On This Day

Sunday, September 12, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	85	49	.634	--
Indians	73	60	.549	11.5
Senators	75	62	.547	11.5
Tigers	69	65	.515	16.0
White Sox	66	67	.496	18.5
Browns	62	71	.466	22.5
Red Sox	62	74	.456	24.0
Athletics	44	88	.333	40.0

Games

Yankees 1, Red Sox 0

Yankees 9, Red Sox 6

Indians 2, Tigers 1

Senators 4, Athletics 3

Senators 9, Athletics 5

Browns 2, White Sox 0

Browns 6, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	90	44	.672	--
Dodgers	74	60	.552	16.0
Reds	74	61	.548	16.5
Pirates	73	68	.518	20.5
Cubs	61	71	.462	28.0
Braves	57	73	.438	31.0
Blue Jays	58	75	.436	31.5
Giants	49	84	.368	40.5

Games

Dodgers 8, Blue Jays 4

Giants 3, Braves 0

Giants 7, Braves 2

Reds 1, Pirates 0

Pirates 7, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Milt Byrnes	6
2	Charlie Mead	5
2	Mickey Witek	5
4	Kerby Farrell	4
4	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Milt Byrnes	1
1	George Case	1
1	Sid Gordon	1
1	Ralph Hodgin	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jerry Priddy	4
2	Milt Byrnes	3
2	George Case	3
2	Buddy Kerr	3
2	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	2
2	George Case	1
2	Tony Cuccinello	1
2	Dick Culler	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Elmer Riddle	2.00
2	Bob Muncrief	1.50
3	Jesse Flores	1.25
4	Tiny Bonham	1.00
5	Tommy Bridges	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ace Adams	1
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Atley Donald	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	7
1	Denny Galehouse	7
1	Allie Reynolds	7
4	Tiny Bonham	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Les Webber	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.353
2	Billy Herman	.329
3	Luke Appling	.321
4	Dick Wakefield	.315
5	Mickey Witek	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	31
2	Charlie Keller	26
3	Bill Nicholson	22
4	Jeff Heath	18
4	2 others tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	106
2	Rudy York	105
3	Bob Elliott	94
3	Nick Etten	94
5	Billy Johnson	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	47
2	Wally Moses	44
3	Thurman Tucker	24
4	Luke Appling	23
5	2 tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.67
2	Max Lanier	1.95
3	Tommy Bridges	1.99
4	Mort Cooper	2.23
5	Whit Wyatt	2.26

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	137
2	Mort Cooper	133
2	Johnny Vander Meer	133
4	Tommy Bridges	119
4	Spud Chandler	119

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	12
2	Les Webber	10
3	Ace Adams	9
3	Mace Brown	9
5	George Caster	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Dickey	.472
2	Stan Hack	.440
3	Ernie Lombardi	.405
4	Don Gutteridge	.389
5	Doc Cramer	.388

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	16
2	Bob Elliott	14
3	Howie Schultz	13
4	Milt Byrnes	10
4	3 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	4
1	George Case	4
3	Connie Ryan	3
3	Chuck Workman	3
5	5 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	0.00
1	Xavier Rescigno	0.00
3	Ed Head	0.55
4	Bobo Newsom	0.64
5	2 tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Brecheen	3
1	Spud Chandler	3
1	Curt Davis	3
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	27
2	Johnny Vander Meer	26
3	Tommy Bridges	21
4	Ken Chase	20
5	4 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	2
2	Ace Adams	1
2	Johnny Allen	1
2	George Caster	1
2	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Dickey	.461
2	Dixie Walker	.400
3	Billy Herman	.369
4	Stan Musial	.366
5	Bob Elliott	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	10
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	32
2	Jeff Heath	27
3	Bill Nicholson	25
4	Billy Johnson	24
4	George McQuinn	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	14
2	Wally Moses	8
3	Luke Appling	7
4	Tony Lupien	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	0.67
2	Mickey Haefner	1.17
3	Al Brazle	1.34
4	Dick Newsome	1.40
5	Howie Krist	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	6
1	Whit Wyatt	6
3	Spud Chandler	5
3	Hank Gornicki	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	37
1	Johnny Vander Meer	37
3	Ken Chase	36
4	Hal Newhouser	35
5	Denny Galehouse	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rip Sewell	3
1	Clyde Shoun	3
3	George Caster	2
3	Russ Christopher	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.349
2	Billy Herman	.322
3	Dick Wakefield	.315
4	Arky Vaughan	.312
5	Bob Elliott	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	32
2	Charlie Keller	27
3	Bill Nicholson	23
4	Mel Ott	21
5	3 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	114
2	Bill Nicholson	111
3	Nick Etten	101
4	Bob Elliott	99
5	Billy Herman	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	53
2	Wally Moses	44
3	Luke Appling	25
4	Thurman Tucker	24
5	Mickey Vernon	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.88
2	Max Lanier	2.02
3	Mort Cooper	2.09
4	Tommy Bridges	2.11
5	Tiny Bonham	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	21
1	Rip Sewell	21
3	Spud Chandler	20
3	Elmer Riddle	20
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	154
2	Mort Cooper	153
3	Hal Newhouser	139
4	Tommy Bridges	136
5	2 tied	126

Saves

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