On This Day

Saturday, August 7, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 59 37 .615 --
Senators 54 48 .529 8.0
White Sox 50 46 .521 9.0
Tigers 48 48 .500 11.0
Indians 47 48 .495 11.5
Red Sox 47 50 .485 12.5
Browns 43 52 .453 15.5
Athletics 40 59 .404 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 65 32 .670 --
Pirates 54 45 .545 12.0
Reds 53 46 .535 13.0
Dodgers 52 50 .510 15.5
Cubs 45 52 .464 20.0
Braves 43 52 .453 21.0
Blue Jays 45 56 .446 22.0
Giants 37 61 .378 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marty Marion 4
1 Joe Medwick 4
3 Buster Adams 3
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glen Stewart 2
2 Bobby Doerr 1
2 Augie Galan 1
2 Butch Nieman 1
2 Jim Tabor 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glen Stewart 4
2 Bill Dietrich 3
2 Jim Tabor 3
2 Mickey Witek 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 George Case 1
1 Charlie Keller 1
1 Luis Olmo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Vander Meer 1.00
2 Bill Dietrich 0.45
3 Al Smith 0.38
4 Butch Wensloff 0.29
5 Joe Dobson 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 Wally Hebert 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 7
2 Bill Dietrich 5
3 Joe Dobson 3
3 Ed Hanyzewski 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Gordon Maltzberger 1
1 Schoolboy Rowe 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .343
2 Dick Wakefield .325
3 Billy Herman .319
4 Arky Vaughan .312
5 Stan Hack .309

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 78
2 Nick Etten 73
3 Billy Herman 70
4 Bob Elliott 68
5 Billy Johnson 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 35
2 George Case 31
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 102
2 Mort Cooper 98
3 Bobo Newsom 93
4 Johnny Vander Meer 91
5 2 tied 87

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 10
2 Ace Adams 8
2 Les Webber 8
4 Mace Brown 7
5 3 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Skeeter Newsome .458
2 Eric Tipton .417
3 Luke Appling .412
4 Walker Cooper .409
5 Bob Elliott .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 5
2 Bobby Doerr 4
3 Vince DiMaggio 3
3 Nick Etten 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Sanders 17
2 Gene Moore 16
3 Luke Appling 15
3 Stan Spence 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 12
2 George Case 6
2 Pete Fox 6
4 Thurman Tucker 4
4 Mickey Vernon 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 0.64
2 Dizzy Trout 1.00
3 Harry Brecheen 1.08
4 Murry Dickson 1.23
4 Whit Wyatt 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Barrett 3
1 Bill Dietrich 3
1 Ed Hanyzewski 3
1 Max Lanier 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 26
2 Allie Reynolds 22
3 Roger Wolff 20
4 Max Lanier 18
5 Mort Cooper 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 4
2 Gordon Maltzberger 3
3 Ace Adams 2
3 Johnny Murphy 2
5 15 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .409
2 Stan Musial .377
3 Arky Vaughan .376
4 Ralph Hodgin .372
5 Walker Cooper .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 7
1 Charlie Keller 7
3 Bill Nicholson 6
4 Jeff Heath 5
4 Rudy York 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 30
2 Ray Sanders 26
3 Luke Appling 25
3 Bob Elliott 25
3 Rudy York 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 17
2 George Case 7
2 Pete Fox 7
4 Thurman Tucker 6
5 Leon Culberson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.54
2 Hi Bithorn 1.73
3 Dick Barrett 1.82
4 Mort Cooper 2.02
5 Allie Reynolds 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Sewell 6
2 Dick Barrett 5
2 Hi Bithorn 5
2 Mort Cooper 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 48
2 Johnny Vander Meer 41
3 Mort Cooper 36
4 Hank Borowy 34
5 Butch Wensloff 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 5
2 Gordon Maltzberger 4
3 Dizzy Trout 3
4 Ace Adams 2
4 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .334
2 Stan Hack .322
3 Arky Vaughan .309
4 Bill Nicholson .308
5 Billy Herman .301

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 107
2 Charlie Keller 101
3 Bob Elliott 93
3 Rudy York 93
5 Vince DiMaggio 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 49
2 Wally Moses 39
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 Tommy Bridges 2.05
4 Tex Hughson 2.08
5 Tiny Bonham 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 24
2 Rip Sewell 22
3 Tex Hughson 20
4 Tiny Bonham 19
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 169
2 Mort Cooper 151
3 Hal Newhouser 131
4 Bobo Newsom 130
5 Tex Hughson 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 13
2 Mace Brown 11
3 Gordon Maltzberger 10
4 George Caster 9
4 Les Webber 9