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

Yankees 4, White Sox 2

Browns 4, Red Sox 1

Tigers 4, Athletics 3

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

Cardinals 7, Dodgers 3

Pirates 8, Braves 0

Reds 10, Giants 4

Pirates 4, Braves 3

Cubs 7, Blue Jays 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Elbie Fletcher	5
1	Maurice Van Robays	5
3	Pete Coscarart	4
3	Bob Elliott	4
3	Tommy Holmes	4

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