On This Day

Saturday, July 17, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	45	30	.600	--
Senators	42	38	.525	5.5
Tigers	39	36	.520	6.0
Browns	38	37	.507	7.0
White Sox	37	37	.500	7.5
Red Sox	36	41	.468	10.0
Indians	35	41	.461	10.5
Athletics	34	46	.425	13.5

Games

White Sox 5, Tigers 2

Tigers 3, White Sox 0

Yankees 5, Athletics 4

Browns 3, Indians 1

Senators 3, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	47	29	.618	--
Dodgers	48	35	.578	2.5
Pirates	42	35	.545	5.5
Reds	40	38	.513	8.0
Blue Jays	36	43	.456	12.5
Braves	33	41	.446	13.0
Cubs	34	44	.436	14.0
Giants	32	47	.405	16.5

Games

Dodgers 7, Braves 5

Blue Jays 2, Giants 1

Giants 8, Blue Jays 7

Pirates 7, Cardinals 3

Pirates 3, Cardinals 2

Reds 6, Cubs 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ron Northey	4
1	Jo-Jo White	4
3	Dolph Camilli	3
3	Pete Coscarart	3
3	17 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	2
2	Oris Hockett	1
2	Billy Jurges	1
2	Roy Weatherly	1
2	Jo-Jo White	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	3
1	Bob Elliott	3
1	Charlie Keller	3
1	Peanuts Lowrey	3
1	Ron Northey	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Arky Vaughan	2
2	Bill Baker	1
2	Harlond Clift	1
2	Guy Curtright	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Bridges	1.57
2	Dutch Leonard	1.00
3	Allie Reynolds	0.77
4	Denny Galehouse	0.75
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ace Adams	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Dick Conger	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	11
2	Allie Reynolds	10
3	Denny Galehouse	6
4	Hal Newhouser	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Head	1
1	Bill Lohrman	1
1	Elmer Riddle	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.333
2	Billy Herman	.328
3	Babe Dahlgren	.322
4	Stan Hack	.321
5	Dick Wakefield	.318

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	Nick Etten	58
2	Bill Nicholson	58
4	Vern Stephens	55
5	2 tied	53

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	24
2	Wally Moses	22
3	Thurman Tucker	16
4	Mickey Vernon	14
5	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milo Candini	1.49
2	Hal Newhouser	1.67
3	Tommy Bridges	1.71
4	Howie Pollet	1.75
5	Curt Davis	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	13
2	Mort Cooper	11
2	Elmer Riddle	11
4	Hi Bithorn	10
4	2 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	93
2	Tex Hughson	79
3	Tommy Bridges	77
4	Bobo Newsom	75
5	Spud Chandler	69

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	Walker Cooper	.400
2	Stan Musial	.390
3	Vince DiMaggio	.388
4	Augie Galan	.386
5	Tony Lupien	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chet Laabs	6
2	Mel Ott	5
3	Nick Etten	4
3	Bob Johnson	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	17
2	Nick Etten	16
2	Augie Galan	16
2	Billy Johnson	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	7
2	Tony Lupien	5
3	Thurman Tucker	4
3	Arky Vaughan	4
5	4 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	Max Butcher	3
1	Orval Grove	3
1	Steve Sundra	3
4	Ace Adams	2
4	27 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	26
2	Tommy Bridges	18
2	Hal Newhouser	18
4	Spud Chandler	15
4	Howie Pollet	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Head	3
2	Ace Adams	1
2	George Caster	1
2	Mickey Haefner	1
2	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Walker Cooper	.375
2	Bob Johnson	.359
3	Stan Musial	.353
4	Leon Culberson	.343
5	Frankie Crosetti	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	8
2	Chet Laabs	7
2	Bill Nicholson	7
2	Mel Ott	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	30
2	Nick Etten	29
2	Chet Laabs	29
4	Coaker Triplett	28
5	Pinky Higgins	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	12
2	George Case	9
2	Thurman Tucker	9
4	Arky Vaughan	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Bridges	0.90
2	Lum Harris	1.19
3	Howie Pollet	1.32
4	Early Wynn	1.40
5	Tiny Bonham	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	6
2	Hi Bithorn	5
2	Curt Davis	5
2	Orval Grove	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	43
2	Allie Reynolds	40
3	Tommy Bridges	38
4	Tex Hughson	32
5	3 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Head	5
2	George Caster	3
3	Ace Adams	2
3	Mace Brown	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Hack	.327
2	Stan Musial	.319
3	Bob Johnson	.306
4	Frank McCormick	.306
5	Arky Vaughan	.299

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	32
2	Charlie Keller	26
3	Bill Nicholson	25
4	Chet Laabs	23
5	2 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	103
2	Charlie Keller	101
3	Vince DiMaggio	95
4	Chet Laabs	94
5	Bill Nicholson	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	52
2	Wally Moses	29
3	Mickey Vernon	26
4	Luke Appling	20
5	Arky Vaughan	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.91
2	Tiny Bonham	1.95
3	Howie Pollet	2.01
4	Hal Newhouser	2.02
5	Tommy Bridges	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	22
2	Tex Hughson	21
3	Rip Sewell	20
4	Tiny Bonham	19
5	Spud Chandler	17

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	12
2	George Caster	10
3	Joe Beggs	9
3	Ed Head	9
5	3 tied	8