On This Day

Sunday, June 27, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	33	24	.579	--
Senators	34	28	.548	1.5
Red Sox	32	31	.508	4.0
Indians	30	31	.492	5.0
White Sox	27	30	.474	6.0
Tigers	27	30	.474	6.0
Athletics	30	34	.469	6.5
Browns	26	31	.456	7.0

Games

Yankees 3, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 4, Yankees 3

Indians 2, White Sox 1

White Sox 2, Indians 0

Browns 6, Tigers 3

Senators 9, Athletics 0

Athletics 5, Senators 4

Tigers 9, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	36	23	.610	--
Dodgers	40	26	.606	-0.5
Pirates	31	28	.525	5.0
Reds	30	28	.517	5.5
Blue Jays	30	31	.492	7.0
Braves	28	30	.483	7.5
Giants	24	38	.387	13.5
Cubs	23	38	.377	14.0

Games

Cardinals 3, Cubs 2

Reds 6, Pirates 3

Reds 5, Pirates 1

Dodgers 9, Blue Jays 4

Dodgers 6, Blue Jays 0

Cardinals 4, Cubs 3

Braves 10, Giants 1

Giants 6, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Russell	5
2	Red Barkley	4
2	Dolph Camilli	4
2	Ellis Clary	4
2	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Danny Litwhiler	2
1	Rudy York	2
3	Buster Adams	1
3	Milt Byrnes	1
3	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	4
1	Gene Moore	4
1	Rudy York	4
4	Milt Byrnes	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	1
1	Chet Laabs	1
1	Peanuts Lowrey	1
1	Steve Mesner	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hank Gornicki	0.83
2	Rube Melton	0.62
3	Harry Gumbert	0.60
4	Al Javery	0.56
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Krist	2
2	Red Barrett	1
2	Alex Carrasquel	1
2	Spud Chandler	1
2	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hank Gornicki	5
1	Al Javery	5
1	Rube Melton	5
1	Elmer Riddle	5
1	Dizzy Trout	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Everett Fagan	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Dahlgren	.347
2	Frank McCormick	.338
3	Lonny Frey	.332
4	Billy Herman	.324
5	Stan Hack	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	10
2	Vern Stephens	9
3	Joe Gordon	8
3	Mel Ott	8
3	Rudy York	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	45
2	Vince DiMaggio	42
2	Vern Stephens	42
4	Bob Johnson	40
4	Dick Siebert	40

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	20
2	Mickey Vernon	14
3	Wally Moses	13
4	Thurman Tucker	12
5	Luke Appling	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milo Candini	0.73
2	Hal Newhouser	1.07
3	Tex Hughson	1.61
4	Denny Galehouse	1.89
5	Mort Cooper	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	9
1	Tex Hughson	9
1	Rip Sewell	9
4	Alex Carrasquel	8
4	3 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	70
2	Tex Hughson	67
3	Bobo Newsom	62
4	Mort Cooper	59
5	2 tied	54

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lonny Frey	.442
2	Guy Curtright	.440
3	Bob Johnson	.377
3	Frank McCormick	.377
5	Oris Hockett	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	5
2	Rudy York	4
3	Joe Cronin	3
3	Bobby Doerr	3
3	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	17
2	Coaker Triplett	16
3	Gee Walker	15
4	Dolph Camilli	14
4	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
1	Mickey Vernon	7
3	Thurman Tucker	6
4	Bob Johnson	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mace Brown	0.00
2	Max Butcher	0.38
3	Tex Hughson	0.75
4	Nels Potter	0.76
5	Hal Newhouser	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	4
2	Paul Derringer	3
2	Denny Galehouse	3
2	Lum Harris	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	27
2	Al Javery	23
3	Spud Chandler	20
3	Al Gerheauser	20
3	Hal Newhouser	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	3
2	Joe Beggs	2
2	Mace Brown	2
2	Everett Fagan	2
2	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Guy Curtright	.394
2	Babe Dahlgren	.359
3	Oris Hockett	.357
4	Frank McCormick	.356
5	Phil Cavarretta	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	8
2	Bill Nicholson	7
3	Jim Tabor	6
3	Rudy York	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chet Laabs	27
1	Bill Nicholson	27
1	Vern Stephens	27
4	Jim Tabor	26
5	Nick Etten	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	15
2	Mickey Vernon	10
3	Luke Appling	8
3	Wally Moses	8
3	Thurman Tucker	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milo Candini	0.80
2	Hal Newhouser	0.88
3	Max Lanier	1.13
4	Tex Hughson	1.25
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
3	Rip Sewell	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	41
2	Hal Newhouser	32
2	Bobo Newsom	32
4	Spud Chandler	29
4	3 others tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	5
2	George Caster	4
2	Mickey Haefner	4
4	Johnny Murphy	3
5	10 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Case	.315
2	Stan Musial	.313
3	Frank McCormick	.312
4	Stan Hack	.310
5	Marty Marion	.300

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	29
2	Charlie Keller	28
3	Chet Laabs	23
4	Bill Nicholson	21
5	3 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	107
2	Dolph Camilli	102
3	Vern Stephens	95
4	Chet Laabs	94
5	Vince DiMaggio	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	51
2	Mickey Vernon	31
3	Luke Appling	23
4	Wally Moses	22
5	Don Kolloway	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.77
2	Mort Cooper	2.10
3	Johnny Beazley	2.18
4	Tex Hughson	2.27
5	Virgil Trucks	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	25
2	Mort Cooper	21
3	Rip Sewell	19
4	Tiny Bonham	18
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	156
2	Tex Hughson	142
3	Mort Cooper	138
4	Bobo Newsom	136
5	Hal Newhouser	133

Saves

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