On This Day

Thursday, August 5, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 58 36 .617 --
Senators 53 47 .530 8.0
White Sox 49 45 .521 9.0
Tigers 47 47 .500 11.0
Indians 46 47 .495 11.5
Red Sox 46 49 .484 12.5
Browns 42 51 .452 15.5
Athletics 39 58 .402 20.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 64 31 .674 --
Pirates 53 44 .546 12.0
Reds 51 46 .526 14.0
Dodgers 52 48 .520 14.5
Cubs 45 50 .474 19.0
Braves 41 52 .441 22.0
Blue Jays 43 56 .434 23.0
Giants 37 59 .385 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Estel Crabtree 3
2 Ray Mueller 2
2 Bill Nicholson 2
2 Eric Tipton 2
5 7 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Estel Crabtree 1
1 Steve Mesner 1
1 Ray Mueller 1
1 Bill Nicholson 1
1 Gee Walker 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bucky Walters 0.75
2 Hi Bithorn 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bucky Walters 6
2 Hi Bithorn 2
3 Paul Erickson 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .339
2 Billy Herman .326
3 Dick Wakefield .324
4 Stan Hack .311
5 Whitey Kurowski .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 17
2 Bill Nicholson 15
3 Mel Ott 14
3 Vern Stephens 14
3 Rudy York 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 76
2 Nick Etten 73
3 Billy Herman 70
4 Bob Elliott 68
5 Billy Johnson 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 34
2 George Case 30
3 Thurman Tucker 22
4 Mickey Vernon 18
5 Pete Fox 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Pollet 1.75
2 Tex Hughson 1.77
3 Milo Candini 1.96
4 Mort Cooper 2.05
5 Spud Chandler 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Sewell 17
2 Mort Cooper 15
3 Elmer Riddle 14
4 Hi Bithorn 13
4 Spud Chandler 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 101
2 Mort Cooper 98
3 Bobo Newsom 93
4 Tommy Bridges 87
4 Spud Chandler 87

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 9
2 Ace Adams 8
2 Les Webber 8
4 Mace Brown 6
4 3 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eric Tipton .417
2 Pinky May .415
3 Ival Goodman .412
4 Pete Fox .407
5 Luke Appling .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 6
2 Bobby Doerr 4
3 Vince DiMaggio 3
3 Nick Etten 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 16
2 Gene Moore 15
2 Stan Spence 15
4 Luke Appling 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 11
2 George Case 6
2 Pete Fox 6
4 Luke Appling 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clyde Shoun 0.00
2 Max Lanier 0.47
3 Ed Hanyzewski 0.49
4 Whit Wyatt 0.51
5 Bill Dietrich 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 3
1 Hank Borowy 3
1 Mort Cooper 3
1 Ed Hanyzewski 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 25
2 Mort Cooper 24
3 Hank Borowy 22
4 Roger Wolff 17
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 3
1 Dizzy Trout 3
3 Ace Adams 2
3 Gordon Maltzberger 2
3 Johnny Murphy 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .407
2 Ralph Hodgin .385
3 Stan Musial .378
4 Arky Vaughan .371
5 Maurice Van Robays .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 7
2 Bobby Doerr 6
2 Bill Nicholson 6
4 Nick Etten 5
4 Jeff Heath 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 29
2 Luke Appling 25
2 Bob Elliott 25
4 Nick Etten 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 17
2 Pete Fox 8
3 George Case 7
4 Thurman Tucker 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Gumbert 0.61
2 Spud Chandler 1.26
3 Dick Barrett 1.38
4 Hank Wyse 1.55
5 Hi Bithorn 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Sewell 6
2 Hi Bithorn 5
2 Spud Chandler 5
2 Mort Cooper 5
2 Elmer Riddle 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 39
2 Mort Cooper 36
3 Hank Borowy 34
3 Johnny Vander Meer 34
5 Tommy Bridges 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 4
2 Gordon Maltzberger 3
2 Johnny Murphy 3
2 Dizzy Trout 3
5 2 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .331
2 Stan Hack .321
3 Bill Nicholson .309
4 Billy Herman .307
5 Arky Vaughan .304

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 28
2 Charlie Keller 27
3 Bill Nicholson 26
4 Chet Laabs 20
5 Rudy York 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 105
2 Charlie Keller 102
3 Bob Elliott 95
4 Rudy York 91
5 3 tied 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 48
2 Wally Moses 38
3 Mickey Vernon 26
4 Luke Appling 22
4 Thurman Tucker 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.98
2 Howie Pollet 2.00
3 Tex Hughson 2.02
4 Tommy Bridges 2.05
5 Tiny Bonham 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 24
2 Rip Sewell 23
3 Tex Hughson 21
4 Tiny Bonham 19
5 Spud Chandler 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 162
2 Mort Cooper 151
3 Bobo Newsom 134
4 Hal Newhouser 132
5 Tex Hughson 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 13
2 Mace Brown 10
3 George Caster 9
3 Gordon Maltzberger 9
3 Les Webber 9