On This Day

Monday, August 23, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 71 44 .617 --
Senators 64 56 .533 9.5
Tigers 60 53 .531 10.0
Indians 59 54 .522 11.0
White Sox 61 56 .521 11.0
Red Sox 56 61 .479 16.0
Browns 52 62 .456 18.5
Athletics 40 77 .342 32.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 76 39 .661 --
Reds 64 52 .552 12.5
Pirates 63 56 .529 15.0
Dodgers 60 58 .508 17.5
Cubs 55 60 .478 21.0
Braves 52 62 .456 23.5
Blue Jays 54 65 .454 24.0
Giants 42 74 .362 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Milt Byrnes 5
1 Ralph Hodgin 5
3 Bobby Estalella 4
3 Debs Garms 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Spence 2
2 Roy Cullenbine 1
2 Guy Curtright 1
2 Bobby Estalella 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Guy Curtright 5
1 Stan Spence 5
3 Bobby Estalella 4
3 Ralph Hodgin 4
3 Marty Marion 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 2
2 Leon Culberson 1
2 Irv Hall 1
2 Tommy Holmes 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orval Grove 0.71
2 Hal Newhouser 0.67
2 Nels Potter 0.67
4 Denny Galehouse 0.56
5 Bill Zuber 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orval Grove 1
1 Max Lanier 1
1 Gordon Maltzberger 1
1 Nels Potter 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 6
1 Nels Potter 6
3 Denny Galehouse 5
3 Orval Grove 5
3 Bill Zuber 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Hughson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .352
2 Dick Wakefield .330
3 Luke Appling .329
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 90
3 Nick Etten 86
4 Bob Elliott 77
5 Billy Johnson 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 41
2 Wally Moses 39
3 Thurman Tucker 24
4 Pete Fox 22
4 Mickey Vernon 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Pollet 1.75
2 Spud Chandler 1.94
3 Tommy Bridges 1.99
4 Max Lanier 2.05
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 121
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 Bill Dickey .471
2 Rudy York .436
3 Mickey Witek .426
4 Bob Elliott .423
5 Lou Boudreau .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 8
2 Jeff Heath 5
2 Charlie Keller 5
4 Bill Nicholson 4
4 Ron Northey 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 24
2 Jeff Heath 17
3 Bill Nicholson 15
4 Lou Boudreau 14
4 Peanuts Lowrey 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Dobson 0.63
2 Jack Salveson 0.64
2 Lon Warneke 0.64
4 Clyde Shoun 0.73
5 Al Brazle 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gordon Maltzberger 4
1 Dizzy Trout 4
3 Hank Gornicki 3
3 Schoolboy Rowe 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Chase 21
1 Kirby Higbe 21
3 Hal Newhouser 19
4 Denny Galehouse 18
5 Johnny Vander Meer 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 3
2 Mace Brown 2
2 Tex Hughson 2
2 Gordon Maltzberger 2
2 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Elliott .409
2 Mickey Witek .395
3 Stan Musial .385
4 Frenchy Bordagaray .368
5 2 tied .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 13
2 Charlie Keller 10
3 Jeff Heath 9
4 Bobby Doerr 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 38
2 Bill Nicholson 30
3 Ray Sanders 29
4 Luke Appling 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 16
1 Wally Moses 16
3 Pete Fox 11
4 Leon Culberson 8
4 Mickey Vernon 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mace Brown 0.91
2 Max Lanier 1.20
3 Dizzy Trout 1.23
4 Al Brazle 1.29
5 Spud Chandler 1.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 6
2 Dick Barrett 5
2 Max Lanier 5
2 Clyde Shoun 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 42
2 Allie Reynolds 35
3 Mort Cooper 33
4 Kirby Higbe 31
4 Roger Wolff 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 .339
2 Mickey Witek .313
3 Arky Vaughan .308
4 Harry Walker .308
5 Luke Appling .307

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 27
2 Charlie Keller 26
3 Mel Ott 25
4 Bill Nicholson 24
5 Chet Laabs 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 111
1 Rudy York 111
3 Nick Etten 98
4 Vince DiMaggio 89
4 2 others tied 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 55
2 Wally Moses 41
3 Mickey Vernon 30
4 Thurman Tucker 24
5 Luke Appling 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Pollet 1.86
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 Hal Newhouser 141
4 Bobo Newsom 137
5 Spud Chandler 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 12
1 Gordon Maltzberger 12
3 Ace Adams 11
4 George Caster 9
4 Les Webber 9