On This Day

Wednesday, July 7, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 39 29 .574 --
Tigers 35 32 .522 3.5
White Sox 34 32 .515 4.0
Senators 37 35 .514 4.0
Red Sox 34 35 .493 5.5
Indians 33 35 .485 6.0
Browns 31 36 .463 7.5
Athletics 32 41 .438 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 43 25 .632 --
Dodgers 44 32 .579 3.0
Pirates 36 32 .529 7.0
Reds 34 36 .486 10.0
Blue Jays 33 37 .471 11.0
Braves 32 36 .471 11.0
Cubs 30 41 .423 14.5
Giants 29 42 .408 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chuck Workman 5
2 Steve Mesner 3
2 Butch Nieman 3
2 Don Ross 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Etten 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Ross 4
2 Butch Nieman 2
2 Dick Wakefield 2
4 Luke Appling 1
4 17 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Tony Lupien 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Newhouser 0.80
2 Oscar Judd 0.50
2 Elmer Riddle 0.50
4 Manny Salvo 0.33
5 Spud Chandler 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Johnny Humphries 1
1 Hal Newhouser 1
1 Elmer Riddle 1
1 Manny Salvo 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 8
2 Oscar Judd 5
3 Nate Andrews 3
3 Spud Chandler 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .327
2 Billy Herman .324
3 Stan Hack .323
4 Dick Wakefield .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 53
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 18
3 Thurman Tucker 16
4 Mickey Vernon 14
5 Luke Appling 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milo Candini 0.94
2 Hal Newhouser 1.32
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
2 Elmer Riddle 10
4 Alex Carrasquel 9
4 3 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 87
2 Bobo Newsom 71
3 Tex Hughson 70
4 Spud Chandler 64
5 Tommy Bridges 63

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 .397
2 Luke Appling .397
3 Nick Etten .385
4 Chet Laabs .373
5 Ken Keltner .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Laabs 5
1 Mel Ott 5
1 Rudy York 5
4 Nick Etten 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chet Laabs 19
2 Nick Etten 18
2 Coaker Triplett 18
4 Dick Wakefield 17
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Wally Moses 6
3 Thurman Tucker 5
4 Don Gutteridge 4
4 Johnny Welaj 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Davis 0.64
1 Elmer Riddle 0.64
3 Rip Sewell 0.67
4 Mickey Haefner 0.71
5 2 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 3
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 Lum Harris 3
1 Howie Krist 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 26
2 Al Javery 20
3 Spud Chandler 18
3 Howie Pollet 18
3 Butch Wensloff 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 2
1 Ed Head 2
3 Ace Adams 1
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Guy Curtright .350
2 Paul Waner .338
3 Lennie Merullo .337
4 Phil Cavarretta .337
5 Nick Etten .336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Etten 30
2 Chet Laabs 29
3 Vern Stephens 27
4 Coaker Triplett 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
2 Wally Moses 11
2 Thurman Tucker 11
4 Mickey Vernon 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tex Hughson 1.05
2 Milo Candini 1.06
3 Schoolboy Rowe 1.11
4 Max Lanier 1.17
5 Curt Davis 1.33

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 Hal Newhouser 41
2 Tex Hughson 34
3 Tommy Bridges 33
4 Spud Chandler 32
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 5
2 Ed Head 3
2 Gordon Maltzberger 3
2 Johnny Murphy 3
5 7 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .323
2 Stan Hack .321
3 Frank McCormick .306
4 George Case .303
5 Bob Johnson .301

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 Wally Moses 26
2 Mickey Vernon 26
4 Luke Appling 23
5 Don Kolloway 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.86
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 5 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 160
2 Tex Hughson 138
2 Bobo Newsom 138
4 Hal Newhouser 136
5 Mort Cooper 135

Saves

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