On This Day

Thursday, September 9, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 81 49 .623 --
Indians 69 60 .535 11.5
Senators 71 62 .534 11.5
Tigers 69 61 .531 12.0
White Sox 66 63 .512 14.5
Red Sox 62 70 .470 20.0
Browns 58 71 .450 22.5
Athletics 44 84 .344 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 88 44 .667 --
Reds 72 58 .554 15.0
Dodgers 72 60 .545 16.0
Pirates 70 66 .515 20.0
Cubs 61 69 .469 26.0
Braves 57 69 .452 28.0
Blue Jays 58 73 .443 29.5
Giants 45 84 .349 41.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 4
1 Roy Cullenbine 4
1 Bill Dickey 4
1 Jeff Heath 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Augie Galan 1
1 Billy Herman 1
1 Jimmy Outlaw 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 3
1 Joe Gordon 3
3 Hank Borowy 2
3 Roy Cullenbine 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pinky Higgins 1
1 Rudy York 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Allie Reynolds 0.40
2 Dick Barrett 0.36
3 Hank Borowy 0.33
4 Al Smith 0.29
5 Dick Newsome 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 1
1 Al Smith 1
1 Les Webber 1
1 Hal White 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Barrett 5
1 Hank Borowy 5
3 Al Smith 4
4 Dick Newsome 3
4 Jack Salveson 3

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 105
3 Bob Elliott 92
3 Nick Etten 92
5 Billy Herman 88

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 .421
2 Stan Hack .396
3 Dixie Walker .396
4 Roy Cullenbine .390
5 Whitey Kurowski .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Weatherly 4
2 Babe Dahlgren 3
2 Pinky Higgins 3
2 Charlie Keller 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pinky Higgins 17
2 Bob Elliott 14
3 George McQuinn 12
4 Phil Cavarretta 11
4 Howie Schultz 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 3
1 Wally Moses 3
1 Chuck Workman 3
4 Luke Appling 2
4 12 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.00
2 Nate Andrews 0.47
3 Ed Head 0.66
4 Whit Wyatt 0.67
5 Mickey Haefner 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Brecheen 3
1 Al Smith 3
1 Bucky Walters 3
1 Whit Wyatt 3
5 16 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 24
2 Max Lanier 19
3 Ken Chase 15
4 Tommy Bridges 14
4 2 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 2
2 Ace Adams 1
2 George Caster 1
2 Curt Davis 1
2 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Dickey .437
2 Dixie Walker .400
3 Bob Elliott .395
4 Stan Musial .385
5 Billy Herman .381

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 39
2 Jeff Heath 27
3 Bill Nicholson 26
4 Pinky Higgins 24
4 George McQuinn 24

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 3 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 .320
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 117
2 Bill Nicholson 112
3 Nick Etten 101
4 Bob Elliott 97
5 Billy Herman 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 50
2 Wally Moses 44
3 Thurman Tucker 24
3 Mickey Vernon 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