On This Day

Saturday, June 5, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	21	15	.583	--
Senators	22	18	.550	1.0
Tigers	20	17	.541	1.5
White Sox	17	16	.515	2.5
Athletics	21	20	.512	2.5
Indians	19	21	.475	4.0
Red Sox	18	23	.439	5.5
Browns	13	21	.382	7.0

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 1

Browns 3, Yankees 2

Athletics 6, Indians 5

Senators 6, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	27	16	.628	--
Cardinals	25	15	.625	0.5
Pirates	20	18	.526	4.5
Reds	20	19	.513	5.0
Braves	17	18	.486	6.0
Blue Jays	19	21	.475	6.5
Giants	16	25	.390	10.0
Cubs	14	26	.350	11.5

Games

Cubs 3, Dodgers 2

Giants 5, Pirates 1

Blue Jays 2, Cardinals 1

Braves 7, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Boudreau	4
1	Oris Hockett	4
3	Tommy Holmes	3
3	Chet Laabs	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Elbie Fletcher	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	Tony Lupien	1
1	Elmer Valo	1
1	Jimmy Wasdell	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Butch Nieman	4
2	Jerry Priddy	3
2	Jim Tyack	3
4	Lou Boudreau	2
4	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Oris Hockett	2
2	Luke Appling	1
2	George Case	1
2	Bert Haas	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Niggeling	1.00
2	Tex Hughson	0.67
3	Carl Hubbell	0.60
4	Butch Wensloff	0.55
5	Ray Prim	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Orie Arntzen	1
1	Bill Donovan	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	Jack Kraus	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Niggeling	8
2	Tex Hughson	6
2	Butch Wensloff	6
4	Carl Hubbell	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	Hank Wyse	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Dahlgren	.372
2	Stan Musial	.354
3	Harry Walker	.348
4	Billy Herman	.342
5	Frank McCormick	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	8
2	Vince DiMaggio	7
3	Joe Gordon	6
4	Danny Litwhiler	5
4	Bill Nicholson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vince DiMaggio	33
1	Billy Herman	33
3	Mickey Owen	28
4	Joe Gordon	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	9
3	Luke Appling	8
4	Wally Moses	7
5	Oris Hockett	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.21
2	Hal Newhouser	1.30
3	Dizzy Trout	1.49
4	Ernie White	1.55
5	Denny Galehouse	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Flores	7
2	Alex Carrasquel	6
2	Mort Cooper	6
2	Bobo Newsom	6
2	Rip Sewell	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	46
2	Bobo Newsom	45
3	Mort Cooper	39
4	Tex Hughson	36
5	Virgil Trucks	34

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.453
2	Babe Dahlgren	.433
3	Tommy Holmes	.426
4	Stan Musial	.410
5	Oris Hockett	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	6
2	Joe Gordon	5
2	Bill Nicholson	5
4	Charlie Keller	4
4	Lou Klein	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vince DiMaggio	19
2	Stan Musial	17
3	Joe Gordon	14
3	Bill Nicholson	14
3	Mickey Owen	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	7
2	Luke Appling	6
3	Alex Kampouris	5
4	George Case	4
4	Wally Moses	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whit Wyatt	0.56
2	Milo Candini	0.64
2	Jake Wade	0.64
4	Harry Brecheen	0.75
5	Mort Cooper	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Rip Sewell	3
1	Clyde Shoun	3
1	Early Wynn	3
5	26 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	22
2	Johnny Niggeling	17
3	Bobo Newsom	16
4	Tommy Bridges	14
4	4 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Curt Davis	2
1	Johnny Gorsica	2
1	Mickey Haefner	2
1	Gordon Maltzberger	2
1	Hank Wyse	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Dahlgren	.400
2	Harry Walker	.385
3	Stan Musial	.366
4	Tommy Holmes	.364
5	Billy Herman	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	6
1	Charlie Keller	6
3	Joe Gordon	5
3	Bill Nicholson	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	26
2	Vince DiMaggio	23
3	Stan Musial	21
3	Dick Siebert	21
5	2 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	9
2	George Case	7
3	Luke Appling	6
4	Oris Hockett	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	1.15
2	Hal Newhouser	1.20
3	Denny Galehouse	1.23
4	Roger Wolff	1.38
5	Mort Cooper	1.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	5
1	Jesse Flores	5
3	Al Javery	4
3	Si Johnson	4
3	3 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	44
2	Bobo Newsom	34
3	Mort Cooper	28
3	Johnny Niggeling	28
5	Tex Hughson	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	3
1	Roger Wolff	3
1	Hank Wyse	3
4	Harry Brecheen	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.331
2	Joe DiMaggio	.322
3	Enos Slaughter	.322
4	George Case	.317
5	Stan Hack	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	29
2	Mel Ott	27
3	Chet Laabs	25
4	Dolph Camilli	21
4	3 others tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	110
2	Joe Gordon	102
3	Dolph Camilli	97
4	Bob Elliott	89
4	Chet Laabs	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	44
2	Mickey Vernon	25
3	Luke Appling	21
4	Wally Moses	19
5	Phil Rizzuto	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.59
2	Hal Newhouser	2.12
3	Johnny Beazley	2.25
4	Virgil Trucks	2.27
5	Spud Chandler	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	23
1	Tex Hughson	23
3	Rip Sewell	19
4	Tiny Bonham	18
4	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	163
2	Bobo Newsom	151
3	Mort Cooper	137
4	Tex Hughson	134
5	Hal Newhouser	117

Saves

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