On This Day

Saturday, June 19, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 30 19 .612 --
Senators 29 24 .547 3.0
Tigers 24 24 .500 5.5
Indians 26 26 .500 5.5
Athletics 27 28 .491 6.0
Red Sox 26 29 .473 7.0
White Sox 21 26 .447 8.0
Browns 20 27 .426 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 31 19 .620 --
Dodgers 32 24 .571 2.0
Reds 27 23 .540 4.0
Pirates 26 24 .520 5.0
Blue Jays 26 25 .510 5.5
Braves 22 26 .458 8.0
Giants 22 30 .423 10.0
Cubs 18 33 .353 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Boudreau 6
2 Jeff Heath 5
3 Oris Hockett 4
3 Dick Wakefield 4
3 Dixie Walker 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dixie Walker 2
2 Bobby Estalella 1
2 Jeff Heath 1
2 Tommy Holmes 1
2 Max Marshall 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Boudreau 3
1 Jeff Heath 3
1 Don Kolloway 3
1 Dixie Walker 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Pinky Higgins 1
1 Charlie Keller 1
1 Eddie Miller 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Spud Chandler 0.86
2 Tommy Bridges 0.67
3 Oscar Judd 0.44
4 Bob Klinger 0.40
4 Ray Poat 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Carrasquel 1
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 8
2 Spud Chandler 6
3 Carl Hubbell 4
3 Oscar Judd 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Pete Center 1
1 Ray Scarborough 1
1 Al Smith 1
1 Les Webber 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Dahlgren .353
2 Harry Walker .335
3 Billy Herman .332
4 Lonny Frey .327
5 Stan Musial .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 8
2 Vince DiMaggio 7
2 Mel Ott 7
2 Vern Stephens 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 44
2 Vince DiMaggio 39
3 Dick Siebert 36
4 Nick Etten 34
4 Vern Stephens 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 17
2 Mickey Vernon 12
3 Wally Moses 11
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss 10
4 Thurman Tucker 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.05
2 Mort Cooper 1.57
3 Tex Hughson 1.71
4 Denny Galehouse 1.85
5 Spud Chandler 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 9
2 Jesse Flores 8
3 Alex Carrasquel 7
3 Spud Chandler 7
3 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 61
2 Tex Hughson 56
2 Bobo Newsom 56
4 Mort Cooper 51
5 Virgil Trucks 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Les Webber 7
2 Roger Wolff 6
3 Ace Adams 5
4 George Caster 4
4 Gordon Maltzberger 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Boudreau .407
2 Butch Nieman .400
3 Guy Curtright .390
4 Frankie Gustine .381
5 Arky Vaughan .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 4
2 Joe Cronin 3
2 Johnny Lindell 3
2 Frank McCormick 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Etten 15
2 Vern Stephens 14
3 Lou Boudreau 12
3 Billy Herman 12
3 5 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 9
2 Mickey Vernon 7
3 Thurman Tucker 6
4 Oris Hockett 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Kennedy 0.00
2 Max Lanier 0.44
3 Jack Hallett 0.53
4 Max Butcher 0.64
5 Spud Chandler 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Milo Candini 3
1 Mort Cooper 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Tex Hughson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Hughson 26
2 Max Lanier 19
3 Hal Newhouser 18
4 Tommy Bridges 17
4 Al Gerheauser 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 3
2 Mickey Haefner 2
2 Johnny Murphy 2
2 Roger Wolff 2
5 19 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .380
2 Tommy Holmes .370
3 Frankie Gustine .352
4 Babe Dahlgren .351
5 Lou Boudreau .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 6
1 Vern Stephens 6
3 Joe Gordon 5
3 Bill Nicholson 5
3 Joe Orengo 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 27
2 Vince DiMaggio 25
3 Jim Tabor 21
4 Lou Boudreau 20
4 3 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
2 Wally Moses 9
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 8
3 Mickey Vernon 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milo Candini 0.68
2 Hal Newhouser 0.93
3 Vern Kennedy 1.01
4 Tex Hughson 1.05
5 Jack Hallett 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 6
2 Tex Hughson 5
2 Oscar Judd 5
2 Elmer Riddle 5
5 4 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 47
2 Tex Hughson 42
3 Mort Cooper 33
4 Tommy Bridges 31
5 3 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 3
1 Mickey Haefner 3
1 Gordon Maltzberger 3
1 Johnny Murphy 3
1 Roger Wolff 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .324
2 George Case .322
3 Charlie Keller .305
4 Stan Hack .304
5 Bill Nicholson .303

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 29
2 Charlie Keller 27
3 Chet Laabs 24
4 Ted Williams 21
5 Bill Nicholson 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 108
2 Dolph Camilli 97
3 Chet Laabs 93
4 Vince DiMaggio 91
4 Vern Stephens 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 50
2 Mickey Vernon 29
3 Wally Moses 22
4 Luke Appling 21
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.74
2 Mort Cooper 1.82
3 Spud Chandler 2.15
4 Johnny Beazley 2.21
5 Virgil Trucks 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 24
2 Mort Cooper 23
3 Tiny Bonham 17
3 Rip Sewell 17
3 Johnny Vander Meer 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 157
2 Bobo Newsom 144
3 Mort Cooper 138
4 Tex Hughson 136
5 Hal Newhouser 127

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 13
2 Joe Beggs 10
2 Johnny Murphy 10
4 George Caster 8
4 2 others tied 8