On This Day

Friday, August 27, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 45 .622 --
Senators 66 58 .532 10.5
Indians 63 56 .529 11.0
White Sox 63 58 .521 12.0
Tigers 61 57 .517 12.5
Red Sox 58 64 .475 17.5
Browns 55 64 .462 19.0
Athletics 41 79 .342 33.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 78 40 .661 --
Reds 66 52 .559 12.0
Pirates 64 59 .520 16.5
Dodgers 61 59 .508 18.0
Cubs 58 61 .487 20.5
Blue Jays 54 66 .450 25.0
Braves 52 64 .448 25.0
Giants 43 75 .364 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Marshall 4
2 Bert Haas 3
3 Luke Appling 2
3 Milt Byrnes 2
3 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Ival Goodman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Milt Byrnes 1
1 Walker Cooper 1
1 Hank Edwards 1
1 16 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Hopp 1
1 Wally Moses 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Denny Galehouse 0.88
2 Eddie Smith 0.53
3 Claude Passeau 0.50
4 Hal Newhouser 0.46
5 Al Smith 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 Claude Passeau 1
1 Al Smith 1
1 Bucky Walters 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Smith 8
2 Denny Galehouse 7
3 Hal Newhouser 6
4 Howie Krist 4
4 Claude Passeau 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .350
2 Luke Appling .333
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 Bob Elliott 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 42
1 Wally Moses 42
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 127
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 Dixie Walker .436
3 Peanuts Lowrey .417
4 Billy Herman .410
5 Stan Spence .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Heath 8
2 Rudy York 7
3 Stan Spence 6
4 Charlie Keller 4
4 Bill Nicholson 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Heath 22
1 Rudy York 22
3 Ival Goodman 16
3 Bill Nicholson 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 9
2 Wally Moses 6
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 Al Brazle 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gordon Maltzberger 4
1 Clyde Shoun 4
3 Hank Gornicki 3
3 Mickey Haefner 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 25
2 Denny Galehouse 21
3 Allie Reynolds 17
4 Ken Chase 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Gornicki 2
1 Tex Hughson 2
1 Gordon Maltzberger 2
1 Rip Sewell 2
1 Clyde Shoun 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Elliott .418
2 Mickey Witek .409
3 Luis Olmo .375
4 Stan Musial .372
5 Bill Nicholson .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 15
2 Jeff Heath 12
3 Charlie Keller 9
4 Nick Etten 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 41
2 Jeff Heath 33
3 Bill Nicholson 31
4 Luke Appling 29
5 Stan Spence 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 17
2 George Case 16
3 Pete Fox 8
3 Mickey Vernon 8
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mace Brown 0.96
2 Jim Tobin 1.29
3 Spud Chandler 1.30
4 Al Brazle 1.38
5 Max Lanier 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 6
1 Early Wynn 6
3 Clyde Shoun 5
3 Dizzy Trout 5
3 Virgil Trucks 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 42
2 Mort Cooper 35
3 Roger Wolff 34
4 Allie Reynolds 33
5 Bobo Newsom 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .342
2 Harry Walker .313
3 Mickey Witek .311
4 Arky Vaughan .311
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 99
4 Jeff Heath 90
5 3 tied 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 53
2 Wally Moses 43
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 Hal Newhouser 140
4 Bobo Newsom 137
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