On This Day

Saturday, August 14, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	64	39	.621	--
Indians	54	48	.529	9.5
Senators	57	51	.528	9.5
White Sox	54	50	.519	10.5
Tigers	52	50	.510	11.5
Red Sox	50	55	.476	15.0
Browns	45	57	.441	18.5
Athletics	40	66	.377	25.5

Games

White Sox 2, Red Sox 0

Indians 12, Athletics 9

Senators 7, Tigers 4

Yankees 2, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	69	34	.670	--
Reds	56	49	.533	14.0
Pirates	56	50	.528	14.5
Dodgers	54	53	.505	17.0
Braves	48	53	.475	20.0
Blue Jays	50	58	.463	21.5
Cubs	47	57	.452	22.5
Giants	39	65	.375	30.5

Games

Reds 9, Dodgers 2

Reds 4, Dodgers 3

Braves 3, Cubs 2

Cardinals 11, Giants 1

Giants 8, Cardinals 0

Pirates 8, Blue Jays 2

Pirates 2, Blue Jays 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mickey Witek	7
2	Lou Klein	6
3	Billy Herman	5
3	Stan Musial	5
5	3 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Nick Etten	1
1	Whitey Kurowski	1
1	Gus Mancuso	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jake Powell	4
2	Elbie Fletcher	3
2	Jeff Heath	3
2	Eddie Miller	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	1
1	Guy Curtright	1
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	Don Gutteridge	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Gerheauser	0.80
2	Hal Newhouser	0.73
3	Bob Muncrief	0.67
4	Thornton Lee	0.60
5	Manny Salvo	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Chubby Dean	1
1	Bob Klinger	1
1	Thornton Lee	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	11
2	Bob Muncrief	6
3	Van Mungo	5
4	Alex Carrasquel	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Gornicki	1
1	Joe Heving	1
1	Clyde Shoun	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.354
2	Luke Appling	.337
3	Dick Wakefield	.326
4	Billy Herman	.323
5	Mickey Witek	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	21
2	Charlie Keller	18
3	Bill Nicholson	17
4	Mel Ott	15
5	Vern Stephens	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	82
2	Nick Etten	80
3	Bob Elliott	73
3	Rudy York	73
5	Billy Herman	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	36
2	George Case	34
3	Thurman Tucker	23
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
3	Elmer Riddle	15
5	Hi Bithorn	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	113
2	Mort Cooper	106
3	Bobo Newsom	103
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	.500
2	Stan Musial	.489
3	Luke Appling	.421
4	Lou Boudreau	.412
5	Bob Elliott	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	8
2	Nick Etten	4
2	Charlie Keller	4
4	Ron Northey	3
4	Eric Tipton	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	18
2	Luke Appling	14
2	Gene Moore	14
4	Nick Etten	13
5	4 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	8
2	George Case	7
3	Mickey Vernon	4
3	Johnny Welaj	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Gornicki	0.00
2	Spud Chandler	0.33
3	Dizzy Trout	0.95
4	Max Lanier	1.00
5	Hi Bithorn	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	4
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Dick Barrett	3
2	Spud Chandler	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Barrett	21
2	Roger Wolff	20
3	Johnny Vander Meer	17
4	Bobo Newsom	16
4	Allie Reynolds	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	3
2	Mace Brown	2
2	Max Lanier	2
2	Gordon Maltzberger	2
2	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.413
2	Stan Musial	.409
3	Mickey Witek	.400
4	Bob Elliott	.386
5	Walker Cooper	.364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	33
2	Luke Appling	30
3	Bill Nicholson	28
4	Bob Elliott	27
5	Nick Etten	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	17
2	George Case	10
3	Pete Fox	8
4	Thurman Tucker	7
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	Tex Hughson	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	6
2	Dick Barrett	5
2	Hi Bithorn	5
2	Spud Chandler	5
2	5 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	Joe Heving	3
3	Dizzy Trout	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.341
2	Bill Nicholson	.311
3	Stan Hack	.308
4	Billy Herman	.307
5	Mickey Witek	.306

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	107
2	Rudy York	102
3	Nick Etten	94
4	Charlie Keller	93
5	Bob Elliott	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	51
2	Wally Moses	39
3	Mickey Vernon	27
4	Thurman Tucker	23
5	Luke Appling	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.82
2	Howie Pollet	1.91
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	Tiny Bonham	18
4	Spud Chandler	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	162
2	Mort Cooper	157
3	Bobo Newsom	136
4	Hal Newhouser	134
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