On This Day

Monday, July 5, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	37	29	.561	--
Senators	37	33	.529	2.0
White Sox	33	32	.508	3.5
Tigers	33	32	.508	3.5
Red Sox	34	34	.500	4.0
Indians	32	35	.478	5.5
Browns	31	34	.477	5.5
Athletics	32	40	.444	8.0

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 2

Athletics 2, Indians 1

Athletics 7, Indians 0

Tigers 10, Senators 3

Senators 6, Tigers 4

Yankees 3, Browns 2

Yankees 8, Browns 5

Red Sox 6, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	42	25	.627	--
Dodgers	44	31	.587	2.0
Pirates	36	32	.529	6.5
Reds	33	34	.493	9.0
Blue Jays	33	36	.478	10.0
Braves	30	35	.462	11.0
Cubs	29	41	.414	14.5
Giants	29	42	.408	15.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Cubs 3

Dodgers 8, Cubs 2

Blue Jays 15, Cardinals 2

Cardinals 4, Blue Jays 3

Pirates 8, Giants 4

Giants 9, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Leon Culberson	6
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	4
2	George Case	4
2	Doc Cramer	4
2	11 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Coaker Triplett	2
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
2	Vince DiMaggio	1
2	Nick Etten	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Augie Galan	7
2	Coaker Triplett	6
3	Nick Etten	4
3	Mel Ott	4
5	8 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Guy Curtright	1
1	Hank Edwards	1
1	Pete Fox	1
1	Frankie Gustine	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Bagby	1.25
2	Vern Kennedy	0.80
3	Butch Wensloff	0.75
4	Dizzy Trout	0.57
5	Bill Dietrich	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Black	1
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Ken Chase	1
1	Al Gerheauser	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Butch Wensloff	6
2	Jim Bagby	5
2	Ken Chase	5
4	Vern Kennedy	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Head	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank McCormick	.328
2	Babe Dahlgren	.328
3	Billy Herman	.322
4	Stan Musial	.322
5	Dick Wakefield	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	12
2	Charlie Keller	10
2	Vern Stephens	10
2	Rudy York	10
5	5 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nick Etten	50
1	Billy Herman	50
3	Vern Stephens	48
4	Bill Nicholson	47
5	Vince DiMaggio	46

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	23
2	Wally Moses	17
3	Thurman Tucker	16
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	1.57
4	Howie Pollet	1.89
5	Schoolboy Rowe	1.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	79
2	Bobo Newsom	71
3	Tex Hughson	70
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	Eric Tipton	.423
2	Leon Culberson	.418
3	Nick Etten	.377
4	Luke Appling	.368
5	Ken Keltner	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	5
1	Rudy York	5
3	Chet Laabs	4
3	Danny Litwhiler	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Coaker Triplett	19
2	Nick Etten	15
2	Chet Laabs	15
2	Dick Wakefield	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
1	Wally Moses	6
1	Thurman Tucker	6
4	Don Gutteridge	4
4	Johnny Welaj	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Davis	0.64
2	Rip Sewell	0.67
3	Mickey Haefner	0.71
4	Tex Hughson	1.09
5	Schoolboy Rowe	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Krist	4
2	Red Barrett	3
2	Paul Derringer	3
2	Lum Harris	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Chase	18
1	Hal Newhouser	18
1	Howie Pollet	18
1	Butch Wensloff	18
5	Al Javery	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Head	3
2	George Caster	2
2	Gordon Maltzberger	2
4	Ace Adams	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Guy Curtright	.357
2	Nick Etten	.347
3	Bob Johnson	.345
4	Phil Cavarretta	.343
5	Frank McCormick	.339

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nick Etten	31
2	Chet Laabs	29
3	Vern Stephens	28
4	Coaker Triplett	26
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	15
2	Thurman Tucker	12
3	Wally Moses	10
4	Mickey Vernon	9
5	Arky Vaughan	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milo Candini	0.92
2	Jack Hallett	1.04
3	Schoolboy Rowe	1.11
4	Max Lanier	1.17
5	Tex Hughson	1.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Orval Grove	5
1	Tex Hughson	5
1	Elmer Riddle	5
1	Rip Sewell	5
5	15 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	40
2	Hal Newhouser	36
3	Butch Wensloff	34
4	Al Gerheauser	31
4	Howie Pollet	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	5
2	Mickey Haefner	3
2	Ed Head	3
2	Gordon Maltzberger	3
5	9 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Hack	.320
2	Stan Musial	.320
3	Frank McCormick	.314
4	George Case	.305
5	Bob Johnson	.303

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	30
2	Charlie Keller	27
3	Chet Laabs	26
4	Bill Nicholson	23
5	Joe Gordon	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	103
2	Charlie Keller	102
2	Chet Laabs	102
4	Vince DiMaggio	94
5	Vern Stephens	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	53
2	Mickey Vernon	27
3	Wally Moses	25
4	Luke Appling	22
5	Don Kolloway	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.89
2	Mort Cooper	2.02
3	Tiny Bonham	2.16
4	Tex Hughson	2.18
5	Curt Davis	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	23
2	Mort Cooper	21
2	Rip Sewell	21
4	Tiny Bonham	19
5	Bobo Newsom	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	160
2	Bobo Newsom	139
3	Tex Hughson	138
4	Mort Cooper	135
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