On This Day

Wednesday, June 16, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	28	18	.609	--
Senators	27	23	.540	3.0
Tigers	23	21	.523	4.0
Athletics	26	25	.510	4.5
Red Sox	24	27	.471	6.5
White Sox	20	23	.465	6.5
Indians	21	26	.447	7.5
Browns	19	25	.432	8.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Athletics 2

Browns 5, White Sox 2

Senators 8, Yankees 3

White Sox 9, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	30	17	.638	--
Dodgers	31	22	.585	2.0
Reds	25	22	.532	5.0
Pirates	25	22	.532	5.0
Blue Jays	24	23	.511	6.0
Braves	20	24	.455	8.5
Giants	20	29	.408	11.0
Cubs	16	32	.333	14.5

Games

Giants 3, Dodgers 2

Pirates 5, Cubs 2

Blue Jays 2, Braves 0

Reds 4, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Guy Curtright	5
2	Bob Elliott	4
2	Don Gutteridge	4
4	Harlond Clift	3
4	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Case	2
1	Dick Culler	2
1	Guy Curtright	2
1	Elbie Fletcher	2
1	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	2
1	Mickey Vernon	2
3	Luke Appling	1
3	Bob Elliott	1
3	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Vander Meer	1.00
2	Si Johnson	0.67
3	Tommy Byrne	0.58
4	Jake Wade	0.50
5	Howie Pollet	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Fischer	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	Hank Gornicki	1
1	Orval Grove	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	9
2	Tommy Byrne	7
3	Howie Pollet	6
3	Jake Wade	6
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Dahlgren	.345
2	Harry Walker	.345
3	Frankie Gustine	.343
4	Billy Herman	.333
5	Frank McCormick	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	8
2	Vince DiMaggio	7
2	Mel Ott	7
4	Joe Gordon	6
4	Buster Maynard	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	42
2	Vince DiMaggio	39
3	Dick Siebert	34
4	Bob Elliott	31
5	5 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	15
2	Wally Moses	10
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	10
2	Mickey Vernon	10
5	Luke Appling	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.11
2	Mort Cooper	1.54
3	Johnny Niggeling	1.70
4	Tex Hughson	1.77
5	Denny Galehouse	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	8
1	Jesse Flores	8
3	Spud Chandler	7
3	Rip Sewell	7
5	10 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	56
2	Hal Newhouser	50
3	Mort Cooper	48
4	Tex Hughson	47
5	Virgil Trucks	45

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frankie Gustine	.472
2	Roy Cullenbine	.400
3	Guy Curtright	.389
4	Frank McCormick	.388
5	Eddie Miller	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	4
2	Elbie Fletcher	3
2	Johnny Lindell	3
2	Frank McCormick	3
2	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Novikoff	14
2	Dick Siebert	13
2	Vern Stephens	13
4	Billy Herman	12
5	5 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
2	Mickey Vernon	5
3	Luke Appling	4
4	Oris Hockett	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Hallett	0.53
2	Hal White	0.61
3	Bob Muncrief	0.67
4	Milo Candini	0.75
5	Max Lanier	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Milo Candini	3
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Max Macon	3
1	Yank Terry	3
5	19 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	19
2	Tex Hughson	17
2	Max Lanier	17
4	Hank Borowy	16
4	4 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	2
1	Mickey Haefner	2
1	Gordon Maltzberger	2
4	Joe Beggs	1
4	21 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.400
2	Tommy Holmes	.396
3	Frankie Gustine	.378
4	Roy Cullenbine	.361
5	Oris Hockett	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	6
2	Joe Gordon	5
2	Bill Nicholson	5
2	Joe Orengo	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vince DiMaggio	26
2	Billy Herman	25
3	Stan Musial	20
4	Bill Nicholson	19
5	5 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	11
2	Wally Moses	8
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	8
4	Luke Appling	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milo Candini	0.62
2	Hal Newhouser	0.99
3	Johnny Niggeling	1.04
4	Tex Hughson	1.06
5	Jack Hallett	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	5
1	Oscar Judd	5
3	Tex Hughson	4
3	Elmer Riddle	4
3	2 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	36
2	Tex Hughson	33
3	Mort Cooper	30
4	Bobo Newsom	27
5	Howie Pollet	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mickey Haefner	3
1	Gordon Maltzberger	3
3	Harry Brecheen	2
3	George Caster	2
3	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.322
2	Charlie Keller	.308
3	Bill Nicholson	.306
4	Stan Hack	.306
5	Frank McCormick	.297

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	29
2	Charlie Keller	28
3	Chet Laabs	24
4	Ted Williams	21
5	3 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	110
2	Dolph Camilli	97
3	Vince DiMaggio	91
3	Joe Gordon	91
5	Chet Laabs	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	48
2	Mickey Vernon	28
3	Luke Appling	21
3	Wally Moses	21
5	Phil Rizzuto	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.76
2	Hal Newhouser	1.87
3	Virgil Trucks	2.15
4	Spud Chandler	2.25
5	Johnny Beazley	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	23
1	Tex Hughson	23
3	Johnny Vander Meer	18
4	Tiny Bonham	17
4	Rip Sewell	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	159
2	Bobo Newsom	148
3	Mort Cooper	143
4	Tex Hughson	127
5	Hal Newhouser	117

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	12
2	Joe Beggs	10
2	Johnny Murphy	10
4	George Caster	7
4	2 others tied	7