On This Day

Saturday, August 21, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	42	.625	--
Senators	62	54	.534	10.0
Tigers	58	52	.527	11.0
Indians	57	53	.518	12.0
White Sox	57	56	.504	13.5
Red Sox	55	59	.482	16.0
Browns	50	60	.455	19.0
Athletics	40	73	.354	30.5

Games

White Sox 5, Senators 4

Yankees 8, Indians 3

Browns 5, Athletics 3

Red Sox 7, Tigers 6

Browns 4, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	73	39	.652	--
Reds	62	52	.544	12.0
Pirates	63	54	.538	12.5
Dodgers	58	58	.500	17.0
Cubs	53	60	.469	20.5
Braves	52	59	.468	20.5
Blue Jays	54	63	.462	21.5
Giants	42	72	.368	32.0

Games

Cubs 13, Dodgers 1

Braves 3, Reds 2

Pirates 4, Giants 3

Blue Jays 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Estalella	5
2	Ned Harris	4
3	Milt Byrnes	3
3	George Case	3
3	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buster Adams	1
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Bill Dickey	1
1	Stan Hack	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dom Dallessandro	3
1	Charlie Keller	3
1	Peanuts Lowrey	3
1	George McQuinn	3
5	12 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	2
2	Frankie Crosetti	1
2	Lonny Frey	1
2	Johnny Hopp	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Brecheen	0.62
2	Lon Warneke	0.43
3	Nate Andrews	0.33
3	Harry Feldman	0.33
5	Lum Harris	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nate Andrews	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Bill Brandt	1
1	Gordon Maltzberger	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Brecheen	5
2	Hank Borowy	3
2	Harry Feldman	3
2	Lum Harris	3
2	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.351
2	Dick Wakefield	.332
3	Luke Appling	.332
4	Billy Herman	.319
5	Mickey Witek	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	25
2	Charlie Keller	21
3	Bill Nicholson	19
4	Mel Ott	17
5	Bobby Doerr	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	92
2	Rudy York	86
3	Nick Etten	84
4	Bob Elliott	77
5	Billy Johnson	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	40
2	Wally Moses	37
3	Thurman Tucker	24
4	Pete Fox	21
4	Mickey Vernon	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.75
2	Tommy Bridges	1.93
3	Max Lanier	1.93
4	Spud Chandler	1.94
5	Milo Candini	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	18
2	Mort Cooper	17
3	Hi Bithorn	15
3	Spud Chandler	15
3	Elmer Riddle	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	115
2	Mort Cooper	114
3	Bobo Newsom	108
4	Johnny Vander Meer	107
5	Spud Chandler	100

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	11
2	Mace Brown	9
3	Ace Adams	8
3	Les Webber	8
5	2 tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rudy York	.434
2	Bob Elliott	.431
3	Mickey Witek	.423
4	Luis Olmo	.400
5	Lou Klein	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	10
2	Jeff Heath	5
3	Bobby Doerr	4
3	Charlie Keller	4
3	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	25
2	Jeff Heath	19
3	Peanuts Lowrey	15
3	Bill Nicholson	15
5	Stan Musial	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	10
2	Guy Curtright	4
2	Pete Fox	4
4	Leon Culberson	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Gornicki	0.00
2	Tommy Bridges	0.50
3	Max Lanier	0.78
4	Jim Tobin	1.00
5	Spud Chandler	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	Hank Gornicki	3
1	Gordon Maltzberger	3
1	Schoolboy Rowe	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	23
2	Ken Chase	21
2	Kirby Higbe	21
4	Al Javery	17
5	Mort Cooper	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	3
1	Joe Heving	3
3	Alex Carrasquel	2
3	Gordon Maltzberger	2
3	Rip Sewell	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Elliott	.397
2	Mickey Witek	.393
3	Stan Musial	.377
4	Luke Appling	.368
5	Luis Olmo	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	13
2	Charlie Keller	10
3	Bobby Doerr	8
3	Jeff Heath	8
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	39
2	Bill Nicholson	29
3	Charlie Keller	27
3	Ray Sanders	27
5	Jeff Heath	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	16
2	Wally Moses	14
3	Pete Fox	10
4	Mickey Vernon	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.71
2	Mace Brown	1.00
3	Hank Gornicki	1.27
4	Spud Chandler	1.30
5	Howie Krist	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	6
2	Jim Bagby	5
2	Dick Barrett	5
2	Hank Borowy	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	48
2	Mort Cooper	40
3	Allie Reynolds	35
4	Kirby Higbe	32
5	2 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	6
2	Gordon Maltzberger	4
3	Joe Heving	3
3	Johnny Murphy	3
3	Dizzy Trout	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.341
2	Mickey Witek	.312
3	Arky Vaughan	.309
4	Bob Elliott	.308
5	Luke Appling	.305

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	27
2	Charlie Keller	26
2	Mel Ott	26
4	Bill Nicholson	24
5	Chet Laabs	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	109
2	Rudy York	108
3	Nick Etten	96
4	Charlie Keller	91
5	Stan Musial	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	54
2	Wally Moses	39
3	Mickey Vernon	29
4	Thurman Tucker	24
5	2 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.91
2	Mort Cooper	2.03
3	Tommy Bridges	2.05
4	Spud Chandler	2.07
5	Butch Wensloff	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	24
2	Rip Sewell	22
3	Tiny Bonham	18
3	Spud Chandler	18
5	4 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	164
2	Mort Cooper	156
3	Bobo Newsom	137
4	Hal Newhouser	135
5	Spud Chandler	121

Saves

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