On This Day

Friday, June 18, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	29	19	.604	--
Senators	28	24	.538	3.0
Athletics	27	27	.500	5.0
Tigers	23	24	.489	5.5
Red Sox	26	28	.481	6.0
Indians	24	26	.480	6.0
White Sox	21	24	.467	6.5
Browns	20	26	.435	8.0

Games

Indians 5, White Sox 3

Red Sox 3, Yankees 1

Browns 7, Tigers 4

Senators 4, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	30	19	.612	--
Dodgers	31	24	.564	2.0
Reds	27	22	.551	3.0
Blue Jays	26	24	.520	4.5
Pirates	25	24	.510	5.0
Braves	22	25	.468	7.0
Giants	21	30	.412	10.0
Cubs	18	32	.360	12.5

Games

Blue Jays 10, Dodgers 8

Braves 8, Giants 6

Reds 1, Pirates 0

Cubs 6, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buster Adams	3
1	Babe Dahlgren	3
1	Jake Early	3
1	Lonny Frey	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	2
2	Mike Chartak	1
2	Bobby Estalella	1
2	Sid Gordon	1
2	Chet Ross	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buster Adams	3
1	Chet Ross	3
1	Vern Stephens	3
4	Dolph Camilli	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mickey Owen	2
1	Mickey Vernon	2
3	Stan Hack	1
3	Oris Hockett	1
3	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tex Hughson	1.80
2	Hal White	0.67
3	Al Javery	0.50
4	Al Gerheauser	0.43
5	Milo Candini	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Milo Candini	1
1	Dutch Dietz	1
1	Tex Hughson	1
1	Al Javery	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	9
2	Eddie Smith	7
3	Milo Candini	5
3	Al Javery	5
3	Max Lanier	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Dahlgren	.350
2	Harry Walker	.341
3	Frankie Gustine	.329
4	Billy Herman	.328
5	Lonny Frey	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	8
2	Vince DiMaggio	7
2	Mel Ott	7
2	Vern Stephens	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	43
2	Vince DiMaggio	39
3	Dick Siebert	36
4	Nick Etten	34
4	Vern Stephens	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	16
2	Mickey Vernon	12
3	Wally Moses	11
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	10
5	3 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.10
2	Mort Cooper	1.54
3	Tex Hughson	1.71
4	Denny Galehouse	1.85
5	Jack Kraus	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	8
1	Jesse Flores	8
3	Spud Chandler	7
3	Tex Hughson	7
3	2 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	57
2	Tex Hughson	56
2	Bobo Newsom	56
4	Virgil Trucks	49
5	Mort Cooper	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Les Webber	6
1	Roger Wolff	6
3	Ace Adams	4
3	George Caster	4
3	Gordon Maltzberger	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frankie Gustine	.414
2	Butch Nieman	.409
3	Eddie Miller	.391
4	Arky Vaughan	.383
5	Lou Novikoff	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	6
2	Joe Cronin	3
2	Johnny Lindell	3
2	Frank McCormick	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	17
2	Nick Etten	15
3	Billy Herman	12
3	Johnny Lindell	12
3	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
2	Mickey Vernon	7
3	Thurman Tucker	5
4	Oris Hockett	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vern Kennedy	0.00
2	Max Lanier	0.44
3	Jack Hallett	0.53
4	Milo Candini	0.69
5	Hal Newhouser	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Milo Candini	3
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Tex Hughson	3
1	Johnny Niggeling	3
1	Elmer Riddle	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	26
2	Max Lanier	19
2	Bobo Newsom	19
4	Al Gerheauser	17
5	Tommy Bridges	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	3
2	Mickey Haefner	2
2	Gordon Maltzberger	2
2	Johnny Murphy	2
2	Roger Wolff	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Walker	.396
2	Tommy Holmes	.391
3	Frankie Gustine	.358
4	Oris Hockett	.330
5	Lou Boudreau	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	6
1	Vern Stephens	6
3	Joe Gordon	5
3	Bill Nicholson	5
3	Joe Orengo	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vince DiMaggio	26
1	Billy Herman	26
3	Jim Tabor	21
4	Nick Etten	20
4	Dick Siebert	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Wally Moses	9
3	Snuffy Stirnweiss	8
3	Mickey Vernon	8
5	Luke Appling	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milo Candini	0.68
2	Hal Newhouser	0.99
3	Vern Kennedy	1.01
4	Tex Hughson	1.05
5	Jack Hallett	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	5
1	Tex Hughson	5
1	Oscar Judd	5
1	Elmer Riddle	5
5	3 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	43
2	Tex Hughson	42
3	Mort Cooper	30
4	Max Lanier	27
4	2 others tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	3
1	Mickey Haefner	3
1	Gordon Maltzberger	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
1	Roger Wolff	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.321
2	Charlie Keller	.307
3	Stan Hack	.304
4	Bill Nicholson	.304
5	Lonny Frey	.294

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	29
2	Charlie Keller	27
3	Chet Laabs	24
4	Ted Williams	21
5	Bill Nicholson	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	109
2	Dolph Camilli	97
3	Chet Laabs	92
4	Vince DiMaggio	91
4	Vern Stephens	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	49
2	Mickey Vernon	30
3	Wally Moses	22
4	Luke Appling	21
5	Don Kolloway	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.77
2	Mort Cooper	1.82
3	Virgil Trucks	2.16
4	Spud Chandler	2.25
5	Johnny Humphries	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	24
2	Mort Cooper	22
3	Tiny Bonham	17
3	Rip Sewell	17
3	Johnny Vander Meer	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	157
2	Bobo Newsom	144
3	Tex Hughson	136
4	Mort Cooper	135
5	Hal Newhouser	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	12
2	Joe Beggs	10
2	Johnny Murphy	10
4	George Caster	8
4	Roger Wolff	8