On This Day

Thursday, April 29, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 5 1 .833 --
Indians 5 2 .714 0.5
Senators 5 3 .625 1.0
Tigers 4 3 .571 1.5
Browns 2 3 .400 2.5
Athletics 3 6 .333 3.5
Red Sox 2 5 .286 3.5
White Sox 1 4 .200 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 5 1 .833 --
Braves 3 2 .600 1.5
Reds 4 3 .571 1.5
Cardinals 4 3 .571 1.5
Pirates 3 4 .429 2.5
Cubs 3 4 .429 2.5
Giants 2 4 .333 3.0
Blue Jays 1 4 .200 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dom Dallessandro 4
1 Johnny Lindell 4
3 Nick Etten 3
3 Lonny Frey 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Naylor 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Etten 3
1 Bob Johnson 3
1 Johnny Lindell 3
1 Earl Naylor 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Hayes 1
1 Eddie Joost 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Virgil Trucks 1.17
2 Max Lanier 0.57
3 Yank Terry 0.55
4 Al Hollingsworth 0.33
5 Don Black 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Barrett 1
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Mickey Haefner 1
1 Newt Kimball 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 7
2 Yank Terry 6
3 Mace Brown 4
3 Max Lanier 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Owen Scheetz 1
1 Les Webber 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pinky May .500
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss .455
3 Lonny Frey .400
3 Mel Ott .400
3 Chuck Workman .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Litwhiler 2
2 Joe Burns 1
2 Joe Gordon 1
2 Sid Gordon 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Spence 9
2 Vince DiMaggio 6
2 Nick Etten 6
2 Bob Johnson 6
2 2 others tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lennie Merullo 2
1 Mel Ott 2
1 Mickey Vernon 2
4 Luke Appling 1
4 36 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tex Hughson 0.00
1 Hi Bithorn 0.00
1 Stubby Overmire 0.00
1 Howie Pollet 0.00
1 3 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Hi Bithorn 2
1 Alex Carrasquel 2
1 Tex Hughson 2
1 4 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 11
2 Hi Bithorn 8
2 Tommy Bridges 8
2 Russ Christopher 8
2 Early Wynn 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Les Webber 3
2 Ace Adams 1
2 Joe Beggs 1
2 Johnny Gorsica 1
2 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .363
2 Johnny Pesky .332
3 Stan Musial .318
4 Enos Slaughter .316
5 Pete Reiser .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 34
2 Mel Ott 28
3 Charlie Keller 25
3 Chet Laabs 25
5 Johnny Mize 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 125
2 Joe DiMaggio 104
3 Charlie Keller 103
4 Dolph Camilli 101
5 Johnny Mize 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 40
2 Mickey Vernon 25
3 Phil Rizzuto 21
4 Joe Kuhel 20
5 Luke Appling 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.61
2 Ted Lyons 1.87
3 Virgil Trucks 2.17
4 Johnny Vander Meer 2.20
5 Spud Chandler 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 24
2 Mort Cooper 22
3 Johnny Beazley 20
3 Tiny Bonham 20
3 Whit Wyatt 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 177
2 Mort Cooper 143
3 Bobo Newsom 128
4 Tex Hughson 116
5 Kirby Higbe 107

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 11
1 Hugh Casey 11
1 Johnny Murphy 11
4 Joe Beggs 8
5 Joe Haynes 6