On This Day

Friday, May 7, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 12 3 .800 --
Indians 9 4 .692 2.0
Tigers 7 6 .538 4.0
Senators 8 8 .500 4.5
Browns 5 6 .455 5.0
Athletics 6 10 .375 6.5
Red Sox 5 10 .333 7.0
White Sox 4 9 .308 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 11 4 .733 --
Reds 8 6 .571 2.5
Pirates 7 6 .538 3.0
Cardinals 7 6 .538 3.0
Braves 5 6 .455 4.0
Blue Jays 5 7 .417 4.5
Giants 5 9 .357 5.5
Cubs 5 9 .357 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Babe Dahlgren 3
1 Tommy Holmes 3
1 Billy Johnson 3
1 Danny Litwhiler 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Augie Galan 1
1 Billy Johnson 1
1 Eddie Joost 1
1 Jimmy Wasdell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Wasdell 6
2 Augie Galan 4
2 Billy Johnson 4
4 Babe Dahlgren 3
4 Danny Litwhiler 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Weatherly 2
2 Jake Early 1
2 Pete Fox 1
2 Billy Herman 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Butch Wensloff 0.67
2 Early Wynn 0.55
3 Si Johnson 0.50
4 Ken Trinkle 0.43
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Johnny Humphries 1
1 Si Johnson 1
1 Mike Ryba 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 6
2 Butch Wensloff 4
3 Ed Head 3
3 Johnny Humphries 3
3 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lonny Frey .411
2 Frank McCormick .375
3 Chuck Workman .356
4 Eric Tipton .354
5 Danny Litwhiler .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Litwhiler 3
2 Dolph Camilli 2
2 Sid Gordon 2
2 Charlie Keller 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Spence 17
2 Arky Vaughan 14
3 Nick Etten 12
3 Joe Gordon 12
5 5 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Vernon 4
2 Danny Murtaugh 3
2 Thurman Tucker 3
4 Luke Appling 2
4 18 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Humphries 0.50
1 Stubby Overmire 0.50
3 Bob Klinger 0.56
4 Jim Bagby 0.67
5 Mort Cooper 0.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Murphy 4
1 Johnny Vander Meer 4
3 Johnny Allen 3
3 Jim Bagby 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 20
2 Early Wynn 17
3 Virgil Trucks 15
4 Spud Chandler 14
5 Tex Hughson 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Les Webber 5
2 Ace Adams 3
3 Joe Beggs 2
3 Jack Salveson 2
5 12 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .362
2 Johnny Pesky .332
3 Enos Slaughter .320
4 Stan Musial .315
5 Stan Hack .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 30
2 Mel Ott 28
3 Charlie Keller 26
4 Chet Laabs 25
5 Johnny Mize 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 113
2 Charlie Keller 106
3 Joe Gordon 101
4 Dolph Camilli 96
5 Johnny Mize 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 38
2 Mickey Vernon 27
3 Luke Appling 20
3 Phil Rizzuto 20
5 Joe Kuhel 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.64
2 Spud Chandler 2.08
3 Johnny Beazley 2.13
4 Johnny Humphries 2.20
5 Curt Davis 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 24
2 Mort Cooper 21
3 Tiny Bonham 20
3 Johnny Vander Meer 20
3 Whit Wyatt 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 178
2 Mort Cooper 141
3 Bobo Newsom 140
4 Tex Hughson 120
5 Johnny Niggeling 106

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 13
2 Hugh Casey 11
3 Johnny Murphy 10
4 Joe Beggs 9
5 Joe Haynes 7