On This Day

Wednesday, June 23, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	32	22	.593	--
Senators	32	26	.552	2.0
Red Sox	30	29	.508	4.5
Indians	28	28	.500	5.0
Tigers	25	27	.481	6.0
White Sox	24	27	.471	6.5
Athletics	27	32	.458	7.5
Browns	22	29	.431	8.5

Games

Tigers 3, Indians 1

Senators 8, Yankees 0

Yankees 4, Senators 0

Red Sox 1, Athletics 0

White Sox 4, Browns 3

Indians 9, Tigers 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	33	21	.611	--
Dodgers	37	24	.607	-0.5
Pirates	29	26	.527	4.5
Reds	28	26	.519	5.0
Blue Jays	28	28	.500	6.0
Braves	25	28	.472	7.5
Giants	22	35	.386	12.5
Cubs	21	35	.375	13.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Giants 2

Dodgers 6, Giants 0

Braves 1, Blue Jays 0

Cubs 4, Pirates 1

Pirates 7, Cubs 5

Braves 4, Blue Jays 3

Reds 8, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Elliott	5
1	Oris Hockett	5
1	Danny Murtaugh	5
4	Doc Cramer	4
4	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Milo Candini	1
1	Leon Culberson	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	4
2	Augie Galan	3
2	Jeff Heath	3
2	Clyde McCullough	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	Charlie Brewster	1
1	George Case	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Curt Davis	1.50
2	Hal Newhouser	0.86
3	Al Javery	0.83
4	Milo Candini	0.57
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Milo Candini	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Javery	10
2	Al Gerheauser	6
2	Hal Newhouser	6
4	Spud Chandler	5
4	Rube Melton	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Gordon Maltzberger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Dahlgren	.343
2	Billy Herman	.336
3	Frank McCormick	.333
4	Lonny Frey	.332
5	Stan Musial	.320

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	41
3	Dick Siebert	37
4	Nick Etten	36
4	Bob Johnson	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	18
2	Wally Moses	13
3	Thurman Tucker	12
3	Mickey Vernon	12
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milo Candini	0.50
2	Hal Newhouser	0.94
3	Tex Hughson	1.66
4	Denny Galehouse	1.74
5	Mort Cooper	1.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	67
2	Bobo Newsom	62
3	Tex Hughson	61
4	Mort Cooper	56
5	2 tied	51

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lonny Frey	.415
2	Arky Vaughan	.383
3	Guy Curtright	.369
4	Bob Elliott	.367
5	2 tied	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	4
2	Joe Cronin	3
2	Pinky Higgins	3
2	Joe Orengo	3
2	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Johnson	14
1	Vern Stephens	14
3	Nick Etten	13
3	Pinky Higgins	13
3	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
1	Thurman Tucker	7
3	Wally Moses	6
4	Bob Johnson	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	0.29
2	Milo Candini	0.31
3	Nels Potter	0.54
4	Max Butcher	0.60
5	Max Lanier	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	4
2	Milo Candini	3
2	Mort Cooper	3
2	Orval Grove	3
2	Al Javery	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	25
2	Al Gerheauser	23
3	Hal Newhouser	21
4	Spud Chandler	19
4	2 others tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	3
1	Gordon Maltzberger	3
3	Mace Brown	2
3	Johnny Murphy	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Oris Hockett	.372
2	Phil Cavarretta	.364
3	Frank McCormick	.354
4	Pete Fox	.347
5	Doc Cramer	.343

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	25
2	Bill Nicholson	24
3	Chet Laabs	23
3	Jim Tabor	23
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Wally Moses	9
2	Thurman Tucker	9
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	8
4	Mickey Vernon	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milo Candini	0.55
2	Hal Newhouser	0.83
3	Tex Hughson	1.11
4	Max Lanier	1.13
5	Jack Hallett	1.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	6
1	Tex Hughson	6
3	Milo Candini	5
3	Elmer Riddle	5
5	7 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	43
2	Tex Hughson	39
3	Bobo Newsom	32
4	Mort Cooper	31
4	Al Javery	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	5
2	George Caster	3
2	Mickey Haefner	3
2	Johnny Murphy	3
5	7 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Case	.319
2	Stan Musial	.319
3	Stan Hack	.308
4	Frank McCormick	.305
5	Charlie Keller	.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	102
3	Chet Laabs	95
4	Vince DiMaggio	93
5	Mickey Vernon	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	51
2	Mickey Vernon	29
3	Wally Moses	23
4	Luke Appling	21
5	Don Kolloway	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.73
2	Mort Cooper	2.02
3	Johnny Beazley	2.18
4	Virgil Trucks	2.19
5	Spud Chandler	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	24
2	Mort Cooper	22
3	Tiny Bonham	18
3	Rip Sewell	18
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	155
2	Bobo Newsom	146
3	Mort Cooper	141
4	Tex Hughson	139
5	Hal Newhouser	130

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