On This Day

Tuesday, August 17, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 40 .626 --
Senators 59 52 .532 10.0
Tigers 55 50 .524 11.0
Indians 55 50 .524 11.0
White Sox 55 53 .509 12.5
Red Sox 53 56 .486 15.0
Browns 46 60 .434 20.5
Athletics 40 69 .367 28.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 71 36 .664 --
Reds 60 49 .550 12.0
Pirates 60 51 .541 13.0
Dodgers 56 55 .505 17.0
Cubs 50 58 .463 21.5
Braves 49 57 .462 21.5
Blue Jays 51 61 .455 22.5
Giants 39 69 .361 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Elbie Fletcher 1
1 Ned Harris 1
1 Tommy Holmes 1
1 Whitey Kurowski 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Elbie Fletcher 4
2 Al Brazle 3
2 Luis Olmo 3
2 Maurice Van Robays 3
2 Woody Williams 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Baker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Niggeling 0.86
2 Hank Gornicki 0.67
3 Butch Wensloff 0.56
4 Dick Conger 0.33
4 Dizzy Trout 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Gornicki 2
2 Al Brazle 1
2 Johnny Niggeling 1
2 Ray Prim 1
2 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hank Gornicki 6
1 Johnny Niggeling 6
3 Butch Wensloff 5
4 Ken Chase 4
4 Dick Conger 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Johnny Gorsica 1
1 Rip Sewell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .349
2 Luke Appling .334
3 Dick Wakefield .329
4 Billy Herman .325
5 Bob Elliott .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 23
2 Charlie Keller 19
3 Bill Nicholson 17
4 Bobby Doerr 15
4 Mel Ott 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 87
2 Nick Etten 82
3 Bob Elliott 77
4 Rudy York 76
5 Billy Herman 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 37
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 Spud Chandler 1.88
3 Tex Hughson 1.92
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 108
3 Bobo Newsom 105
4 Johnny Vander Meer 100
5 Spud Chandler 97

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 11
2 Mace Brown 9
3 Ace Adams 8
3 Les Webber 8
5 4 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Elliott .483
2 Mickey Witek .446
3 Luis Olmo .440
4 Stan Musial .423
5 Lou Boudreau .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 9
2 Bobby Doerr 4
2 Charlie Keller 4
2 Stan Musial 4
2 Ron Northey 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 19
2 Stan Musial 16
3 Ray Sanders 13
4 Joe Medwick 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Guy Curtright 4
3 Leon Culberson 3
3 Don Gutteridge 3
3 Wally Moses 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Gornicki 0.00
1 Spud Chandler 0.00
3 Tommy Bridges 0.50
4 Steve Sundra 0.96
5 Max Lanier 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 4
2 Jim Bagby 3
2 Joe Dobson 3
2 Clyde Shoun 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kirby Higbe 19
2 Bobo Newsom 18
3 Dick Barrett 17
4 Ken Chase 16
4 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 3
1 Joe Heving 3
3 Joe Beggs 2
3 Gordon Maltzberger 2
3 Allie Reynolds 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Elliott .413
2 Luke Appling .412
3 Mickey Witek .393
4 Stan Musial .388
5 Harry Walker .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 13
2 Bobby Doerr 9
2 Charlie Keller 9
4 Nick Etten 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 34
2 Luke Appling 31
3 Stan Musial 29
3 Bill Nicholson 29
5 Ray Sanders 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 0.80
2 Spud Chandler 1.26
3 Mace Brown 1.30
4 Hi Bithorn 1.35
5 Whit Wyatt 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 6
2 Hi Bithorn 5
2 Spud Chandler 5
2 Mort Cooper 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 46
2 Mort Cooper 42
3 Roger Wolff 32
4 Dick Barrett 30
4 3 others tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 7
2 Gordon Maltzberger 5
3 Joe Heving 3
3 Dizzy Trout 3
5 8 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .340
2 Bob Elliott .311
3 Billy Herman .308
4 Harry Walker .307
5 Mickey Witek .306

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 26
1 Mel Ott 26
1 Rudy York 26
4 Bill Nicholson 22
5 Chet Laabs 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 104
2 Rudy York 101
3 Nick Etten 94
4 Bob Elliott 90
4 Stan Musial 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 50
2 Wally Moses 39
3 Mickey Vernon 28
4 Thurman Tucker 24
5 Luke Appling 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Pollet 1.91
2 Mort Cooper 2.03
3 Tommy Bridges 2.05
4 Spud Chandler 2.15
5 Butch Wensloff 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 24
2 Rip Sewell 22
3 Tiny Bonham 18
3 Spud Chandler 18
3 Tex Hughson 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 162
2 Mort Cooper 153
3 Bobo Newsom 137
4 Hal Newhouser 133
5 2 tied 121

Saves

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