 2 tied 7