On This Day

Monday, September 13, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 90 44 .672 --
Dodgers 75 60 .556 15.5
Reds 74 61 .548 16.5
Pirates 73 68 .518 20.5
Cubs 61 71 .462 28.0
Blue Jays 58 75 .436 31.5
Braves 57 74 .435 31.5
Giants 49 84 .368 40.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Herman 4
1 Dixie Walker 4
3 Augie Galan 3
4 Frenchy Bordagaray 2
4 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 3
2 Frenchy Bordagaray 2
2 Howie Schultz 2
4 Augie Galan 1
4 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Olmo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whit Wyatt 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whit Wyatt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .353
2 Billy Herman .333
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 Herman 92

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 2.25

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 .531
2 Stan Hack .488
3 Dixie Walker .429
4 Don Gutteridge .426
5 Ernie Lombardi .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Dahlgren 3
2 Sid Gordon 2
2 Pinky Higgins 2
2 Charlie Keller 2
2 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 14
2 Howie Schultz 13
3 Pinky Higgins 12
4 Milt Byrnes 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 3
1 George Case 3
1 Connie Ryan 3
4 Frenchy Bordagaray 2
4 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.00
1 Xavier Rescigno 0.00
3 Bobo Newsom 0.64
4 Bucky Walters 0.67
5 Jim Bagby 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Brecheen 3
1 Curt Davis 3
1 Kirby Higbe 3
1 Bucky Walters 3
1 Whit Wyatt 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Lanier 23
2 Johnny Vander Meer 20
3 Whit Wyatt 19
4 Ken Chase 18
5 2 tied 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 .461
2 Dixie Walker .420
3 Billy Herman .388
4 Stan Musial .366
5 Milt Byrnes .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 George McQuinn 24
5 4 tied 23

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 0.81
2 Mickey Haefner 1.17
3 Al Brazle 1.34
4 Johnny Niggeling 1.36
5 Dick Newsome 1.40

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Lanier 37
1 Johnny Vander Meer 37
3 Ken Chase 36
4 Hal Newhouser 35
4 Whit Wyatt 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rip Sewell 3
1 Clyde Shoun 3
3 George Caster 2
3 Russ Christopher 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .349
2 Billy Herman .328
3 Dick Wakefield .315
4 Arky Vaughan .311
5 Dixie Walker .309

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 98
5 Billy Herman 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 52
2 Wally Moses 44
3 Luke Appling 25
4 Thurman Tucker 24
5 Mickey Vernon 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.91
2 Max Lanier 2.07
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 19
3 Elmer Riddle 19
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 Bobo Newsom 126

Saves

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