On This Day

Thursday, September 16, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 88 49 .642 --
Senators 77 62 .554 12.0
Indians 73 63 .537 14.5
Tigers 71 66 .518 17.0
White Sox 67 69 .493 20.5
Browns 65 71 .478 22.5
Red Sox 62 76 .449 26.5
Athletics 44 91 .326 43.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 91 44 .674 --
Dodgers 75 61 .551 16.5
Reds 74 61 .548 17.0
Pirates 73 68 .518 21.0
Cubs 61 72 .459 29.0
Braves 59 75 .440 31.5
Blue Jays 60 77 .438 32.0
Giants 50 85 .370 41.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Walker Cooper 4
1 Kerby Farrell 4
1 Chuck Workman 4
4 Buster Adams 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Coaker Triplett 2
2 Charlie Keller 1
2 Whitey Kurowski 1
2 Ron Northey 1
2 Chet Ross 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Coaker Triplett 5
2 Ron Northey 3
2 Chet Ross 3
4 Walker Cooper 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Walker Cooper 1
1 Johnny Hopp 1
1 Chuck Workman 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Javery 1.00
2 Schoolboy Rowe 0.86
3 Marius Russo 0.40
4 Harry Brecheen 0.30
5 Hi Bithorn 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Al Javery 1
1 Schoolboy Rowe 1
1 Marius Russo 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Schoolboy Rowe 6
2 Hi Bithorn 3
2 Harry Brecheen 3
2 Murry Dickson 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Max Lanier 1
1 Bill Lee 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 28
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 107
3 Nick Etten 98
4 Bob Elliott 94
5 2 tied 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 1.93
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 Dixie Walker .417
2 Doc Cramer .412
3 Ernie Lombardi .410
4 Bill Dickey .400
5 Dick Siebert .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 4
1 Bud Metheny 4
3 Sid Gordon 3
3 Ron Northey 3
5 13 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pinky Higgins 14
2 George McQuinn 12
2 Howie Schultz 12
4 Bob Elliott 11
4 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
1 Wally Moses 4
3 Luke Appling 3
3 Connie Ryan 3
3 Chuck Workman 3

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 19 tied 2

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 2
1 Bill Lee 2
3 Ace Adams 1
3 Johnny Allen 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .411
2 Bill Dickey .405
3 Billy Herman .364
4 George Case .358
5 Milt Byrnes .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Heath 9
1 Charlie Keller 9
3 Rudy York 8
4 Ron Northey 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 32
2 George McQuinn 26
3 Pinky Higgins 25
3 Charlie Keller 25
5 Jeff Heath 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
2 Wally Moses 9
3 Luke Appling 7
4 Chuck Workman 5
5 4 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 6
2 Hank Gornicki 5
2 Nels Potter 5
2 Bucky Walters 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Chase 36
2 Max Lanier 34
3 Johnny Vander Meer 33
4 Whit Wyatt 31
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 3 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 29
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 107
3 Nick Etten 104
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 2.05
3 Mort Cooper 2.08
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 148
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