On This Day

Wednesday, September 8, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 80 49 .620 --
Indians 68 59 .535 11.0
Senators 71 62 .534 11.0
Tigers 68 60 .531 11.5
White Sox 66 63 .512 14.0
Red Sox 62 69 .473 19.0
Browns 58 71 .450 22.0
Athletics 44 84 .344 35.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 88 44 .667 --
Reds 72 58 .554 15.0
Dodgers 71 60 .542 16.5
Pirates 70 66 .515 20.0
Cubs 61 69 .469 26.0
Braves 57 69 .452 28.0
Blue Jays 58 72 .446 29.0
Giants 45 84 .349 41.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buster Adams 3
1 Pete Coscarart 3
1 Ernie Lombardi 3
4 George Fallon 2
4 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 2
2 Babe Dahlgren 1
2 Buddy Kerr 1
2 Ernie Lombardi 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 2
1 Mickey Owen 2
3 Buster Adams 1
3 Babe Dahlgren 1
3 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whit Wyatt 3.50
2 Red Munger 0.44
3 Manny Salvo 0.38
4 Cliff Melton 0.11
5 Rip Sewell 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Red Munger 1
1 Whit Wyatt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 7
2 Red Munger 4
3 Manny Salvo 3
4 Cliff Melton 1
4 Rip Sewell 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .354
2 Billy Herman .330
3 Luke Appling .328
4 Dick Wakefield .317
5 Bob Elliott .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 31
2 Charlie Keller 25
3 Bill Nicholson 22
4 Jeff Heath 18
4 Vern Stephens 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 106
2 Rudy York 103
3 Bob Elliott 92
4 Nick Etten 91
5 2 tied 87

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.74
2 Max Lanier 2.00
3 Tommy Bridges 2.04
4 Mort Cooper 2.23
5 Butch Wensloff 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Sewell 20
2 Mort Cooper 19
3 Spud Chandler 18
3 Elmer Riddle 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 135
2 Mort Cooper 133
3 Johnny Vander Meer 131
4 Bobo Newsom 113
5 Tommy Bridges 112

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marty Marion .405
2 Stan Hack .396
3 Whitey Kurowski .389
4 Doc Cramer .386
5 Dixie Walker .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 5
2 Roy Weatherly 4
3 Roy Cullenbine 3
3 Babe Dahlgren 3
3 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pinky Higgins 15
2 Bob Elliott 14
3 George McQuinn 12
3 Rudy York 12
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 4
2 George Case 3
2 Jim Tabor 3
2 Chuck Workman 3
5 13 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.00
2 Nate Andrews 0.32
3 Dick Newsome 0.47
4 Ed Head 0.66
5 Mickey Haefner 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Brecheen 4
1 Whit Wyatt 4
3 Bucky Walters 3
4 Nate Andrews 2
4 17 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 24
2 Max Lanier 19
3 Whit Wyatt 17
4 Dizzy Trout 16
5 Ken Chase 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 2
2 Ace Adams 1
2 George Caster 1
2 Curt Davis 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .396
2 Bob Elliott .395
3 Stan Musial .385
4 Billy Herman .382
5 Lou Boudreau .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 13
2 Jeff Heath 9
3 Charlie Keller 8
4 Bill Nicholson 6
4 Stan Spence 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 37
2 Bill Nicholson 26
3 Jeff Heath 25
4 George McQuinn 24
5 Bob Elliott 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 11
2 Wally Moses 9
3 Luke Appling 5
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.81
2 Mickey Haefner 0.97
3 Jim Tobin 1.19
4 Clyde Shoun 1.36
5 Al Brazle 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whit Wyatt 7
2 Dizzy Trout 6
3 Hank Gornicki 5
3 Gordon Maltzberger 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Chase 41
2 Johnny Vander Meer 40
3 Kirby Higbe 33
3 Hal Newhouser 33
5 Denny Galehouse 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 3
1 Rip Sewell 3
1 Clyde Shoun 3
4 Mace Brown 2
4 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .347
2 Billy Herman .321
3 Dick Wakefield .317
4 Bob Elliott .313
5 Arky Vaughan .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 32
2 Charlie Keller 26
3 Bill Nicholson 24
4 Mel Ott 21
5 3 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 116
2 Bill Nicholson 112
3 Nick Etten 100
4 Bob Elliott 97
5 Billy Herman 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 51
2 Wally Moses 44
3 Mickey Vernon 25
4 Thurman Tucker 24
5 Luke Appling 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.95
2 Mort Cooper 2.02
3 Max Lanier 2.07
4 Tommy Bridges 2.16
5 Butch Wensloff 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 22
2 Rip Sewell 21
3 Spud Chandler 19
3 Elmer Riddle 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 156
2 Johnny Vander Meer 155
3 Hal Newhouser 139
4 Tommy Bridges 129
5 Bobo Newsom 124

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 12
2 Mace Brown 11
3 Ace Adams 10
3 Les Webber 10
5 George Caster 8