On This Day

Tuesday, July 6, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	38	29	.567	--
Senators	37	34	.521	3.0
Tigers	34	32	.515	3.5
White Sox	33	32	.508	4.0
Red Sox	34	34	.500	4.5
Indians	33	35	.485	5.5
Browns	31	35	.470	6.5
Athletics	32	41	.438	9.0

Games

Indians 2, Athletics 0

Tigers 4, Senators 3

Yankees 5, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	43	25	.632	--
Dodgers	44	32	.579	3.0
Pirates	36	32	.529	7.0
Reds	33	35	.485	10.0
Blue Jays	33	37	.471	11.0
Braves	31	35	.470	11.0
Cubs	30	41	.423	14.5
Giants	29	42	.408	15.5

Games

Cubs 9, Dodgers 4

Braves 1, Reds 0

Cardinals 4, Blue Jays 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Edwards	3
1	Bob Johnson	3
1	Stan Musial	3
1	Dixie Walker	3
1	Rudy York	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	Chet Laabs	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chet Laabs	4
2	Phil Cavarretta	2
2	Nick Etten	2
2	Augie Galan	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Peanuts Lowrey	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Smith	0.57
2	Al Javery	0.44
3	Milo Candini	0.43
4	Tommy Bridges	0.40
4	2 others tied	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Gorsica	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Al Javery	1
1	Claude Passeau	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	4
1	Denny Galehouse	4
1	Al Javery	4
1	Al Smith	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.327
2	Frank McCormick	.325
3	Billy Herman	.324
4	Stan Hack	.323
5	Babe Dahlgren	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	12
2	Charlie Keller	10
2	Chet Laabs	10
2	Vern Stephens	10
2	Rudy York	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nick Etten	52
2	Billy Herman	50
3	Chet Laabs	49
4	Bill Nicholson	48
4	Vern Stephens	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	24
2	Wally Moses	17
3	Thurman Tucker	16
4	Mickey Vernon	14
5	Luke Appling	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milo Candini	0.94
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	Tommy Bridges	63
5	Mort Cooper	62

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	Leon Culberson	.418
2	Eric Tipton	.407
3	Nick Etten	.369
4	Luke Appling	.368
5	Ken Keltner	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chet Laabs	5
1	Mel Ott	5
1	Rudy York	5
4	Bob Johnson	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chet Laabs	19
1	Coaker Triplett	19
3	Nick Etten	17
4	Augie Galan	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Wally Moses	6
2	Thurman Tucker	6
4	Don Gutteridge	4
4	Johnny Welaj	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	0.47
2	Curt Davis	0.64
3	Rip Sewell	0.67
4	Mickey Haefner	0.71
5	Tex Hughson	1.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	Lum Harris	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Javery	20
2	Hal Newhouser	18
2	Howie Pollet	18
2	Butch Wensloff	18
5	Tommy Bridges	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Head	3
2	George Caster	2
2	Gordon Maltzberger	2
4	Ace Adams	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Guy Curtright	.368
2	Nick Etten	.355
3	Bob Johnson	.348
4	Luke Appling	.341
5	Paul Waner	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	8
2	Vern Stephens	7
2	Rudy York	7
4	Chet Laabs	6
4	Coaker Triplett	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nick Etten	33
2	Chet Laabs	31
3	Vern Stephens	28
4	Coaker Triplett	26
5	Pinky Higgins	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	15
2	Thurman Tucker	11
3	Wally Moses	10
4	Mickey Vernon	9
5	Arky Vaughan	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Hallett	1.04
2	Tex Hughson	1.05
3	Milo Candini	1.11
4	Schoolboy Rowe	1.11
5	Max Lanier	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Orval Grove	5
1	Tex Hughson	5
1	Elmer Riddle	5
1	Rip Sewell	5
5	16 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	34
2	Tommy Bridges	33
2	Hal Newhouser	33
4	Al Gerheauser	31
4	Howie Pollet	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	5
2	Ed Head	3
2	Gordon Maltzberger	3
2	Johnny Murphy	3
5	8 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.323
2	Stan Hack	.321
3	Frank McCormick	.310
4	George Case	.305
5	Bob Johnson	.302

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	30
2	Charlie Keller	27
2	Chet Laabs	27
4	Bill Nicholson	22
5	Joe Gordon	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chet Laabs	106
2	Dolph Camilli	102
3	Charlie Keller	100
4	Vince DiMaggio	94
5	Vern Stephens	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	54
2	Mickey Vernon	26
3	Wally Moses	25
4	Luke Appling	22
5	Don Kolloway	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.90
2	Mort Cooper	2.02
3	Tiny Bonham	2.16
4	Curt Davis	2.17
5	Tex Hughson	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	23
2	Mort Cooper	21
3	Rip Sewell	20
4	Tiny Bonham	19
5	4 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	160
2	Tex Hughson	138
2	Bobo Newsom	138
4	Mort Cooper	135
5	Hal Newhouser	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	12
2	Joe Beggs	10
2	George Caster	10
4	Johnny Murphy	9
5	2 tied	8