On This Day

Sunday, October 3, 1943

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1943 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 5, 1943

St. Louis Cardinals at New York Yankees

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 98 56 .636 --
Senators 84 69 .549 13.5
Indians 82 71 .536 15.5
White Sox 82 72 .532 16.0
Tigers 78 76 .506 20.0
Browns 72 80 .474 25.0
Red Sox 68 84 .447 29.0
Athletics 49 105 .318 49.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 105 49 .682 --
Reds 87 67 .565 18.0
Dodgers 81 72 .529 23.5
Pirates 80 74 .519 25.0
Cubs 74 79 .484 30.5
Braves 68 85 .444 36.5
Blue Jays 64 90 .416 41.0
Giants 55 98 .359 49.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Guy Curtright 5
1 Ron Northey 5
3 Buster Adams 4
3 Pinky May 4
3 Bill Nicholson 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 1
1 Coaker Triplett 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Ordenana 3
1 Buddy Rosar 3
3 Buster Adams 2
3 Jim Bagby 2
3 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 3
2 Luke Appling 1
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Frankie Crosetti 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whit Wyatt 999.00
2 Johnny Vander Meer 1.38
3 Orval Grove 1.25
4 Bill Zuber 1.00
5 Hi Bithorn 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Barrett 1
1 Hi Bithorn 1
1 Bud Byerly 1
1 John Dagenhard 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 11
2 Bill Zuber 7
3 Hi Bithorn 5
3 Denny Galehouse 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Munger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .357
2 Billy Herman .330
3 Luke Appling .328
4 Dick Wakefield .316
5 Bob Elliott .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 34
2 Charlie Keller 31
3 Bill Nicholson 29
4 Vern Stephens 22
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 128
2 Rudy York 118
3 Nick Etten 108
4 Bob Elliott 101
4 Billy Herman 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 61
2 Wally Moses 56
3 Thurman Tucker 28
4 Luke Appling 27
5 Mickey Vernon 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.64
2 Max Lanier 1.81
3 Mickey Haefner 2.29
4 Mort Cooper 2.30
5 Tommy Bridges 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 21
1 Elmer Riddle 21
1 Rip Sewell 21
4 Spud Chandler 20
4 Dizzy Trout 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 172
2 Allie Reynolds 152
3 Hal Newhouser 144
4 Mort Cooper 142
5 Spud Chandler 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 14
2 Les Webber 10
3 Ace Adams 9
3 Mace Brown 9
3 Joe Heving 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .431
2 George Case .400
3 Ford Garrison .387
4 Luke Appling .385
5 Mark Christman .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 7
2 Joe Gordon 3
2 Charlie Keller 3
2 Coaker Triplett 3
2 Rudy York 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 21
2 Ralph Hodgin 12
2 Jim Tabor 12
4 Jake Powell 11
4 Skeeter Webb 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 11
2 Wally Moses 8
3 Skeeter Webb 5
4 Guy Curtright 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Krist 0.45
2 Stubby Overmire 0.47
3 Johnny Niggeling 0.50
4 Paul Derringer 0.56
5 Joe Haynes 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beggs 3
1 Orval Grove 3
1 Eddie Smith 3
1 Dizzy Trout 3
1 Johnny Vander Meer 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 39
2 Al Javery 27
3 Jesse Flores 23
3 Allie Reynolds 23
5 Virgil Trucks 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 3
2 Gordon Maltzberger 2
3 Johnny Allen 1
3 John Burrows 1
3 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .388
2 Milt Byrnes .355
3 Dixie Walker .354
4 George Case .353
5 Ray Sanders .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 8
2 Charlie Keller 7
3 Joe Gordon 5
3 Bud Metheny 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 25
2 Charlie Keller 21
2 Howie Schultz 21
4 Milt Byrnes 19
4 George McQuinn 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 17
2 Wally Moses 14
3 Luke Appling 7
4 Guy Curtright 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Krist 0.60
2 Johnny Niggeling 0.79
3 Spud Chandler 0.81
4 Joe Dobson 0.98
5 Max Lanier 0.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 5
1 Bill Dietrich 5
1 Whit Wyatt 5
4 Jim Bagby 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 59
2 Allie Reynolds 46
3 Denny Galehouse 38
4 Max Lanier 37
5 Al Javery 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 5
2 Johnnie Wittig 3
3 Johnny Allen 2
3 Russ Christopher 2
3 3 others tied 2