On This Day

Thursday, July 1, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	34	25	.576	--
Senators	34	30	.531	2.5
Red Sox	32	32	.500	4.5
Indians	31	32	.492	5.0
White Sox	29	30	.492	5.0
Tigers	28	30	.483	5.5
Browns	28	31	.475	6.0
Athletics	30	36	.455	7.5

Games

White Sox 2, Senators 0

Indians 3, Yankees 2

Tigers 3, Red Sox 2

Browns 2, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	42	27	.609	--
Cardinals	37	24	.607	1.0
Pirates	33	29	.532	5.5
Reds	31	31	.500	7.5
Blue Jays	31	32	.492	8.0
Braves	28	33	.459	10.0
Cubs	26	38	.406	13.5
Giants	25	39	.391	14.5

Games

Reds 10, Dodgers 9

Cubs 6, Braves 5

Blue Jays 6, Pirates 1

Pirates 2, Blue Jays 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ron Northey	5
2	Leon Culberson	4
2	Babe Dahlgren	4
2	Eddie Miller	4
2	Arky Vaughan	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lonny Frey	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Arky Vaughan	5
2	Lonny Frey	3
3	Babe Dahlgren	2
3	Johnny McCarthy	2
3	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Leon Culberson	1
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	Nick Etten	1
1	Pete Fox	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Klinger	0.57
2	Bob Muncrief	0.56
3	Johnny Allen	0.44
4	Bill Dietrich	0.40
4	2 others tied	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Bob Klinger	1
1	Bob Muncrief	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Muncrief	5
1	Butch Wensloff	5
3	Johnny Allen	4
3	Al Gerheauser	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	1
1	Elmer Riddle	1
1	Hank Wyse	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Dahlgren	.347
2	Frank McCormick	.340
3	Lonny Frey	.329
4	Billy Herman	.324
5	Stan Hack	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	10
2	Vern Stephens	9
3	Joe Gordon	8
3	Danny Litwhiler	8
3	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	48
2	Vince DiMaggio	42
2	Nick Etten	42
2	Vern Stephens	42
5	2 tied	41

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	20
2	Wally Moses	15
3	Mickey Vernon	14
4	Thurman Tucker	12
5	Luke Appling	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milo Candini	0.73
2	Hal Newhouser	1.03
3	Tex Hughson	1.60
4	Denny Galehouse	1.89
5	Mort Cooper	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	10
2	Mort Cooper	9
2	Tex Hughson	9
4	Hi Bithorn	8
4	5 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	75
2	Tex Hughson	69
3	Bobo Newsom	68
4	Mort Cooper	60
5	Virgil Trucks	57

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	.429
2	Bob Johnson	.404
3	Frank McCormick	.392
4	Dixie Walker	.367
5	Ken Keltner	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	4
1	Rudy York	4
3	Bobby Doerr	3
3	Bobby Estalella	3
3	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	14
2	Nick Etten	13
2	Pinky Higgins	13
2	Bill Nicholson	13
2	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
1	Wally Moses	5
1	Thurman Tucker	5
4	Mickey Vernon	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mace Brown	0.52
2	Hal Newhouser	0.88
3	Nels Potter	0.98
4	Milo Candini	1.00
4	Schoolboy Rowe	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	4
2	Hi Bithorn	3
2	Curt Davis	3
2	Tex Hughson	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	25
2	Tex Hughson	22
3	Al Javery	21
4	Bob Muncrief	20
5	Dizzy Trout	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	2
1	George Caster	2
1	Ed Head	2
1	Gordon Maltzberger	2
1	Ray Scarborough	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Guy Curtright	.387
2	Frank McCormick	.385
3	Bob Johnson	.350
4	Lonny Frey	.344
5	Marty Marion	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	8
2	Rudy York	6
3	Pinky Higgins	5
4	Bobby Doerr	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	25
2	Nick Etten	24
3	Chet Laabs	23
4	Dolph Camilli	22
4	Bob Elliott	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	14
2	Mickey Vernon	9
3	Wally Moses	8
3	Thurman Tucker	8
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milo Candini	0.88
2	Hal Newhouser	0.99
3	Max Lanier	1.21
4	Curt Davis	1.27
5	Jack Hallett	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Milo Candini	5
1	Tex Hughson	5
1	Schoolboy Rowe	5
1	Rip Sewell	5
1	Ray Starr	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	39
2	Bobo Newsom	35
3	Al Gerheauser	32
3	Hal Newhouser	32
5	3 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	4
1	Gordon Maltzberger	4
3	Mickey Haefner	3
4	Joe Beggs	2
4	8 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Hack	.317
2	Frank McCormick	.315
3	Stan Musial	.312
4	Marty Marion	.303
5	George Case	.302

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	27
1	Mel Ott	27
3	Chet Laabs	22
3	Bill Nicholson	22
5	3 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	103
1	Charlie Keller	103
3	Chet Laabs	94
4	Vince DiMaggio	92
5	Vern Stephens	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	51
2	Mickey Vernon	30
3	Wally Moses	24
4	Luke Appling	22
5	Don Kolloway	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.73
2	Mort Cooper	2.12
3	Tex Hughson	2.26
4	Curt Davis	2.26
5	Virgil Trucks	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	24
2	Mort Cooper	20
2	Rip Sewell	20
4	Tiny Bonham	18
5	4 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	157
2	Bobo Newsom	142
3	Tex Hughson	139
4	Mort Cooper	137
5	Hal Newhouser	135

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