On This Day

Wednesday, July 21, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	47	31	.603	--
Senators	45	38	.542	4.5
Tigers	40	38	.513	7.0
White Sox	39	39	.500	8.0
Browns	39	39	.500	8.0
Indians	38	41	.481	9.5
Red Sox	37	44	.457	11.5
Athletics	34	49	.410	15.5

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 2

White Sox 8, Red Sox 6

Browns 1, Yankees 0

Senators 6, Tigers 5

Indians 7, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	51	29	.638	--
Dodgers	50	37	.575	4.5
Pirates	44	37	.543	7.5
Reds	41	41	.500	11.0
Cubs	37	44	.457	14.5
Braves	34	43	.442	15.5
Blue Jays	36	47	.434	16.5
Giants	34	49	.410	18.5

Games

Cubs 4, Braves 1

Reds 11, Dodgers 1

Dodgers 9, Reds 7

Pirates 10, Blue Jays 2

Cardinals 3, Giants 1

Cardinals 14, Giants 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Medwick	5
1	Stan Musial	5
1	Dixie Walker	5
4	Luke Appling	4
4	9 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Frank McCormick	1
1	Mickey Rocco	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	5
2	Luke Appling	4
2	Leon Culberson	4
2	Steve Mesner	4
2	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	Stan Musial	1
1	Whitey Wietelmann	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Butch Wensloff	0.83
2	Bob Klinger	0.62
3	Rube Fischer	0.50
4	Ray Starr	0.43
5	2 tied	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hi Bithorn	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Orval Grove	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jesse Flores	5
1	Bob Klinger	5
1	Butch Wensloff	5
4	Nate Andrews	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Al Hollingsworth	1
1	Gordon Maltzberger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.340
2	Billy Herman	.331
3	Dick Wakefield	.327
4	Stan Hack	.326
5	Babe Dahlgren	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	14
2	Bill Nicholson	13
2	Vern Stephens	13
4	Rudy York	12
5	2 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	66
2	Bill Nicholson	63
3	Nick Etten	59
4	Vern Stephens	56
5	3 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	Tommy Bridges	1.71
2	Howie Pollet	1.75
3	Hal Newhouser	1.84
4	Tex Hughson	1.88
5	Milo Candini	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	14
2	Mort Cooper	12
2	Elmer Riddle	12
4	Hi Bithorn	11
4	Spud Chandler	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	97
2	Tex Hughson	81
3	Bobo Newsom	78
4	Tommy Bridges	77
4	Spud Chandler	77

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Les Webber	8
2	Gordon Maltzberger	7
3	Ace Adams	6
3	George Caster	6
3	Roger Wolff	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.419
2	Bud Metheny	.415
3	Stan Musial	.407
4	Arky Vaughan	.405
5	Ralph Hodgin	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	4
2	Bobby Estalella	3
2	Vern Stephens	3
4	Dolph Camilli	2
4	12 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	16
2	Bill Nicholson	15
3	Billy Johnson	14
4	Leon Culberson	12
4	Bob Elliott	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	6
2	Tony Lupien	4
3	Arky Vaughan	3
4	Leon Culberson	2
4	8 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.00
1	Tommy Bridges	0.00
3	Hank Wyse	0.43
4	Vern Kennedy	0.57
5	Dick Barrett	0.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hi Bithorn	3
1	Spud Chandler	3
1	Orval Grove	3
1	Elmer Riddle	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	26
2	Hal Newhouser	18
3	Spud Chandler	16
4	Nate Andrews	14
4	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Head	2
2	Mace Brown	1
2	Alex Carrasquel	1
2	Mort Cooper	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.390
2	Stan Musial	.379
3	Dick Wakefield	.347
4	Leon Culberson	.345
5	Walker Cooper	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	7
1	Rudy York	7
3	Chet Laabs	6
3	Bill Nicholson	6
3	Vern Stephens	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	30
2	Coaker Triplett	28
3	Rudy York	25
4	Nick Etten	24
4	Chet Laabs	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	12
2	Thurman Tucker	8
3	George Case	7
4	Tony Lupien	6
4	Arky Vaughan	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Bridges	0.86
2	Howie Pollet	1.00
3	Mickey Haefner	1.35
4	Rip Sewell	1.42
4	Curt Davis	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	6
2	Hi Bithorn	5
2	Orval Grove	5
2	Claude Passeau	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	38
2	Hal Newhouser	36
3	Spud Chandler	31
3	Butch Wensloff	31
5	Tommy Bridges	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Head	5
2	Gordon Maltzberger	3
3	Mace Brown	2
3	George Caster	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Hack	.328
2	Stan Musial	.325
3	Frank McCormick	.304
4	Bob Johnson	.303
5	George Case	.302

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	32
2	Charlie Keller	26
3	Bill Nicholson	25
4	Chet Laabs	21
5	Joe Gordon	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	101
2	Dolph Camilli	97
3	Bill Nicholson	96
4	Vince DiMaggio	93
5	2 tied	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	50
2	Wally Moses	30
3	Mickey Vernon	26
4	Luke Appling	20
5	Thurman Tucker	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.95
2	Tiny Bonham	1.95
3	Howie Pollet	2.02
4	Hal Newhouser	2.10
5	Tommy Bridges	2.10

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	150
2	Hal Newhouser	135
2	Bobo Newsom	135
4	Tex Hughson	134
5	Mort Cooper	133

Saves

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