On This Day

Friday, June 4, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	21	14	.600	--
Tigers	20	16	.556	1.5
Senators	21	18	.538	2.0
White Sox	16	16	.500	3.5
Athletics	20	20	.500	3.5
Indians	19	20	.487	4.0
Red Sox	18	22	.450	5.5
Browns	12	21	.364	8.0

Games

Yankees 6, Browns 4

Indians 3, Athletics 2

White Sox 4, Red Sox 3

Tigers 2, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	27	15	.643	--
Cardinals	25	14	.641	0.5
Pirates	20	17	.541	4.5
Reds	20	18	.526	5.0
Braves	16	18	.471	7.0
Blue Jays	18	21	.462	7.5
Giants	15	25	.375	11.0
Cubs	13	26	.333	12.5

Games

Dodgers 18, Cubs 5

Pirates 9, Giants 8

Cardinals 5, Blue Jays 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dolph Camilli	4
1	Vern Stephens	4
3	Bobo Newsom	3
3	Mickey Owen	3
3	Johnny Rucker	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	2
2	Babe Barna	1
2	Dolph Camilli	1
2	Vince DiMaggio	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Arky Vaughan	5
2	Babe Barna	3
2	Vince DiMaggio	3
2	Joe Gordon	3
2	Vern Stephens	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	2
2	George Case	1
2	Otto Denning	1
2	Joe Gordon	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mort Cooper	5.00
2	Spud Chandler	0.86
3	Tommy Bridges	0.78
4	Dutch Leonard	0.33
5	Charlie Fuchs	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Johnny Gorsica	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	8
2	Tommy Bridges	7
3	Spud Chandler	6
4	Mort Cooper	5
5	Bill Sayles	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Gornicki	1
1	Roy Henshaw	1
1	Gordon Maltzberger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Dahlgren	.373
2	Stan Musial	.357
3	Harry Walker	.346
4	Billy Herman	.344
5	Frank McCormick	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	7
1	Charlie Keller	7
3	Joe Gordon	6
4	Danny Litwhiler	5
4	Bill Nicholson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vince DiMaggio	33
2	Billy Herman	32
3	Mickey Owen	28
4	Joe Gordon	27
5	Bob Johnson	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	9
2	George Case	8
3	Luke Appling	7
3	Wally Moses	7
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.07
2	Mort Cooper	1.21
3	Dizzy Trout	1.49
4	Ernie White	1.55
5	Denny Galehouse	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Flores	7
2	Alex Carrasquel	6
2	Mort Cooper	6
2	Bobo Newsom	6
2	Rip Sewell	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	45
2	Hal Newhouser	43
3	Mort Cooper	39
4	Virgil Trucks	34
5	Spud Chandler	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Les Webber	6
2	Ace Adams	4
2	Roger Wolff	4
4	Johnny Gorsica	3
4	Gordon Maltzberger	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.451
2	Babe Dahlgren	.439
3	Stan Musial	.421
4	Tommy Holmes	.408
5	Al Lopez	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	6
2	Joe Gordon	5
2	Bill Nicholson	5
4	Lou Klein	4
5	3 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vince DiMaggio	19
2	Stan Musial	16
3	Joe Gordon	14
3	Bill Nicholson	14
3	Mickey Owen	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	7
2	Luke Appling	5
2	Alex Kampouris	5
2	Wally Moses	5
5	George Case	4

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	Harry Brecheen	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Hal Newhouser	3
1	Rip Sewell	3
1	Clyde Shoun	3
5	23 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Tex Hughson	16
2	Bobo Newsom	16
4	Tommy Bridges	14
4	4 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Curt Davis	2
1	Johnny Gorsica	2
1	Gordon Maltzberger	2
4	Ace Adams	1
4	20 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Dahlgren	.409
2	Stan Musial	.389
3	Harry Walker	.371
4	Billy Herman	.352
5	Johnny Lindell	.337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	28
2	Vince DiMaggio	24
3	Stan Musial	20
3	Bill Nicholson	20
3	Mickey Owen	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	9
2	George Case	6
2	Wally Moses	6
4	Luke Appling	5
4	Alex Kampouris	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	0.95
2	Dizzy Trout	1.15
3	Denny Galehouse	1.23
4	Roger Wolff	1.38
5	Mort Cooper	1.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	5
1	Jesse Flores	5
3	Alex Carrasquel	4
3	Al Javery	4
3	3 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	41
2	Bobo Newsom	34
3	Mort Cooper	28
4	Tommy Bridges	22
4	Tex Hughson	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	3
1	Gordon Maltzberger	3
1	Roger Wolff	3
4	Harry Brecheen	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.332
2	Joe DiMaggio	.322
3	Enos Slaughter	.322
4	Stan Hack	.311
5	Bill Nicholson	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	28
2	Mel Ott	27
3	Chet Laabs	25
4	Dolph Camilli	21
4	3 others tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	110
2	Joe Gordon	103
3	Dolph Camilli	97
4	Bob Elliott	89
5	2 tied	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	43
2	Mickey Vernon	25
3	Luke Appling	20
4	Wally Moses	19
5	Phil Rizzuto	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.59
2	Hal Newhouser	2.07
3	Johnny Beazley	2.25
4	Virgil Trucks	2.27
5	Spud Chandler	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	23
1	Tex Hughson	23
3	Rip Sewell	19
4	Tiny Bonham	18
4	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	163
2	Bobo Newsom	151
3	Mort Cooper	137
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