On This Day

Thursday, July 15, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	43	30	.589	--
Senators	41	37	.526	4.5
Tigers	38	35	.521	5.0
White Sox	36	36	.500	6.5
Browns	36	37	.493	7.0
Indians	35	39	.473	8.5
Red Sox	35	40	.467	9.0
Athletics	34	44	.436	11.5

Games

White Sox 7, Tigers 4

Browns 2, Indians 1

Senators 4, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	47	26	.644	--
Dodgers	47	34	.580	4.0
Pirates	39	35	.527	8.5
Reds	39	38	.506	10.0
Blue Jays	35	42	.455	14.0
Braves	32	40	.444	14.5
Cubs	34	43	.442	15.0
Giants	31	46	.403	18.0

Games

Blue Jays 9, Giants 1

Pirates 4, Cardinals 3

Cubs 8, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Walker Cooper	4
2	Coaker Triplett	3
2	Maurice Van Robays	3
4	Mike Chartak	2
4	14 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	Ken Keltner	1
1	Buster Maynard	1
1	Bill Nicholson	1
1	Vern Stephens	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	4
2	Bob Johnson	3
3	Jimmy Bloodworth	2
3	Phil Cavarretta	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	2
2	Vince DiMaggio	1
2	Mike Tresh	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Steve Sundra	1.00
2	Yank Terry	0.62
3	Dick Barrett	0.44
3	Orval Grove	0.44
5	Jim Bagby	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Barrett	1
1	Hi Bithorn	1
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	Orval Grove	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Yank Terry	5
2	Dick Barrett	4
2	Harry Feldman	4
2	Orval Grove	4
2	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.330
2	Billy Herman	.327
3	Babe Dahlgren	.322
4	Stan Hack	.321
5	Dick Wakefield	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	14
2	Vern Stephens	13
3	Bill Nicholson	12
4	Chet Laabs	11
5	3 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	59
2	Bill Nicholson	58
3	Nick Etten	55
3	Vern Stephens	55
5	Chet Laabs	51

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	24
2	Wally Moses	21
3	Thurman Tucker	16
4	Mickey Vernon	14
5	Luke Appling	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milo Candini	1.29
2	Hal Newhouser	1.38
3	Howie Pollet	1.75
4	Tex Hughson	1.79
5	Tommy Bridges	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	12
2	Mort Cooper	11
2	Elmer Riddle	11
4	Hi Bithorn	10
4	2 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	88
2	Tex Hughson	77
3	Bobo Newsom	75
4	Spud Chandler	69
5	2 tied	66

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Leon Culberson	.418
2	Walker Cooper	.400
2	Augie Galan	.400
2	Stan Musial	.400
5	Eric Tipton	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chet Laabs	6
1	Mel Ott	6
3	Bob Johnson	4
3	Bill Nicholson	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	19
2	Augie Galan	16
2	Chet Laabs	16
4	Billy Johnson	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	7
2	George Case	4
2	Don Gutteridge	4
2	Thurman Tucker	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	0.00
1	Lum Harris	0.00
3	Tommy Bridges	0.60
4	Johnny Gorsica	0.73
5	Hal White	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Orval Grove	3
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	Claude Passeau	3
1	Elmer Riddle	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	21
2	Tommy Bridges	18
3	Spud Chandler	15
3	Howie Pollet	15
5	Butch Wensloff	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Head	2
2	Ace Adams	1
2	George Caster	1
2	Mickey Haefner	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Walker Cooper	.366
2	Leon Culberson	.351
3	Guy Curtright	.341
4	Bob Johnson	.339
5	2 tied	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	9
1	Vern Stephens	9
3	Chet Laabs	7
3	Bill Nicholson	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	30
2	Vern Stephens	29
2	Coaker Triplett	29
4	Chet Laabs	28
5	Nick Etten	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	11
1	Wally Moses	11
3	Thurman Tucker	10
4	Mickey Vernon	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Bridges	1.10
2	Rip Sewell	1.33
3	Tiny Bonham	1.55
4	Howie Pollet	1.56
5	Lum Harris	1.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Orval Grove	6
1	Rip Sewell	6
3	Hi Bithorn	5
3	Harry Gumbert	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	38
2	Howie Pollet	36
3	Tex Hughson	30
3	Allie Reynolds	30
5	Spud Chandler	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	4
1	Ed Head	4
3	Johnny Murphy	3
4	Ace Adams	2
4	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Hack	.327
2	Stan Musial	.322
3	Frank McCormick	.307
4	Augie Galan	.305
5	Bob Johnson	.301

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	32
2	Charlie Keller	26
2	Chet Laabs	26
4	Bill Nicholson	25
5	Joe Gordon	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	101
1	Chet Laabs	101
3	Charlie Keller	99
4	Vince DiMaggio	95
5	Bill Nicholson	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	53
2	Wally Moses	28
3	Mickey Vernon	26
4	Luke Appling	20
5	Thurman Tucker	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.86
2	Mort Cooper	1.91
3	Howie Pollet	2.01
4	Tiny Bonham	2.04
5	Spud Chandler	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	22
1	Tex Hughson	22
3	Tiny Bonham	20
3	Rip Sewell	20
5	Spud Chandler	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	150
2	Tex Hughson	139
3	Bobo Newsom	135
4	Mort Cooper	131
5	Hal Newhouser	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	12
2	Joe Beggs	10
2	George Caster	10
4	Ed Head	8
4	3 others tied	8