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Wednesday, October 6, 1943

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1943 World Series

Series tied 1 - 1

St. Louis Cardinals 4
New York Yankees 3
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frankie Crosetti 2
1 Billy Johnson 2
3 Walker Cooper 1
3 Joe Gordon 1
3 7 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Marty Marion 1
1 Ray Sanders 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 2
1 Ray Sanders 2
3 Nick Etten 1
3 Whitey Kurowski 1
3 Marty Marion 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marty Marion 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tiny Bonham 1.00
2 Mort Cooper 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tiny Bonham 9
2 Mort Cooper 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Johnson .500
2 Ray Sanders .429
3 Frankie Crosetti .375
4 Marty Marion .333
5 2 tied .286

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Marty Marion 1
1 Ray Sanders 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 2
1 Marty Marion 2
1 Ray Sanders 2
4 Bill Dickey 1
4 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Marty Marion 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.00
2 Max Lanier 2.57
3 Mort Cooper 3.00
4 Tiny Bonham 4.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Mort Cooper 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tiny Bonham 9
2 Max Lanier 7
3 Mort Cooper 4
4 Spud Chandler 3
5 Harry Brecheen 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Johnson .500
2 Ray Sanders .429
3 Frankie Crosetti .375
4 Walker Cooper .333
5 Joe Gordon .286

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Marty Marion 1
1 Ray Sanders 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 3
2 Charlie Keller 2
2 Marty Marion 2
2 Ray Sanders 2
5 9 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Marty Marion 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 0.00
1 Johnny Vander Meer 0.00
1 Al Javery 0.00
4 Spud Chandler 1.00
5 Max Lanier 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tiny Bonham 9
2 Max Lanier 7
3 Johnny Vander Meer 6
4 Mort Cooper 5
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Hughson 1

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

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