On This Day

Friday, September 10, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	82	49	.626	--
Indians	71	60	.542	11.0
Senators	72	62	.537	11.5
Tigers	69	63	.523	13.5
White Sox	66	64	.508	15.5
Red Sox	62	71	.466	21.0
Browns	59	71	.454	22.5
Athletics	44	85	.341	37.0

Games

Yankees 9, Red Sox 3

Senators 5, Athletics 0

Browns 6, White Sox 2

Indians 4, Tigers 2

Indians 1, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	89	44	.669	--
Reds	73	59	.553	15.5
Dodgers	72	60	.545	16.5
Pirates	71	67	.514	20.5
Cubs	61	70	.466	27.0
Braves	57	70	.449	29.0
Blue Jays	58	73	.443	30.0
Giants	46	84	.354	41.5

Games

Cardinals 2, Cubs 1

Giants 10, Braves 2

Pirates 9, Reds 6

Reds 1, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Coscarart	4
1	Bob Elliott	4
3	Dain Clay	3
3	Bill Dickey	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Edwards	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	Joe Kuhel	1
1	Chet Laabs	1
1	Bud Metheny	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bud Metheny	3
2	Pete Coscarart	2
2	Jake Early	2
2	Bob Elliott	2
2	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Guy Curtright	1
1	Oris Hockett	1
1	Buddy Kerr	1
1	Jim Russell	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Max Lanier	0.57
2	Bucky Walters	0.50
2	Early Wynn	0.50
4	Claude Passeau	0.45
5	Nels Potter	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	Wally Hebert	1
1	Max Lanier	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	8
2	Johnny Allen	5
2	Claude Passeau	5
2	Bucky Walters	5
2	Roger Wolff	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Joe Heving	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.355
2	Billy Herman	.330
3	Luke Appling	.328
4	Bob Elliott	.317
5	Dick Wakefield	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	31
2	Charlie Keller	26
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	94
4	Nick Etten	93
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	1.95
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	137
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	Bill Dickey	.441
2	Marty Marion	.421
3	Stan Hack	.415
4	Dixie Walker	.396
5	Bob Elliott	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	4
1	Roy Weatherly	4
3	Babe Dahlgren	3
3	Pinky Higgins	3
3	Rudy York	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pinky Higgins	17
2	Bob Elliott	16
3	Howie Schultz	11
4	Milt Byrnes	10
4	5 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	3
1	Chuck Workman	3
3	Luke Appling	2
3	Frenchy Bordagaray	2
3	11 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	Bucky Walters	4
2	Harry Brecheen	3
2	Al Smith	3
2	Whit Wyatt	3
5	22 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	27
2	Johnny Vander Meer	24
3	Al Javery	16
3	Hal Newhouser	16
5	Ken Chase	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	2
2	Ace Adams	1
2	Johnny Allen	1
2	George Caster	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Dickey	.451
2	Dixie Walker	.400
3	Bob Elliott	.398
4	Stan Musial	.386
5	Billy Herman	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	13
2	Jeff Heath	9
2	Charlie Keller	9
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	Bob Elliott	25
5	Pinky Higgins	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	Al Brazle	1.42
5	Bucky Walters	1.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whit Wyatt	7
2	Dizzy Trout	6
2	Bucky Walters	6
4	Hank Gornicki	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Chase	41
2	Johnny Vander Meer	40
3	Max Lanier	38
4	Hal Newhouser	35
5	Kirby Higbe	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	4
2	Rip Sewell	3
2	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	.316
4	Bob Elliott	.315
5	Arky Vaughan	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	32
2	Charlie Keller	27
3	Bill Nicholson	24
4	Mel Ott	21
5	Chet Laabs	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	117
2	Bill Nicholson	112
3	Nick Etten	102
4	Bob Elliott	99
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	Max Lanier	2.02
3	Mort Cooper	2.02
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	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	156
2	Johnny Vander Meer	155
3	Hal Newhouser	141
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