On This Day

Saturday, May 29, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 18 13 .581 --
Yankees 16 12 .571 0.5
Indians 17 14 .548 1.0
Tigers 15 13 .536 1.5
Athletics 16 16 .500 2.5
Browns 11 14 .440 4.0
Red Sox 13 19 .406 5.5
White Sox 10 15 .400 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 22 12 .647 --
Cardinals 20 11 .645 0.5
Braves 15 13 .536 4.0
Reds 16 16 .500 5.0
Blue Jays 15 16 .484 5.5
Pirates 13 16 .448 6.5
Giants 14 19 .424 7.5
Cubs 10 22 .313 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chet Laabs 4
2 Luke Appling 3
2 Floyd Baker 3
2 Bob Elliott 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 1
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Tommy Holmes 1
1 Lou Klein 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vince DiMaggio 4
1 Chet Laabs 4
3 Johnny Lindell 3
3 Ray Mack 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Johnson 2
2 Luke Appling 1
2 Bob Elliott 1
2 Debs Garms 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Claude Passeau 0.90
2 Tommy Bridges 0.38
2 Eddie Smith 0.38
4 Nate Andrews 0.31
5 Bobo Newsom 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Alex Carrasquel 1
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Passeau 9
2 Nate Andrews 5
3 Mickey Haefner 4
4 Tommy Bridges 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Gorsica 1
1 Mickey Haefner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .341
2 Billy Herman .336
3 Babe Dahlgren .333
4 Lonny Frey .331
5 Johnny Lindell .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 5
1 Charlie Keller 5
3 Lou Klein 4
3 Danny Litwhiler 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vince DiMaggio 26
2 Billy Herman 25
3 Stan Spence 22
4 Jimmy Bloodworth 20
5 3 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 6
2 George Case 5
2 Frankie Gustine 5
2 Bob Johnson 5
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 1.29
1 Al Smith 1.29
3 Hal Newhouser 1.31
4 Dutch Leonard 1.43
5 Ernie White 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Flores 6
2 Jim Bagby 5
2 Alex Carrasquel 5
2 Bobo Newsom 5
5 19 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 38
2 Bobo Newsom 33
3 Mort Cooper 32
4 Virgil Trucks 28
5 Early Wynn 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Les Webber 6
2 Roger Wolff 4
3 Ace Adams 3
3 Johnny Gorsica 3
5 5 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Mesner .371
2 Tommy Holmes .370
3 Whitey Kurowski .348
4 Billy Herman .340
5 Stan Musial .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 4
1 Lou Klein 4
3 Mel Ott 3
4 Jimmy Bloodworth 2
4 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vince DiMaggio 15
2 Jimmy Bloodworth 14
2 Billy Herman 14
4 Bobby Estalella 11
5 Lou Klein 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 4
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 4
3 Luke Appling 2
3 George Case 2
3 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Head 0.33
2 Tex Hughson 0.42
3 Elmer Riddle 0.54
4 Dutch Leonard 0.56
5 Dizzy Trout 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Head 3
1 Oscar Judd 3
1 Early Wynn 3
4 Nate Andrews 2
4 19 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 24
2 Mort Cooper 20
3 Claude Passeau 14
3 Howie Pollet 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Brecheen 2
1 Johnny Gorsica 2
1 Van Mungo 2
1 Roger Wolff 2
5 11 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Dahlgren .363
2 Johnny Lindell .349
3 Frank McCormick .336
4 Stan Musial .336
5 Billy Herman .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 5
1 Charlie Keller 5
3 Lou Klein 4
3 Buster Maynard 4
3 Mel Ott 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 21
2 Vince DiMaggio 20
3 Bob Elliott 18
3 Bobby Estalella 18
5 Jimmy Bloodworth 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Gustine 5
1 Wally Moses 5
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 5
4 George Case 4
4 Bob Johnson 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 0.64
2 Dutch Leonard 0.90
3 Ace Adams 1.13
4 Hal Newhouser 1.34
5 Schoolboy Rowe 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Flores 5
2 Al Javery 4
2 Oscar Judd 4
2 Bobo Newsom 4
2 Dizzy Trout 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 36
2 Bobo Newsom 29
3 Mort Cooper 25
4 Virgil Trucks 24
5 Rube Melton 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Les Webber 4
2 Roger Wolff 3
3 Ace Adams 2
3 Harry Brecheen 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Pesky .328
2 Stan Musial .325
3 Stan Hack .322
4 Joe DiMaggio .319
5 Enos Slaughter .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 27
1 Mel Ott 27
3 Chet Laabs 25
4 Ted Williams 24
5 Johnny Mize 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 107
2 Joe Gordon 95
3 Dolph Camilli 94
4 Ted Williams 92
5 Chet Laabs 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 40
2 Mickey Vernon 25
3 Wally Moses 21
4 Luke Appling 19
4 Phil Rizzuto 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.72
2 Virgil Trucks 2.09
3 Johnny Humphries 2.16
4 Johnny Beazley 2.20
5 Hal Newhouser 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 23
2 Mort Cooper 22
3 Tiny Bonham 18
3 Johnny Vander Meer 18
3 Whit Wyatt 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 160
2 Bobo Newsom 142
3 Mort Cooper 135
4 Tex Hughson 125
5 Hal Newhouser 112

Saves

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