On This Day

Tuesday, June 1, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	19	13	.594	--
Senators	20	16	.556	1.0
Tigers	17	16	.515	2.5
Athletics	19	18	.514	2.5
Indians	18	18	.500	3.0
Red Sox	17	19	.472	4.0
White Sox	13	16	.448	4.5
Browns	11	18	.379	6.5

Games

Tigers 5, Athletics 3

Senators 3, Indians 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	25	14	.641	--
Cardinals	23	13	.639	0.5
Braves	16	16	.500	5.5
Pirates	17	17	.500	5.5
Reds	18	18	.500	5.5
Blue Jays	17	19	.472	6.5
Giants	15	22	.405	9.0
Cubs	12	24	.333	11.5

Games

Blue Jays 7, Cubs 2

Cardinals 11, Dodgers 9

Pirates 5, Braves 4

Reds 3, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dolph Camilli	4
1	Stan Musial	4
1	Harry Walker	4
4	Billy Herman	3
4	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	Pinky Higgins	1
1	Mickey Livingston	1
1	Stan Musial	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vince DiMaggio	3
1	Mickey Owen	3
1	Harry Walker	3
4	Dolph Camilli	2
4	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Alex Kampouris	2
2	Babe Barna	1
2	Babe Dahlgren	1
2	Huck Geary	1
2	Glen Stewart	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnnie Wittig	0.60
2	Ewald Pyle	0.43
3	Russ Christopher	0.38
3	Ray Starr	0.38
5	Si Johnson	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Si Johnson	1
1	Johnny Lanning	1
1	Ray Scarborough	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	4
2	Russ Christopher	3
2	Si Johnson	3
2	Ewald Pyle	3
2	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal White	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Dahlgren	.369
2	Stan Musial	.358
3	Billy Herman	.343
4	Harry Walker	.339
5	Whitey Kurowski	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	6
1	Charlie Keller	6
3	Joe Gordon	5
3	Danny Litwhiler	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vince DiMaggio	30
1	Billy Herman	30
3	Mickey Owen	25
4	Joe Gordon	24
5	Stan Spence	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	7
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	7
3	George Case	6
4	Luke Appling	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.07
2	Mort Cooper	1.36
3	Ernie White	1.55
4	Dizzy Trout	1.57
5	Denny Galehouse	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Flores	7
2	Alex Carrasquel	6
3	Jim Bagby	5
3	Spud Chandler	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	43
2	Bobo Newsom	37
3	Mort Cooper	34
4	Jesse Flores	30
4	Tex Hughson	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Les Webber	6
2	Ace Adams	4
2	Roger Wolff	4
4	Johnny Gorsica	3
5	7 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.451
2	Tommy Holmes	.434
3	Stan Musial	.419
4	Babe Dahlgren	.400
5	Walker Cooper	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	5
2	Joe Gordon	4
2	Lou Klein	4
2	Bill Nicholson	4
5	2 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vince DiMaggio	17
2	Stan Musial	14
3	Billy Herman	13
4	Walker Cooper	12
5	4 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	5
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5
3	Alex Kampouris	4
4	Luke Appling	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	0.50
2	Tex Hughson	0.52
3	Hal Newhouser	0.87
4	Johnny Niggeling	1.04
5	Jim Tobin	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Oscar Judd	3
1	Hal Newhouser	3
3	Tommy Bridges	2
3	Mace Brown	2
3	21 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Mort Cooper	16
2	Tex Hughson	16
4	Al Javery	14
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Brecheen	2
1	Johnny Gorsica	2
1	Van Mungo	2
4	Ace Adams	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Dahlgren	.396
2	Stan Musial	.379
3	Harry Walker	.370
4	Billy Herman	.333
4	Dick Wakefield	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	6
1	Charlie Keller	6
3	Joe Gordon	4
3	Lou Klein	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	26
2	Vince DiMaggio	24
3	Jeff Heath	20
4	Babe Dahlgren	19
4	Bobby Estalella	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	7
2	Wally Moses	6
3	George Case	5
3	Frankie Gustine	5
5	6 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.09
2	Dizzy Trout	1.19
3	Roger Wolff	1.36
4	Jim Tobin	1.60
5	Mort Cooper	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Flores	6
2	Alex Carrasquel	4
2	Spud Chandler	4
2	Mort Cooper	4
2	6 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	41
2	Mort Cooper	27
3	Bobo Newsom	26
4	Tex Hughson	24
5	3 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	3
1	Roger Wolff	3
3	Harry Brecheen	2
3	Johnny Gorsica	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.332
2	Joe DiMaggio	.324
3	Enos Slaughter	.319
4	Stan Hack	.311
5	Bill Nicholson	.308

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	109
2	Joe Gordon	100
3	Dolph Camilli	95
4	Bob Elliott	86
5	2 tied	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	41
2	Mickey Vernon	26
3	Wally Moses	19
4	Luke Appling	18
4	Phil Rizzuto	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.66
2	Hal Newhouser	2.07
3	Virgil Trucks	2.14
4	Spud Chandler	2.22
5	Johnny Beazley	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	23
1	Tex Hughson	23
3	Tiny Bonham	18
3	Rip Sewell	18
3	Whit Wyatt	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	157
2	Bobo Newsom	143
3	Mort Cooper	137
4	Tex Hughson	128
5	Hal Newhouser	114

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	13
2	Joe Beggs	9
2	Johnny Murphy	9
4	Hugh Casey	8
5	Les Webber	7