On This Day

Saturday, July 24, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	50	32	.610	--
Tigers	43	39	.524	7.0
Senators	45	42	.517	7.5
White Sox	41	41	.500	9.0
Indians	41	41	.500	9.0
Browns	39	42	.481	10.5
Red Sox	39	45	.464	12.0
Athletics	35	51	.407	17.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Browns 3

Yankees 5, White Sox 1

White Sox 5, Yankees 3

Athletics 8, Tigers 4

Indians 2, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	54	29	.651	--
Dodgers	51	39	.567	6.5
Pirates	46	39	.541	9.0
Reds	43	42	.506	12.0
Cubs	39	46	.459	16.0
Braves	36	45	.444	17.0
Blue Jays	38	49	.437	18.0
Giants	34	52	.395	21.5

Games

Cubs 7, Giants 1

Reds 5, Blue Jays 3

Pirates 6, Dodgers 1

Cardinals 3, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nick Etten	5
2	Luke Appling	3
2	Spud Chandler	3
2	Don Heffner	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Hank Edwards	1
1	George Metkovich	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nick Etten	4
1	George Metkovich	4
3	Bobby Estalella	3
3	Ralph Hodgin	3
3	Gee Walker	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lennie Merullo	1
1	Wally Moses	1
1	Skeeter Newsome	1
1	Mickey Rocco	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Max Lanier	1.75
2	Spud Chandler	1.00
3	Mickey Haefner	0.62
4	Rube Melton	0.44
5	Oscar Judd	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herman Besse	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Oscar Judd	1
1	Max Lanier	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	7
2	Van Mungo	6
3	Spud Chandler	5
3	Mickey Haefner	5
3	Thornton Lee	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Everett Fagan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.340
2	Dick Wakefield	.333
3	Billy Herman	.332
4	Stan Hack	.324
5	Lonny Frey	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	14
1	Mel Ott	14
1	Vern Stephens	14
4	Rudy York	13
5	Charlie Keller	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	66
1	Bill Nicholson	66
3	Nick Etten	63
4	Vern Stephens	59
5	Bob Elliott	58

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	25
2	Wally Moses	24
3	Thurman Tucker	18
4	Mickey Vernon	14
5	Luke Appling	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.75
2	Tommy Bridges	1.81
3	Tex Hughson	1.88
4	Milo Candini	1.95
5	Tiny Bonham	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	15
2	Mort Cooper	13
3	Spud Chandler	12
3	Elmer Riddle	12
5	Hi Bithorn	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	98
2	Tommy Bridges	85
3	Spud Chandler	82
4	Mort Cooper	81
4	2 others tied	81

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Les Webber	8
2	Gordon Maltzberger	7
3	Ace Adams	6
3	George Caster	6
3	Roger Wolff	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Hoover	.424
2	Bud Metheny	.419
3	Luke Appling	.415
4	Billy Herman	.408
5	Stan Musial	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	5
2	Bobby Doerr	4
3	Bobby Estalella	3
3	Paul Richards	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	16
2	Billy Herman	15
2	Rudy York	15
4	Bob Elliott	14
4	Billy Johnson	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	5
2	Tony Lupien	3
2	Arky Vaughan	3
4	Leon Culberson	2
4	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Sundra	0.49
2	Hank Wyse	0.50
3	Vern Kennedy	0.57
4	Harry Gumbert	0.89
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hi Bithorn	3
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Spud Chandler	3
1	Claude Passeau	3
1	Rip Sewell	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	22
2	Allie Reynolds	21
3	Spud Chandler	18
4	Hank Borowy	15
4	Mort Cooper	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	2
1	Ed Head	2
1	Dizzy Trout	2
4	Alex Carrasquel	1
4	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.394
2	Stan Musial	.377
3	Dick Wakefield	.361
4	Augie Galan	.340
5	Joe Hoover	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	7
1	Mel Ott	7
1	Vern Stephens	7
1	Rudy York	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	32
2	Coaker Triplett	29
3	Rudy York	28
4	Nick Etten	27
5	3 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	11
2	George Case	7
3	Tony Lupien	6
3	Thurman Tucker	6
5	Don Gutteridge	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Barrett	0.92
2	Howie Pollet	1.00
3	Tommy Bridges	1.24
4	Hank Wyse	1.32
5	Rip Sewell	1.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	7
2	Hi Bithorn	5
2	Spud Chandler	5
2	Orval Grove	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	41
2	Tommy Bridges	38
3	Spud Chandler	31
3	Hal Newhouser	31
3	Butch Wensloff	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Head	4
2	Mace Brown	2
2	George Caster	2
2	Everett Fagan	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Hack	.330
2	Stan Musial	.328
3	Billy Herman	.303
4	Charlie Keller	.301
5	Frank McCormick	.300

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	31
2	Charlie Keller	26
2	Bill Nicholson	26
4	Joe Gordon	20
4	2 others tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	101
2	Bill Nicholson	98
3	Dolph Camilli	95
4	Vince DiMaggio	91
4	Rudy York	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	51
2	Wally Moses	31
3	Mickey Vernon	26
4	Luke Appling	21
5	Thurman Tucker	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.95
2	Howie Pollet	2.02
3	Tiny Bonham	2.03
4	Hal Newhouser	2.09
5	Tommy Bridges	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	23
2	Tex Hughson	22
2	Rip Sewell	22
4	Tiny Bonham	20
5	Spud Chandler	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	156
2	Mort Cooper	140
3	Bobo Newsom	136
4	Hal Newhouser	132
5	Tex Hughson	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	11
2	Joe Beggs	9
2	George Caster	9
2	Les Webber	9
5	2 tied	8