On This Day

Sunday, August 15, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	65	40	.619	--
Indians	55	49	.529	9.5
Senators	58	52	.527	9.5
Tigers	54	50	.519	10.5
White Sox	55	51	.519	10.5
Red Sox	52	55	.486	14.0
Browns	45	59	.433	19.5
Athletics	40	68	.370	26.5

Games

Yankees 7, White Sox 2

White Sox 4, Yankees 3

Indians 6, Senators 2

Senators 4, Indians 0

Tigers 5, Athletics 4

Tigers 3, Athletics 2

Red Sox 3, Browns 2

Red Sox 4, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	70	35	.667	--
Reds	58	49	.542	13.0
Pirates	57	51	.528	14.5
Dodgers	55	54	.505	17.0
Braves	49	54	.476	20.0
Cubs	49	57	.462	21.5
Blue Jays	50	60	.455	22.5
Giants	39	67	.368	31.5

Games

Cardinals 11, Dodgers 3

Dodgers 4, Cardinals 3

Braves 5, Pirates 1

Pirates 11, Braves 1

Reds 5, Giants 4

Reds 6, Giants 5

Cubs 5, Blue Jays 2

Cubs 3, Blue Jays 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tony Lupien	6
2	Bob Elliott	5
3	Lou Boudreau	4
3	Frankie Gustine	4
3	10 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	2
1	Ray Sanders	2
1	Rudy York	2
4	Luke Appling	1
4	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	5
1	Stan Musial	5
3	Joe Gordon	4
3	Ray Sanders	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rip Sewell	2
2	George Case	1
2	Pete Coscarart	1
2	Leon Culberson	1
2	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Kirby Higbe	0.79
2	Hi Bithorn	0.64
3	Joe Dobson	0.60
3	Rube Fischer	0.60
5	2 tied	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Hi Bithorn	1
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Kirby Higbe	11
2	Hi Bithorn	7
3	Rube Fischer	6
4	Dick Barrett	4
4	10 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Pinky Woods	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.353
2	Luke Appling	.337
3	Dick Wakefield	.327
4	Billy Herman	.321
5	Mickey Witek	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	23
2	Charlie Keller	19
3	Bill Nicholson	17
4	Mel Ott	15
5	2 tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	85
2	Nick Etten	81
3	Rudy York	76
4	Bob Elliott	74
5	Billy Herman	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	36
2	George Case	35
3	Thurman Tucker	24
4	Mickey Vernon	20
5	Pete Fox	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.75
2	Tex Hughson	1.79
3	Spud Chandler	1.88
4	Tommy Bridges	1.93
5	Max Lanier	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	18
2	Mort Cooper	16
3	Hi Bithorn	15
3	Spud Chandler	15
3	Elmer Riddle	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	113
2	Mort Cooper	106
3	Bobo Newsom	103
4	Spud Chandler	97
5	Johnny Vander Meer	96

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	11
2	Mace Brown	9
3	Ace Adams	8
3	Les Webber	8
5	3 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Witek	.481
2	Stan Musial	.481
3	Lou Boudreau	.434
4	Bob Elliott	.426
5	Frenchy Bordagaray	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	10
2	Nick Etten	5
3	Charlie Keller	4
3	Stan Musial	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	21
2	Ray Sanders	16
3	Stan Musial	15
4	Luke Appling	13
4	4 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Wally Moses	6
3	Mickey Vernon	5
4	Guy Curtright	4
4	Johnny Welaj	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Gornicki	0.00
2	Spud Chandler	0.33
3	Dizzy Trout	0.82
4	Max Lanier	1.00
4	Butch Wensloff	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	3
1	Dick Barrett	3
1	Spud Chandler	3
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Barrett	25
1	Kirby Higbe	25
3	Roger Wolff	20
4	Johnny Vander Meer	17
5	Bobo Newsom	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	3
1	Joe Heving	3
3	Max Lanier	2
3	Gordon Maltzberger	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.415
2	Stan Musial	.406
3	Mickey Witek	.405
4	Bob Elliott	.400
5	Bill Nicholson	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	13
2	Charlie Keller	9
3	Bobby Doerr	8
4	Nick Etten	6
4	Jeff Heath	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	36
2	Luke Appling	31
3	Stan Musial	29
4	Bob Elliott	27
4	2 others tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	15
2	George Case	11
3	Pete Fox	9
4	Thurman Tucker	8
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whit Wyatt	1.10
2	Max Lanier	1.13
3	Spud Chandler	1.26
4	Mace Brown	1.30
5	Hi Bithorn	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	6
1	Rip Sewell	6
3	Hi Bithorn	5
3	Spud Chandler	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	42
2	Mort Cooper	40
3	Allie Reynolds	38
4	Roger Wolff	32
5	Kirby Higbe	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	7
2	Gordon Maltzberger	5
3	Joe Heving	3
3	Dizzy Trout	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.340
2	Bill Nicholson	.311
3	Bob Elliott	.308
4	Harry Walker	.306
5	Billy Herman	.305

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	108
2	Rudy York	103
3	Nick Etten	95
4	Bob Elliott	92
4	Charlie Keller	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	52
2	Wally Moses	38
3	Mickey Vernon	28
4	Thurman Tucker	24
5	Luke Appling	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.88
2	Howie Pollet	1.91
3	Tommy Bridges	2.05
4	Tex Hughson	2.11
5	Spud Chandler	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	24
2	Rip Sewell	23
3	Tiny Bonham	19
3	Tex Hughson	19
5	Spud Chandler	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	162
2	Mort Cooper	151
3	Bobo Newsom	136
4	Hal Newhouser	134
5	2 tied	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	13
2	Ace Adams	11
2	Gordon Maltzberger	11
4	Les Webber	9
5	George Caster	8