On This Day

Thursday, August 26, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 45 .622 --
Senators 66 58 .532 10.5
Indians 62 56 .525 11.5
White Sox 63 57 .525 11.5
Tigers 61 56 .521 12.0
Red Sox 58 64 .475 17.5
Browns 54 64 .458 19.5
Athletics 41 79 .342 33.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 78 39 .667 --
Reds 65 52 .556 13.0
Pirates 64 58 .525 16.5
Dodgers 61 59 .508 18.5
Cubs 57 61 .483 21.5
Blue Jays 54 66 .450 25.5
Braves 52 64 .448 25.5
Giants 43 75 .364 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Case 4
1 Al Zarilla 4
3 Milt Byrnes 3
3 Jerry Priddy 3
5 10 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George McQuinn 2
2 Phil Cavarretta 1
2 Jake Early 1
2 Frankie Hayes 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George McQuinn 4
2 Phil Cavarretta 2
2 Jake Early 2
2 Jim Tabor 2
5 18 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Boudreau 1
1 George Case 1
1 Oris Hockett 1
1 Jim Tabor 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Hollingsworth 0.78
2 Milo Candini 0.57
2 Paul Derringer 0.57
2 Mike Naymick 0.57
5 Mike Ryba 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Al Hollingsworth 1
1 Mike Ryba 1
1 Early Wynn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Hollingsworth 7
2 Mike Ryba 5
2 Early Wynn 5
4 Milo Candini 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dutch Leonard 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 42
2 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 Virgil Trucks 2.18

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 121
2 Mort Cooper 120
3 Bobo Newsom 112
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 .472
2 Rudy York .431
3 Dixie Walker .419
4 Bob Elliott .418
5 Billy Herman .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 9
2 Jeff Heath 8
3 Stan Spence 6
4 Charlie Keller 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 28
2 Jeff Heath 22
3 Bill Nicholson 17
4 Luke Appling 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 9
2 Wally Moses 5
3 Leon Culberson 4
3 Pete Fox 4
3 Peanuts Lowrey 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clyde Shoun 0.51
2 Lon Warneke 0.57
3 Jack Salveson 0.64
4 Jim Tobin 0.67
5 Howie Krist 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gordon Maltzberger 4
1 Clyde Shoun 4
3 Mort Cooper 3
3 Hank Gornicki 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Chase 26
2 Kirby Higbe 21
3 Hal Newhouser 19
4 Allie Reynolds 17
4 Early Wynn 17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Elliott .413
2 Mickey Witek .408
3 Luis Olmo .375
4 Bill Nicholson .371
5 Stan Musial .368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 41
2 Jeff Heath 32
3 Bill Nicholson 31
4 Luke Appling 28
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 16
1 Wally Moses 16
3 Pete Fox 8
3 Mickey Vernon 8
5 2 tied 6

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 Early Wynn 6
2 Clyde Shoun 5
2 Jim Tobin 5
2 Dizzy Trout 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 42
2 Allie Reynolds 38
3 Mort Cooper 35
4 Roger Wolff 34
5 Bobo Newsom 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 5
2 Mace Brown 4
3 Joe Heving 3
3 Clyde Shoun 3
5 9 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .343
2 Mickey Witek .314
3 Harry Walker .312
4 Arky Vaughan .312
5 Billy Herman .310

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 111
3 Nick Etten 100
4 Jeff Heath 90
5 3 tied 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 53
2 Wally Moses 42
3 Mickey Vernon 28
4 Thurman Tucker 24
5 Luke Appling 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Pollet 1.86
2 Mort Cooper 1.98
3 Spud Chandler 2.03
4 Tommy Bridges 2.10
5 Schoolboy Rowe 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 24
2 Rip Sewell 22
3 Spud Chandler 19
4 Elmer Riddle 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 157
2 Johnny Vander Meer 153
3 Bobo Newsom 137
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 2 tied 8