On This Day

Friday, June 11, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 25 15 .625 --
Senators 24 20 .545 3.0
White Sox 19 18 .514 4.5
Athletics 22 23 .489 5.5
Red Sox 22 23 .489 5.5
Tigers 20 21 .488 5.5
Indians 20 24 .455 7.0
Browns 15 23 .395 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 27 15 .643 --
Dodgers 30 17 .638 -0.5
Reds 22 19 .537 4.5
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 28 .349 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Marshall 3
2 Nick Etten 2
2 Lonny Frey 2
2 Steve Mesner 2
2 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Etten 1
1 Ray Mueller 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clyde McCullough 2
1 Eddie Miller 2
3 Nick Etten 1
3 Lonny Frey 1
3 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orie Arntzen 0.50
2 Butch Wensloff 0.33
3 Lon Warneke 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Starr 1
1 Butch Wensloff 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orie Arntzen 3
1 Butch Wensloff 3
3 Lon Warneke 2
4 Hi Bithorn 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Shoun 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 3 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 .447
3 Phil Cavarretta .400
4 Roy Cullenbine .389
5 Vern Stephens .385

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 18
2 Vince DiMaggio 15
3 Jim Tabor 14
4 Mickey Owen 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 7
3 Luke Appling 5
4 Nick Etten 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.00
2 Bob Klinger 0.50
3 Harry Brecheen 0.53
4 Hal Newhouser 0.78
5 Milo Candini 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 4
2 Max Macon 3
2 Clyde Shoun 3
4 Don Black 2
4 21 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 22
2 Hank Borowy 20
3 Max Lanier 16
4 Johnny Niggeling 15
5 2 tied 14

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 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
3 Bill Nicholson 21
5 Bob Elliott 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 8 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .329
2 Stan Hack .310
3 Bill Nicholson .310
4 Charlie Keller .304
5 Elbie Fletcher .302

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 45
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 Virgil Trucks 2.23
4 Johnny Humphries 2.23
5 Johnny Beazley 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 23
1 Tex Hughson 23
3 Tiny Bonham 18
4 Rip Sewell 17
4 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 149
2 Bobo Newsom 144
3 Mort Cooper 140
4 Tex Hughson 127
5 Hal Newhouser 117

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 12
2 Joe Beggs 9
2 Johnny Murphy 9
4 Les Webber 7
5 3 tied 6