On This Day

Saturday, September 11, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 83 49 .629 --
Indians 72 60 .545 11.0
Senators 73 62 .541 11.5
Tigers 69 64 .519 14.5
White Sox 66 65 .504 16.5
Red Sox 62 72 .463 22.0
Browns 60 71 .458 22.5
Athletics 44 86 .338 38.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 90 44 .672 --
Reds 73 60 .549 16.5
Dodgers 73 60 .549 16.5
Pirates 72 67 .518 20.5
Cubs 61 71 .462 28.0
Braves 57 71 .445 30.0
Blue Jays 58 74 .439 31.0
Giants 47 84 .359 41.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jake Early 4
1 Kerby Farrell 4
1 Mike Kreevich 4
1 Mickey Witek 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 George McQuinn 1
1 Ron Northey 1
1 Luis Olmo 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Elbie Fletcher 3
1 George McQuinn 3
3 Bobby Bragan 2
3 George Case 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 2
2 Ray Mack 1
2 Eric Tipton 1
2 Jimmy Wasdell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Spud Chandler 1.00
2 Ed Hanyzewski 0.71
3 Al Brazle 0.40
4 Kirby Higbe 0.33
4 Vern Kennedy 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Kirby Higbe 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Spud Chandler 8
2 Ken Chase 5
2 Ed Hanyzewski 5
4 Al Brazle 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Head 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .353
2 Billy Herman .331
3 Luke Appling .325
4 Dick Wakefield .317
5 Bob Elliott .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 31
2 Charlie Keller 26
3 Bill Nicholson 22
4 Jeff Heath 18
4 2 others tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 106
2 Rudy York 105
3 Bob Elliott 94
3 Nick Etten 94
5 Billy Herman 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 46
2 Wally Moses 44
3 Thurman Tucker 24
4 Pete Fox 22
4 Mickey Vernon 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.67
2 Max Lanier 1.95
3 Tommy Bridges 2.04
4 Mort Cooper 2.23
5 Butch Wensloff 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Sewell 20
2 Spud Chandler 19
2 Mort Cooper 19
4 Elmer Riddle 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 137
2 Mort Cooper 133
2 Johnny Vander Meer 133
4 Spud Chandler 119
5 Bobo Newsom 115

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 12
2 Ace Adams 9
2 Mace Brown 9
2 Les Webber 9
5 George Caster 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Dickey .474
2 Ernie Lombardi .442
3 Marty Marion .417
4 Stan Hack .415
5 Don Gutteridge .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 4
1 Roy Weatherly 4
3 Babe Dahlgren 3
3 Pinky Higgins 3
3 Rudy York 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pinky Higgins 17
2 Bob Elliott 15
3 George McQuinn 12
3 Howie Schultz 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
2 Chuck Workman 3
3 Luke Appling 2
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 2
3 11 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.00
2 Nate Andrews 0.47
3 Ed Head 0.55
4 Bobo Newsom 0.64
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Brecheen 3
1 Spud Chandler 3
1 Kirby Higbe 3
1 Bucky Walters 3
1 Whit Wyatt 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Lanier 27
2 Johnny Vander Meer 26
3 Ken Chase 20
4 Spud Chandler 16
4 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 2
2 Ace Adams 1
2 Johnny Allen 1
2 George Caster 1
2 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Dickey .473
2 Dixie Walker .400
3 Bob Elliott .392
4 Billy Herman .378
5 Stan Musial .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 12
2 Jeff Heath 9
3 Charlie Keller 8
4 Bill Nicholson 6
4 Stan Spence 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 38
2 Jeff Heath 27
3 Bill Nicholson 26
4 Bob Elliott 25
4 George McQuinn 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
2 Wally Moses 8
3 Luke Appling 5
3 Tony Lupien 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.67
2 Mickey Haefner 0.97
3 Al Brazle 1.34
4 Howie Krist 1.44
5 Jim Tobin 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 6
1 Whit Wyatt 6
3 Spud Chandler 5
3 Hank Gornicki 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Chase 46
2 Johnny Vander Meer 42
3 Max Lanier 37
4 Kirby Higbe 36
5 Hal Newhouser 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 3
1 Rip Sewell 3
1 Clyde Shoun 3
4 Mace Brown 2
4 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .348
2 Billy Herman .323
3 Dick Wakefield .317
4 Bob Elliott .314
5 Arky Vaughan .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 32
2 Charlie Keller 27
3 Bill Nicholson 23
4 Mel Ott 21
5 Chet Laabs 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 114
2 Bill Nicholson 111
3 Nick Etten 103
4 Bob Elliott 99
5 Billy Herman 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 52
2 Wally Moses 44
3 Thurman Tucker 24
4 Luke Appling 23
4 Mickey Vernon 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.88
2 Max Lanier 2.02
3 Mort Cooper 2.02
4 Tommy Bridges 2.16
5 Butch Wensloff 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 22
2 Rip Sewell 21
3 Spud Chandler 20
4 Elmer Riddle 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 157
2 Mort Cooper 156
3 Hal Newhouser 139
4 Tommy Bridges 129
5 2 tied 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