On This Day

Thursday, July 29, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 54 34 .614 --
White Sox 45 43 .511 9.0
Tigers 44 43 .506 9.5
Indians 44 44 .500 10.0
Senators 46 47 .495 10.5
Browns 42 44 .488 11.0
Red Sox 43 46 .483 11.5
Athletics 37 54 .407 18.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 60 30 .667 --
Pirates 50 40 .556 10.0
Dodgers 52 43 .547 10.5
Reds 46 44 .511 14.0
Cubs 43 47 .478 17.0
Braves 37 49 .430 21.0
Blue Jays 40 54 .426 22.0
Giants 35 56 .385 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Babe Dahlgren 5
2 Whitey Kurowski 4
3 Buster Adams 3
3 Luke Appling 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Charlie Keller 1
1 Bud Metheny 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lonny Frey 3
1 Joe Gordon 3
1 Whitey Kurowski 3
4 Johnny Hopp 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dain Clay 1
1 Tony Cuccinello 1
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 Wally Moses 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Vander Meer 1.00
2 Marius Russo 0.80
3 Manny Salvo 0.38
4 Eddie Smith 0.36
5 Red Munger 0.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Munger 1
1 Marius Russo 1
1 Eddie Smith 1
1 Johnny Vander Meer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 14
2 Red Munger 4
2 Marius Russo 4
2 Eddie Smith 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .340
2 Billy Herman .325
3 Dick Wakefield .325
4 Babe Dahlgren .315
5 Whitey Kurowski .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 14
1 Bill Nicholson 14
1 Mel Ott 14
1 Vern Stephens 14
5 Rudy York 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 68
2 Bill Nicholson 67
3 Nick Etten 64
4 Bob Elliott 63
5 Billy Johnson 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 28
2 George Case 26
3 Thurman Tucker 21
4 Pete Fox 15
4 Mickey Vernon 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Pollet 1.75
2 Tex Hughson 1.79
3 Tommy Bridges 1.85
4 Tiny Bonham 1.96
5 Hal Newhouser 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Sewell 16
2 Mort Cooper 14
3 Elmer Riddle 13
4 Hi Bithorn 12
4 Spud Chandler 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 98
2 Tommy Bridges 85
2 Mort Cooper 85
2 Tex Hughson 85
5 Spud Chandler 84

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 9
2 Les Webber 8
3 Ace Adams 7
4 Mace Brown 6
4 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .431
2 Stan Musial .382
3 Charlie Keller .377
4 Bud Metheny .375
5 Maurice Van Robays .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 4
1 Charlie Keller 4
3 Bill Nicholson 3
3 Mickey Rocco 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 17
2 Luke Appling 16
3 Rudy York 15
4 Billy Johnson 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 9
2 Pete Fox 5
2 Thurman Tucker 5
4 Stan Musial 4
5 14 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hi Bithorn 0.33
2 Stubby Overmire 0.93
3 Hank Wyse 1.00
3 Mel Harder 1.00
5 Mike Ryba 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Munger 4
1 Rip Sewell 4
3 Jim Bagby 3
3 Hi Bithorn 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 25
2 Tommy Bridges 19
2 Mort Cooper 19
4 Hank Borowy 18
4 Allie Reynolds 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 4
2 Gordon Maltzberger 3
3 Dizzy Trout 2
4 Ace Adams 1
4 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .405
2 Stan Musial .394
3 Eric Tipton .369
4 Walker Cooper .360
5 Dick Wakefield .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Laabs 7
1 Bill Nicholson 7
3 Bobby Doerr 6
3 Mel Ott 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 30
2 Billy Johnson 28
3 Rudy York 26
4 Nick Etten 25
4 Whitey Kurowski 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 15
2 Thurman Tucker 9
3 Pete Fox 8
4 George Case 6
4 Tony Lupien 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Pollet 0.00
2 Hank Wyse 0.92
3 Tommy Bridges 1.08
4 Lum Harris 1.16
5 Harry Gumbert 1.17

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 42
2 Allie Reynolds 39
3 Tommy Bridges 37
4 Hank Borowy 30
4 2 others tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 4
2 Ed Head 3
2 Gordon Maltzberger 3
4 Ace Adams 2
4 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .329
2 Stan Hack .319
3 Billy Herman .306
4 Charlie Keller .305
5 Arky Vaughan .302

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 30
2 Bill Nicholson 26
3 Charlie Keller 25
4 Chet Laabs 20
4 Rudy York 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 103
2 Bill Nicholson 98
3 Dolph Camilli 94
4 Rudy York 93
5 2 tied 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 47
2 Wally Moses 33
3 Mickey Vernon 24
4 Thurman Tucker 21
5 Luke Appling 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.96
2 Tiny Bonham 1.99
3 Howie Pollet 2.03
4 Hal Newhouser 2.09
5 Tex Hughson 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 24
2 Rip Sewell 23
3 Tex Hughson 22
4 Tiny Bonham 19
5 Spud Chandler 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 162
2 Mort Cooper 144
3 Tex Hughson 133
4 Hal Newhouser 132
5 Bobo Newsom 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 12
2 Mace Brown 10
3 George Caster 9
3 Gordon Maltzberger 9
3 Les Webber 9