Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, July 3, 1943

On This Day

Saturday, July 3, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	34	28	.548	--
Senators	36	30	.545	0.0
Tigers	31	30	.508	2.5
Red Sox	33	33	.500	3.0
Indians	32	33	.492	3.5
White Sox	30	31	.492	3.5
Browns	29	32	.475	4.5
Athletics	30	38	.441	7.0

Games

White Sox 6, Athletics 4

Red Sox 12, Indians 4

Tigers 6, Yankees 5

Tigers 10, Yankees 9

Senators 6, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	39	24	.619	--
Dodgers	42	29	.592	1.0
Pirates	35	29	.547	4.5
Reds	32	33	.492	8.0
Blue Jays	31	34	.477	9.0
Braves	28	35	.444	11.0
Cubs	28	38	.424	12.5
Giants	27	40	.403	14.0

Games

Cardinals 5, Dodgers 3

Pirates 10, Braves 1

Giants 7, Reds 3

Giants 2, Reds 1

Cubs 6, Blue Jays 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Lindell	6
2	Leon Culberson	4
2	Nick Etten	4
2	Ned Harris	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Spence	2
2	Leon Culberson	1
2	Guy Curtright	1
2	Vince DiMaggio	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Johnson	5
2	Nick Etten	4
3	Pete Fox	3
3	Ned Harris	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Grant	1
1	Tony Lupien	1
1	Wally Moses	1
1	Thurman Tucker	1
1	Johnny Welaj	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Chubby Dean	0.67
2	Spud Chandler	0.64
3	Roger Wolff	0.54
4	Rube Melton	0.44
4	Johnnie Wittig	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Rube Fischer	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Spud Chandler	7
1	Roger Wolff	7
3	Chubby Dean	4
3	Rube Fischer	4
3	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Dahlgren	.337
2	Frank McCormick	.333
3	Lonny Frey	.325
4	Billy Herman	.324
5	Stan Musial	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	10
1	Mel Ott	10
3	Vern Stephens	9
3	Rudy York	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	49
2	Nick Etten	46
3	Vince DiMaggio	45
3	Vern Stephens	45
5	3 tied	43

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	21
2	Wally Moses	16
3	Mickey Vernon	14
4	Thurman Tucker	13
5	Luke Appling	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milo Candini	0.79
2	Hal Newhouser	1.35
3	Tex Hughson	1.60
4	Schoolboy Rowe	2.03
5	Mort Cooper	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	11
2	Mort Cooper	10
3	Alex Carrasquel	9
3	Tex Hughson	9
3	Elmer Riddle	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	79
2	Tex Hughson	69
3	Bobo Newsom	68
4	Mort Cooper	62
5	Spud Chandler	61

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Johnson	.412
2	Frank McCormick	.408
3	Lennie Merullo	.396
4	Walker Cooper	.390
5	2 tied	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	5
2	Jim Tabor	4
3	Bobby Doerr	3
3	Eddie Lake	3
3	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chet Laabs	15
1	Bill Nicholson	15
3	Rudy York	14
4	Coaker Triplett	13
4	Dick Wakefield	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
1	Wally Moses	5
3	Thurman Tucker	4
4	Dick Bartell	3
4	Joe Kuhel	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Davis	0.00
2	Mace Brown	0.63
3	Schoolboy Rowe	1.00
4	Paul Derringer	1.04
5	Tex Hughson	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	4
2	Hi Bithorn	3
2	Alex Carrasquel	3
2	Curt Davis	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	22
2	Spud Chandler	21
3	Tommy Bridges	20
4	Al Javery	16
4	3 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	2
1	Mace Brown	2
1	Ed Head	2
1	Gordon Maltzberger	2
1	Ray Scarborough	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Guy Curtright	.379
2	Bob Johnson	.366
3	Phil Cavarretta	.357
4	Frank McCormick	.350
5	Ken Keltner	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	8
2	Rudy York	7
3	Mel Ott	6
4	Jim Tabor	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nick Etten	28
1	Vern Stephens	28
3	Chet Laabs	25
4	Bob Elliott	23
4	2 others tied	23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milo Candini	0.92
2	Jack Hallett	1.04
3	Schoolboy Rowe	1.30
4	Curt Davis	1.31
5	Tex Hughson	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	6
2	Mort Cooper	5
2	Tex Hughson	5
2	Elmer Riddle	5
5	8 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	39
2	Tommy Bridges	36
2	Hal Newhouser	36
4	Spud Chandler	35
5	Al Gerheauser	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	4
1	Gordon Maltzberger	4
3	Mickey Haefner	3
4	Ace Adams	2
4	10 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Hack	.317
2	Stan Musial	.315
3	Frank McCormick	.314
4	Bob Johnson	.303
5	George Case	.302

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	29
2	Charlie Keller	27
3	Chet Laabs	23
4	Bill Nicholson	22
5	3 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	103
1	Charlie Keller	103
3	Chet Laabs	98
4	Vince DiMaggio	95
5	Vern Stephens	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	52
2	Mickey Vernon	29
3	Wally Moses	25
4	Luke Appling	22
5	Don Kolloway	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.85
2	Mort Cooper	2.15
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	21
2	Rip Sewell	21
4	Tiny Bonham	18
5	4 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	155
2	Mort Cooper	139
2	Tex Hughson	139
2	Hal Newhouser	139
5	Bobo Newsom	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	13
2	Joe Beggs	10
3	George Caster	9
4	Johnny Murphy	8
4	2 others tied	8