On This Day

Tuesday, June 22, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 31 21 .596 --
Senators 31 25 .554 2.0
Indians 27 27 .500 5.0
Red Sox 29 29 .500 5.0
Tigers 24 26 .480 6.0
Athletics 27 31 .466 7.0
White Sox 23 27 .460 7.0
Browns 22 28 .440 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 33 20 .623 --
Dodgers 35 24 .593 1.0
Pirates 28 25 .528 5.0
Blue Jays 28 26 .519 5.5
Reds 27 26 .509 6.0
Braves 23 28 .451 9.0
Giants 22 33 .400 12.0
Cubs 20 34 .370 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Leon Culberson 4
1 Johnny Rucker 4
3 Bob Johnson 3
3 Thurman Tucker 3
5 22 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Bill Conroy 1
1 Eddie Lake 1
1 Phil Masi 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Lake 3
2 Babe Dahlgren 2
2 Phil Masi 2
2 Joe Medwick 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Busby 1
1 Frankie Gustine 1
1 Don Kolloway 1
1 Wally Moses 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tex Hughson 1.00
2 Paul Derringer 0.67
3 Johnny Humphries 0.50
4 Hank Borowy 0.40
5 Russ Christopher 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Kirby Higbe 1
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 Johnny Humphries 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Derringer 6
2 Tex Hughson 5
3 Hank Borowy 4
3 Russ Christopher 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Head 1
1 Gordon Maltzberger 1
1 Dave Odom 1
1 Ray Scarborough 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Dahlgren .354
2 Lonny Frey .332
2 Billy Herman .332
4 Frank McCormick .329
5 Harry Walker .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 10
2 Vince DiMaggio 7
2 Bill Nicholson 7
2 Mel Ott 7
2 Vern Stephens 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 45
2 Vince DiMaggio 40
3 Dick Siebert 37
4 Nick Etten 35
4 Bob Johnson 35

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.05
2 Mort Cooper 1.56
3 Tex Hughson 1.66
4 Denny Galehouse 1.74
5 Spud Chandler 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 9
2 Jesse Flores 8
2 Tex Hughson 8
2 Rip Sewell 8
5 5 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 62
2 Tex Hughson 61
2 Hal Newhouser 61
4 Mort Cooper 53
5 Virgil Trucks 51

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lonny Frey .415
2 Arky Vaughan .380
3 Marty Marion .373
4 Johnny Rucker .372
5 Paul Waner .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 4
2 Joe Cronin 3
2 Joe Orengo 3
2 Mel Ott 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Johnson 14
2 Vern Stephens 13
2 Jimmy Wasdell 13
4 Nick Etten 12
4 Frank McCormick 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
1 Thurman Tucker 6
3 Wally Moses 5
3 Arky Vaughan 5
3 Mickey Vernon 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Kennedy 0.00
2 Hal Newhouser 0.41
3 Milo Candini 0.45
4 Max Butcher 0.60
5 Spud Chandler 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 4
2 Mort Cooper 3
2 Orval Grove 3
4 Jim Bagby 2
4 24 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Hughson 25
2 Max Lanier 19
3 Bob Muncrief 18
4 Tommy Bridges 17
4 2 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 3
2 Gordon Maltzberger 2
2 Johnny Murphy 2
2 Ray Scarborough 2
2 Roger Wolff 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Dahlgren .368
2 Harry Walker .365
3 Oris Hockett .357
4 Frankie Gustine .350
5 Phil Cavarretta .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 7
2 Vince DiMaggio 6
2 Vern Stephens 6
4 Charlie Keller 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vince DiMaggio 26
2 Jim Tabor 24
3 Billy Herman 23
3 Chet Laabs 23
3 Bill Nicholson 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
2 Wally Moses 8
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 8
2 Thurman Tucker 8
2 Mickey Vernon 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milo Candini 0.68
2 Hal Newhouser 1.00
3 Tex Hughson 1.11
4 Jack Hallett 1.37
5 Denny Galehouse 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 6
1 Tex Hughson 6
3 Elmer Riddle 5
3 Rip Sewell 5
5 6 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Hughson 39
2 Hal Newhouser 37
3 Bobo Newsom 32
4 Tommy Bridges 31
5 2 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 4
2 George Caster 3
2 Mickey Haefner 3
2 Johnny Murphy 3
2 Roger Wolff 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .319
2 George Case .318
3 Stan Hack .307
4 Charlie Keller .304
5 Frank McCormick .303

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 29
2 Mel Ott 28
3 Chet Laabs 24
4 Bill Nicholson 22
5 Ted Williams 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 111
2 Dolph Camilli 98
3 Chet Laabs 94
4 Vince DiMaggio 92
5 Mickey Vernon 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 50
2 Mickey Vernon 29
3 Wally Moses 22
4 Luke Appling 21
5 Don Kolloway 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.81
2 Mort Cooper 1.88
3 Spud Chandler 2.15
4 Johnny Beazley 2.18
5 Virgil Trucks 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 24
2 Mort Cooper 22
3 Rip Sewell 18
4 Jim Bagby 17
4 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 155
2 Bobo Newsom 146
3 Tex Hughson 139
4 Mort Cooper 138
5 Hal Newhouser 124

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 12
2 Johnny Murphy 10
3 Joe Beggs 9
4 George Caster 8
4 2 others tied 8