On This Day

Saturday, June 12, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	26	15	.634	--
Senators	25	20	.556	3.0
White Sox	19	19	.500	5.5
Tigers	21	21	.500	5.5
Athletics	22	24	.478	6.5
Red Sox	22	24	.478	6.5
Indians	20	25	.444	8.0
Browns	16	23	.410	9.0

Games

Senators 1, Red Sox 0

Browns 7, Indians 6

Tigers 5, White Sox 3

Yankees 14, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	28	15	.651	--
Dodgers	30	18	.625	0.5
Reds	23	19	.548	4.5
Blue Jays	21	21	.500	6.5
Pirates	22	22	.500	6.5
Braves	18	20	.474	7.5
Giants	16	29	.356	13.0
Cubs	15	29	.341	13.5

Games

Braves 2, Dodgers 1

Reds 6, Cubs 5

Blue Jays 3, Giants 2

Cardinals 1, Pirates 0

Blue Jays 4, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Miller	5
1	Jimmy Wasdell	5
1	Roy Weatherly	5
4	Danny Murtaugh	4
5	6 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	Pinky Higgins	1
1	Tommy Holmes	1
1	Johnny Lindell	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	3
1	Chet Laabs	3
1	Johnny Lindell	3
1	Lou Novikoff	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	1
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	Lennie Merullo	1
1	Eddie Miller	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Gerheauser	0.67
2	Hal White	0.57
3	Milo Candini	0.50
4	Johnnie Wittig	0.42
5	2 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Milo Candini	1
1	George Caster	1
1	Atley Donald	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chubby Dean	6
1	Al Gerheauser	6
3	Johnnie Wittig	5
4	Mike Naymick	4
4	Hal White	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Fuchs	1
1	Newt Kimball	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Dahlgren	.358
2	Harry Walker	.349
3	Stan Musial	.339
4	Tommy Holmes	.325
5	Frank McCormick	.324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	37
2	Vince DiMaggio	36
3	Dick Siebert	30
4	Bob Elliott	28
4	3 others tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	10
3	Wally Moses	9
4	Luke Appling	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	.479
2	Tommy Holmes	.468
3	Phil Cavarretta	.420
4	Roy Cullenbine	.404
5	Vern Stephens	.386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	18
2	Chet Laabs	15
3	Vince DiMaggio	14
4	Nick Etten	13
4	Jim Tabor	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	6
3	Luke Appling	5
4	Bob Johnson	3
4	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.00
2	Bob Klinger	0.50
3	Harry Brecheen	0.53
4	Milo Candini	0.62
5	Hal Newhouser	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	4
2	Milo Candini	3
2	Max Macon	3
2	Clyde Shoun	3
5	21 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	22
2	Hank Borowy	15
2	Johnny Niggeling	15
4	Mort Cooper	14
4	Tex Hughson	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	3
2	Curt Davis	2
2	Mickey Haefner	2
2	Hank Wyse	2
5	21 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.386
2	Tommy Holmes	.375
3	Babe Dahlgren	.366
4	Roy Cullenbine	.364
5	Stan Musial	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	6
2	Joe Gordon	5
2	Charlie Keller	5
2	Bill Nicholson	5
2	Mel Ott	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	28
2	Vince DiMaggio	26
3	Stan Musial	21
3	Bill Nicholson	21
5	Bob Elliott	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	10
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	9
3	Wally Moses	7
4	Luke Appling	6
5	Alex Kampouris	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milo Candini	0.55
2	Hal Newhouser	1.02
3	Jack Hallett	1.24
4	Johnny Niggeling	1.40
5	Tex Hughson	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	5
1	Oscar Judd	5
3	Milo Candini	4
3	Jesse Flores	4
3	4 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	Curt Davis	2
2	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.329
2	Stan Hack	.308
3	Bill Nicholson	.308
4	Charlie Keller	.303
5	Elbie Fletcher	.300

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	111
2	Dolph Camilli	99
3	Joe Gordon	90
4	Chet Laabs	89
5	Vince DiMaggio	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	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	150
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