On This Day

Friday, July 9, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	39	30	.565	--
Tigers	37	32	.536	2.0
White Sox	35	32	.522	3.0
Senators	38	36	.514	3.5
Indians	34	36	.486	5.5
Red Sox	34	37	.479	6.0
Browns	33	36	.478	6.0
Athletics	32	43	.427	10.0

Games

Tigers 4, Athletics 0

Browns 5, Red Sox 4

Senators 1, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	44	25	.638	--
Dodgers	45	33	.577	3.5
Pirates	37	33	.529	7.5
Reds	36	37	.493	10.0
Blue Jays	34	39	.466	12.0
Braves	32	37	.464	12.0
Cubs	31	41	.431	14.5
Giants	29	43	.403	16.5

Games

Dodgers 8, Pirates 7

Cardinals 7, Braves 0

Cubs 5, Giants 3

Reds 11, Blue Jays 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ernie Lombardi	5
2	Vince DiMaggio	3
2	Pinky Higgins	3
2	Clyde McCullough	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Chartak	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Don Gutteridge	1
1	Stan Hack	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Lombardi	3
2	Joe Cronin	2
2	Lonny Frey	2
2	Bert Haas	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lennie Merullo	1
1	Ray Sanders	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mort Cooper	1.33
2	Hal White	0.60
2	Hank Wyse	0.60
4	Bob Muncrief	0.46
5	2 tied	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	Bob Muncrief	1
1	Ray Scarborough	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	6
1	Bob Muncrief	6
1	Hank Wyse	6
4	Mort Cooper	4
4	Bobo Newsom	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mickey Haefner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Wakefield	.330
2	Stan Musial	.329
3	Stan Hack	.326
4	Babe Dahlgren	.322
5	Billy Herman	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	12
2	Vern Stephens	11
3	Charlie Keller	10
3	Chet Laabs	10
3	Rudy York	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nick Etten	53
2	Billy Herman	51
3	Bill Nicholson	50
3	Vern Stephens	50
5	Chet Laabs	49

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	1.77
4	Howie Pollet	1.89
5	Schoolboy Rowe	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	12
2	Mort Cooper	11
3	Elmer Riddle	10
4	Alex Carrasquel	9
4	4 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	87
2	Tex Hughson	76
3	Bobo Newsom	75
4	Mort Cooper	66
5	Spud Chandler	64

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	Luke Appling	.396
2	Eric Tipton	.394
3	Tony Lupien	.382
4	Nick Etten	.375
5	2 tied	.362

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	Nick Etten	17
2	Chet Laabs	16
2	Coaker Triplett	16
4	Bill Nicholson	15
5	Pinky Higgins	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
1	Wally Moses	6
3	Thurman Tucker	4
3	Johnny Welaj	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	0.64
2	Orval Grove	0.67
2	Rip Sewell	0.67
4	Dick Barrett	0.82
4	Allie Reynolds	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	4
2	Orval Grove	3
2	Kirby Higbe	3
2	Howie Krist	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	20
2	Dizzy Trout	19
3	Howie Pollet	18
3	Johnny Vander Meer	18
3	Butch Wensloff	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	2
1	Mickey Haefner	2
1	Ed Head	2
4	Ace Adams	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Leon Culberson	.354
2	Guy Curtright	.349
3	Dick Wakefield	.349
4	Stan Hack	.333
4	Lennie Merullo	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	8
1	Vern Stephens	8
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
2	Vern Stephens	29
4	Pinky Higgins	27
4	Coaker Triplett	27

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	Milo Candini	1.06
2	Schoolboy Rowe	1.11
3	Max Lanier	1.17
4	Curt Davis	1.33
5	Hal Newhouser	1.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Orval Grove	6
1	Rip Sewell	6
3	Mort Cooper	5
3	Kirby Higbe	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	41
2	Tex Hughson	40
3	Tommy Bridges	33
3	Bob Muncrief	33
5	Spud Chandler	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	5
2	Mickey Haefner	3
2	Ed Head	3
2	Gordon Maltzberger	3
2	Johnny Murphy	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.324
2	Stan Hack	.323
3	Frank McCormick	.306
4	Bob Johnson	.301
5	George Case	.299

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	95
5	Vern Stephens	88

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	1.95
3	Tiny Bonham	2.16
4	Curt Davis	2.17
5	Virgil Trucks	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	23
2	Mort Cooper	22
3	Rip Sewell	21
4	Tiny Bonham	19
5	Johnny Vander Meer	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	164
2	Tex Hughson	144
3	Bobo Newsom	142
4	Mort Cooper	139
5	Hal Newhouser	136

Saves

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