On This Day

Wednesday, September 1, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 82 43 .656 --
Reds 69 54 .561 12.0
Dodgers 65 59 .524 16.5
Pirates 67 63 .515 17.5
Cubs 60 64 .484 21.5
Braves 55 65 .458 24.5
Blue Jays 54 70 .435 27.5
Giants 44 78 .361 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Cavarretta 4
1 Estel Crabtree 4
1 Eddie Stanky 4
4 Stan Hack 3
4 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Phil Cavarretta 1
1 Estel Crabtree 1
1 Bert Haas 1
1 Danny Litwhiler 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Cavarretta 5
2 Estel Crabtree 4
3 Bert Haas 3
4 Ival Goodman 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Musial 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Claude Passeau 0.27
2 Mort Cooper 0.25
3 Johnny Gee 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Lon Warneke 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Murry Dickson 3
1 Claude Passeau 3
3 Clyde Shoun 2
4 Mort Cooper 1
4 3 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .350
2 Luke Appling .337
3 Billy Herman .331
4 Dick Wakefield .325
5 Arky Vaughan .314

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 103
2 Rudy York 98
3 Nick Etten 90
4 Billy Herman 84
5 Bob Elliott 83

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 2.04
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 Mort Cooper 127
1 Hal Newhouser 127
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 .429
2 Mickey Rocco .404
2 Dixie Walker .404
4 Arky Vaughan .404
5 Stan Spence .404

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 Phil Cavarretta 16
3 Ival Goodman 16
3 Bill Nicholson 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nate Andrews 0.67
1 Jim Tobin 0.67
3 Dick Newsome 0.72
4 Al Javery 0.87
5 Ed Head 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gordon Maltzberger 3
1 Dick Newsome 3
1 Claude Passeau 3
1 Clyde Shoun 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 19
2 Allie Reynolds 18
3 Harry Brecheen 17
3 Denny Galehouse 17
5 Nels Potter 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Hughson 2
1 Clyde Shoun 2
3 Hi Bithorn 1
3 Harry Brecheen 1
3 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Olmo .403
2 Mickey Witek .389
3 Bob Elliott .388
4 Stan Musial .384
5 Frenchy Bordagaray .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 16
2 Jeff Heath 10
3 Charlie Keller 9
4 Bill Nicholson 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 41
2 Jeff Heath 28
2 Bill Nicholson 28
4 Walker Cooper 25
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 15
2 Wally Moses 11
3 Luke Appling 6
4 Leon Culberson 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.81
2 Jim Tobin 1.15
3 Johnny Niggeling 1.32
4 Al Brazle 1.45
5 Tommy Bridges 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clyde Shoun 6
1 Bucky Walters 6
3 Hank Gornicki 5
3 Dizzy Trout 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 35
2 Allie Reynolds 33
3 Ken Chase 30
3 Max Lanier 30
3 Roger Wolff 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 3
1 Joe Heving 3
1 Gordon Maltzberger 3
1 Clyde Shoun 3
5 7 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .344
2 Billy Herman .314
3 Bob Elliott .312
4 Harry Walker .310
5 Bill Nicholson .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 31
2 Charlie Keller 26
3 Bill Nicholson 24
4 Mel Ott 22
5 Vern Stephens 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 115
2 Bill Nicholson 112
3 Nick Etten 99
4 Billy Herman 91
5 Bob Elliott 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 53
2 Wally Moses 42
3 Mickey Vernon 26
4 Thurman Tucker 24
5 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Bridges 2.02
2 Spud Chandler 2.03
3 Mort Cooper 2.08
4 Butch Wensloff 2.21
5 Tiny Bonham 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 23
2 Rip Sewell 21
3 Spud Chandler 19
4 Hi Bithorn 18
4 Elmer Riddle 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 161
2 Johnny Vander Meer 153
3 Hal Newhouser 137
4 Bobo Newsom 133
5 Spud Chandler 126

Saves

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