On This Day

Wednesday, September 22, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	89	52	.631	--
Senators	81	63	.563	9.5
Indians	76	64	.543	12.5
White Sox	72	70	.507	17.5
Tigers	72	70	.507	17.5
Browns	67	75	.472	22.5
Red Sox	63	78	.447	26.0
Athletics	46	94	.329	42.5

Games

Yankees 4, Tigers 2

Senators 4, Browns 0

Browns 9, Senators 1

White Sox 6, Athletics 0

White Sox 2, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	95	46	.674	--
Dodgers	76	65	.539	19.0
Reds	75	65	.536	19.5
Pirates	76	69	.524	21.0
Braves	64	75	.460	30.0
Cubs	64	76	.457	30.5
Blue Jays	61	82	.427	35.0
Giants	54	87	.383	41.0

Games

Braves 5, Pirates 3

Cardinals 4, Dodgers 3

Cubs 5, Blue Jays 1

Blue Jays 3, Cubs 0

Reds 4, Giants 2

Giants 10, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mickey Witek	7
2	Bill Burgo	4
2	Walker Cooper	4
2	Charlie Mead	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Estel Crabtree	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	George Staller	1
1	Coaker Triplett	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Guy Curtright	4
2	Walker Cooper	3
2	Charlie Keller	3
2	Ray Mueller	3
2	Johnny Rucker	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Miller	3
1	Wally Moses	3
3	Jim Russell	2
4	George Case	1
4	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Niggeling	1.00
2	Denny Galehouse	0.86
3	Lum Harris	0.83
4	Al Gerheauser	0.73
5	Dick Barrett	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nate Andrews	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Gerheauser	8
2	Denny Galehouse	6
3	Lum Harris	5
4	Nate Andrews	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Joe Haynes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.356
2	Billy Herman	.334
3	Luke Appling	.325
4	Mickey Witek	.320
5	Bob Elliott	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	31
2	Charlie Keller	29
3	Bill Nicholson	24
4	Vern Stephens	20
5	2 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	113
2	Rudy York	108
3	Nick Etten	100
4	Bob Elliott	99
5	Billy Herman	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	52
1	Wally Moses	52
3	Thurman Tucker	26
4	Luke Appling	24
5	Mickey Vernon	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.72
2	Max Lanier	1.89
3	Tommy Bridges	2.13
4	Mort Cooper	2.21
5	Whit Wyatt	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	21
1	Rip Sewell	21
3	Elmer Riddle	20
4	Spud Chandler	19
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	141
1	Hal Newhouser	141
3	Johnny Vander Meer	140
4	Allie Reynolds	131
5	Spud Chandler	126

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	Mickey Witek	.443
2	Jerry Priddy	.415
3	Stan Musial	.400
4	Bill Dickey	.393
5	Ernie Lombardi	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ron Northey	5
2	Charlie Keller	4
3	Bud Metheny	3
3	Stan Musial	3
3	Coaker Triplett	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	11
1	Howie Schultz	11
1	Mickey Witek	11
4	Jake Early	10
4	2 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
1	Wally Moses	8
3	Guy Curtright	4
3	Jim Russell	4
5	2 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Niggeling	0.00
2	Al Brazle	0.50
2	Max Butcher	0.50
4	Joe Dobson	0.53
5	Ed Hanyzewski	0.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ace Adams	3
1	Hank Borowy	3
1	Whit Wyatt	3
4	Nate Andrews	2
4	21 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whit Wyatt	25
2	Allie Reynolds	23
3	Denny Galehouse	21
4	Al Javery	18
5	Spud Chandler	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnnie Wittig	3
2	Johnny Allen	2
2	Joe Heving	2
4	Joe Haynes	1
4	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.393
2	Stan Musial	.374
3	Billy Herman	.372
4	Mickey Witek	.354
5	Bob Elliott	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	7
2	Jeff Heath	5
2	Ron Northey	5
2	Stan Spence	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George McQuinn	24
2	Bob Elliott	22
2	Howie Schultz	22
4	Stan Spence	21
5	Pinky Higgins	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	14
2	George Case	11
3	Luke Appling	7
4	Chuck Workman	6
5	Irv Hall	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	0.79
2	Johnny Niggeling	0.86
3	Mickey Haefner	0.92
4	Ed Hanyzewski	1.10
5	Bill Dietrich	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whit Wyatt	6
2	Nels Potter	5
3	Nate Andrews	4
3	Hank Borowy	4
3	10 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny Galehouse	39
2	Max Lanier	36
2	Allie Reynolds	36
4	Whit Wyatt	35
5	Johnny Vander Meer	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnnie Wittig	3
2	Johnny Allen	2
2	Russ Christopher	2
2	Joe Heving	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.359
2	Billy Herman	.333
3	Bob Elliott	.316
4	Mickey Witek	.311
5	Dick Wakefield	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	31
2	Charlie Keller	29
3	Bill Nicholson	24
4	Mel Ott	20
4	Vern Stephens	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	113
2	Rudy York	109
3	Nick Etten	102
4	Bob Elliott	101
5	Billy Herman	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	53
2	Wally Moses	52
3	Thurman Tucker	26
4	Luke Appling	25
5	Mickey Vernon	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.72
2	Max Lanier	1.89
3	Tommy Bridges	2.14
4	Mort Cooper	2.14
5	Whit Wyatt	2.26

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	152
2	Mort Cooper	147
3	Hal Newhouser	141
4	Allie Reynolds	132
5	Tommy Bridges	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	12
2	Les Webber	11
3	Ace Adams	9
3	Mace Brown	9
5	George Caster	8