On This Day

Tuesday, August 24, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	72	45	.615	--
Senators	65	56	.537	9.0
Tigers	61	54	.530	10.0
Indians	60	55	.522	11.0
White Sox	62	57	.521	11.0
Red Sox	57	62	.479	16.0
Browns	52	63	.452	19.0
Athletics	41	78	.345	32.0

Games

Indians 5, Red Sox 2

Yankees 2, Tigers 1

Tigers 3, Yankees 1

White Sox 6, Athletics 5

Athletics 8, White Sox 1

Red Sox 7, Indians 0

Senators 10, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	77	39	.664	--
Reds	65	52	.556	12.5
Pirates	64	56	.533	15.0
Dodgers	60	59	.504	18.5
Cubs	56	61	.479	21.5
Braves	52	63	.452	24.5
Blue Jays	54	66	.450	25.0
Giants	43	75	.364	35.0

Games

Pirates 9, Dodgers 6

Cardinals 1, Braves 0

Giants 8, Cubs 7

Reds 4, Blue Jays 2

Cubs 6, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ralph Hodgin	5
2	Dick Bartell	4
2	Phil Cavarretta	4
2	Bobby Doerr	4
2	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Nick Etten	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	Chet Laabs	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Tabor	6
2	Jimmy Ripple	4
2	Stan Spence	4
4	Stan Hack	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Siebert	2
2	Tony Cuccinello	1
2	Hank Edwards	1
2	Irv Hall	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Newsome	1.60
2	Virgil Trucks	1.33
3	Allie Reynolds	1.00
4	Cliff Melton	0.55
5	4 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Newsome	8
2	Mort Cooper	6
2	Cliff Melton	6
2	Allie Reynolds	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Gornicki	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.351
2	Billy Herman	.330
3	Dick Wakefield	.329
4	Luke Appling	.327
5	Arky Vaughan	.314

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	97
2	Rudy York	91
3	Nick Etten	87
4	Bob Elliott	78
4	Billy Johnson	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	41
2	Wally Moses	40
3	Thurman Tucker	24
4	Pete Fox	22
4	Mickey Vernon	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.75
2	Spud Chandler	1.90
3	Tommy Bridges	1.99
4	Max Lanier	2.05
5	Milo Candini	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	19
2	Mort Cooper	18
3	Spud Chandler	16
3	Elmer Riddle	16
5	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	121
2	Mort Cooper	120
3	Bobo Newsom	108
4	Johnny Vander Meer	107
5	Spud Chandler	103

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	.462
2	Rudy York	.429
3	Billy Herman	.422
4	Mickey Witek	.421
5	Luis Olmo	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	8
2	Jeff Heath	6
3	Charlie Keller	5
4	Bill Nicholson	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	25
2	Jeff Heath	19
3	Bill Nicholson	17
4	Peanuts Lowrey	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Pete Fox	5
2	Wally Moses	5
4	Leon Culberson	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clyde Shoun	0.51
2	Lon Warneke	0.57
3	Joe Dobson	0.63
4	Jack Salveson	0.64
5	Al Brazle	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gordon Maltzberger	4
1	Clyde Shoun	4
1	Dizzy Trout	4
4	Mort Cooper	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Chase	26
2	Kirby Higbe	21
3	Hal Newhouser	19
3	Allie Reynolds	19
5	Denny Galehouse	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	3
2	Mace Brown	2
2	Hank Gornicki	2
2	Tex Hughson	2
2	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Elliott	.400
2	Mickey Witek	.395
3	Stan Musial	.381
4	Luis Olmo	.369
5	Harry Walker	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	13
2	Jeff Heath	10
2	Charlie Keller	10
4	Ron Northey	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	39
2	Bill Nicholson	31
3	Jeff Heath	29
3	Ray Sanders	29
5	2 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	0.94
2	Dizzy Trout	1.23
3	Al Brazle	1.29
4	Spud Chandler	1.30
5	Jim Tobin	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	6
2	Dick Barrett	5
2	Mort Cooper	5
2	Clyde Shoun	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	42
2	Mort Cooper	39
3	Allie Reynolds	38
4	Roger Wolff	36
5	Kirby Higbe	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	5
1	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	.342
2	Mickey Witek	.314
3	Harry Walker	.312
4	Arky Vaughan	.311
5	Bill Nicholson	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	27
2	Charlie Keller	25
3	Bill Nicholson	24
4	Mel Ott	23
5	Chet Laabs	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	112
1	Rudy York	112
3	Nick Etten	98
4	Bob Elliott	88
4	Stan Musial	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	54
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	1.92
3	Spud Chandler	2.03
4	Tommy Bridges	2.10
5	Schoolboy Rowe	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	25
2	Rip Sewell	23
3	Spud Chandler	19
4	Elmer Riddle	18
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	164
2	Mort Cooper	161
3	Hal Newhouser	134
4	Bobo Newsom	133
5	Spud Chandler	124

Saves

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