On This Day

Sunday, May 23, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 16 11 .593 --
Yankees 14 11 .560 1.0
Senators 15 13 .536 1.5
Tigers 13 12 .520 2.0
Athletics 14 15 .483 3.0
White Sox 10 12 .455 3.5
Browns 10 12 .455 3.5
Red Sox 11 17 .393 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 21 9 .700 --
Cardinals 17 10 .630 2.5
Braves 14 10 .583 4.0
Blue Jays 15 12 .556 4.5
Reds 12 16 .429 8.0
Pirates 10 15 .400 8.5
Giants 11 18 .379 9.5
Cubs 9 19 .321 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harlond Clift 5
2 Johnny Barrett 4
2 Pete Coscarart 4
2 Estel Crabtree 4
2 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Walker Cooper 1
1 Leon Culberson 1
1 Jake Early 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 4
2 Dick Bartell 3
2 Harlond Clift 3
2 Augie Galan 3
2 Stan Musial 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ellis Clary 1
1 Jake Early 1
1 Augie Galan 1
1 Ned Harris 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hi Bithorn 1.33
2 Red Barrett 0.80
3 Ed Head 0.67
4 Jesse Flores 0.55
5 Early Wynn 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hi Bithorn 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Chubby Dean 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jesse Flores 6
2 Red Barrett 4
2 Hi Bithorn 4
2 Tommy Bridges 4
2 5 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Johnny Gorsica 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lonny Frey .355
2 Billy Herman .352
3 Stan Musial .345
4 Babe Dahlgren .341
5 Whitey Kurowski .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 5
2 Danny Litwhiler 4
2 Buster Maynard 4
2 Mel Ott 4
5 2 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 23
2 Stan Spence 20
3 Jimmy Bloodworth 18
3 Bob Johnson 18
5 Dick Siebert 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Ellis Clary 4
2 Frankie Gustine 4
2 Oris Hockett 4
2 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Humphries 0.82
2 Hal Newhouser 1.11
3 Jack Kraus 1.13
4 Dizzy Trout 1.26
5 Al Smith 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Flores 6
2 Jim Bagby 5
2 Bobo Newsom 5
4 Nate Andrews 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 30
2 Virgil Trucks 28
3 Spud Chandler 25
3 Mort Cooper 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Les Webber 6
2 Roger Wolff 4
3 Ace Adams 3
4 Joe Beggs 2
4 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Herman .413
2 Whitey Kurowski .365
3 Babe Dahlgren .362
4 Stan Musial .358
5 Dick Wakefield .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 4
2 Mike Chartak 3
2 Charlie Keller 3
4 Dick Bartell 2
4 Lou Klein 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 15
2 Jimmy Bloodworth 14
3 Mike Chartak 12
4 Stan Musial 10
5 2 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 3
1 Oris Hockett 3
3 Babe Barna 2
3 Jake Early 2
3 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Head 0.00
2 Al Gerheauser 0.46
3 Ernie White 0.60
4 Dizzy Trout 0.61
5 Jack Salveson 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Flores 4
2 Bobo Newsom 3
2 Dizzy Trout 3
4 Ace Adams 2
4 21 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bagby 14
1 Mort Cooper 14
1 Jesse Flores 14
1 Rube Melton 14
1 Hal Newhouser 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roger Wolff 3
2 Harry Brecheen 2
2 Si Johnson 2
4 Johnny Allen 1
4 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .367
2 Johnny Pesky .334
3 Stan Musial .327
4 Enos Slaughter .317
5 Stan Hack .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 28
2 Mel Ott 27
2 Ted Williams 27
4 Chet Laabs 24
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 111
2 Ted Williams 100
3 Joe Gordon 98
4 Dolph Camilli 94
5 2 tied 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 41
2 Mickey Vernon 26
3 Phil Rizzuto 20
4 Wally Moses 19
5 Luke Appling 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.74
2 Johnny Humphries 2.05
3 Virgil Trucks 2.08
4 Johnny Beazley 2.13
5 Spud Chandler 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 22
2 Mort Cooper 21
3 Johnny Vander Meer 19
3 Whit Wyatt 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 169
2 Bobo Newsom 146
3 Mort Cooper 139
4 Tex Hughson 123
5 Virgil Trucks 107

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 12
2 Joe Beggs 9
2 Johnny Murphy 9
4 Hugh Casey 8
5 Les Webber 7