On This Day

Tuesday, September 14, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	86	49	.637	--
Senators	76	62	.551	11.5
Indians	73	62	.541	13.0
Tigers	70	66	.515	16.5
White Sox	67	68	.496	19.0
Browns	64	71	.474	22.0
Red Sox	62	75	.453	25.0
Athletics	44	89	.331	41.0

Games

White Sox 7, Tigers 1

Yankees 6, Athletics 5

Browns 3, Indians 0

Senators 3, Red Sox 2

Tigers 7, White Sox 5

Browns 7, Indians 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	90	44	.672	--
Dodgers	75	61	.551	16.0
Reds	74	61	.548	16.5
Pirates	73	68	.518	20.5
Cubs	61	71	.462	28.0
Braves	58	74	.439	31.0
Blue Jays	58	75	.436	31.5
Giants	49	84	.368	40.5

Games

Braves 3, Dodgers 0

Giants 4, Blue Jays 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Moses	4
2	Mark Christman	3
2	Doc Cramer	3
2	Hank Edwards	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	2
2	Doc Cramer	1
2	Bud Metheny	1
2	Chet Ross	1
2	Thurman Tucker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	4
2	Guy Curtright	3
2	Nick Etten	3
2	Chet Ross	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	1
1	Ray Mack	1
1	Johnny Rucker	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Voiselle	0.57
2	Nels Potter	0.50
3	Red Barrett	0.43
4	Steve Sundra	0.40
5	Virgil Trucks	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Milo Candini	1
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Nels Potter	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nels Potter	5
1	Virgil Trucks	5
3	Milo Candini	4
3	Jim Turner	4
3	Bill Voiselle	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dizzy Trout	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.353
2	Billy Herman	.331
3	Luke Appling	.320
4	Mickey Witek	.317
5	Dick Wakefield	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	31
2	Charlie Keller	26
3	Bill Nicholson	22
4	Vern Stephens	20
5	2 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	106
1	Rudy York	106
3	Nick Etten	97
4	Bob Elliott	94
5	Billy Herman	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	47
2	Wally Moses	44
3	Thurman Tucker	24
4	Luke Appling	23
5	2 tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.67
2	Max Lanier	1.95
3	Tommy Bridges	1.99
4	Mort Cooper	2.23
5	Whit Wyatt	2.25

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	139
2	Mort Cooper	133
2	Johnny Vander Meer	133
4	Tommy Bridges	119
4	Spud Chandler	119

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	12
2	Les Webber	10
3	Ace Adams	9
3	Mace Brown	9
5	George Caster	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Hack	.488
2	Bill Dickey	.452
3	Dixie Walker	.423
4	Ernie Lombardi	.410
5	Don Gutteridge	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Dahlgren	3
1	Bud Metheny	3
3	Sid Gordon	2
3	Pinky Higgins	2
3	9 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pinky Higgins	14
2	Howie Schultz	13
3	Bob Elliott	12
3	George McQuinn	12
5	3 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	3
1	George Case	3
1	Connie Ryan	3
4	Frenchy Bordagaray	2
4	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	0.00
1	Xavier Rescigno	0.00
3	Bobo Newsom	0.64
4	Bucky Walters	0.67
5	4 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	3
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	Nels Potter	3
1	Bucky Walters	3
1	Whit Wyatt	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	23
2	Johnny Vander Meer	20
3	Whit Wyatt	19
4	Ken Chase	18
5	Dizzy Trout	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	.443
2	Dixie Walker	.411
3	Billy Herman	.360
4	Bob Elliott	.358
5	Milt Byrnes	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	10
2	Jeff Heath	9
3	Charlie Keller	8
4	Stan Spence	6
4	Vern Stephens	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	33
2	George McQuinn	26
3	Pinky Higgins	25
4	Jeff Heath	24
4	Bill Nicholson	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Wally Moses	8
3	Luke Appling	7
4	Tony Lupien	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	0.81
2	Mickey Haefner	1.17
3	Bucky Walters	1.19
4	Howie Krist	1.20
5	Al Brazle	1.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whit Wyatt	7
2	Hank Gornicki	5
2	Vern Kennedy	5
2	Gordon Maltzberger	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	37
1	Johnny Vander Meer	37
3	Ken Chase	36
4	Whit Wyatt	35
5	Denny Galehouse	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rip Sewell	3
2	George Caster	2
2	Russ Christopher	2
2	Tex Hughson	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.351
2	Billy Herman	.328
3	Dick Wakefield	.314
4	Bob Elliott	.312
5	Dixie Walker	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	31
2	Charlie Keller	27
3	Bill Nicholson	22
4	Mel Ott	21
5	Vern Stephens	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	112
2	Bill Nicholson	107
3	Nick Etten	104
4	Bob Elliott	98
5	Billy Herman	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	51
2	Wally Moses	44
3	Luke Appling	25
4	Thurman Tucker	24
5	Mickey Vernon	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.91
2	Max Lanier	2.07
3	Mort Cooper	2.09
4	Tommy Bridges	2.09
5	Tiny Bonham	2.28

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	154
2	Mort Cooper	153
3	Hal Newhouser	139
4	Tommy Bridges	131
5	Bobo Newsom	122

Saves

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