On This Day

Wednesday, August 18, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	67	42	.615	--
Indians	57	50	.533	9.0
Senators	60	53	.531	9.0
Tigers	56	50	.528	9.5
White Sox	56	54	.509	11.5
Red Sox	53	57	.482	14.5
Browns	47	60	.439	19.0
Athletics	40	70	.364	27.5

Games

White Sox 3, Senators 2

Senators 4, White Sox 2

Indians 9, Yankees 8

Indians 7, Yankees 5

Tigers 1, Red Sox 0

Browns 4, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	72	37	.661	--
Reds	61	50	.550	12.0
Pirates	61	52	.540	13.0
Dodgers	56	57	.496	18.0
Cubs	52	58	.473	20.5
Braves	50	58	.463	21.5
Blue Jays	52	62	.456	22.5
Giants	40	70	.364	32.5

Games

Cubs 7, Dodgers 5

Cubs 15, Dodgers 6

Braves 4, Reds 3

Reds 5, Braves 0

Pirates 7, Giants 6

Giants 3, Pirates 2

Cardinals 6, Blue Jays 0

Blue Jays 6, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Phil Cavarretta	6
2	Pete Coscarart	5
2	Roy Cullenbine	5
2	Oris Hockett	5
2	Arky Vaughan	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jeff Heath	2
2	Walker Cooper	1
2	Dom Dallessandro	1
2	Bill Dickey	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	7
2	Lou Boudreau	4
2	Pete Coscarart	4
2	Ival Goodman	4
2	Billy Johnson	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vince DiMaggio	2
1	Pete Fox	2
3	Luke Appling	1
3	Dick Bartell	1
3	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Muncrief	0.83
2	Mel Harder	0.67
3	Yank Terry	0.50
3	Hal White	0.50
5	Carl Hubbell	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Milo Candini	1
1	Al Gerheauser	1
1	Hank Gornicki	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	6
2	Johnny Allen	5
2	Carl Hubbell	5
2	Johnny Humphries	5
2	Bob Muncrief	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Burrows	1
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	Rip Sewell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.348
2	Luke Appling	.336
3	Dick Wakefield	.327
4	Billy Herman	.322
5	Mickey Witek	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	23
2	Charlie Keller	20
3	Bill Nicholson	17
4	Mel Ott	16
5	Bobby Doerr	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	88
2	Nick Etten	82
3	Bob Elliott	77
3	Rudy York	77
5	Billy Johnson	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	37
2	George Case	36
3	Thurman Tucker	24
4	Pete Fox	21
4	Mickey Vernon	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.75
2	Tex Hughson	1.92
3	Tommy Bridges	1.93
4	Spud Chandler	1.94
5	Max Lanier	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	18
2	Mort Cooper	16
3	Hi Bithorn	15
3	Spud Chandler	15
3	Elmer Riddle	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	113
2	Mort Cooper	108
3	Bobo Newsom	105
4	Spud Chandler	100
4	Johnny Vander Meer	100

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	11
2	Mace Brown	9
3	Ace Adams	8
3	Les Webber	8
5	4 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Elliott	.482
2	Mickey Witek	.433
3	Stan Musial	.411
4	Luis Olmo	.407
5	Lou Klein	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	9
2	Ron Northey	5
3	Bobby Doerr	4
3	Stan Musial	4
3	Eric Tipton	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	18
2	Jeff Heath	15
2	Stan Musial	15
4	Peanuts Lowrey	13
4	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Guy Curtright	4
2	Pete Fox	4
4	Leon Culberson	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Gornicki	0.00
2	Tommy Bridges	0.50
3	Joe Haynes	0.75
4	Spud Chandler	1.03
5	2 tied	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	4
1	Bucky Walters	4
3	Joe Dobson	3
3	Hank Gornicki	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Kirby Higbe	21
2	Dick Barrett	17
3	Ken Chase	16
3	Johnny Vander Meer	16
5	4 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	3
1	Joe Heving	3
3	Joe Beggs	2
3	Alex Carrasquel	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Elliott	.403
2	Luke Appling	.394
3	Mickey Witek	.388
4	Stan Musial	.381
5	Harry Walker	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	12
2	Bobby Doerr	9
2	Charlie Keller	9
4	Jeff Heath	6
4	Ron Northey	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	33
2	Stan Musial	28
2	Ray Sanders	28
4	Luke Appling	27
5	Bill Nicholson	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	14
2	George Case	12
3	Pete Fox	10
4	Mickey Vernon	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.80
2	Hank Gornicki	1.27
3	Spud Chandler	1.30
4	Hi Bithorn	1.35
5	Dizzy Trout	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	6
2	Jim Bagby	5
2	Hi Bithorn	5
2	Rip Sewell	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	41
2	Mort Cooper	34
3	Kirby Higbe	32
4	Dick Barrett	30
4	Butch Wensloff	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	7
2	Gordon Maltzberger	5
3	Joe Heving	3
3	Dizzy Trout	3
5	8 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.340
2	Bob Elliott	.310
3	Harry Walker	.308
4	Luke Appling	.307
5	Mickey Witek	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	27
2	Mel Ott	26
2	Rudy York	26
4	Bill Nicholson	22
5	Chet Laabs	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	105
2	Rudy York	102
3	Nick Etten	94
4	Bob Elliott	90
4	2 others tied	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	51
2	Wally Moses	39
3	Mickey Vernon	29
4	Thurman Tucker	24
5	Luke Appling	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.91
2	Mort Cooper	2.03
3	Tommy Bridges	2.05
4	Spud Chandler	2.18
5	Butch Wensloff	2.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	162
2	Mort Cooper	153
3	Bobo Newsom	137
4	Hal Newhouser	133
5	Spud Chandler	124

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	13
2	Ace Adams	11
2	Gordon Maltzberger	11
4	Les Webber	9
5	George Caster	8