On This Day

Wednesday, August 25, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	74	45	.622	--
Senators	65	57	.533	10.5
Indians	62	55	.530	11.0
White Sox	63	57	.525	11.5
Tigers	61	56	.521	12.0
Red Sox	57	64	.471	18.0
Browns	53	63	.457	19.5
Athletics	41	79	.342	33.5

Games

Indians 8, Red Sox 3

Yankees 7, Tigers 5

Yankees 5, Tigers 1

Browns 7, Senators 4

White Sox 4, Athletics 0

Indians 4, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	78	39	.667	--
Reds	65	52	.556	13.0
Pirates	64	57	.529	16.0
Dodgers	61	59	.508	18.5
Cubs	56	61	.479	22.0
Blue Jays	54	66	.450	25.5
Braves	52	64	.448	25.5
Giants	43	75	.364	35.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Pirates 4

Cardinals 2, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Edwards	4
2	Luke Appling	3
2	Doc Cramer	3
2	Jake Early	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jeff Heath	2
1	Rudy York	2
3	Mark Christman	1
3	Roy Cullenbine	1
3	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	4
2	Luke Appling	3
2	Roy Cullenbine	3
2	Billy Johnson	3
2	Vern Stephens	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ralph Hodgin	1
1	Wally Moses	1
1	Jim Tabor	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jake Wade	1.00
2	Tex Hughson	0.80
3	Butch Wensloff	0.67
4	Vern Kennedy	0.50
5	Ray Poat	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Atley Donald	1
1	Vern Kennedy	1
1	Ray Poat	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	8
2	Jake Wade	7
3	Vern Kennedy	5
4	Orie Arntzen	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Les Webber	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.351
2	Luke Appling	.331
3	Billy Herman	.330
4	Dick Wakefield	.327
5	Arky Vaughan	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	28
2	Charlie Keller	22
3	Bill Nicholson	20
4	Jeff Heath	17
4	Mel Ott	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	97
2	Rudy York	95
3	Nick Etten	89
4	Billy Johnson	81
5	2 tied	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	41
1	Wally Moses	41
3	Thurman Tucker	24
4	Pete Fox	22
4	Mickey Vernon	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.75
2	Spud Chandler	1.90
3	Tommy Bridges	1.99
4	Max Lanier	2.05
5	Milo Candini	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	19
2	Mort Cooper	18
3	Spud Chandler	16
3	Elmer Riddle	16
5	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	121
2	Mort Cooper	120
3	Bobo Newsom	111
4	Johnny Vander Meer	107
5	Spud Chandler	103

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	12
2	Mace Brown	9
2	Les Webber	9
4	Ace Adams	8
5	2 tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Dickey	.459
2	Rudy York	.426
3	Mickey Witek	.421
4	Luis Olmo	.419
5	Stan Spence	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	10
2	Jeff Heath	8
3	Charlie Keller	5
3	Stan Spence	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	29
2	Jeff Heath	21
3	Bill Nicholson	17
4	Luke Appling	16
4	Peanuts Lowrey	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Wally Moses	6
3	Pete Fox	5
4	Leon Culberson	4
4	Peanuts Lowrey	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clyde Shoun	0.51
2	Lon Warneke	0.57
3	Jack Salveson	0.64
4	Al Brazle	0.90
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gordon Maltzberger	4
1	Clyde Shoun	4
1	Dizzy Trout	4
1	Whit Wyatt	4
5	6 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Chase	26
2	Kirby Higbe	21
3	Hal Newhouser	19
3	Allie Reynolds	19
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	3
2	Mace Brown	2
2	Hank Gornicki	2
2	Tex Hughson	2
2	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Witek	.403
2	Bob Elliott	.396
3	Luis Olmo	.377
4	Frenchy Bordagaray	.367
5	Stan Musial	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	15
2	Jeff Heath	12
3	Charlie Keller	10
4	Nick Etten	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	41
2	Jeff Heath	31
2	Bill Nicholson	31
4	Luke Appling	28
5	4 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	16
2	George Case	15
3	Pete Fox	8
3	Mickey Vernon	8
5	Leon Culberson	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mace Brown	0.96
2	Spud Chandler	1.30
3	Jim Tobin	1.38
3	Al Brazle	1.38
5	Max Lanier	1.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	5
1	Clyde Shoun	5
1	Jim Tobin	5
1	Dizzy Trout	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	42
2	Mort Cooper	39
3	Allie Reynolds	38
4	Roger Wolff	34
5	5 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	5
2	Mace Brown	4
3	Joe Heving	3
3	Clyde Shoun	3
5	10 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.341
2	Mickey Witek	.314
3	Harry Walker	.312
4	Arky Vaughan	.312
5	Bill Nicholson	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	29
2	Charlie Keller	25
3	Bill Nicholson	24
4	Mel Ott	23
5	Chet Laabs	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	116
2	Bill Nicholson	112
3	Nick Etten	100
4	Jeff Heath	89
5	4 tied	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	54
2	Wally Moses	42
3	Mickey Vernon	30
4	Thurman Tucker	24
5	Luke Appling	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.86
2	Mort Cooper	1.92
3	Spud Chandler	2.03
4	Tommy Bridges	2.10
5	Schoolboy Rowe	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	25
2	Rip Sewell	23
3	Spud Chandler	19
4	Elmer Riddle	18
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	164
2	Mort Cooper	161
3	Bobo Newsom	136
4	Hal Newhouser	134
5	Spud Chandler	124

Saves

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