On This Day

Monday, August 30, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 46 .626 --
Senators 69 58 .543 10.0
Indians 65 57 .533 11.5
Tigers 63 58 .521 13.0
White Sox 64 60 .516 13.5
Red Sox 59 67 .468 19.5
Browns 56 66 .459 20.5
Athletics 41 82 .333 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 80 43 .650 --
Reds 68 53 .562 11.0
Pirates 67 61 .523 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

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Musial 5
2 Debs Garms 4
2 Al Rubeling 4
4 Pete Coscarart 3
4 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Weatherly 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 2
1 Frank Demaree 2
1 Bob Elliott 2
1 Stan Musial 2
1 Roy Weatherly 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Butch Wensloff 1.20
2 Harry Brecheen 0.67
3 Pinky Woods 0.40
4 Max Butcher 0.17
5 Al Brazle 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Brandt 1
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Butch Wensloff 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Brecheen 6
1 Butch Wensloff 6
3 Pinky Woods 4
4 Max Butcher 2
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .352
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 Bob Elliott 82

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 Butch Wensloff 2.21

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 Arky Vaughan .442
2 Bill Dickey .432
3 Billy Herman .411
4 Dixie Walker .395
5 Luis Olmo .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Heath 9
2 Rudy York 7
3 Stan Spence 6
4 Charlie Keller 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 22
2 Jeff Heath 20
3 Bill Nicholson 17
4 Ival Goodman 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 9
2 Wally Moses 6
3 Luke Appling 4
3 Dick Siebert 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clyde Shoun 0.44
2 Jim Tobin 0.67
3 Dick Newsome 0.72
4 Lon Warneke 0.87
5 Johnny Niggeling 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Gornicki 4
1 Clyde Shoun 4
1 Whit Wyatt 4
4 Gordon Maltzberger 3
4 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 20
2 Ken Chase 18
2 Allie Reynolds 18
4 Harry Brecheen 17
4 2 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Hughson 2
1 Rip Sewell 2
1 Clyde Shoun 2
4 Joe Beggs 1
4 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Witek .400
2 Stan Musial .395
3 Bob Elliott .387
4 Bill Dickey .380
5 Luke Appling .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 17
2 Jeff Heath 11
3 Charlie Keller 10
4 Nick Etten 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 43
2 Jeff Heath 33
3 Bill Nicholson 30
4 Walker Cooper 28
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 17
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 0.98
3 Jim Tobin 1.25
4 Clyde Shoun 1.30
5 Hank Gornicki 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clyde Shoun 6
1 Virgil Trucks 6
1 Bucky Walters 6
4 Spud Chandler 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 38
2 Mort Cooper 34
2 Johnny Vander Meer 34
4 Dick Barrett 30
4 2 others tied 30

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 .346
2 Arky Vaughan .315
3 Bob Elliott .312
4 Bill Nicholson .311
5 Billy Herman .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 31
2 Charlie Keller 27
3 Bill Nicholson 25
4 Mel Ott 22
5 Vern Stephens 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 116
2 Bill Nicholson 115
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 26
4 Luke Appling 24
4 Thurman Tucker 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Bridges 2.02
2 Mort Cooper 2.03
2 Spud Chandler 2.03
4 Butch Wensloff 2.21
5 Tiny Bonham 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 23
2 Rip Sewell 22
3 Spud Chandler 19
3 Elmer Riddle 19
5 Hi Bithorn 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 160
2 Johnny Vander Meer 159
3 Hal Newhouser 140
4 Bobo Newsom 133
5 Spud Chandler 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