On This Day

Thursday, June 10, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	24	15	.615	--
Senators	24	20	.545	2.5
White Sox	19	18	.514	4.0
Athletics	22	22	.500	4.5
Red Sox	22	23	.489	5.0
Tigers	20	21	.488	5.0
Indians	20	24	.455	6.5
Browns	15	23	.395	8.5

Games

Red Sox 2, Senators 0

Browns 2, Indians 1

White Sox 11, Tigers 5

Yankees 8, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	27	15	.643	--
Dodgers	30	17	.638	-0.5
Reds	21	19	.525	5.0
Pirates	22	21	.512	5.5
Blue Jays	19	21	.475	7.0
Braves	17	20	.459	7.5
Giants	16	27	.372	11.5
Cubs	15	27	.357	12.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Braves 3

Cardinals 5, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mickey Owen	4
2	Luke Appling	3
2	Jimmy Grant	3
2	Pinky Higgins	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pete Fox	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Kuhel	3
2	Nick Etten	2
2	Augie Galan	2
2	Pinky Higgins	2
2	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	Mickey Owen	1
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	1
1	Thurman Tucker	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobo Newsom	1.17
2	Max Lanier	0.75
3	Oscar Judd	0.50
4	Jesse Flores	0.33
5	3 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Orval Grove	1
1	Oscar Judd	1
1	Max Lanier	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	9
2	Bobo Newsom	7
3	Johnny Gorsica	5
4	Jesse Flores	4
4	Oscar Judd	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Dahlgren	.367
2	Harry Walker	.342
3	Stan Musial	.339
4	Billy Herman	.331
5	Dick Wakefield	.330

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	Dick Siebert	29
4	Bob Elliott	28
4	2 others tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	10
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	Johnny Niggeling	1.70
5	Denny Galehouse	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	7
1	Jesse Flores	7
3	Alex Carrasquel	6
3	Spud Chandler	6
3	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	52
2	Hal Newhouser	50
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	.467
2	Tommy Holmes	.451
3	Babe Dahlgren	.417
4	Roy Cullenbine	.383
5	Vern Stephens	.375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	17
2	Vince DiMaggio	15
3	Jim Tabor	14
4	Joe Gordon	13
4	Mickey Owen	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	8
2	George Case	7
3	Luke Appling	6
4	Alex Kampouris	5
5	Wally Moses	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.00
2	Bob Klinger	0.50
3	Harry Brecheen	0.53
4	Milo Candini	0.90
5	Mort Cooper	0.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	4
2	Tex Hughson	3
2	Oscar Judd	3
2	Max Macon	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	26
2	Bobo Newsom	22
3	Hank Borowy	20
4	Tex Hughson	18
5	Max Lanier	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	3
2	Curt Davis	2
2	Mickey Haefner	2
2	Hank Wyse	2
5	20 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Dahlgren	.380
2	Harry Walker	.378
3	Tommy Holmes	.370
4	Roy Cullenbine	.368
5	Stan Musial	.355

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
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	9
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	1.40
4	Tex Hughson	1.69
5	Jack Salveson	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	5
1	Oscar Judd	5
3	Jesse Flores	4
3	Max Macon	4
3	2 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	40
2	Mort Cooper	32
2	Bobo Newsom	32
4	Tex Hughson	27
5	Johnny Niggeling	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	4
2	Harry Brecheen	2
2	Alex Carrasquel	2
2	George Caster	2
2	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.329
2	Joe DiMaggio	.323
3	Stan Hack	.311
4	Bill Nicholson	.311
5	Charlie Keller	.305

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	108
2	Dolph Camilli	99
3	Joe Gordon	90
4	Vince DiMaggio	88
5	Chet Laabs	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	46
2	Mickey Vernon	25
3	Luke Appling	20
4	Wally Moses	19
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	152
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	4 tied	6