On This Day

Monday, August 2, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 57 35 .620 --
White Sox 49 45 .521 9.0
Senators 51 47 .520 9.0
Tigers 46 46 .500 11.0
Red Sox 46 48 .489 12.0
Indians 45 47 .489 12.0
Browns 42 49 .462 14.5
Athletics 39 58 .402 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 63 31 .670 --
Pirates 52 43 .547 11.5
Reds 50 45 .526 13.5
Dodgers 52 47 .525 13.5
Cubs 45 49 .479 18.0
Blue Jays 43 55 .439 22.0
Braves 40 52 .435 22.0
Giants 36 59 .379 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Barrett 3
1 Ralph Hodgin 3
1 Wally Moses 3
4 Luke Appling 2
4 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Barrett 2
1 Bob Elliott 2
1 Gene Moore 2
4 Luke Appling 1
4 14 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 3
2 Luke Appling 2
3 Johnny Barrett 1
3 Thurman Tucker 1
3 Mickey Vernon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Wolff 0.80
2 Bob Klinger 0.38
3 Mickey Haefner 0.38
4 Denny Galehouse 0.27
5 Manny Salvo 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Gornicki 1
1 Mickey Haefner 1
1 Roger Wolff 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Wolff 8
2 Bob Klinger 5
3 Denny Galehouse 3
3 Mickey Haefner 3
3 Manny Salvo 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .339
2 Billy Herman .327
3 Dick Wakefield .321
4 Stan Hack .313
5 Arky Vaughan .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 15
1 Bill Nicholson 15
3 Mel Ott 14
3 Vern Stephens 14
3 Rudy York 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 75
2 Nick Etten 72
3 Billy Herman 70
4 Bob Elliott 67
5 Billy Johnson 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 34
2 George Case 29
3 Thurman Tucker 22
4 Mickey Vernon 18
5 Pete Fox 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Pollet 1.75
2 Tex Hughson 1.77
3 Hal Newhouser 1.97
4 Mort Cooper 2.00
5 Spud Chandler 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Sewell 17
2 Mort Cooper 14
2 Elmer Riddle 14
4 Hi Bithorn 13
4 Spud Chandler 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 98
2 Mort Cooper 92
3 Tommy Bridges 87
3 Spud Chandler 87
3 Bobo Newsom 87

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ival Goodman .441
2 Pinky May .419
3 Luke Appling .416
4 Bobby Doerr .414
5 Eric Tipton .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 5
2 Charlie Keller 4
3 Phil Cavarretta 3
3 Nick Etten 3
3 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luke Appling 18
2 Gene Moore 15
2 Ray Sanders 15
4 Elbie Fletcher 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 11
2 Pete Fox 6
3 George Case 5
4 Luke Appling 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 0.47
2 Ed Hanyzewski 0.49
3 Whit Wyatt 0.51
4 Tex Hughson 0.96
5 Harry Brecheen 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Sewell 4
2 Hi Bithorn 3
2 Hank Borowy 3
2 Ed Hanyzewski 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 25
2 Hank Borowy 22
3 Mort Cooper 18
3 Butch Wensloff 18
5 Roger Wolff 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 4
2 Gordon Maltzberger 3
2 Dizzy Trout 3
4 Ace Adams 2
4 Johnny Murphy 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .397
2 Ralph Hodgin .385
3 Pinky May .375
3 Stan Musial .375
5 Eric Tipton .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Etten 7
1 Chet Laabs 7
1 Bill Nicholson 7
4 Bobby Doerr 6
4 Rudy York 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 34
2 Nick Etten 30
3 Billy Johnson 29
4 Luke Appling 28
5 Rudy York 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 19
2 Thurman Tucker 10
3 Pete Fox 9
4 George Case 8
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Gumbert 0.61
2 Hank Wyse 1.46
3 Dick Barrett 1.49
4 Spud Chandler 1.73
5 Hi Bithorn 1.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 39
1 Johnny Vander Meer 39
3 Hank Borowy 36
4 Spud Chandler 33
5 2 tied 32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .330
2 Stan Hack .322
3 Billy Herman .307
4 Arky Vaughan .306
5 Bill Nicholson .303

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 Bill Nicholson 104
2 Charlie Keller 100
3 Bob Elliott 95
4 Dolph Camilli 92
4 Rudy York 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 48
2 Wally Moses 38
3 Mickey Vernon 26
4 Luke Appling 23
5 Thurman Tucker 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.88
2 Howie Pollet 2.00
3 Tex Hughson 2.02
4 Tiny Bonham 2.07
5 Hal Newhouser 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 24
2 Rip Sewell 23
3 Tex Hughson 21
4 Tiny Bonham 20
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 167
2 Mort Cooper 148
3 Tex Hughson 130
4 Hal Newhouser 129
5 Bobo Newsom 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 13
2 Mace Brown 10
3 George Caster 9
3 Gordon Maltzberger 9
3 2 others tied 9