On This Day

Tuesday, June 15, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 28 17 .622 --
Senators 26 23 .531 4.0
Tigers 23 21 .523 4.5
Athletics 26 24 .520 4.5
White Sox 19 22 .463 7.0
Red Sox 23 27 .460 7.5
Indians 21 26 .447 8.0
Browns 18 24 .429 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 30 16 .652 --
Dodgers 31 21 .596 2.0
Reds 24 22 .522 6.0
Pirates 24 22 .522 6.0
Blue Jays 23 23 .500 7.0
Braves 20 23 .465 8.5
Giants 19 29 .396 12.0
Cubs 16 31 .340 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Fox 6
2 Connie Ryan 4
3 Luke Appling 3
3 Vince DiMaggio 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Northey 2
2 Joe Cronin 1
2 Eddie Joost 1
2 Billy Jurges 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Siebert 4
2 Joe Cronin 3
2 Irv Hall 3
2 Ron Northey 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 Johnny Humphries 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Peanuts Lowrey 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Gerheauser 1.14
2 Dave Odom 0.57
3 Cliff Melton 0.50
4 Steve Sundra 0.43
5 2 tied 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Jesse Flores 1
1 Charlie Fuchs 1
1 Al Gerheauser 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Gerheauser 8
2 Dave Odom 4
3 Dutch Leonard 3
3 Cliff Melton 3
3 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Everett Fagan 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1
1 Roger Wolff 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .355
2 Babe Dahlgren .348
3 Frankie Gustine .338
4 Frank McCormick .330
4 Stan Musial .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 8
2 Vince DiMaggio 7
3 Joe Gordon 6
3 Buster Maynard 6
3 Mel Ott 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 42
2 Vince DiMaggio 38
3 Dick Siebert 34
4 Bob Elliott 31
5 Bob Johnson 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
2 Wally Moses 10
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 10
4 Luke Appling 8
4 2 others tied 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
1 Jesse Flores 8
3 Spud Chandler 7
3 Rip Sewell 7
5 9 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 Roger Wolff 5
3 Ace Adams 4
3 Gordon Maltzberger 4
5 4 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frankie Gustine .463
2 Harry Walker .438
3 Frank McCormick .396
3 Lou Novikoff .396
5 Marty Marion .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 4
2 Elbie Fletcher 3
2 Johnny Lindell 3
2 Frank McCormick 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Novikoff 14
2 Billy Herman 13
2 Dick Siebert 13
4 Bob Elliott 12
4 Vern Stephens 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Alex Kampouris 4
3 Luke Appling 3
3 Oris Hockett 3
3 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal White 0.59
2 Bob Muncrief 0.67
3 Milo Candini 0.75
4 Max Lanier 0.83
5 2 tied 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Milo Candini 3
1 Mort Cooper 3
1 Max Macon 3
4 George Caster 2
4 17 others tied 2

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mickey Haefner 2
1 Gordon Maltzberger 2
3 Joe Beggs 1
3 Don Black 1
3 22 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Walker .413
2 Tommy Holmes .387
3 Roy Cullenbine .363
4 Frankie Gustine .362
5 Babe Dahlgren .349

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 Vince DiMaggio 27
2 Billy Herman 26
3 Dick Siebert 21
4 Stan Musial 20
5 Bill Nicholson 19

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 Bob Muncrief 1.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 5
1 Oscar Judd 5
3 Milo Candini 4
3 Spud Chandler 4
3 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 36
2 Tex Hughson 33
3 Mort Cooper 30
4 Al Gerheauser 29
5 Johnny Niggeling 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 4
2 Mickey Haefner 3
2 Roger Wolff 3
4 Harry Brecheen 2
4 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .325
2 Stan Hack .308
3 Charlie Keller .307
4 Bill Nicholson .306
5 Frank McCormick .298

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 29
2 Charlie Keller 28
3 Chet Laabs 24
4 Ted Williams 21
5 3 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 110
2 Dolph Camilli 96
3 Vince DiMaggio 90
3 Joe Gordon 90
3 Chet Laabs 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 46
2 Mickey Vernon 26
3 Wally Moses 21
4 Luke Appling 20
5 Phil Rizzuto 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.76
2 Hal Newhouser 1.87
3 Virgil Trucks 2.15
4 Spud Chandler 2.25
5 Johnny Beazley 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 23
1 Tex Hughson 23
3 Tiny Bonham 17
3 Rip Sewell 17
3 Johnny Vander Meer 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 150
2 Bobo Newsom 144
3 Mort Cooper 143
4 Tex Hughson 127
5 Hal Newhouser 117

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 12
2 Joe Beggs 10
2 Johnny Murphy 10
4 Les Webber 7
4 Roger Wolff 7