On This Day

Wednesday, September 15, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	87	49	.640	--
Senators	77	62	.554	11.5
Indians	73	63	.537	14.0
Tigers	71	66	.518	16.5
White Sox	67	69	.493	20.0
Browns	65	71	.478	22.0
Red Sox	62	76	.449	26.0
Athletics	44	90	.328	42.0

Games

Tigers 8, White Sox 2

Yankees 7, Athletics 3

Browns 4, Indians 2

Senators 5, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	90	44	.672	--
Dodgers	75	61	.551	16.0
Reds	74	61	.548	16.5
Pirates	73	68	.518	20.5
Cubs	61	71	.462	28.0
Braves	58	74	.439	31.0
Blue Jays	59	76	.437	31.5
Giants	50	85	.370	40.5

Games

Blue Jays 1, Giants 0

Giants 6, Blue Jays 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nap Reyes	4
2	Doc Cramer	3
2	Bob Johnson	3
2	Bud Metheny	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Early	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Sid Gordon	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jake Early	3
1	Charlie Keller	3
1	George Staller	3
1	Al Zarilla	3
5	5 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	2
2	George Case	1
2	Bob Johnson	1
2	Mickey Witek	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Van Mungo	0.88
2	Johnny Niggeling	0.86
3	Hugh East	0.57
4	Jack Kraus	0.50
5	Hank Borowy	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Hugh East	1
1	Rufe Gentry	1
1	Al Hollingsworth	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Van Mungo	7
2	Johnny Niggeling	6
3	Gordon Maltzberger	5
4	Hugh East	4
4	Al Hollingsworth	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnnie Wittig	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.353
2	Billy Herman	.331
3	Luke Appling	.318
4	Dick Wakefield	.313
5	Mickey Witek	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	31
2	Charlie Keller	27
3	Bill Nicholson	22
4	Vern Stephens	20
5	2 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	108
2	Bill Nicholson	106
3	Nick Etten	98
4	Bob Elliott	94
5	Billy Herman	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	48
2	Wally Moses	46
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	139
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	.424
2	Dixie Walker	.417
3	Doc Cramer	.412
4	Ernie Lombardi	.410
5	Don Gutteridge	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bud Metheny	4
2	Sid Gordon	3
2	Charlie Keller	3
4	Babe Dahlgren	2
4	11 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pinky Higgins	14
2	George McQuinn	12
2	Howie Schultz	12
4	Bob Elliott	11
5	4 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
1	Wally Moses	4
3	Luke Appling	3
3	Connie Ryan	3
5	6 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	0.00
1	Bucky Walters	0.00
1	Xavier Rescigno	0.00
4	Jack Kraus	0.42
5	Bobo Newsom	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Borowy	3
1	Curt Davis	3
1	Nels Potter	3
1	Whit Wyatt	3
5	17 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	20
2	Whit Wyatt	19
3	Ken Chase	18
3	Max Lanier	18
5	Dizzy Trout	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	2
2	Ace Adams	1
2	Johnny Allen	1
2	George Caster	1
2	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Dickey	.429
2	Dixie Walker	.411
3	Billy Herman	.369
4	Doc Cramer	.352
5	Stan Musial	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jeff Heath	9
2	Charlie Keller	8
2	Rudy York	8
4	Stan Spence	6
4	Vern Stephens	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	32
2	George McQuinn	26
3	Pinky Higgins	25
4	Jeff Heath	23
4	2 others tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Wally Moses	10
3	Luke Appling	7
4	Arky Vaughan	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	0.81
2	Johnny Niggeling	1.07
3	Bucky Walters	1.19
4	Howie Krist	1.20
5	Al Brazle	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whit Wyatt	7
2	Hank Borowy	5
2	Hank Gornicki	5
2	Nels Potter	5
2	Bucky Walters	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	37
2	Ken Chase	36
3	Whit Wyatt	35
4	Max Lanier	33
5	Denny Galehouse	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rip Sewell	3
2	George Caster	2
2	Russ Christopher	2
2	Tex Hughson	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.351
2	Billy Herman	.328
3	Dick Wakefield	.313
4	Dixie Walker	.311
5	Arky Vaughan	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	31
2	Charlie Keller	28
3	Bill Nicholson	22
4	Mel Ott	21
5	Vern Stephens	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	114
2	Bill Nicholson	106
3	Nick Etten	105
4	Bob Elliott	98
5	Billy Herman	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	52
2	Wally Moses	46
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	2.09
5	Tiny Bonham	2.25

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	154
2	Mort Cooper	153
3	Hal Newhouser	139
4	Tommy Bridges	131
5	Bobo Newsom	122

Saves

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