On This Day

Sunday, August 8, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	61	37	.622	--
Senators	55	49	.529	9.0
White Sox	50	48	.510	11.0
Tigers	50	48	.510	11.0
Indians	49	48	.505	11.5
Red Sox	48	51	.485	13.5
Browns	43	54	.443	17.5
Athletics	40	61	.396	22.5

Games

Senators 4, Red Sox 3

Red Sox 4, Senators 3

Indians 6, Browns 5

Tigers 8, White Sox 2

Yankees 7, Athletics 1

Yankees 8, Athletics 4

Indians 5, Browns 2

Tigers 3, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	67	32	.677	--
Reds	54	47	.535	14.0
Pirates	54	47	.535	14.0
Dodgers	52	51	.505	17.0
Cubs	46	53	.465	21.0
Braves	44	52	.458	21.5
Blue Jays	47	56	.456	22.0
Giants	37	63	.370	30.5

Games

Braves 5, Dodgers 4

Cubs 4, Reds 3

Reds 10, Cubs 7

Blue Jays 5, Giants 1

Blue Jays 8, Giants 2

Cardinals 8, Pirates 6

Cardinals 5, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frankie Gustine	6
2	George Case	5
2	Estel Crabtree	5
2	Roy Cullenbine	5
2	Pinky May	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	3
2	Eric Tipton	2
3	Dick Bartell	1
3	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	5
2	Jake Early	4
2	Stan Musial	4
4	Jimmy Bloodworth	3
4	9 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	2
1	Johnny Welaj	2
3	Buster Adams	1
3	Leon Culberson	1
3	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Spud Chandler	0.80
1	Jesse Flores	0.80
3	Harry Brecheen	0.78
4	Claude Passeau	0.75
5	Bobo Newsom	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nate Andrews	1
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Brecheen	7
2	Mort Cooper	6
2	Claude Passeau	6
4	George Caster	5
4	Bobo Newsom	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Barrett	1
1	Hi Bithorn	1
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	Max Lanier	1
1	Bill Zuber	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.344
2	Dick Wakefield	.323
3	Billy Herman	.316
4	Arky Vaughan	.311
5	Eric Tipton	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	18
2	Charlie Keller	17
3	Bill Nicholson	16
4	Mel Ott	14
4	Vern Stephens	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	80
2	Nick Etten	75
3	Billy Herman	70
4	Bob Elliott	69
5	2 tied	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	35
2	George Case	33
3	Thurman Tucker	22
4	Mickey Vernon	19
5	Pete Fox	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.75
2	Tex Hughson	1.77
3	Spud Chandler	1.98
4	Tommy Bridges	1.99
5	Milo Candini	2.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	104
2	Hal Newhouser	102
3	Bobo Newsom	98
4	Spud Chandler	91
4	Johnny Vander Meer	91

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	10
2	Ace Adams	8
2	Les Webber	8
4	Mace Brown	7
5	3 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Walker Cooper	.432
2	Eric Tipton	.423
3	Pete Fox	.421
4	Luke Appling	.409
5	Pinky May	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	5
1	Rudy York	5
3	Jeff Heath	4
4	Vince DiMaggio	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Sanders	18
2	Gene Moore	16
3	Elbie Fletcher	15
3	Frankie Gustine	15
3	Stan Spence	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	11
2	George Case	8
3	Pete Fox	6
4	Mickey Vernon	5
4	Johnny Welaj	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.90
2	Dizzy Trout	1.00
3	Murry Dickson	1.17
4	Spud Chandler	1.23
4	Whit Wyatt	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	3
1	Dick Barrett	3
1	Bill Dietrich	3
1	Al Gerheauser	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	26
2	Mort Cooper	23
3	Roger Wolff	22
4	Harry Brecheen	20
5	Allie Reynolds	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	3
1	Gordon Maltzberger	3
3	Ace Adams	2
3	Max Lanier	2
3	Johnny Murphy	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.412
2	Stan Musial	.380
3	Arky Vaughan	.376
4	Walker Cooper	.371
5	Pinky May	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	8
2	Bobby Doerr	7
2	Charlie Keller	7
2	Bill Nicholson	7
5	Jeff Heath	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	32
2	Rudy York	30
3	Ray Sanders	27
4	Bob Elliott	26
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	16
2	George Case	9
3	Pete Fox	7
4	Leon Culberson	6
4	Thurman Tucker	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.26
2	Hi Bithorn	1.69
3	Tommy Bridges	1.88
4	Johnny Vander Meer	2.02
5	Allie Reynolds	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	5
1	Hi Bithorn	5
1	Spud Chandler	5
1	Mort Cooper	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	42
2	Allie Reynolds	40
3	Johnny Vander Meer	37
4	Hank Borowy	29
5	Butch Wensloff	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	5
2	Gordon Maltzberger	4
3	Dizzy Trout	3
4	Ace Adams	2
4	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.336
2	Stan Hack	.319
3	Bill Nicholson	.308
4	Arky Vaughan	.306
5	Phil Cavarretta	.303

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	27
1	Bill Nicholson	27
3	Mel Ott	26
4	Rudy York	23
5	Chet Laabs	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	109
2	Charlie Keller	101
3	Rudy York	98
4	Bob Elliott	93
5	2 tied	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	51
2	Wally Moses	39
3	Mickey Vernon	27
4	Luke Appling	22
4	Thurman Tucker	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.92
2	Tommy Bridges	1.95
3	Mort Cooper	2.08
4	Tex Hughson	2.08
5	Tiny Bonham	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	24
2	Rip Sewell	22
3	Tex Hughson	20
4	Tiny Bonham	19
5	Spud Chandler	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	169
2	Mort Cooper	157
3	Bobo Newsom	135
4	Hal Newhouser	131
5	Tex Hughson	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	12
2	Mace Brown	11
3	Gordon Maltzberger	10
4	George Caster	9
4	Les Webber	9