On This Day

Thursday, July 8, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	39	30	.565	--
Tigers	36	32	.529	2.5
White Sox	35	32	.522	3.0
Senators	37	36	.507	4.0
Indians	34	35	.493	5.0
Red Sox	34	36	.486	5.5
Browns	32	36	.471	6.5
Athletics	32	42	.432	9.5

Games

White Sox 1, Yankees 0

Indians 5, Senators 2

Tigers 3, Athletics 1

Browns 5, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	43	25	.632	--
Dodgers	44	33	.571	3.5
Pirates	37	32	.536	6.5
Reds	35	37	.486	10.0
Blue Jays	34	38	.472	11.0
Braves	32	36	.471	11.0
Cubs	30	41	.423	14.5
Giants	29	42	.408	15.5

Games

Pirates 8, Dodgers 2

Reds 7, Blue Jays 5

Blue Jays 1, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Steve Mesner	6
2	Don Gutteridge	4
2	Tony Lupien	4
2	Max Marshall	4
2	Mickey Vernon	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Elbie Fletcher	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Chartak	3
1	Pete Coscarart	3
1	Babe Dahlgren	3
1	Elbie Fletcher	3
5	5 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Eddie Mayo	1
1	Wally Moses	1
1	Coaker Triplett	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hank Borowy	1.00
2	Orval Grove	0.75
3	Allie Reynolds	0.73
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.50
4	Dizzy Trout	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Barrett	1
1	Orval Grove	1
1	Allie Reynolds	1
1	Rip Sewell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	8
2	Dick Barrett	6
3	Hank Borowy	5
4	Steve Sundra	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Wakefield	.329
2	Stan Musial	.327
3	Stan Hack	.323
4	Billy Herman	.323
5	Babe Dahlgren	.321

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
3	Vern Stephens	49
5	Bill Nicholson	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	24
2	Wally Moses	19
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	12
2	Mort Cooper	10
2	Elmer Riddle	10
4	Alex Carrasquel	9
4	4 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	Chet Laabs	.404
2	Eric Tipton	.386
3	Tony Lupien	.377
4	Luke Appling	.375
4	Nick Etten	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chet Laabs	5
1	Mel Ott	5
3	Nick Etten	4
3	Bob Johnson	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Coaker Triplett	19
2	Chet Laabs	18
3	Nick Etten	17
4	Bill Nicholson	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	0.64
2	Rip Sewell	0.75
3	Dick Barrett	0.82
4	Curt Davis	0.95
5	Mickey Haefner	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	4
1	Dizzy Trout	4
3	Orval Grove	3
3	Harry Gumbert	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	20
1	Allie Reynolds	20
3	Dizzy Trout	19
4	Howie Pollet	18
4	2 others tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	2
1	Ed Head	2
3	Ace Adams	1
3	Jim Bagby	1
3	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Guy Curtright	.349
2	Dick Wakefield	.346
3	Paul Waner	.338
4	Lennie Merullo	.337
5	Phil Cavarretta	.337

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	28
4	Coaker Triplett	27
5	Pinky Higgins	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Wally Moses	12
3	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	6
1	Rip Sewell	6
3	Tex Hughson	5
3	Elmer Riddle	5
5	16 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	.302
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	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	54
2	Wally Moses	27
3	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
2	Rip Sewell	21
4	Tiny Bonham	19
5	Johnny Vander Meer	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	164
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