On This Day

Friday, August 13, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 63 39 .618 --
Indians 53 48 .525 9.5
Senators 56 51 .523 9.5
Tigers 52 49 .515 10.5
White Sox 53 50 .515 10.5
Red Sox 50 54 .481 14.0
Browns 45 56 .446 17.5
Athletics 40 65 .381 24.5

Games

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 47 53 .470 20.5
Cubs 47 56 .456 22.0
Giants 38 64 .373 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Giuliani 3
1 Chet Laabs 3
1 Ray Mack 3
1 Butch Nieman 3
5 14 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Lupien 1
1 Butch Nieman 1
1 Ken Sears 1
1 Tom Turner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Clary 2
1 Bob Johnson 2
1 Peanuts Lowrey 2
1 Tony Lupien 2
1 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Leon Culberson 1
1 Peanuts Lowrey 1
1 George Metkovich 1
1 Jake Powell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Humphries 0.71
2 Johnny Niggeling 0.62
3 Spud Chandler 0.60
4 Milo Candini 0.57
5 Tex Hughson 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Milo Candini 1
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Johnny Humphries 1
1 Danny MacFayden 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Spud Chandler 6
2 Johnny Humphries 5
2 Johnny Niggeling 5
4 Milo Candini 4
5 Gordon Maltzberger 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 1
1 Allie Reynolds 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .349
2 Luke Appling .335
3 Dick Wakefield .322
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 1.79
3 Spud Chandler 1.88
4 Tommy Bridges 1.99
5 Milo Candini 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Sewell 17
2 Mort Cooper 16
3 Spud Chandler 15
4 Hi Bithorn 14
4 Elmer Riddle 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 106
2 Bobo Newsom 103
3 Hal Newhouser 102
4 Spud Chandler 97
5 Johnny Vander Meer 96

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 11
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 Stan Musial .419
3 Pete Fox .407
4 Bob Elliott .400
5 Bill Nicholson .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 8
2 Jeff Heath 4
2 Charlie Keller 4
4 Bobby Doerr 3
4 4 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 8
2 George Case 7
3 Johnny Welaj 5
4 Mickey Vernon 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.33
2 Max Lanier 1.00
3 Mace Brown 1.08
4 Red Barrett 1.19
5 Harry Brecheen 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 3
1 Dick Barrett 3
1 Red Barrett 3
1 Spud Chandler 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Wolff 27
2 Bobo Newsom 22
3 Dick Barrett 21
3 Mort Cooper 21
5 Johnny Vander Meer 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 2
1 Joe Heving 2
1 Max Lanier 2
1 Gordon Maltzberger 2
1 Allie Reynolds 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .410
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 28
3 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 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hi Bithorn 1.01
2 Whit Wyatt 1.10
3 Spud Chandler 1.26
4 Max Lanier 1.76
5 Bob Klinger 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 6
2 Dick Barrett 5
2 Hi Bithorn 5
2 Spud Chandler 5
2 2 others tied 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 5
3 Dizzy Trout 3
4 Ace Adams 2
4 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .338
2 Bill Nicholson .311
3 Stan Hack .309
4 Harry Walker .304
5 Arky Vaughan .304

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 27
1 Mel Ott 27
3 Charlie Keller 26
4 Rudy York 25
5 Chet Laabs 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 108
2 Rudy York 102
3 Nick Etten 93
3 Charlie Keller 93
5 2 tied 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 50
2 Wally Moses 39
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 2.11
4 Tommy Bridges 2.11
5 Spud Chandler 2.21

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 162
2 Mort Cooper 157
3 Bobo Newsom 136
4 Hal Newhouser 123
5 2 tied 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 12
2 Ace Adams 11
2 Gordon Maltzberger 11
4 Les Webber 9
5 2 tied 8