On This Day

Tuesday, April 27, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 3 1 .750 --
Browns 2 1 .667 0.5
Indians 4 2 .667 --
Senators 3 3 .500 1.0
Athletics 3 4 .429 1.5
Tigers 2 3 .400 1.5
Red Sox 2 3 .400 1.5
White Sox 1 3 .250 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 3 1 .750 --
Pirates 3 2 .600 0.5
Cardinals 3 2 .600 0.5
Giants 2 2 .500 1.0
Reds 2 3 .400 1.5
Cubs 2 3 .400 1.5
Braves 1 2 .333 1.5
Blue Jays 1 2 .333 1.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Gordon 4
2 Sid Gordon 3
2 Jim Russell 3
2 Chuck Workman 3
5 19 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Burns 1
1 Sid Gordon 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sid Gordon 4
2 Walker Cooper 2
2 Otto Denning 2
2 Bobby Doerr 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Ken Keltner 1
1 Buster Maynard 1
1 Danny Murtaugh 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whit Wyatt 0.80
2 Early Wynn 0.57
3 Mort Cooper 0.50
4 Jesse Flores 0.25
5 Jim Tobin 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Jesse Flores 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Scarborough 4
1 Whit Wyatt 4
1 Early Wynn 4
4 Mort Cooper 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Xavier Rescigno 1
1 Jack Salveson 1
1 Les Webber 1
1 Roger Wolff 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mel Ott .538
2 Joe Burns .462
3 Billy Herman .429
4 Joe Medwick .412
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Litwhiler 2
2 Joe Burns 1
2 Joe Gordon 1
2 Sid Gordon 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Spence 8
2 Vince DiMaggio 6
3 John Sullivan 5
3 Jim Tyack 5
5 4 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Vernon 2
2 Luke Appling 1
2 Jimmy Bloodworth 1
2 Joe Burns 1
2 28 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tex Hughson 0.00
1 Spud Chandler 0.00
1 Al Hollingsworth 0.00
1 Jack Kraus 0.00
1 9 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Alex Carrasquel 2
1 Tex Hughson 2
1 Rip Sewell 2
5 29 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 8
2 Spud Chandler 7
2 Mort Cooper 7
2 Jesse Flores 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Les Webber 2
2 Ace Adams 1
2 Lum Harris 1
2 Howie Krist 1
2 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .365
2 Johnny Pesky .331
3 Enos Slaughter .316
4 Stan Musial .315
5 Pete Reiser .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 34
2 Mel Ott 28
3 Charlie Keller 25
3 Chet Laabs 25
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 125
2 Dolph Camilli 104
2 Joe DiMaggio 104
4 Charlie Keller 102
5 Johnny Mize 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 42
2 Mickey Vernon 25
3 Phil Rizzuto 21
4 Joe Kuhel 20
5 Luke Appling 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.61
2 Ted Lyons 1.87
3 Spud Chandler 2.16
4 Virgil Trucks 2.18
5 Johnny Beazley 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 24
2 Mort Cooper 22
3 Johnny Beazley 20
3 Whit Wyatt 20
5 Tiny Bonham 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 180
2 Mort Cooper 143
3 Bobo Newsom 131
4 Tex Hughson 116
5 3 tied 106

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 11
1 Hugh Casey 11
1 Johnny Murphy 11
4 Joe Beggs 7
5 Joe Haynes 6