On This Day

Sunday, August 29, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	76	46	.623	--
Senators	69	58	.543	9.5
Indians	65	57	.533	11.0
Tigers	63	58	.521	12.5
White Sox	64	60	.516	13.0
Red Sox	59	66	.472	18.5
Browns	56	66	.459	20.0
Athletics	41	82	.333	35.5

Games

Indians 2, White Sox 1

Indians 6, White Sox 1

Yankees 6, Red Sox 4

Yankees 5, Red Sox 1

Tigers 15, Browns 5

Tigers 4, Browns 2

Senators 5, Athletics 4

Senators 2, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	79	42	.653	--
Reds	68	53	.562	11.0
Pirates	66	60	.524	15.5
Dodgers	64	59	.520	16.0
Cubs	59	63	.484	20.5
Braves	54	65	.454	24.0
Blue Jays	54	69	.439	26.0
Giants	44	77	.364	35.0

Games

Braves 4, Giants 1

Reds 5, Cardinals 3

Cardinals 3, Reds 2

Dodgers 3, Blue Jays 1

Dodgers 8, Blue Jays 0

Cubs 11, Pirates 2

Pirates 3, Cubs 1

Braves 1, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Irv Hall	5
1	Tony Lupien	5
1	Mickey Rocco	5
4	Mark Christman	4
4	10 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	2
1	Vern Stephens	2
1	Roy Weatherly	2
1	Rudy York	2
5	7 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pinky Higgins	4
1	Bill Nicholson	4
1	Joe Wood	4
4	Charlie Keller	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	George Case	1
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	Irv Hall	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Vander Meer	0.86
2	Spud Chandler	0.83
2	Al Javery	0.83
4	Virgil Trucks	0.82
5	Hank Gornicki	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hi Bithorn	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Hank Gornicki	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	9
2	Tommy Bridges	7
3	Nels Potter	6
3	Johnny Vander Meer	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clyde Shoun	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.349
2	Luke Appling	.337
3	Billy Herman	.332
4	Dick Wakefield	.325
5	Arky Vaughan	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	30
2	Charlie Keller	24
3	Bill Nicholson	21
4	Jeff Heath	18
4	Vern Stephens	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	102
2	Rudy York	98
3	Nick Etten	90
4	Billy Herman	83
5	Billy Johnson	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	44
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	1.81
3	Tommy Bridges	1.99
4	Max Lanier	2.03
5	Mort Cooper	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	19
2	Mort Cooper	18
3	Spud Chandler	17
3	Elmer Riddle	17
5	Hi Bithorn	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	127
2	Mort Cooper	126
3	Johnny Vander Meer	113
4	Bobo Newsom	112
5	Spud Chandler	108

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	.409
2	Arky Vaughan	.400
3	Peanuts Lowrey	.397
4	Bob Elliott	.397
5	Dixie Walker	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jeff Heath	9
1	Rudy York	9
3	Charlie Keller	6
3	Stan Spence	6
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	25
2	Jeff Heath	21
3	Bill Nicholson	20
4	Ival Goodman	17
5	5 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	10
2	Wally Moses	6
3	Dick Siebert	5
4	Luke Appling	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clyde Shoun	0.39
2	Dick Newsome	0.72
3	Jim Tobin	0.75
4	Lon Warneke	0.87
5	Al Brazle	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clyde Shoun	5
2	Hank Gornicki	4
2	Gordon Maltzberger	4
2	Whit Wyatt	4
5	9 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	22
2	Denny Galehouse	21
3	Mort Cooper	20
4	Nels Potter	19
5	Ken Chase	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tex Hughson	2
1	Rip Sewell	2
1	Clyde Shoun	2
4	Joe Beggs	1
4	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Witek	.403
2	Bob Elliott	.402
3	Bill Nicholson	.377
4	Stan Musial	.374
5	Glen Stewart	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	17
2	Jeff Heath	13
3	Charlie Keller	10
4	Bill Nicholson	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	43
2	Jeff Heath	35
2	Bill Nicholson	35
4	Walker Cooper	26
4	Nick Etten	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	18
2	Wally Moses	14
3	Luke Appling	7
3	Pete Fox	7
3	Mickey Vernon	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	0.84
2	Mace Brown	1.00
3	Al Brazle	1.08
4	Jim Tobin	1.25
5	Clyde Shoun	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clyde Shoun	6
1	Virgil Trucks	6
1	Bucky Walters	6
1	Early Wynn	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	41
2	Allie Reynolds	38
3	Roger Wolff	37
4	Johnny Vander Meer	34
5	Bobo Newsom	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.342
2	Luke Appling	.319
3	Arky Vaughan	.315
4	Harry Walker	.315
5	Mickey Witek	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	31
2	Charlie Keller	27
3	Bill Nicholson	25
4	Mel Ott	23
5	Vern Stephens	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	116
2	Bill Nicholson	115
3	Nick Etten	100
4	Jeff Heath	92
4	Billy Herman	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	55
2	Wally Moses	43
3	Mickey Vernon	27
4	Luke Appling	24
4	Thurman Tucker	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	2.03
2	Spud Chandler	2.03
3	Tommy Bridges	2.09
4	Butch Wensloff	2.27
5	Tiny Bonham	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	24
2	Rip Sewell	22
3	Spud Chandler	19
3	Elmer Riddle	19
5	Hi Bithorn	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	163
2	Johnny Vander Meer	159
3	Hal Newhouser	140
4	Bobo Newsom	137
5	2 tied	126

Saves

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