On This Day

Wednesday, June 9, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 23 15 .605 --
Senators 24 19 .558 1.5
Athletics 22 21 .512 3.5
White Sox 18 18 .500 4.0
Tigers 20 20 .500 4.0
Red Sox 21 23 .477 5.0
Indians 20 23 .465 5.5
Browns 14 23 .378 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 26 15 .634 --
Dodgers 29 17 .630 -0.5
Reds 21 19 .525 4.5
Pirates 22 20 .524 4.5
Blue Jays 19 21 .475 6.5
Braves 17 19 .472 6.5
Giants 16 27 .372 11.0
Cubs 15 27 .357 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Case 3
1 Johnny Humphries 3
1 Whitey Kurowski 3
4 Mike Chartak 2
4 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Kampouris 1
1 Tony Lupien 1
1 George McQuinn 1
1 Jim Tabor 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George McQuinn 4
2 Luke Appling 2
3 Harlond Clift 1
3 Mort Cooper 1
3 12 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Wally Moses 1
1 Dick Wakefield 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Muncrief 1.00
2 Mort Cooper 0.56
3 Dutch Leonard 0.50
4 Johnny Humphries 0.43
5 Hal Newhouser 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 Johnny Humphries 1
1 Bob Muncrief 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 5
2 Tex Hughson 4
2 Hal Newhouser 4
4 Johnny Humphries 3
4 Bob Muncrief 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Dahlgren .367
2 Stan Musial .347
3 Harry Walker .345
4 Billy Herman .333
5 Frank McCormick .325

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 36
1 Billy Herman 36
3 Bob Elliott 28
3 Bob Johnson 28
3 2 others tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 9
3 Luke Appling 8
3 Wally Moses 8
5 Mickey Vernon 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.12
2 Mort Cooper 1.39
3 Ernie White 1.55
4 Denny Galehouse 1.71
5 Jack Kraus 1.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 50
2 Bobo Newsom 45
3 Mort Cooper 44
4 Tex Hughson 40
5 Virgil Trucks 37

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .457
2 Tommy Holmes .442
3 Babe Dahlgren .412
4 Roy Cullenbine .393
5 Vern Stephens .378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vince DiMaggio 20
2 Bill Nicholson 17
3 Bob Elliott 13
3 Joe Gordon 13
3 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Klinger 0.50
2 Harry Brecheen 0.53
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.86
4 Milo Candini 0.90
5 Thornton Lee 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 4
2 Tex Hughson 3
2 Elmer Riddle 3
2 Clyde Shoun 3
5 20 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 26
2 Hank Borowy 20
3 Mort Cooper 19
4 Tex Hughson 18
5 Johnny Niggeling 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 3
2 Curt Davis 2
2 Mickey Haefner 2
2 Hank Wyse 2
5 19 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .383
2 Babe Dahlgren .380
3 Roy Cullenbine .373
4 Stan Musial .368
5 Tommy Holmes .360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 27
2 Vince DiMaggio 26
3 Stan Musial 21
4 Bob Elliott 20
4 Bill Nicholson 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 9
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 8
3 Luke Appling 6
3 Wally Moses 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.02
2 Jack Hallett 1.27
3 Johnny Niggeling 1.64
4 Tex Hughson 1.69
5 Jack Salveson 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 5
2 Jesse Flores 4
2 Oscar Judd 4
2 Elmer Riddle 4
2 Early Wynn 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 40
2 Mort Cooper 32
3 Tex Hughson 27
4 Bobo Newsom 25
5 Johnny Niggeling 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 4
2 Harry Brecheen 2
2 Alex Carrasquel 2
2 Curt Davis 2
2 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .332
2 Joe DiMaggio .322
3 Stan Hack .311
4 Bill Nicholson .311
5 Charlie Keller .307

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 28
2 Mel Ott 27
3 Chet Laabs 24
4 Dolph Camilli 21
4 2 others tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 106
2 Dolph Camilli 98
3 Joe Gordon 91
4 Vince DiMaggio 88
4 Bob Elliott 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 46
2 Mickey Vernon 25
3 Luke Appling 20
3 Wally Moses 20
5 Phil Rizzuto 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.69
2 Hal Newhouser 1.87
3 Johnny Humphries 2.21
4 Virgil Trucks 2.23
5 Johnny Beazley 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 24
2 Mort Cooper 23
3 Tiny Bonham 18
3 Rip Sewell 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 157
2 Bobo Newsom 145
3 Mort Cooper 140
4 Tex Hughson 135
5 Hal Newhouser 117

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 13
2 Joe Beggs 9
2 Johnny Murphy 9
4 Les Webber 7
5 3 tied 6