On This Day

Wednesday, June 2, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 19 14 .576 --
Senators 21 16 .568 0.0
Tigers 18 16 .529 1.5
Athletics 19 19 .500 2.5
Indians 18 19 .486 3.0
Red Sox 18 20 .474 3.5
White Sox 14 16 .467 3.5
Browns 12 19 .387 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 26 14 .650 --
Cardinals 23 14 .622 1.5
Pirates 18 17 .514 5.5
Reds 19 18 .514 5.5
Blue Jays 18 19 .486 6.5
Braves 16 17 .485 6.5
Giants 15 23 .395 10.0
Cubs 12 25 .324 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Fox 5
2 Jake Early 4
2 Chet Laabs 4
2 Al Lakeman 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Phil Cavarretta 1
1 Elbie Fletcher 1
1 Chet Laabs 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Tabor 4
2 Bob Johnson 3
2 Chet Laabs 3
2 Al Lakeman 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Busby 1
1 George Case 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hank Borowy 0.70
2 Wally Hebert 0.38
3 Milo Candini 0.33
4 Schoolboy Rowe 0.30
5 Jack Salveson 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Milo Candini 1
1 George Caster 1
1 Max Macon 1
1 Stubby Overmire 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hank Borowy 7
2 George Caster 4
3 Milo Candini 3
3 Denny Galehouse 3
3 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Jack Kraus 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Dahlgren .378
2 Stan Musial .362
3 Billy Herman .345
4 Harry Walker .336
5 Frank McCormick .322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 31
2 Vince DiMaggio 30
3 Mickey Owen 26
4 Joe Gordon 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
1 Wally Moses 7
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 7
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 Jesse Flores 1.67

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 8 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .440
2 Tommy Holmes .434
3 Stan Musial .414
4 Babe Dahlgren .404
5 Pete Coscarart .372

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 Billy Herman 14
3 Stan Musial 12
3 Mickey Owen 12
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tex Hughson 0.52
2 Whit Wyatt 0.56
3 Harry Brecheen 0.60
4 Milo Candini 0.64
4 Jake Wade 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Oscar Judd 3
1 Hal Newhouser 3
1 Clyde Shoun 3
4 Tommy Bridges 2
4 21 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 29
2 Mort Cooper 16
2 Tex Hughson 16
4 Claude Passeau 14
5 Johnny Niggeling 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Curt Davis 2
1 Johnny Gorsica 2
1 Van Mungo 2
4 Ace Adams 1
4 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Dahlgren .413
2 Stan Musial .394
3 Harry Walker .361
4 Johnny Lindell .354
5 Dick Wakefield .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 6
2 Charlie Keller 5
3 Joe Gordon 4
3 Lou Klein 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 27
2 Vince DiMaggio 24
3 Babe Dahlgren 20
3 Jeff Heath 20
5 4 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 7
2 Wally Moses 6
3 George Case 5
4 Pete Fox 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 0.95
2 Dizzy Trout 1.19
3 Denny Galehouse 1.23
4 Roger Wolff 1.43
5 Jim Tobin 1.60

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 41
2 Bobo Newsom 26
3 Mort Cooper 23
3 Jesse Flores 23
3 Rube Melton 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 3
1 Roger Wolff 3
3 Harry Brecheen 2
3 Curt Davis 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .333
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 25
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 Chet Laabs 87
5 Bob Elliott 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 42
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