On This Day

Sunday, August 22, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	44	.614	--
Tigers	60	52	.536	9.0
Senators	63	55	.534	9.0
Indians	59	53	.527	10.0
White Sox	59	56	.513	11.5
Red Sox	55	61	.474	16.0
Browns	51	61	.455	18.0
Athletics	40	75	.348	30.5

Games

White Sox 5, Athletics 2

Indians 6, Red Sox 0

Tigers 12, Yankees 0

Tigers 8, Yankees 3

White Sox 3, Athletics 2

Indians 7, Red Sox 6

Browns 8, Senators 5

Senators 4, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	75	39	.658	--
Reds	64	52	.552	12.0
Pirates	63	56	.529	14.5
Dodgers	60	58	.508	17.0
Cubs	55	60	.478	20.5
Braves	52	61	.460	22.5
Blue Jays	54	65	.454	23.5
Giants	42	74	.362	34.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Pirates 1

Dodgers 8, Pirates 6

Cardinals 6, Braves 1

Cardinals 5, Braves 1

Cubs 6, Giants 2

Reds 4, Blue Jays 3

Reds 20, Blue Jays 6

Cubs 4, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Case	6
1	Billy Herman	6
3	Lennie Merullo	5
3	Eddie Miller	5
3	Vern Stephens	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
1	Bobby Bragan	1
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Tony Cuccinello	1
1	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	6
2	Vince DiMaggio	4
2	Eddie Miller	4
2	Vern Stephens	4
2	Dick Wakefield	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frenchy Bordagaray	2
2	George Case	1
2	Leon Culberson	1
2	Pete Fox	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Head	1.43
2	Jack Salveson	0.80
3	Mike Naymick	0.60
4	Tommy Bridges	0.56
4	Jesse Flores	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rex Barney	1
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Head	10
2	Tommy Bridges	5
2	Jesse Flores	5
4	Rex Barney	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hi Bithorn	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Gordon Maltzberger	1
1	Clyde Shoun	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.352
2	Dick Wakefield	.332
3	Luke Appling	.330
4	Billy Herman	.327
5	Mickey Witek	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	26
2	Charlie Keller	22
3	Bill Nicholson	20
4	Mel Ott	17
5	3 tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	95
2	Rudy York	89
3	Nick Etten	84
4	Bob Elliott	77
5	Billy Johnson	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	41
2	Wally Moses	38
3	Thurman Tucker	24
4	Pete Fox	22
5	Mickey Vernon	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.75
2	Max Lanier	1.93
3	Spud Chandler	1.94
4	Tommy Bridges	1.99
5	Milo Candini	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	18
2	Mort Cooper	17
3	Elmer Riddle	16
4	Hi Bithorn	15
4	2 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	115
2	Mort Cooper	114
3	Bobo Newsom	108
4	Johnny Vander Meer	107
5	Spud Chandler	100

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	12
2	Mace Brown	9
3	Ace Adams	8
3	Les Webber	8
5	2 tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rudy York	.466
2	Bill Dickey	.421
3	Bob Elliott	.410
4	Stan Musial	.408
5	Lou Boudreau	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	11
2	Jeff Heath	5
2	Charlie Keller	5
2	Bill Nicholson	5
2	Eric Tipton	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	28
2	Jeff Heath	19
3	Bill Nicholson	17
4	Walker Cooper	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	10
2	Pete Fox	5
3	Leon Culberson	4
3	Guy Curtright	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Dobson	0.63
2	Jack Salveson	0.64
3	Clyde Shoun	0.73
4	Max Lanier	0.78
5	Al Brazle	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	4
2	Tommy Bridges	3
2	Hank Gornicki	3
2	Gordon Maltzberger	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Chase	21
1	Kirby Higbe	21
3	Harry Brecheen	16
3	Mort Cooper	16
3	2 others tied	16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Elliott	.395
2	Mickey Witek	.386
3	Stan Musial	.385
4	Bill Dickey	.364
5	Frenchy Bordagaray	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	13
2	Charlie Keller	10
3	Bobby Doerr	8
3	Jeff Heath	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	39
2	Bill Nicholson	31
3	Ray Sanders	28
4	Luke Appling	26
4	2 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	17
2	Wally Moses	15
3	Pete Fox	11
4	Leon Culberson	7
4	Mickey Vernon	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.71
2	Mace Brown	0.91
3	Dizzy Trout	1.22
4	Al Brazle	1.29
5	Spud Chandler	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	6
2	Dick Barrett	5
2	Hank Borowy	5
2	Clyde Shoun	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	48
2	Allie Reynolds	35
3	Mort Cooper	33
4	Hank Borowy	31
4	2 others tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	6
2	Gordon Maltzberger	5
3	Joe Heving	3
3	Johnny Murphy	3
3	Clyde Shoun	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.341
2	Mickey Witek	.311
3	Arky Vaughan	.308
4	Billy Herman	.308
5	Bill Nicholson	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	27
2	Charlie Keller	26
2	Mel Ott	26
4	Bill Nicholson	25
5	Chet Laabs	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	112
2	Rudy York	110
3	Nick Etten	96
4	Vince DiMaggio	90
5	2 tied	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	55
2	Wally Moses	40
3	Mickey Vernon	29
4	Thurman Tucker	24
5	Pete Fox	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.91
2	Mort Cooper	2.03
3	Spud Chandler	2.07
4	Tommy Bridges	2.10
5	Schoolboy Rowe	2.21

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	164
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	Gordon Maltzberger	12
3	Ace Adams	11
4	George Caster	9
4	Les Webber	9