On This Day

Monday, June 21, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 31 20 .608 --
Senators 30 25 .545 3.0
Indians 27 27 .500 5.5
Red Sox 28 29 .491 6.0
Tigers 24 26 .480 6.5
Athletics 27 30 .474 7.0
White Sox 22 27 .449 8.0
Browns 22 27 .449 8.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 33 20 .623 --
Dodgers 34 24 .586 1.5
Pirates 28 24 .538 4.5
Blue Jays 28 25 .528 5.0
Reds 27 26 .509 6.0
Braves 22 28 .440 9.5
Giants 22 32 .407 11.5
Cubs 19 34 .358 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Medwick 3
2 Billy Herman 2
2 Lou Klein 2
2 Gus Mancuso 2
2 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 3
2 Dixie Walker 2
2 Harry Walker 2
4 Billy Herman 1
4 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Arky Vaughan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Howie Krist 0.50
2 Bobo Newsom 0.46
3 Ken Chase 0.27
4 Elmer Riddle 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Krist 1
1 Bobo Newsom 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 6
2 Ken Chase 3
2 Howie Krist 3
4 Elmer Riddle 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Dahlgren .352
2 Billy Herman .338
3 Lonny Frey .332
4 Frank McCormick .329
5 Frankie Gustine .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 10
2 Vince DiMaggio 7
2 Bill Nicholson 7
2 Mel Ott 7
2 Vern Stephens 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 45
2 Vince DiMaggio 40
3 Dick Siebert 37
4 Nick Etten 35
5 3 tied 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 17
2 Mickey Vernon 12
3 Wally Moses 11
4 Snuffy Stirnweiss 10
4 Thurman Tucker 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.05
2 Mort Cooper 1.56
3 Tex Hughson 1.71
4 Denny Galehouse 1.74
5 Spud Chandler 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 9
2 Jesse Flores 8
2 Rip Sewell 8
4 Jim Bagby 7
4 5 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 62
2 Hal Newhouser 61
3 Tex Hughson 56
4 Mort Cooper 53
5 Virgil Trucks 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Les Webber 7
2 Roger Wolff 6
3 Ace Adams 5
4 George Caster 4
4 Gordon Maltzberger 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lonny Frey .415
2 Frankie Gustine .383
3 Lou Novikoff .378
4 Guy Curtright .375
4 Jim Tyack .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 4
2 Joe Cronin 3
2 Joe Orengo 3
2 Mel Ott 3
2 Jim Tabor 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Johnson 13
1 Vern Stephens 13
3 Nick Etten 12
3 Frank McCormick 12
3 Jimmy Wasdell 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Thurman Tucker 5
2 Mickey Vernon 5
4 Bob Johnson 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Kennedy 0.00
2 Hal Newhouser 0.41
3 Milo Candini 0.45
4 Max Butcher 0.64
5 Spud Chandler 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 3
1 Orval Grove 3
1 Tex Hughson 3
4 Jim Bagby 2
4 21 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Hughson 20
2 Max Lanier 19
3 Tommy Bridges 17
3 Al Gerheauser 17
3 Bobo Newsom 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 3
2 Johnny Murphy 2
2 Roger Wolff 2
4 Ace Adams 1
4 19 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Dahlgren .371
2 Phil Cavarretta .365
3 Frankie Gustine .357
3 Oris Hockett .357
5 Tommy Holmes .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 7
2 Vince DiMaggio 6
2 Charlie Keller 6
2 Vern Stephens 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vince DiMaggio 26
2 Billy Herman 25
3 Chet Laabs 23
3 Bill Nicholson 23
3 Jim Tabor 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
2 Wally Moses 8
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 8
2 Mickey Vernon 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milo Candini 0.68
2 Hal Newhouser 1.00
3 Tex Hughson 1.13
4 Jack Hallett 1.37
5 Denny Galehouse 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 6
2 Tex Hughson 5
2 Elmer Riddle 5
2 Rip Sewell 5
5 6 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 37
2 Tex Hughson 34
3 Bobo Newsom 33
4 Tommy Bridges 31
5 Mort Cooper 28

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 .322
2 George Case .318
3 Stan Hack .309
4 Charlie Keller .307
5 Bill Nicholson .304

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 29
2 Mel Ott 28
3 Chet Laabs 24
4 Bill Nicholson 22
5 Ted Williams 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 111
2 Dolph Camilli 98
3 Chet Laabs 94
4 Vince DiMaggio 92
5 Vern Stephens 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 50
2 Mickey Vernon 29
3 Wally Moses 22
4 Luke Appling 21
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.74
2 Mort Cooper 1.82
3 Spud Chandler 2.15
4 Virgil Trucks 2.16
5 Johnny Beazley 2.21

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 158
2 Bobo Newsom 150
3 Mort Cooper 140
4 Tex Hughson 136
5 Hal Newhouser 127

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 12
2 Johnny Murphy 10
3 Joe Beggs 9
4 George Caster 8
4 2 others tied 8