On This Day

Tuesday, August 10, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 61 38 .616 --
Senators 55 49 .529 8.5
White Sox 51 48 .515 10.0
Tigers 50 48 .510 10.5
Indians 49 48 .505 11.0
Red Sox 48 52 .480 13.5
Browns 44 54 .449 16.5
Athletics 40 61 .396 22.0

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vince Castino 3
1 Mark Christman 3
3 Milt Byrnes 2
3 Bill Dickey 2
3 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Laabs 1
1 George McQuinn 1
1 Bud Metheny 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George McQuinn 3
2 Mark Christman 2
2 Frankie Hayes 2
2 Chet Laabs 2
5 6 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Guy Curtright 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hank Borowy 0.25
1 Denny Galehouse 0.25
1 Eddie Smith 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 Eddie Smith 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Denny Galehouse 4
2 Eddie Smith 3
3 Hank Borowy 2
4 Marv Breuer 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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 76
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 Luke Appling .436
2 Bob Elliott .426
3 Pinky May .396
4 Phil Cavarretta .395
5 Joe Medwick .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 5
1 Rudy York 5
3 Jeff Heath 4
4 Nick Etten 3
4 George McQuinn 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Sanders 15
2 Gene Moore 14
2 Bill Nicholson 14
4 Charlie Keller 13
4 Stan Spence 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 10
2 George Case 7
3 Mickey Vernon 5
3 Johnny Welaj 5
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Barrett 0.66
2 Max Lanier 0.90
3 Murry Dickson 1.17
4 Spud Chandler 1.23
4 Whit Wyatt 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Gerheauser 3
1 Jim Tobin 3
1 Virgil Trucks 3
1 Johnny Vander Meer 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 3
2 Mace Brown 2
2 Max Lanier 2
4 Ace Adams 1
4 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .416
2 Ray Sanders .379
3 Stan Musial .378
4 Walker Cooper .371
5 Bob Elliott .368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 29
2 Bill Nicholson 28
3 Ray Sanders 26
4 Bob Elliott 25
5 Luke Appling 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 Hi Bithorn 1.22
2 Spud Chandler 1.26
3 Bob Klinger 1.80
3 Tex Hughson 1.80
5 Tommy Bridges 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 5
1 Spud Chandler 5
1 Rip Sewell 5
1 Bucky Walters 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 40
2 Mort Cooper 38
3 Johnny Vander Meer 37
4 Hank Borowy 31
5 Spud Chandler 27

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 .333
2 Stan Hack .313
3 Arky Vaughan .308
4 Bill Nicholson .307
5 Frank McCormick .304

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 107
2 Charlie Keller 98
3 Rudy York 97
4 Bob Elliott 93
5 Nick Etten 90

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 Mort Cooper 1.94
3 Tommy Bridges 1.95
4 Tex Hughson 2.08
5 Spud Chandler 2.29

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 164
2 Mort Cooper 156
3 Bobo Newsom 135
4 Hal Newhouser 129
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