On This Day

Friday, July 16, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 44 30 .595 --
Tigers 38 35 .521 5.5
Senators 41 38 .519 5.5
White Sox 36 36 .500 7.0
Browns 37 37 .500 7.0
Red Sox 36 40 .474 9.0
Indians 35 40 .467 9.5
Athletics 34 45 .430 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 47 27 .635 --
Dodgers 47 35 .573 4.0
Pirates 40 35 .533 7.5
Reds 39 38 .506 9.5
Blue Jays 35 42 .455 13.5
Braves 33 40 .452 13.5
Cubs 34 43 .442 14.5
Giants 31 46 .403 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Elliott 4
2 Frankie Crosetti 3
2 Roy Cullenbine 3
2 Lou Klein 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Estalella 1
1 Nick Etten 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 Mickey Rocco 1
1 Arky Vaughan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 3
1 Nick Etten 3
1 Rip Sewell 3
4 Mark Christman 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 2
1 Tony Lupien 2
3 Pete Fox 1
3 Jim Russell 1
3 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nate Andrews 0.67
2 Oscar Judd 0.50
2 Butch Wensloff 0.50
4 Howie Krist 0.29
5 Rip Sewell 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nate Andrews 1
1 Oscar Judd 1
1 Bob Muncrief 1
1 Marius Russo 1
1 Rip Sewell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Naymick 7
2 Nate Andrews 6
3 Johnny Allen 5
3 Butch Wensloff 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .334
2 Billy Herman .326
3 Babe Dahlgren .322
4 Stan Hack .321
5 Dick Wakefield .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 14
2 Vern Stephens 13
3 Bill Nicholson 12
4 Chet Laabs 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 59
2 Nick Etten 58
2 Bill Nicholson 58
4 Vern Stephens 55
5 2 tied 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 24
2 Wally Moses 21
3 Thurman Tucker 16
4 Mickey Vernon 14
5 Luke Appling 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.38
2 Milo Candini 1.49
3 Howie Pollet 1.75
4 Tex Hughson 1.79
5 Tommy Bridges 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Sewell 13
2 Mort Cooper 11
2 Elmer Riddle 11
4 Hi Bithorn 10
4 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 88
2 Tex Hughson 77
3 Bobo Newsom 75
4 Spud Chandler 69
5 2 tied 66

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 Augie Galan .419
2 Stan Musial .418
3 Walker Cooper .400
4 Joe Hoover .394
5 Vince DiMaggio .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Laabs 6
1 Mel Ott 6
3 Nick Etten 4
3 Bob Johnson 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 17
2 Nick Etten 16
2 Augie Galan 16
2 Billy Johnson 16
5 Chet Laabs 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 6
2 Tony Lupien 5
3 George Case 4
3 Don Gutteridge 4
3 Thurman Tucker 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Pollet 0.00
1 Lum Harris 0.00
3 Tommy Bridges 0.60
4 Johnny Gorsica 0.73
5 Hal White 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orval Grove 3
1 Harry Gumbert 3
1 Claude Passeau 3
1 Elmer Riddle 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 21
2 Tommy Bridges 18
3 Spud Chandler 15
3 Howie Pollet 15
5 Butch Wensloff 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Head 2
2 Ace Adams 1
2 George Caster 1
2 Mickey Haefner 1
2 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Walker Cooper .365
2 Leon Culberson .356
3 Guy Curtright .345
3 Bob Elliott .345
5 Stan Musial .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 8
1 Vern Stephens 8
3 Chet Laabs 7
3 Bill Nicholson 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 30
2 Nick Etten 29
3 Chet Laabs 27
4 Vern Stephens 26
4 Coaker Triplett 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 11
1 Wally Moses 11
3 Thurman Tucker 10
4 Pete Fox 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Bridges 1.10
2 Lum Harris 1.19
3 Tiny Bonham 1.55
4 Howie Pollet 1.56
5 Curt Davis 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orval Grove 6
1 Rip Sewell 6
3 Hi Bithorn 5
3 Claude Passeau 5
3 Elmer Riddle 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 38
2 Howie Pollet 36
3 Tex Hughson 30
3 Bob Muncrief 30
3 2 others tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 4
1 Ed Head 4
3 Ace Adams 2
3 Mace Brown 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Hack .327
2 Stan Musial .323
3 Frank McCormick .306
4 Augie Galan .303
5 Bob Johnson .303

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 32
2 Charlie Keller 26
3 Chet Laabs 25
3 Bill Nicholson 25
5 Joe Gordon 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dolph Camilli 100
2 Charlie Keller 98
3 Chet Laabs 96
4 Vince DiMaggio 94
5 Bill Nicholson 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 53
2 Wally Moses 28
3 Mickey Vernon 26
4 Luke Appling 20
5 Thurman Tucker 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.86
2 Mort Cooper 1.91
3 Howie Pollet 2.01
4 Tiny Bonham 2.04
5 Tommy Bridges 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 22
2 Tex Hughson 21
3 Tiny Bonham 20
3 Rip Sewell 20
5 Spud Chandler 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 150
2 Bobo Newsom 135
3 Tex Hughson 133
4 Mort Cooper 131
5 Hal Newhouser 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 12
2 Joe Beggs 10
2 George Caster 10
4 Ed Head 8
4 3 others tied 8