On This Day

Friday, October 1, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 95 56 .629 --
Senators 84 67 .556 11.0
Indians 79 71 .527 15.5
White Sox 80 72 .526 15.5
Tigers 76 76 .500 19.5
Browns 72 77 .483 22.0
Red Sox 68 82 .453 26.5
Athletics 49 102 .325 46.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 103 49 .678 --
Reds 85 67 .559 18.0
Dodgers 81 70 .536 21.5
Pirates 80 72 .526 23.0
Cubs 73 77 .487 29.0
Braves 66 84 .440 36.0
Blue Jays 62 90 .408 41.0
Giants 55 96 .364 47.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Holmes 3
1 Charlie Mead 3
1 Dixie Walker 3
1 Harry Walker 3
5 11 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Klein 2
1 Harry Walker 2
3 Phil Cavarretta 1
3 Debs Garms 1
3 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Klein 2
2 Lonny Frey 1
2 Dixie Walker 1
2 Harry Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Head 0.80
2 Red Barrett 0.33
3 Harry Gumbert 0.29
3 Bucky Walters 0.29
5 Walter Signer 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Ed Head 1
1 Walter Signer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Head 8
2 Bucky Walters 4
3 Red Barrett 3
4 Harry Gumbert 2
5 4 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .356
2 Billy Herman .333
3 Luke Appling .327
4 Bob Elliott .315
5 Dick Wakefield .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 34
2 Charlie Keller 31
3 Bill Nicholson 28
4 Vern Stephens 22
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 126
2 Rudy York 115
3 Nick Etten 105
4 Bob Elliott 101
5 Billy Herman 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 56
2 Wally Moses 55
3 Thurman Tucker 28
4 Luke Appling 26
5 Mickey Vernon 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.64
2 Max Lanier 1.81
3 Mort Cooper 2.30
4 Tommy Bridges 2.35
5 Mickey Haefner 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 21
1 Elmer Riddle 21
1 Rip Sewell 21
4 Spud Chandler 20
5 Dizzy Trout 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 161
2 Allie Reynolds 145
3 Hal Newhouser 144
4 Mort Cooper 142
5 Spud Chandler 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 14
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 Walker Cooper .409
2 Luke Appling .394
3 Ford Garrison .390
4 Stan Musial .383
5 Mark Christman .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 6
2 Charlie Keller 3
2 Rudy York 3
4 Joe Gordon 2
4 11 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 19
2 Ralph Hodgin 12
2 Jim Tabor 12
4 Skeeter Webb 11
5 3 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 9
2 George Case 8
3 Guy Curtright 5
3 Skeeter Webb 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Beggs 0.43
1 Stubby Overmire 0.43
3 Howie Krist 0.45
4 Johnny Niggeling 0.50
5 Paul Derringer 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Butcher 3
1 Orval Grove 3
1 Max Lanier 3
1 Eddie Smith 3
5 26 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 28
1 Johnny Vander Meer 28
3 Jesse Flores 23
4 Denny Galehouse 22
4 Al Javery 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 2
1 Gordon Maltzberger 2
1 Johnnie Wittig 2
4 Johnny Allen 1
4 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .381
2 Dixie Walker .358
3 Milt Byrnes .349
4 Doc Cramer .344
5 Bob Elliott .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 7
1 Bill Nicholson 7
3 Ron Northey 5
4 Joe Gordon 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 24
2 Howie Schultz 21
3 Charlie Keller 20
4 George McQuinn 19
5 3 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 13
2 George Case 12
3 Luke Appling 6
3 Guy Curtright 6
5 Skeeter Webb 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Krist 0.60
2 Johnny Niggeling 0.79
3 Spud Chandler 0.81
4 Stubby Overmire 0.98
5 Joe Dobson 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 5
1 Whit Wyatt 5
3 Jim Bagby 4
3 Al Brazle 4
3 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 48
2 Allie Reynolds 39
3 Max Lanier 37
4 Denny Galehouse 35
4 Al Javery 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 3
1 Johnnie Wittig 3
3 Johnny Allen 2
3 Russ Christopher 2
3 3 others tied 2