On This Day

Saturday, September 4, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 79 46 .632 --
Indians 66 57 .537 12.0
Senators 69 60 .535 12.0
Tigers 66 59 .528 13.0
White Sox 64 61 .512 15.0
Red Sox 60 68 .469 20.5
Browns 57 69 .452 22.5
Athletics 42 83 .336 37.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 84 43 .661 --
Reds 69 57 .548 14.5
Dodgers 68 59 .535 16.0
Pirates 69 63 .523 17.5
Cubs 61 66 .480 23.0
Braves 56 65 .463 25.0
Blue Jays 54 71 .432 29.0
Giants 44 81 .352 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Musial 4
2 Frenchy Bordagaray 3
2 George McQuinn 3
2 Charlie Mead 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Estalella 1
1 Sid Gordon 1
1 Mickey Livingston 1
1 George McQuinn 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Milt Byrnes 3
1 Mark Christman 3
1 George McQuinn 3
4 Bob Elliott 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Mead 2
2 Frenchy Bordagaray 1
2 Stan Musial 1
2 Hal Wagner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lum Harris 0.80
2 Rex Barney 0.62
3 Hank Gornicki 0.57
4 Spud Chandler 0.43
5 Dick Newsome 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Hank Gornicki 1
1 Ed Head 1
1 Howie Krist 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rex Barney 8
2 Hank Gornicki 4
2 Lum Harris 4
4 Joe Beggs 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 1
1 Xavier Rescigno 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .354
2 Luke Appling .335
3 Billy Herman .331
4 Dick Wakefield .323
5 Bob Elliott .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 30
2 Charlie Keller 24
3 Bill Nicholson 21
4 Jeff Heath 18
4 Vern Stephens 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 105
2 Rudy York 100
3 Nick Etten 90
4 Bob Elliott 87
5 Billy Herman 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 44
2 Wally Moses 42
3 Thurman Tucker 24
4 Pete Fox 22
4 Mickey Vernon 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.74
2 Tommy Bridges 1.99
3 Max Lanier 2.04
4 Butch Wensloff 2.21
5 Tiny Bonham 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Sewell 20
2 Spud Chandler 18
2 Mort Cooper 18
4 Hi Bithorn 17
4 Elmer Riddle 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 133
2 Mort Cooper 127
3 Johnny Vander Meer 122
4 Bobo Newsom 112
5 Spud Chandler 111

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 12
2 Mace Brown 9
2 Les Webber 9
4 Ace Adams 8
4 George Caster 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Herman .438
2 Stan Musial .400
2 Stan Spence .400
4 Dixie Walker .396
5 George Case .377

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George McQuinn 17
2 Rudy York 16
3 Vern Stephens 15
4 Walker Cooper 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Wally Moses 5
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 4
3 Dick Siebert 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Newsome 0.32
2 Spud Chandler 0.33
3 Mickey Haefner 0.53
4 Al Javery 0.62
5 Nate Andrews 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Brecheen 3
1 Spud Chandler 3
1 Ed Head 3
1 Dick Newsome 3
1 Whit Wyatt 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 18
2 Harry Brecheen 17
3 Nels Potter 16
3 Dizzy Trout 16
5 Johnny Vander Meer 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 2
1 Clyde Shoun 2
3 Hi Bithorn 1
3 Harry Brecheen 1
3 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .397
2 Bob Elliott .383
3 Luis Olmo .371
3 Dixie Walker .371
5 Frenchy Bordagaray .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 16
2 Jeff Heath 10
3 Charlie Keller 7
4 Bill Nicholson 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 41
2 Bill Nicholson 30
3 Jeff Heath 28
4 George McQuinn 25
5 Walker Cooper 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 14
2 Wally Moses 8
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 5
3 Leon Culberson 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.67
2 Mickey Haefner 1.09
3 Jim Tobin 1.15
4 Al Brazle 1.45
5 3 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clyde Shoun 6
1 Dizzy Trout 6
1 Bucky Walters 6
1 Whit Wyatt 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 38
2 Ken Chase 33
2 Allie Reynolds 33
4 Hal Newhouser 32
5 Max Lanier 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 3
1 Joe Heving 3
1 Gordon Maltzberger 3
1 Clyde Shoun 3
5 7 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .349
2 Billy Herman .314
3 Bob Elliott .314
4 Harry Walker .309
5 Arky Vaughan .308

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 31
2 Charlie Keller 25
3 Bill Nicholson 23
4 Mel Ott 22
5 Vern Stephens 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 115
2 Bill Nicholson 112
3 Nick Etten 99
4 Bob Elliott 93
5 Billy Herman 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 52
2 Wally Moses 42
3 Mickey Vernon 25
4 Thurman Tucker 24
5 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.97
2 Tommy Bridges 2.02
3 Mort Cooper 2.08
4 Butch Wensloff 2.21
5 Tiny Bonham 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 22
1 Rip Sewell 22
3 Hi Bithorn 19
3 Spud Chandler 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 154
1 Johnny Vander Meer 154
3 Hal Newhouser 138
4 Bobo Newsom 125
5 Tommy Bridges 124

Saves

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