On This Day

Wednesday, August 11, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	61	39	.610	--
Senators	55	50	.524	8.5
Tigers	51	48	.515	9.5
Indians	51	48	.515	9.5
White Sox	51	49	.510	10.0
Red Sox	49	52	.485	12.5
Browns	45	54	.455	15.5
Athletics	40	63	.388	22.5

Games

Red Sox 10, White Sox 0

Indians 10, Athletics 5

Indians 2, Athletics 1

Tigers 3, Senators 2

Browns 9, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	67	33	.670	--
Reds	54	48	.529	14.0
Pirates	54	49	.524	14.5
Dodgers	53	51	.510	16.0
Blue Jays	49	56	.467	20.5
Cubs	47	54	.465	20.5
Braves	45	53	.459	21.0
Giants	38	63	.376	29.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Reds 2

Cubs 3, Braves 0

Braves 6, Cubs 2

Giants 3, Cardinals 2

Blue Jays 2, Pirates 1

Blue Jays 2, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Whitey Wietelmann	5
2	Don Gutteridge	4
2	George Metkovich	4
2	Glen Stewart	4
2	Mickey Witek	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Witek	2
2	Lou Boudreau	1
2	Charlie Keller	1
2	George Metkovich	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Boudreau	5
1	Oris Hockett	5
3	Frenchy Bordagaray	2
3	Don Gutteridge	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frenchy Bordagaray	1
1	Guy Curtright	1
1	Pete Fox	1
1	Don Gutteridge	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Roger Wolff	1.75
2	Dick Barrett	1.00
3	Hank Gornicki	0.50
3	Schoolboy Rowe	0.50
3	Al Smith	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ace Adams	1
1	Dick Barrett	1
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Hi Bithorn	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Barrett	8
2	Roger Wolff	7
3	Hi Bithorn	6
4	Joe Dobson	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.345
2	Dick Wakefield	.322
3	Billy Herman	.317
4	Eric Tipton	.309
5	Arky Vaughan	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	19
2	Charlie Keller	18
3	Bill Nicholson	16
4	Mel Ott	14
4	Vern Stephens	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	80
2	Nick Etten	76
3	Billy Herman	70
4	Bob Elliott	69
5	Rudy York	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	36
2	George Case	33
3	Thurman Tucker	22
4	Mickey Vernon	19
5	Pete Fox	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.75
2	Tex Hughson	1.77
3	Spud Chandler	1.98
4	Tommy Bridges	1.99
5	Milo Candini	2.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	104
2	Hal Newhouser	102
3	Bobo Newsom	98
4	Spud Chandler	91
4	Johnny Vander Meer	91

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	Mickey Witek	.432
2	Bob Elliott	.412
3	Joe Medwick	.408
4	Pete Fox	.400
5	Don Ross	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	6
2	Charlie Keller	5
3	Jeff Heath	4
4	Nick Etten	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gene Moore	14
1	Bill Nicholson	14
1	Ray Sanders	14
4	Stan Spence	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	11
2	George Case	7
3	Mickey Vernon	5
3	Johnny Welaj	5
5	Pete Fox	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	1.00
2	Red Barrett	1.19
3	Spud Chandler	1.23
4	Nate Andrews	1.38
5	Harry Brecheen	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Barrett	3
1	Red Barrett	3
1	Al Gerheauser	3
1	Virgil Trucks	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Roger Wolff	27
2	Johnny Vander Meer	26
3	Dick Barrett	22
4	Harry Brecheen	20
5	Mort Cooper	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	2
1	Max Lanier	2
1	Gordon Maltzberger	2
4	Ace Adams	1
4	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.404
2	Stan Musial	.383
3	Bob Elliott	.368
4	Mickey Witek	.367
5	Walker Cooper	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	9
2	Charlie Keller	8
3	Bobby Doerr	6
3	Jeff Heath	6
5	Bill Nicholson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	27
2	Bill Nicholson	26
3	Luke Appling	23
3	Bob Elliott	23
3	Ray Sanders	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	17
2	George Case	9
3	Pete Fox	8
4	Thurman Tucker	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hi Bithorn	1.01
2	Whit Wyatt	1.10
3	Spud Chandler	1.54
4	Tex Hughson	1.69
5	Max Lanier	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	5
1	Dick Barrett	5
1	Hi Bithorn	5
1	Rip Sewell	5
5	8 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	38
2	Johnny Vander Meer	37
3	Allie Reynolds	34
4	Roger Wolff	32
5	Dick Barrett	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.335
2	Stan Hack	.310
3	Bill Nicholson	.308
4	Arky Vaughan	.305
5	Frank McCormick	.304

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	27
1	Bill Nicholson	27
3	Mel Ott	26
4	Rudy York	24
5	Chet Laabs	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	107
2	Charlie Keller	98
2	Rudy York	98
4	Nick Etten	90
5	2 tied	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	51
2	Wally Moses	40
3	Mickey Vernon	27
4	Luke Appling	22
4	Thurman Tucker	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.85
2	Howie Pollet	1.94
3	Tommy Bridges	1.95
4	Tex Hughson	2.08
5	Spud Chandler	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	24
2	Rip Sewell	22
3	Tex Hughson	20
4	Tiny Bonham	18
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	164
2	Mort Cooper	155
3	Bobo Newsom	135
4	Hal Newhouser	129
5	Tex Hughson	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	12
2	Mace Brown	11
3	Gordon Maltzberger	10
4	George Caster	9
4	Les Webber	9