On This Day

Saturday, August 28, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	74	46	.617	--
Senators	67	58	.536	9.5
Indians	63	57	.525	11.0
White Sox	64	58	.525	11.0
Tigers	61	58	.513	12.5
Red Sox	59	64	.480	16.5
Browns	56	64	.467	18.0
Athletics	41	80	.339	33.5

Games

White Sox 7, Indians 6

Red Sox 2, Yankees 1

Browns 10, Tigers 5

Senators 1, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	78	41	.655	--
Reds	67	52	.563	11.0
Pirates	65	59	.524	15.5
Dodgers	62	59	.512	17.0
Cubs	58	62	.483	20.5
Blue Jays	54	67	.446	25.0
Braves	52	65	.444	25.0
Giants	44	75	.370	34.0

Games

Giants 12, Braves 0

Dodgers 14, Blue Jays 7

Pirates 5, Cubs 4

Reds 4, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luke Appling	3
1	Phil Cavarretta	3
1	Ellis Clary	3
1	Tony Cuccinello	3
1	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	Joe Medwick	1
1	Wally Moses	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Medwick	6
2	Billy Herman	4
3	Chet Laabs	3
3	Glen Stewart	3
3	Arky Vaughan	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Siebert	2
2	George Case	1
2	Phil Cavarretta	1
2	Sid Gordon	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Van Mungo	1.00
1	Johnny Niggeling	1.00
3	Bill Zuber	0.38
4	Dick Newsome	0.38
4	Roger Wolff	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rex Barney	1
1	Johnny Gee	1
1	Joe Haynes	1
1	Van Mungo	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	6
2	Bill Zuber	5
3	Johnny Niggeling	4
3	Steve Sundra	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Curt Davis	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.350
2	Luke Appling	.336
3	Billy Herman	.333
4	Dick Wakefield	.323
5	Mickey Witek	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	28
2	Charlie Keller	22
3	Bill Nicholson	20
4	Jeff Heath	17
4	Mel Ott	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	98
2	Rudy York	95
3	Nick Etten	89
4	Billy Herman	82
5	Billy Johnson	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	43
2	Wally Moses	42
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	Virgil Trucks	2.18

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	127
2	Mort Cooper	126
3	Bobo Newsom	112
4	Johnny Vander Meer	107
5	Spud Chandler	103

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Dickey	.450
2	Dixie Walker	.432
3	Billy Herman	.424
4	Mickey Witek	.417
5	2 tied	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jeff Heath	8
2	Rudy York	7
3	Stan Spence	6
4	Charlie Keller	4
4	Bill Nicholson	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	23
2	Rudy York	22
3	Bill Nicholson	17
4	Ival Goodman	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	10
2	Wally Moses	6
3	Dick Siebert	5
4	Pete Fox	4
4	Tony Lupien	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clyde Shoun	0.42
2	Nels Potter	0.60
3	Jim Tobin	0.67
4	Dick Newsome	0.72
5	Lon Warneke	0.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clyde Shoun	5
2	Gordon Maltzberger	4
3	Hank Gornicki	3
3	Mickey Haefner	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	25
2	Denny Galehouse	21
3	Mort Cooper	20
4	Allie Reynolds	17
5	Ken Chase	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Gornicki	2
1	Tex Hughson	2
1	Rip Sewell	2
1	Clyde Shoun	2
5	20 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Witek	.422
2	Bob Elliott	.404
3	Luis Olmo	.385
4	Frenchy Bordagaray	.376
5	2 tied	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	15
2	Jeff Heath	12
3	Charlie Keller	9
4	Nick Etten	6
4	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	40
2	Jeff Heath	34
3	Bill Nicholson	31
4	Luke Appling	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	17
2	Wally Moses	15
3	Mickey Vernon	8
4	Pete Fox	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mace Brown	1.00
2	Spud Chandler	1.02
3	Al Brazle	1.08
4	Jim Tobin	1.29
5	Clyde Shoun	1.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clyde Shoun	6
1	Bucky Walters	6
1	Early Wynn	6
4	Dizzy Trout	5
4	Virgil Trucks	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	42
2	Mort Cooper	41
3	Roger Wolff	37
4	Allie Reynolds	33
5	Bobo Newsom	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	4
2	Mace Brown	3
2	Joe Heving	3
2	Clyde Shoun	3
5	9 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.343
2	Mickey Witek	.313
3	Arky Vaughan	.313
4	Harry Walker	.313
5	Billy Herman	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	29
2	Charlie Keller	25
3	Bill Nicholson	24
4	Mel Ott	23
5	Chet Laabs	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	116
2	Bill Nicholson	112
3	Nick Etten	99
4	Jeff Heath	91
4	Billy Herman	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	54
2	Wally Moses	43
3	Mickey Vernon	28
4	Thurman Tucker	24
5	Luke Appling	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	2.03
2	Spud Chandler	2.03
3	Tommy Bridges	2.10
4	Schoolboy Rowe	2.21
5	Butch Wensloff	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	24
2	Rip Sewell	22
3	Spud Chandler	19
4	Elmer Riddle	18
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	163
2	Johnny Vander Meer	153
3	Hal Newhouser	140
4	Bobo Newsom	137
5	Spud Chandler	124

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	12
1	Gordon Maltzberger	12
3	Ace Adams	11
4	Les Webber	10
5	2 tied	8