On This Day

Thursday, September 2, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 46 .626 --
Senators 69 58 .543 10.0
Indians 66 57 .537 11.0
Tigers 65 58 .528 12.0
White Sox 64 61 .512 14.0
Red Sox 59 67 .468 19.5
Browns 56 68 .452 21.5
Athletics 41 82 .333 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 82 43 .656 --
Reds 69 55 .556 12.5
Dodgers 66 59 .528 16.0
Pirates 67 63 .515 17.5
Cubs 61 64 .488 21.0
Braves 56 65 .463 24.0
Blue Jays 54 71 .432 28.0
Giants 44 79 .358 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doc Cramer 4
1 Don Gutteridge 4
1 Stan Hack 4
1 Vern Stephens 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ned Harris 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Gutteridge 3
1 Pinky Higgins 3
1 George McQuinn 3
1 Dick Wakefield 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Cramer 1
1 Kerby Farrell 1
1 Don Gutteridge 1
1 Joe Hoover 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dizzy Trout 0.64
2 Hi Bithorn 0.60
3 Al Gerheauser 0.46
4 Al Smith 0.44
5 Hal Newhouser 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hi Bithorn 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Al Javery 1
1 Hal Newhouser 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Trout 9
2 Al Gerheauser 6
2 Hal Newhouser 6
4 Al Javery 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stubby Overmire 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .350
2 Luke Appling .335
3 Billy Herman .331
4 Dick Wakefield .326
5 Mickey Witek .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 100
3 Nick Etten 90
4 Billy Herman 85
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 Hi Bithorn 17
3 Spud Chandler 17
3 Elmer Riddle 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 133
2 Mort Cooper 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 Mickey Rocco .429
2 Ralph Hodgin .426
3 Billy Herman .417
4 Dixie Walker .408
5 George Case .403

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 23
2 George McQuinn 16
3 Bill Nicholson 15
3 Stan Spence 15
5 Walker Cooper 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
2 Wally Moses 5
3 Dick Siebert 4
4 Luke Appling 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.50
2 Nate Andrews 0.67
3 Dick Newsome 0.72
4 Al Javery 0.88
5 Ed Head 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Javery 3
1 Dick Newsome 3
1 Clyde Shoun 3
1 Virgil Trucks 3
1 Whit Wyatt 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 20
2 Mort Cooper 19
2 Denny Galehouse 19
4 Allie Reynolds 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Hughson 2
1 Clyde Shoun 2
3 Hi Bithorn 1
3 Harry Brecheen 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Olmo .402
2 Bob Elliott .393
2 Mickey Witek .393
4 Stan Musial .384
5 Stan Spence .366

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 43
2 Jeff Heath 28
2 Bill Nicholson 28
4 Walker Cooper 25
5 George McQuinn 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 15
2 Wally Moses 8
3 Leon Culberson 5
3 Pete Fox 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.81
2 Mickey Haefner 1.13
3 Jim Tobin 1.15
4 Johnny Niggeling 1.32
5 Al Brazle 1.45

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 35
1 Hal Newhouser 35
3 Allie Reynolds 33
4 Ken Chase 30
4 Max Lanier 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 .345
2 Billy Herman .313
3 Bob Elliott .312
4 Harry Walker .310
5 Arky Vaughan .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 31
2 Charlie Keller 26
3 Bill Nicholson 23
4 Mel Ott 22
5 Vern Stephens 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 117
2 Bill Nicholson 110
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 22
2 Rip Sewell 21
3 Hi Bithorn 19
3 Spud Chandler 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 154
2 Johnny Vander Meer 153
3 Hal Newhouser 143
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