On This Day

Sunday, July 4, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	35	29	.547	--
Senators	36	32	.529	1.0
White Sox	32	31	.508	2.5
Tigers	32	31	.508	2.5
Red Sox	33	33	.500	3.0
Indians	32	33	.492	3.5
Browns	31	32	.492	3.5
Athletics	30	40	.429	8.0

Games

White Sox 5, Athletics 2

White Sox 5, Athletics 1

Yankees 1, Tigers 0

Tigers 6, Yankees 0

Browns 4, Senators 2

Browns 10, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	41	24	.631	--
Dodgers	42	31	.575	3.0
Pirates	35	31	.530	6.5
Reds	33	34	.493	9.0
Blue Jays	32	35	.478	10.0
Braves	30	35	.462	11.0
Cubs	29	39	.426	13.5
Giants	28	41	.406	15.0

Games

Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0

Cardinals 7, Dodgers 2

Braves 3, Pirates 1

Braves 13, Pirates 0

Giants 6, Reds 5

Reds 6, Giants 2

Blue Jays 2, Cubs 1

Cubs 5, Blue Jays 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stan Hack	5
1	Danny Litwhiler	5
1	Eric Tipton	5
4	Luke Appling	4
4	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chet Laabs	2
1	Max Marshall	2
1	Ray Mueller	2
4	Buster Adams	1
4	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Mueller	4
2	Walker Cooper	3
2	Rick Ferrell	3
2	Chet Laabs	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	2
1	Don Gutteridge	2
1	Thurman Tucker	2
4	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
4	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Howie Pollet	1.60
2	Red Barrett	0.80
2	Tiny Bonham	0.80
4	Jim Mertz	0.70
5	Thornton Lee	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ace Adams	1
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Orval Grove	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howie Pollet	8
2	Jim Mertz	7
3	Russ Christopher	5
3	Ed Heusser	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Dahlgren	.332
2	Frank McCormick	.328
3	Stan Hack	.326
4	Dick Wakefield	.321
5	Billy Herman	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	11
2	Charlie Keller	10
3	Danny Litwhiler	9
3	Vern Stephens	9
3	Rudy York	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	49
2	Nick Etten	46
3	Vince DiMaggio	45
3	Vern Stephens	45
5	2 tied	44

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	23
2	Wally Moses	17
3	Thurman Tucker	15
4	Mickey Vernon	14
5	Luke Appling	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milo Candini	0.79
2	Hal Newhouser	1.35
3	Tex Hughson	1.60
4	Howie Pollet	1.89
5	Tiny Bonham	1.95

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	George Caster	6
2	Gordon Maltzberger	6
2	Roger Wolff	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Tabor	.390
2	Stan Hack	.385
3	Eric Tipton	.383
4	Billy Johnson	.367
5	2 tied	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	5
2	Chet Laabs	4
2	Danny Litwhiler	4
2	Mel Ott	4
2	Jim Tabor	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chet Laabs	17
2	Bill Nicholson	16
3	Coaker Triplett	15
3	Dick Wakefield	15
5	Rudy York	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
1	Wally Moses	6
3	Thurman Tucker	5
4	Don Gutteridge	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Davis	0.60
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	Red Barrett	3
2	Hi Bithorn	3
2	Curt Davis	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howie Pollet	23
2	Si Johnson	18
2	Hal Newhouser	18
4	Al Javery	16
4	2 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	2
1	George Caster	2
1	Ed Head	2
1	Gordon Maltzberger	2
5	18 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Johnson	.362
2	Guy Curtright	.360
3	Stan Hack	.351
4	Nick Etten	.342
5	Frank McCormick	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	8
2	Mel Ott	7
3	Rudy York	6
4	Jim Tabor	5
5	10 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chet Laabs	28
1	Vern Stephens	28
3	Nick Etten	27
4	Dick Wakefield	23
4	Gee Walker	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	16
2	Thurman Tucker	11
3	Wally Moses	10
4	Mickey Vernon	9
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milo Candini	0.92
2	Jack Hallett	1.04
3	Max Lanier	1.17
4	Schoolboy Rowe	1.30
5	Tex Hughson	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	5
1	Orval Grove	5
1	Tex Hughson	5
1	Elmer Riddle	5
1	Rip Sewell	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	39
2	Tommy Bridges	36
2	Hal Newhouser	36
4	Spud Chandler	35
5	2 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	5
2	Gordon Maltzberger	4
3	Mickey Haefner	3
4	Ace Adams	2
4	9 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Hack	.322
2	Stan Musial	.314
3	Frank McCormick	.312
4	George Case	.305
5	Bob Johnson	.303

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	29
2	Charlie Keller	27
3	Chet Laabs	25
4	Bill Nicholson	22
5	3 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	102
1	Charlie Keller	102
3	Chet Laabs	101
4	Vince DiMaggio	93
5	Vern Stephens	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	54
2	Mickey Vernon	28
3	Wally Moses	26
4	Luke Appling	22
5	Don Kolloway	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.89
2	Mort Cooper	2.15
3	Tiny Bonham	2.21
4	Curt Davis	2.24
5	Virgil Trucks	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	24
2	Mort Cooper	21
2	Rip Sewell	21
4	Tiny Bonham	19
5	3 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	160
2	Mort Cooper	139
2	Tex Hughson	139
4	Bobo Newsom	136
5	Hal Newhouser	129

Saves

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