On This Day

Thursday, June 24, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 32 22 .593 --
Senators 32 26 .552 2.0
Red Sox 30 30 .500 5.0
Indians 28 29 .491 5.5
Tigers 26 27 .491 5.5
White Sox 25 28 .472 6.5
Athletics 28 32 .467 7.0
Browns 23 30 .434 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 34 21 .618 --
Dodgers 37 25 .597 0.5
Pirates 30 26 .536 4.5
Reds 28 27 .509 6.0
Blue Jays 29 28 .509 6.0
Braves 25 29 .463 8.5
Giants 23 35 .397 12.5
Cubs 21 36 .368 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Guy Curtright 6
2 Chet Laabs 5
3 Joe Kuhel 4
3 Vern Stephens 4
3 Thurman Tucker 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Estalella 1
1 Oris Hockett 1
1 Whitey Kurowski 1
1 Rusty Peters 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Estalella 3
1 Phil Masi 3
1 Wally Moses 3
1 Buck Ross 3
1 Coaker Triplett 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Don Gutteridge 1
1 Joe Hoover 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whit Wyatt 0.83
2 Cliff Melton 0.57
3 Si Johnson 0.43
4 Lum Harris 0.33
4 2 others tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Caster 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Lum Harris 1
1 Si Johnson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Si Johnson 6
2 Whit Wyatt 5
3 Lum Harris 4
3 Cliff Melton 4
3 Rip Sewell 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank McCormick .336
2 Billy Herman .332
3 Lonny Frey .332
4 Frankie Gustine .324
5 Stan Musial .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 10
2 Vern Stephens 8
3 Vince DiMaggio 7
3 Bill Nicholson 7
3 Mel Ott 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 45
2 Vince DiMaggio 41
3 Dick Siebert 38
4 Vern Stephens 37
5 3 tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 18
2 Wally Moses 13
3 Thurman Tucker 12
3 Mickey Vernon 12
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milo Candini 0.50
2 Hal Newhouser 0.94
3 Tex Hughson 1.66
4 Denny Galehouse 1.74
5 Mort Cooper 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 9
1 Rip Sewell 9
3 Jesse Flores 8
3 Tex Hughson 8
5 10 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 67
2 Bobo Newsom 62
3 Tex Hughson 61
4 Mort Cooper 56
5 Virgil Trucks 54

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lonny Frey .415
2 Guy Curtright .414
3 Doc Cramer .404
4 Oris Hockett .388
5 Pinky Higgins .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 5
2 Joe Cronin 3
2 Bobby Estalella 3
2 Pinky Higgins 3
2 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 15
1 Jimmy Wasdell 15
3 Billy Johnson 14
3 Frank McCormick 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Thurman Tucker 7
2 George Case 6
3 Bob Johnson 5
3 Wally Moses 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milo Candini 0.31
2 Hal Newhouser 0.41
3 Nels Potter 0.54
4 Max Butcher 0.60
5 Tex Hughson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Milo Candini 3
1 Orval Grove 3
1 Tex Hughson 3
1 Al Javery 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Gerheauser 23
2 Tex Hughson 21
3 Spud Chandler 19
3 Al Javery 19
3 Max Lanier 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 3
2 Mace Brown 2
2 Gordon Maltzberger 2
2 Johnny Murphy 2
2 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oris Hockett .373
2 Frank McCormick .359
3 Frankie Gustine .351
4 Phil Cavarretta .348
5 Vern Stephens .347

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vince DiMaggio 25
1 Chet Laabs 25
1 Bill Nicholson 25
1 Jim Tabor 25
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
2 Wally Moses 9
2 Thurman Tucker 9
4 Luke Appling 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milo Candini 0.55
2 Hal Newhouser 0.83
3 Tex Hughson 1.11
4 Max Lanier 1.13
5 Jack Hallett 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 6
1 Tex Hughson 6
3 Milo Candini 5
3 Elmer Riddle 5
3 Rip Sewell 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 43
2 Tex Hughson 39
3 Bobo Newsom 32
4 Mort Cooper 31
4 Al Javery 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 5
2 George Caster 3
2 Mickey Haefner 3
2 Johnny Murphy 3
5 7 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .320
2 George Case .319
3 Stan Hack .310
4 Frank McCormick .308
5 Charlie Keller .303

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 29
2 Mel Ott 28
3 Chet Laabs 24
4 Bill Nicholson 22
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 110
2 Dolph Camilli 101
3 Chet Laabs 96
4 Vince DiMaggio 93
5 Mickey Vernon 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 51
2 Mickey Vernon 29
3 Wally Moses 23
4 Luke Appling 22
5 Don Kolloway 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 1.73
2 Mort Cooper 2.02
3 Johnny Beazley 2.18
4 Virgil Trucks 2.27
5 Spud Chandler 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 24
2 Mort Cooper 22
3 Rip Sewell 19
4 Tiny Bonham 18
5 Johnny Vander Meer 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 155
2 Bobo Newsom 146
3 Mort Cooper 141
4 Tex Hughson 139
5 Hal Newhouser 130

Saves

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