On This Day

Thursday, August 19, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	68	42	.618	--
Senators	61	53	.535	9.0
Tigers	57	51	.528	10.0
Indians	57	51	.528	10.0
White Sox	56	55	.505	12.5
Red Sox	54	58	.482	15.0
Browns	48	60	.444	19.0
Athletics	40	71	.360	28.5

Games

Senators 4, White Sox 3

Yankees 2, Indians 1

Red Sox 4, Tigers 3

Tigers 10, Red Sox 0

Browns 3, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	72	38	.655	--
Reds	62	50	.554	11.0
Pirates	62	52	.544	12.0
Dodgers	57	57	.500	17.0
Cubs	52	59	.468	20.5
Blue Jays	53	62	.461	21.5
Braves	50	59	.459	21.5
Giants	40	71	.360	32.5

Games

Dodgers 9, Cubs 2

Reds 7, Braves 5

Pirates 8, Giants 1

Blue Jays 6, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Wakefield	5
1	Rudy York	5
3	Joe Hoover	4
4	Jimmy Bloodworth	3
4	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Russell	2
2	Vince DiMaggio	1
2	Jake Early	1
2	Whitey Kurowski	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	6
2	Jim Russell	4
3	Vince DiMaggio	3
3	Dee Moore	3
3	Dixie Walker	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	1
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	Jerry Priddy	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Allie Reynolds	0.88
2	Denny Galehouse	0.83
3	Tiny Bonham	0.67
4	Dutch Leonard	0.60
5	Curt Davis	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Barrett	1
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	7
2	Tiny Bonham	6
3	Denny Galehouse	5
4	Curt Davis	4
4	Clyde Shoun	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tex Hughson	1
1	Jack Kraus	1
1	Butch Wensloff	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.349
2	Luke Appling	.335
3	Dick Wakefield	.332
4	Billy Herman	.320
5	Mickey Witek	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	24
2	Charlie Keller	20
3	Bill Nicholson	18
4	Mel Ott	16
5	Bobby Doerr	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	90
2	Rudy York	83
3	Nick Etten	82
4	Bob Elliott	77
5	Billy Johnson	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	37
1	Wally Moses	37
3	Thurman Tucker	24
4	Pete Fox	21
4	Mickey Vernon	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.75
2	Tex Hughson	1.92
3	Tommy Bridges	1.93
4	Max Lanier	1.93
5	Spud Chandler	1.94

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	115
2	Mort Cooper	108
3	Bobo Newsom	105
4	Spud Chandler	100
4	Johnny Vander Meer	100

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	.463
2	Mickey Witek	.438
3	Stan Musial	.410
4	Luis Olmo	.407
5	Rudy York	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	10
2	Ron Northey	5
3	Bobby Doerr	4
3	Stan Musial	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	24
2	Jeff Heath	15
2	Stan Musial	15
2	Bill Nicholson	15
5	Ray Sanders	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Guy Curtright	4
2	Pete Fox	4
4	Leon Culberson	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Gornicki	0.00
2	Tommy Bridges	0.50
3	Joe Haynes	0.75
4	Max Lanier	0.84
5	Schoolboy Rowe	0.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clyde Shoun	4
1	Dizzy Trout	4
1	Bucky Walters	4
4	Dick Barrett	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	22
2	Kirby Higbe	21
3	Dick Barrett	18
3	Max Lanier	18
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	3
1	Joe Heving	3
3	Joe Beggs	2
3	Alex Carrasquel	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Elliott	.403
2	Mickey Witek	.392
3	Luke Appling	.390
4	Stan Musial	.382
5	Harry Walker	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	13
2	Bobby Doerr	9
2	Charlie Keller	9
4	Jeff Heath	6
4	Ron Northey	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	39
2	Ray Sanders	30
3	Stan Musial	28
4	Luke Appling	27
4	Bill Nicholson	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	14
2	George Case	13
3	Pete Fox	10
4	Mickey Vernon	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.71
2	Mace Brown	1.04
3	Hank Gornicki	1.27
4	Spud Chandler	1.30
5	Dizzy Trout	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	6
2	Jim Bagby	5
2	Dick Barrett	5
2	Hi Bithorn	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	41
2	Allie Reynolds	35
3	Mort Cooper	34
4	Kirby Higbe	32
5	Dick Barrett	31

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	.341
2	Mickey Witek	.310
3	Bob Elliott	.310
4	Luke Appling	.309
5	Harry Walker	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	27
1	Rudy York	27
3	Mel Ott	25
4	Bill Nicholson	23
5	Chet Laabs	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	108
2	Bill Nicholson	107
3	Nick Etten	94
4	Vince DiMaggio	90
4	Stan Musial	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	52
2	Wally Moses	39
3	Mickey Vernon	29
4	Thurman Tucker	24
5	2 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.91
2	Mort Cooper	2.03
3	Tommy Bridges	2.05
4	Spud Chandler	2.18
5	Butch Wensloff	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	24
2	Rip Sewell	22
3	Tiny Bonham	19
4	Spud Chandler	18
4	Tex Hughson	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	162
2	Mort Cooper	153
3	Bobo Newsom	137
4	Hal Newhouser	135
5	Spud Chandler	124

Saves

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