On This Day

Friday, August 20, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	69	42	.622	--
Senators	62	53	.539	9.0
Tigers	58	51	.532	10.0
Indians	57	52	.523	11.0
White Sox	56	56	.500	13.5
Red Sox	54	59	.478	16.0
Browns	48	60	.444	19.5
Athletics	40	71	.360	29.0

Games

Senators 10, White Sox 5

Yankees 10, Indians 5

Tigers 1, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	73	38	.658	--
Reds	62	51	.549	12.0
Pirates	62	54	.534	13.5
Dodgers	58	57	.504	17.0
Cubs	52	60	.464	21.5
Braves	51	59	.464	21.5
Blue Jays	53	63	.457	22.5
Giants	42	71	.372	32.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Cubs 3

Braves 3, Reds 2

Giants 3, Pirates 2

Giants 7, Pirates 4

Cardinals 5, Blue Jays 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sid Gordon	5
1	Johnny Rucker	5
3	Elbie Fletcher	4
4	Jake Early	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Elbie Fletcher	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Bill Nicholson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sid Gordon	5
2	George Case	3
2	Jake Early	3
2	Johnny Lindell	3
5	12 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	1
1	Gene Hermanski	1
1	Whitey Kurowski	1
1	Bill Nicholson	1
1	Arky Vaughan	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mort Cooper	0.67
2	Ken Chase	0.64
2	Johnny Vander Meer	0.64
4	Atley Donald	0.42
4	Whit Wyatt	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Chase	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Atley Donald	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Chase	7
1	Johnny Vander Meer	7
3	Mort Cooper	6
4	Atley Donald	5
4	Whit Wyatt	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Howie Krist	1
1	Jim Mertz	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.347
2	Dick Wakefield	.332
3	Luke Appling	.332
4	Billy Herman	.320
5	Mickey Witek	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	24
2	Charlie Keller	20
3	Bill Nicholson	19
4	Mel Ott	17
5	Bobby Doerr	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	92
2	Rudy York	84
3	Nick Etten	83
4	Bob Elliott	77
5	Billy Johnson	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	38
2	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	17
3	Hi Bithorn	15
3	Spud Chandler	15
3	Elmer Riddle	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	115
2	Mort Cooper	114
3	Johnny Vander Meer	107
4	Bobo Newsom	105
5	Spud Chandler	100

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	11
2	Mace Brown	9
3	Ace Adams	8
3	Les Webber	8
5	Johnny Murphy	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Elliott	.456
2	Mickey Witek	.431
3	Rudy York	.423
4	Luis Olmo	.407
5	Stan Musial	.394

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	25
2	Jeff Heath	17
3	Bill Nicholson	16
4	Stan Musial	15
5	Ray Sanders	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Guy Curtright	4
2	Pete Fox	4
4	Leon Culberson	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Gornicki	0.00
2	Tommy Bridges	0.50
3	Max Lanier	0.84
4	Schoolboy Rowe	0.87
5	Spud Chandler	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clyde Shoun	4
1	Dizzy Trout	4
3	Dick Barrett	3
3	Joe Dobson	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Chase	23
1	Johnny Vander Meer	23
3	Allie Reynolds	22
4	Kirby Higbe	21
5	2 tied	18

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	.405
2	Mickey Witek	.391
3	Luke Appling	.379
4	Stan Musial	.375
5	Harry Walker	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	13
2	Bobby Doerr	9
2	Charlie Keller	9
4	Jeff Heath	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	40
2	Ray Sanders	30
3	Bill Nicholson	29
4	Stan Musial	28
5	Luke Appling	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	14
1	Wally Moses	14
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	48
2	Mort Cooper	40
3	Allie Reynolds	35
4	Kirby Higbe	32
5	Butch Wensloff	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.338
2	Mickey Witek	.311
3	Bob Elliott	.310
4	Arky Vaughan	.310
5	Harry Walker	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	26
1	Rudy York	26
3	Charlie Keller	25
4	Bill Nicholson	24
5	Chet Laabs	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	109
2	Rudy York	106
3	Nick Etten	95
4	Stan Musial	90
5	3 tied	89

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	2.07
5	Tex Hughson	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	24
2	Rip Sewell	22
3	Tiny Bonham	18
3	Spud Chandler	18
5	4 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	169
2	Mort Cooper	156
3	Bobo Newsom	137
4	Hal Newhouser	135
5	Spud Chandler	121

Saves

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