On This Day

Thursday, August 12, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	62	39	.614	--
Tigers	52	48	.520	9.5
Indians	52	48	.520	9.5
Senators	55	51	.519	9.5
White Sox	52	50	.510	10.5
Red Sox	50	53	.485	13.0
Browns	45	55	.450	16.5
Athletics	40	64	.385	23.5

Games

Red Sox 10, White Sox 6

Tigers 10, Senators 3

Yankees 6, Browns 2

White Sox 7, Red Sox 6

Indians 4, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	68	33	.673	--
Reds	54	49	.524	15.0
Pirates	54	50	.519	15.5
Dodgers	54	51	.514	16.0
Blue Jays	50	56	.472	20.5
Braves	46	53	.465	21.0
Cubs	47	55	.461	21.5
Giants	38	64	.373	30.5

Games

Dodgers 3, Reds 0

Braves 3, Cubs 2

Cardinals 4, Giants 1

Blue Jays 4, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Thurman Tucker	6
2	Luke Appling	5
3	Lou Boudreau	4
3	Guy Curtright	4
5	10 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	2
2	Joe Cronin	1
2	Bobby Doerr	1
2	Bob Elliott	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	6
2	Luke Appling	4
3	Joe Cronin	3
3	Bobby Doerr	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ellis Clary	1
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	Stu Martin	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ken Chase	1.00
2	Kirby Higbe	0.89
3	Al Javery	0.88
4	Butch Wensloff	0.71
5	3 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Dick Conger	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Joe Haynes	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Chase	10
2	Kirby Higbe	8
3	Al Javery	7
4	Bobo Newsom	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Joe Heving	1
1	Newt Kimball	1
1	Joe Orrell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.349
2	Luke Appling	.336
3	Dick Wakefield	.323
4	Billy Herman	.318
5	Eric Tipton	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	21
2	Charlie Keller	18
3	Bill Nicholson	16
4	Mel Ott	15
5	Vern Stephens	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	81
2	Nick Etten	79
3	Rudy York	73
4	Bob Elliott	71
5	Billy Herman	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	36
2	George Case	33
3	Thurman Tucker	22
4	Mickey Vernon	19
5	Pete Fox	18

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	16
3	Hi Bithorn	14
3	Spud Chandler	14
3	Elmer Riddle	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	106
2	Bobo Newsom	103
3	Hal Newhouser	102
4	Johnny Vander Meer	96
5	Spud Chandler	91

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Witek	.432
2	Luke Appling	.421
3	Pete Fox	.407
4	Stan Musial	.404
5	Bob Elliott	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	8
2	Charlie Keller	5
3	Jeff Heath	4
4	Bobby Doerr	3
4	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	18
2	Gene Moore	16
3	Nick Etten	15
4	Bill Nicholson	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	9
2	George Case	7
3	Mickey Vernon	5
3	Johnny Welaj	5
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	0.50
2	Max Lanier	1.00
3	Mace Brown	1.08
4	Red Barrett	1.19
5	Nate Andrews	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	3
1	Dick Barrett	3
1	Red Barrett	3
1	Al Gerheauser	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	31
2	Roger Wolff	27
3	Dick Barrett	22
3	Bobo Newsom	22
5	Mort Cooper	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	2
1	Joe Heving	2
1	Max Lanier	2
1	Gordon Maltzberger	2
5	18 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.415
2	Stan Musial	.395
3	Bob Elliott	.381
4	Mickey Witek	.363
5	Pinky May	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	11
2	Charlie Keller	8
3	Bobby Doerr	7
4	Jeff Heath	6
5	Bill Nicholson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	33
2	Luke Appling	27
2	Bill Nicholson	27
4	Bob Elliott	25
5	Nick Etten	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	17
2	George Case	9
3	Pete Fox	8
4	Thurman Tucker	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hi Bithorn	1.01
2	Whit Wyatt	1.10
3	Spud Chandler	1.54
4	Tex Hughson	1.69
5	Max Lanier	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	6
2	Dick Barrett	5
2	Hi Bithorn	5
2	Mort Cooper	5
2	Rip Sewell	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	42
2	Mort Cooper	40
3	Allie Reynolds	34
4	Roger Wolff	32
5	2 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	6
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	.337
2	Stan Hack	.309
3	Bill Nicholson	.308
4	Frank McCormick	.308
5	Harry Walker	.304

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	108
2	Rudy York	104
3	Charlie Keller	97
4	Nick Etten	93
5	2 tied	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	50
2	Wally Moses	40
3	Mickey Vernon	27
4	Luke Appling	22
4	Thurman Tucker	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.82
2	Howie Pollet	1.94
3	Tex Hughson	2.10
4	Tommy Bridges	2.11
5	Butch Wensloff	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	25
2	Rip Sewell	22
3	Tex Hughson	19
4	Jim Bagby	18
4	Tiny Bonham	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	169
2	Mort Cooper	157
3	Bobo Newsom	136
4	Hal Newhouser	129
5	Tex Hughson	121

Saves

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