On This Day

Friday, August 6, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 58 37 .611 --
Senators 54 47 .535 7.0
White Sox 49 46 .516 9.0
Tigers 48 47 .505 10.0
Indians 47 47 .500 10.5
Red Sox 46 50 .479 12.5
Browns 42 52 .447 15.5
Athletics 40 58 .408 19.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 65 31 .677 --
Pirates 53 45 .541 13.0
Reds 52 46 .531 14.0
Dodgers 52 49 .515 15.5
Cubs 45 51 .469 20.0
Braves 42 52 .447 22.0
Blue Jays 44 56 .440 23.0
Giants 37 60 .381 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Bartell 4
1 Stan Musial 4
3 Dick Barrett 3
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 3
3 Skeeter Newsome 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Northey 2
2 Mickey Livingston 1
2 Ernie Lombardi 1
2 Jerry Priddy 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Sanders 5
2 Ron Northey 3
2 Chuck Workman 3
4 Babe Dahlgren 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ellis Clary 1
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Don Heffner 1
1 Steve Mesner 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Allie Reynolds 1.50
2 Max Lanier 1.12
3 Johnny Niggeling 0.67
4 Whit Wyatt 0.57
5 Dizzy Trout 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Barrett 1
1 Max Lanier 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Allie Reynolds 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Lanier 9
1 Allie Reynolds 9
3 Dick Barrett 4
3 Orval Grove 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 1
1 Bill Lee 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .346
2 Dick Wakefield .326
3 Billy Herman .323
4 Stan Hack .312
5 Eric Tipton .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 17
2 Bill Nicholson 15
2 Rudy York 15
4 Mel Ott 14
4 Vern Stephens 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 77
2 Nick Etten 73
3 Billy Herman 70
4 Bob Elliott 68
5 Billy Johnson 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 35
2 George Case 30
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 Milo Candini 1.96
4 Mort Cooper 2.05
5 Spud Chandler 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Sewell 17
2 Mort Cooper 15
3 Elmer Riddle 14
4 Hi Bithorn 13
4 Spud Chandler 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 101
2 Mort Cooper 98
3 Bobo Newsom 93
4 Tommy Bridges 87
4 Spud Chandler 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 Eric Tipton .447
2 Luke Appling .405
3 Pinky May .391
4 Bob Elliott .389
5 Stan Musial .383

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Sanders 17
2 Gene Moore 15
2 Stan Spence 15
4 Luke Appling 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 12
2 George Case 6
2 Pete Fox 6
4 Luke Appling 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 0.64
2 Whit Wyatt 0.76
3 Dizzy Trout 0.99
4 Bill Dietrich 1.00
5 Harry Brecheen 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Barrett 3
1 Hank Borowy 3
1 Ed Hanyzewski 3
1 Max Lanier 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 25
2 Hank Borowy 22
2 Allie Reynolds 22
4 Roger Wolff 20
5 Max Lanier 18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .410
2 Stan Musial .390
3 Arky Vaughan .371
4 Ralph Hodgin .370
5 Walker Cooper .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 7
2 Bobby Doerr 6
2 Bill Nicholson 6
4 Nick Etten 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 29
2 Ray Sanders 26
3 Luke Appling 25
3 Bob Elliott 25
3 Rudy York 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 18
2 Pete Fox 8
3 George Case 6
3 Thurman Tucker 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.26
2 Hank Wyse 1.55
3 Hi Bithorn 1.73
4 Dick Barrett 1.82
5 Mort Cooper 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Sewell 6
2 Dick Barrett 5
2 Hi Bithorn 5
2 Spud Chandler 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 48
2 Mort Cooper 36
3 Hank Borowy 34
3 Johnny Vander Meer 34
5 2 tied 27

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .336
2 Stan Hack .323
3 Bill Nicholson .308
4 Arky Vaughan .305
5 Billy Herman .304

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 28
2 Charlie Keller 27
3 Bill Nicholson 26
4 Chet Laabs 20
4 Rudy York 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 106
2 Charlie Keller 102
3 Bob Elliott 93
3 Rudy York 93
5 3 tied 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 48
2 Wally Moses 39
3 Mickey Vernon 26
4 Luke Appling 22
4 Thurman Tucker 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.98
2 Howie Pollet 2.00
3 Tommy Bridges 2.05
4 Tex Hughson 2.08
5 Tiny Bonham 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 24
2 Rip Sewell 22
3 Tex Hughson 20
4 Tiny Bonham 19
5 Spud Chandler 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 162
2 Mort Cooper 151
3 Bobo Newsom 134
4 Hal Newhouser 130
5 Tex Hughson 123

Saves

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