On This Day

Sunday, July 18, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	47	30	.610	--
Senators	44	38	.537	5.5
Tigers	40	37	.519	7.0
White Sox	38	38	.500	8.5
Browns	38	39	.494	9.0
Indians	37	41	.474	10.5
Red Sox	36	43	.456	12.0
Athletics	34	48	.415	15.5

Games

Tigers 12, White Sox 4

White Sox 4, Tigers 1

Yankees 7, Athletics 2

Senators 9, Red Sox 2

Senators 5, Red Sox 4

Yankees 4, Athletics 3

Indians 4, Browns 3

Indians 10, Browns 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	49	29	.628	--
Dodgers	49	36	.576	3.5
Pirates	42	37	.532	7.5
Reds	40	40	.500	10.0
Cubs	36	44	.450	14.0
Braves	34	42	.447	14.0
Blue Jays	36	45	.444	14.5
Giants	34	47	.420	16.5

Games

Dodgers 8, Braves 5

Braves 7, Dodgers 6

Giants 10, Blue Jays 6

Giants 3, Blue Jays 2

Cardinals 7, Pirates 4

Cardinals 6, Pirates 5

Cubs 3, Reds 1

Cubs 7, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ron Northey	7
2	Luke Appling	5
2	Stan Hack	5
2	Billy Johnson	5
2	5 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Chartak	1
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Billy Johnson	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Case	5
1	Billy Johnson	5
1	Bill Nicholson	5
4	Luke Appling	4
4	Billy Herman	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buster Maynard	2
1	Bud Metheny	2
1	Thurman Tucker	2
4	Frenchy Bordagaray	1
4	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Spud Chandler	0.80
2	Rube Melton	0.57
3	Dizzy Trout	0.54
4	Mort Cooper	0.53
5	Ken Chase	0.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Spud Chandler	8
1	Mort Cooper	8
3	Ken Chase	7
3	Dizzy Trout	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Johnny Gorsica	1
1	Mike Naymick	1
1	Les Webber	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.335
2	Stan Hack	.330
3	Billy Herman	.329
4	Dick Wakefield	.323
5	Babe Dahlgren	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	14
2	Bill Nicholson	13
2	Vern Stephens	13
4	Charlie Keller	11
4	2 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	63
1	Bill Nicholson	63
3	Nick Etten	59
4	Vern Stephens	56
5	2 tied	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	24
2	Wally Moses	23
3	Thurman Tucker	18
4	Mickey Vernon	14
5	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milo Candini	1.49
2	Hal Newhouser	1.67
3	Tommy Bridges	1.71
4	Howie Pollet	1.75
5	Tex Hughson	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	13
2	Mort Cooper	12
3	Spud Chandler	11
3	Elmer Riddle	11
5	2 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	93
2	Tex Hughson	79
3	Bobo Newsom	78
4	Tommy Bridges	77
4	Spud Chandler	77

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Les Webber	8
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	.400
1	Stan Hack	.400
3	Stan Musial	.385
4	Steve Mesner	.379
5	Paul Richards	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chet Laabs	5
1	Bill Nicholson	5
3	Mel Ott	4
3	Vern Stephens	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	20
2	Billy Johnson	16
2	Coaker Triplett	16
4	Augie Galan	15
5	Billy Herman	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	7
2	Thurman Tucker	5
3	Tony Lupien	4
3	Arky Vaughan	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	0.00
2	Hank Wyse	0.43
3	Johnny Gorsica	0.59
4	Tommy Bridges	0.60
5	Harry Gumbert	0.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	3
1	Max Butcher	3
1	Spud Chandler	3
1	Orval Grove	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	26
2	Tommy Bridges	18
3	Spud Chandler	16
3	Dizzy Trout	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Head	3
2	Alex Carrasquel	1
2	George Caster	1
2	Mort Cooper	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Walker Cooper	.368
2	Stan Hack	.364
3	Stan Musial	.361
4	Bob Johnson	.354
5	Luke Appling	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	8
1	Vern Stephens	8
3	Chet Laabs	7
3	Mel Ott	7
3	Rudy York	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	35
2	Chet Laabs	29
2	Coaker Triplett	29
4	Nick Etten	26
4	Rudy York	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	13
2	Thurman Tucker	10
3	George Case	8
4	Arky Vaughan	7
5	Tony Lupien	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Bridges	0.90
2	Howie Pollet	1.32
3	Tiny Bonham	1.63
4	Hi Bithorn	1.68
5	Lum Harris	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	6
1	Rip Sewell	6
3	Hi Bithorn	5
3	Curt Davis	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	40
2	Tommy Bridges	38
3	Spud Chandler	37
4	Hal Newhouser	36
5	Al Javery	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Head	5
2	George Caster	3
3	Ace Adams	2
3	Mace Brown	2
3	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Hack	.332
2	Stan Musial	.321
3	Bob Johnson	.306
4	Frank McCormick	.303
5	Arky Vaughan	.301

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	32
2	Charlie Keller	27
3	Bill Nicholson	25
4	Chet Laabs	21
5	2 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	103
2	Charlie Keller	102
3	Vince DiMaggio	97
4	Bill Nicholson	96
5	Billy Herman	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	51
2	Wally Moses	30
3	Mickey Vernon	26
4	Luke Appling	20
5	Thurman Tucker	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	1.95
2	Mort Cooper	1.97
3	Hal Newhouser	2.01
4	Howie Pollet	2.01
5	Tommy Bridges	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	23
2	Tex Hughson	21
3	Tiny Bonham	20
3	Rip Sewell	20
5	Spud Chandler	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	155
2	Mort Cooper	139
3	Tex Hughson	135
3	Bobo Newsom	135
5	Hal Newhouser	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	11
2	George Caster	10
3	Joe Beggs	9
3	Les Webber	9
5	3 tied	8