On This Day

Tuesday, July 27, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 53 33 .616 --
Tigers 44 41 .518 8.5
Senators 46 45 .505 9.5
White Sox 43 43 .500 10.0
Indians 43 43 .500 10.0
Browns 41 44 .482 11.5
Red Sox 41 46 .471 12.5
Athletics 37 53 .411 18.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 59 29 .670 --
Dodgers 52 41 .559 9.5
Pirates 49 40 .551 10.5
Reds 45 44 .506 14.5
Cubs 41 47 .466 18.0
Braves 37 48 .435 20.5
Blue Jays 39 53 .424 22.0
Giants 35 55 .389 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Walker 5
2 Whitey Kurowski 4
2 George McQuinn 4
4 Ken Keltner 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 Charlie Keller 1
1 Stan Musial 1
1 Tommy O'Brien 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Estalella 3
1 Charlie Keller 3
1 Stan Musial 3
1 Tommy O'Brien 3
1 Mickey Rocco 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Musial 1
1 Gee Walker 1
1 Jo-Jo White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Murry Dickson 1.17
2 Hank Borowy 0.47
3 Johnny Humphries 0.38
4 Dutch Leonard 0.33
5 Ken Chase 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 1
1 George Caster 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Johnny Gee 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hank Borowy 7
1 Murry Dickson 7
3 Allie Reynolds 5
4 Johnny Humphries 3
4 Dutch Leonard 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .342
2 Billy Herman .328
3 Dick Wakefield .326
4 Stan Hack .313
5 Babe Dahlgren .308

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 66
1 Bill Nicholson 66
3 Nick Etten 64
4 Bob Elliott 62
5 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 Gordon Maltzberger 8
1 Les Webber 8
3 Ace Adams 7
4 George Caster 6
4 Roger Wolff 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .400
2 Stan Musial .397
3 Pinky May .375
4 Charlie Keller .370
5 Ray Mueller .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 4
2 Charlie Keller 3
2 Bill Nicholson 3
2 Mickey Rocco 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 16
2 Stan Musial 14
2 Rudy York 14
4 Billy Johnson 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 6
2 Pete Fox 4
3 Stan Musial 3
3 Thurman Tucker 3
5 12 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Passeau 0.00
2 Hi Bithorn 0.33
3 Hank Wyse 0.50
4 Johnny Gorsica 0.61
5 Stubby Overmire 0.93

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 Hank Borowy 18
3 Allie Reynolds 18
5 Butch Wensloff 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 3
2 Gordon Maltzberger 2
2 Dizzy Trout 2
4 Ace Adams 1
4 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .386
2 Luke Appling .384
3 Eric Tipton .374
4 Ralph Hodgin .365
5 Dick Wakefield .356

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 29
1 Rudy York 29
3 Billy Johnson 27
4 Nick Etten 26
5 2 tied 24

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 Howie Pollet 0.00
2 Dick Barrett 0.94
2 Tommy Bridges 0.94
4 Lum Harris 1.12
5 Stubby Overmire 1.25

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 43
2 Tommy Bridges 37
3 Spud Chandler 31
3 Hal Newhouser 31
5 2 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 3
1 Ed Head 3
3 Ace Adams 2
3 Everett Fagan 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .332
2 Stan Hack .325
3 Billy Herman .306
4 Charlie Keller .302
5 Arky Vaughan .300

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 30
2 Bill Nicholson 26
3 Charlie Keller 25
4 Rudy York 20
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 101
2 Bill Nicholson 97
3 Dolph Camilli 94
4 Rudy York 92
5 Vince DiMaggio 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 49
2 Wally Moses 30
3 Mickey Vernon 25
4 Luke Appling 20
5 Thurman Tucker 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.96
2 Howie Pollet 2.00
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 2 tied 8