On This Day

Monday, June 14, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 27 17 .614 --
Senators 26 22 .542 3.0
Tigers 23 21 .523 4.0
Athletics 24 24 .500 5.0
Red Sox 23 25 .479 6.0
White Sox 19 21 .475 6.0
Indians 21 26 .447 7.5
Browns 17 24 .415 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 29 16 .644 --
Dodgers 31 20 .608 1.0
Reds 24 21 .533 5.0
Pirates 23 22 .511 6.0
Braves 20 21 .488 7.0
Blue Jays 21 23 .477 7.5
Giants 18 29 .383 12.0
Cubs 16 30 .348 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Connie Ryan 3
2 Dolph Camilli 2
2 Lonny Frey 2
2 Augie Galan 2
2 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank McCormick 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 3
2 Frank McCormick 2
2 Connie Ryan 2
4 Estel Crabtree 1
4 10 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Spud Chandler 0.67
2 Mort Cooper 0.40
3 Ewald Pyle 0.33
4 Ed Head 0.30
5 Al Javery 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Al Javery 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Spud Chandler 6
2 Mort Cooper 4
3 Ed Head 3
3 Al Javery 3
5 Ewald Pyle 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .356
2 Babe Dahlgren .353
3 Frank McCormick .335
4 Stan Musial .332
5 Frankie Gustine .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 8
2 Vince DiMaggio 7
3 Joe Gordon 6
4 Danny Litwhiler 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 40
2 Vince DiMaggio 37
3 Bob Elliott 30
3 Dick Siebert 30
5 Mickey Owen 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
2 Wally Moses 10
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 10
4 Luke Appling 8
4 Mickey Vernon 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.11
2 Mort Cooper 1.54
3 Johnny Niggeling 1.70
4 Denny Galehouse 1.75
5 Tex Hughson 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 8
2 Spud Chandler 7
2 Jesse Flores 7
4 Jim Bagby 6
4 9 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 52
2 Hal Newhouser 50
3 Mort Cooper 48
4 Tex Hughson 47
5 Virgil Trucks 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Les Webber 6
2 Ace Adams 4
2 Gordon Maltzberger 4
2 Roger Wolff 4
5 4 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .490
2 Phil Cavarretta .422
3 Frank McCormick .412
4 Roy Cullenbine .400
4 2 others tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Elbie Fletcher 3
1 Charlie Keller 3
1 Johnny Lindell 3
1 Frank McCormick 3
1 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 14
1 Lou Novikoff 14
3 Bob Elliott 11
3 Nick Etten 11
3 5 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 5
3 Luke Appling 4
3 Alex Kampouris 4
3 Mickey Vernon 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.00
2 Bob Muncrief 0.61
3 Milo Candini 0.75
4 Hal Newhouser 0.76
5 Max Lanier 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 4
2 Milo Candini 3
2 Tex Hughson 3
2 Max Macon 3
2 Elmer Riddle 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Hughson 21
2 Bobo Newsom 19
3 Max Lanier 17
4 Hank Borowy 16
4 3 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Curt Davis 2
1 Mickey Haefner 2
1 Gordon Maltzberger 2
1 Hank Wyse 2
5 21 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .406
2 Tommy Holmes .390
3 Roy Cullenbine .362
4 Frankie Gustine .344
5 Oris Hockett .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 6
2 Joe Gordon 5
2 Charlie Keller 5
2 Bill Nicholson 5
2 Joe Orengo 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 29
2 Vince DiMaggio 26
3 Stan Musial 20
3 Bill Nicholson 20
5 Bob Elliott 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 10
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 9
3 Wally Moses 8
4 Luke Appling 6
4 Alex Kampouris 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milo Candini 0.55
2 Hal Newhouser 0.99
3 Tex Hughson 1.06
4 Jack Hallett 1.24
5 Butch Wensloff 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 6
2 Oscar Judd 5
3 Milo Candini 4
3 Spud Chandler 4
3 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 36
1 Hal Newhouser 36
3 Tex Hughson 33
4 Johnny Niggeling 26
5 Bobo Newsom 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 4
2 Mickey Haefner 3
3 Harry Brecheen 2
3 Curt Davis 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .329
2 Stan Hack .310
3 Bill Nicholson .307
4 Charlie Keller .303
5 Elbie Fletcher .301

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 28
1 Mel Ott 28
3 Chet Laabs 24
4 Dolph Camilli 21
4 2 others tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 111
2 Dolph Camilli 99
3 Joe Gordon 90
4 Vince DiMaggio 89
4 Chet Laabs 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 46
2 Mickey Vernon 26
3 Wally Moses 21
4 Luke Appling 20
5 Phil Rizzuto 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.76
2 Hal Newhouser 1.87
3 Virgil Trucks 2.15
4 Johnny Humphries 2.23
5 Spud Chandler 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 24
2 Mort Cooper 23
3 Tiny Bonham 18
4 Rip Sewell 17
4 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 150
2 Bobo Newsom 144
3 Mort Cooper 143
4 Tex Hughson 134
5 Hal Newhouser 117

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 12
2 Joe Beggs 10
3 Johnny Murphy 9
4 Les Webber 7
5 3 tied 6