On This Day

Wednesday, July 28, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	53	34	.609	--
White Sox	44	43	.506	9.0
Tigers	44	43	.506	9.0
Indians	44	43	.506	9.0
Senators	46	46	.500	9.5
Browns	42	44	.488	10.5
Red Sox	43	46	.483	11.0
Athletics	37	54	.407	18.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Tigers 1

Red Sox 6, Tigers 4

Indians 6, Yankees 2

Browns 5, Athletics 1

White Sox 12, Senators 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	59	30	.663	--
Pirates	50	40	.556	9.5
Dodgers	52	43	.547	10.0
Reds	45	44	.506	14.0
Cubs	43	47	.478	16.5
Braves	37	48	.435	20.0
Blue Jays	40	53	.430	21.0
Giants	35	56	.385	25.0

Games

Cubs 8, Dodgers 7

Cubs 4, Dodgers 2

Pirates 8, Giants 3

Blue Jays 6, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Peanuts Lowrey	5
2	Phil Cavarretta	4
2	Bob Elliott	4
2	Don Ross	4
5	15 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Boudreau	1
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Chet Laabs	1
1	George McQuinn	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Appling	4
1	Elbie Fletcher	4
3	Peanuts Lowrey	3
3	Stan Spence	3
3	Dixie Walker	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	2
2	Phil Cavarretta	1
2	Dick Culler	1
2	Pete Fox	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Oscar Judd	0.83
2	Orie Arntzen	0.71
3	Virgil Trucks	0.60
4	Mel Harder	0.50
5	Ray Scarborough	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Hanyzewski	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	Oscar Judd	1
1	Dick Newsome	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Brecheen	9
2	Orie Arntzen	5
2	Mel Harder	5
2	Oscar Judd	5
2	Ray Scarborough	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Dutch Dietz	1
1	Joe Haynes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.341
2	Billy Herman	.325
3	Dick Wakefield	.325
4	Stan Hack	.309
5	Arky Vaughan	.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	68
2	Bill Nicholson	67
3	Nick Etten	64
4	Bob Elliott	63
5	Billy Johnson	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	27
2	George Case	26
3	Thurman Tucker	20
4	Pete Fox	15
5	Mickey Vernon	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.75
2	Tex Hughson	1.79
3	Tommy Bridges	1.85
4	Tiny Bonham	1.96
5	Hal Newhouser	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	16
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	84

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	8
1	Les Webber	8
3	Ace Adams	7
4	Mace Brown	6
4	2 others tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.410
2	Stan Musial	.389
3	Bud Metheny	.371
4	Maurice Van Robays	.371
5	Bob Elliott	.368

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	17
2	Luke Appling	15
2	Rudy York	15
4	Stan Musial	14
5	4 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	8
2	Pete Fox	5
3	Thurman Tucker	4
4	Stan Musial	3
5	14 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hi Bithorn	0.33
2	Stubby Overmire	0.93
3	Hank Wyse	1.00
3	Mel Harder	1.00
5	Dick Barrett	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	4
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Hi Bithorn	3
2	Mort Cooper	3
2	4 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	4
2	Gordon Maltzberger	2
2	Dizzy Trout	2
4	Ace Adams	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.398
2	Luke Appling	.393
3	Eric Tipton	.371
4	Walker Cooper	.360
5	Dick Wakefield	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chet Laabs	7
1	Bill Nicholson	7
3	Bobby Doerr	6
3	Mel Ott	6
5	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	30
2	Billy Johnson	27
3	Rudy York	26
4	Bob Elliott	25
4	Nick Etten	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	14
2	Pete Fox	8
2	Thurman Tucker	8
4	George Case	6
4	Tony Lupien	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	0.00
2	Hank Wyse	0.92
3	Dick Barrett	0.94
4	Tommy Bridges	1.08
5	Lum Harris	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	7
2	Hi Bithorn	5
2	Mort Cooper	5
2	Orval Grove	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	39
2	Tommy Bridges	37
3	Hank Borowy	30
3	Spud Chandler	30
3	Butch Wensloff	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	4
2	Ed Head	3
3	Ace Adams	2
3	Gordon Maltzberger	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.331
2	Stan Hack	.323
3	Billy Herman	.304
4	Arky Vaughan	.302
5	Charlie Keller	.301

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	30
2	Bill Nicholson	26
3	Charlie Keller	25
4	Chet Laabs	20
4	Rudy York	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	102
2	Bill Nicholson	98
3	Dolph Camilli	94
4	Rudy York	93
5	3 tied	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	49
2	Wally Moses	32
3	Mickey Vernon	25
4	Luke Appling	20
4	Thurman Tucker	20

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	Tex Hughson	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	24
2	Rip Sewell	23
3	Tex Hughson	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	133
4	Hal Newhouser	132
5	Bobo Newsom	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	12
2	Mace Brown	10
3	George Caster	9
3	Les Webber	9
5	2 tied	8