On This Day

Monday, July 26, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 52 33 .612 --
Tigers 44 41 .518 8.0
Senators 46 44 .511 8.5
Indians 43 42 .506 9.0
White Sox 42 43 .494 10.0
Browns 40 44 .476 11.5
Red Sox 41 46 .471 12.0
Athletics 37 52 .416 17.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 57 29 .663 --
Dodgers 52 41 .559 8.5
Pirates 48 40 .545 10.0
Reds 45 43 .511 13.0
Cubs 41 47 .466 17.0
Blue Jays 39 51 .433 20.0
Braves 36 48 .429 20.0
Giants 35 54 .393 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vince DiMaggio 4
2 Dick Bartell 3
2 Augie Galan 3
2 Oris Hockett 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 2
1 Ray Mueller 2
3 Phil Cavarretta 1
3 Harlond Clift 1
3 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Mueller 6
2 Arky Vaughan 4
3 Rollie Hemsley 3
3 George McQuinn 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Leon Culberson 1
1 Oris Hockett 1
1 Ken Keltner 1
1 Stan Musial 1
1 Tuck Stainback 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mort Cooper 0.80
2 Bob Muncrief 0.75
3 Bill Zuber 0.56
4 Jesse Flores 0.43
5 Ray Starr 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Harry Feldman 1
1 Jesse Flores 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Zuber 5
2 Max Butcher 4
2 Mort Cooper 4
2 Ray Starr 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .345
2 Billy Herman .328
3 Dick Wakefield .326
4 Stan Hack .313
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 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 66
1 Bill Nicholson 66
3 Nick Etten 64
4 Bob Elliott 61
4 Billy Johnson 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 26
2 Wally Moses 25
3 Thurman Tucker 19
4 Pete Fox 14
4 Mickey Vernon 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Pollet 1.75
2 Tex Hughson 1.79
3 Tommy Bridges 1.81
4 Tiny Bonham 1.96
5 Hal Newhouser 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Sewell 15
2 Mort Cooper 14
3 Elmer Riddle 13
4 Hi Bithorn 12
4 Spud Chandler 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 98
2 Tommy Bridges 85
2 Mort Cooper 85
2 Tex Hughson 85
5 Spud Chandler 82

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .417
2 Luke Appling .400
3 Charlie Keller .375
4 Maurice Van Robays .370
5 Billy Johnson .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 4
2 Bill Nicholson 3
2 Arky Vaughan 3
2 Rudy York 3
5 9 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 15
2 Rudy York 14
3 Billy Johnson 13
4 Leon Culberson 12
4 Bill Nicholson 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 6
2 Pete Fox 4
3 Thurman Tucker 3
4 George Case 2
4 12 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Passeau 0.00
2 Hi Bithorn 0.33
3 Hank Wyse 0.50
4 Denny Galehouse 0.56
5 Johnny Gorsica 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 3
1 Hi Bithorn 3
1 Mort Cooper 3
1 Bob Klinger 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 19
1 Mort Cooper 19
3 Butch Wensloff 16
4 Spud Chandler 13
4 Allie Reynolds 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 3
2 Dizzy Trout 2
3 Ace Adams 1
3 Alex Carrasquel 1
3 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .394
2 Luke Appling .391
3 Eric Tipton .372
4 Walker Cooper .351
5 Dick Wakefield .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 7
1 Bill Nicholson 7
1 Rudy York 7
4 Chet Laabs 6
4 Mel Ott 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 30
1 Rudy York 30
3 Nick Etten 27
3 Billy Johnson 27
5 Bob Elliott 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 12
2 George Case 7
2 Pete Fox 7
2 Thurman Tucker 7
5 Tony Lupien 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Barrett 0.94
1 Tommy Bridges 0.94
3 Howie Pollet 1.00
4 Lum Harris 1.12
5 Hank Wyse 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elmer Riddle 6
1 Rip Sewell 6
3 Hi Bithorn 5
3 Spud Chandler 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 38
2 Tommy Bridges 37
3 Spud Chandler 31
3 Hal Newhouser 31
5 Butch Wensloff 30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .329
2 Stan Hack .321
3 Charlie Keller .304
4 Frank McCormick .302
5 Billy Herman .302

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 30
2 Charlie Keller 26
2 Bill Nicholson 26
4 Rudy York 20
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 100
2 Bill Nicholson 97
3 Dolph Camilli 95
4 Rudy York 93
5 Vince DiMaggio 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 49
2 Wally Moses 31
3 Mickey Vernon 25
4 Luke Appling 20
5 Thurman Tucker 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.96
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 24
2 Tex Hughson 23
3 Rip Sewell 22
4 Tiny Bonham 20
5 Spud Chandler 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 156
2 Mort Cooper 144
3 Tex Hughson 135
4 Hal Newhouser 132
5 Bobo Newsom 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 12
2 Mace Brown 9
2 George Caster 9
2 Les Webber 9
5 3 tied 8