On This Day

Thursday, June 3, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 14 .588 --
Senators 21 17 .553 1.0
Tigers 19 16 .543 1.5
Athletics 20 19 .513 2.5
White Sox 15 16 .484 3.5
Indians 18 20 .474 4.0
Red Sox 18 21 .462 4.5
Browns 12 20 .375 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 26 15 .634 --
Cardinals 24 14 .632 0.5
Pirates 19 17 .528 4.5
Reds 20 18 .526 4.5
Blue Jays 18 20 .474 6.5
Braves 16 18 .471 6.5
Giants 15 24 .385 10.0
Cubs 13 25 .342 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Klein 4
1 Johnny McCarthy 4
3 Phil Cavarretta 3
3 Guy Curtright 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George McQuinn 1
1 Bill Nicholson 1
1 Ron Northey 1
1 Rudy York 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Barrett 3
1 Stan Musial 3
1 Bill Nicholson 3
1 Dick Siebert 3
1 Eric Tipton 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 2
1 Joe Kuhel 2
3 Doc Cramer 1
3 Dom Dallessandro 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tiny Bonham 1.00
2 Virgil Trucks 0.83
3 Jim Mertz 0.67
4 Murry Dickson 0.40
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Black 1
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Joe Haynes 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tiny Bonham 6
1 Johnny Vander Meer 6
3 Virgil Trucks 5
4 Murry Dickson 4
4 Jim Mertz 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Orval Grove 1
1 Johnny Lanning 1
1 Dizzy Trout 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Dahlgren .382
2 Stan Musial .359
3 Billy Herman .342
4 Harry Walker .341
5 Frank McCormick .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 6
1 Charlie Keller 6
3 Joe Gordon 5
3 Danny Litwhiler 5
3 Bill Nicholson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 31
2 Vince DiMaggio 30
3 Mickey Owen 26
4 Bob Johnson 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 7
1 George Case 7
1 Wally Moses 7
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 7
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.07
2 Mort Cooper 1.36
3 Dizzy Trout 1.49
4 Ernie White 1.55
5 Jesse Flores 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Flores 7
2 Alex Carrasquel 6
2 Rip Sewell 6
4 Jim Bagby 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 43
2 Bobo Newsom 37
3 Mort Cooper 34
3 Virgil Trucks 34
5 2 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Les Webber 6
2 Ace Adams 4
2 Roger Wolff 4
4 Johnny Gorsica 3
5 9 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .447
2 Stan Musial .414
3 Babe Dahlgren .410
4 Tommy Holmes .408
5 Pete Coscarart .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 5
1 Bill Nicholson 5
3 Joe Gordon 4
3 Lou Klein 4
5 2 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vince DiMaggio 16
2 Stan Musial 15
3 Billy Herman 14
4 Bill Nicholson 13
5 Mickey Owen 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 5
1 Wally Moses 5
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 5
4 Alex Kampouris 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tex Hughson 0.52
2 Whit Wyatt 0.56
3 Milo Candini 0.64
3 Jake Wade 0.64
5 George Caster 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Oscar Judd 3
1 Hal Newhouser 3
1 Rip Sewell 3
1 Clyde Shoun 3
5 22 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 29
2 Mort Cooper 16
2 Tex Hughson 16
4 Claude Passeau 14
5 Johnny Niggeling 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Curt Davis 2
1 Johnny Gorsica 2
3 Ace Adams 1
3 Johnny Allen 1
3 19 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Dahlgren .409
2 Stan Musial .389
3 Harry Walker .367
4 Dick Wakefield .339
5 Johnny Lindell .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 6
2 Charlie Keller 5
2 Bill Nicholson 5
4 Joe Gordon 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 27
2 Vince DiMaggio 24
3 Bob Elliott 20
3 Jeff Heath 20
5 5 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 7
2 Wally Moses 6
3 Luke Appling 5
3 George Case 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 0.95
2 Dizzy Trout 1.12
3 Denny Galehouse 1.23
4 Roger Wolff 1.43
5 Mort Cooper 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Flores 6
2 Alex Carrasquel 4
2 Spud Chandler 4
2 Mort Cooper 4
2 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 41
2 Bobo Newsom 26
3 Mort Cooper 23
3 Jesse Flores 23
3 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 3
1 Roger Wolff 3
3 Harry Brecheen 2
3 Curt Davis 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .333
2 Joe DiMaggio .324
3 Enos Slaughter .320
4 Bill Nicholson .309
5 Stan Hack .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 27
1 Mel Ott 27
3 Chet Laabs 25
4 Johnny Mize 21
4 2 others tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 109
2 Joe Gordon 100
3 Dolph Camilli 95
4 Bob Elliott 88
5 Chet Laabs 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 42
2 Mickey Vernon 26
3 Luke Appling 20
4 Wally Moses 19
5 Phil Rizzuto 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.65
2 Hal Newhouser 2.07
3 Spud Chandler 2.22
4 Johnny Beazley 2.25
5 Virgil Trucks 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 23
2 Mort Cooper 22
3 Tiny Bonham 19
3 Rip Sewell 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 163
2 Bobo Newsom 143
3 Mort Cooper 132
4 Tex Hughson 128
5 Hal Newhouser 114

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 13
2 Joe Beggs 9
2 Johnny Murphy 9
4 Hugh Casey 8
5 Les Webber 7