On This Day

Friday, May 28, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 17 13 .567 --
Indians 17 13 .567 0.0
Yankees 15 12 .556 0.5
Tigers 14 13 .519 1.5
Athletics 16 15 .516 1.5
Red Sox 13 18 .419 4.5
White Sox 10 14 .417 4.0
Browns 10 14 .417 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 22 11 .667 --
Cardinals 19 11 .633 1.5
Braves 15 12 .556 4.0
Blue Jays 15 15 .500 5.5
Reds 15 16 .484 6.0
Giants 14 18 .438 7.5
Pirates 12 16 .429 7.5
Cubs 9 22 .290 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Kolloway 3
1 Johnny McCarthy 3
1 Frank McCormick 3
1 Steve Mesner 3
1 Jimmy Wasdell 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Stan Musial 1
1 Eric Tipton 1
1 Dixie Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Mesner 4
2 Bobby Estalella 2
2 Sid Gordon 2
2 Ken Keltner 2
2 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nick Etten 1
1 Don Kolloway 1
1 Peanuts Lowrey 1
1 Ray Mack 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Max Lanier 0.57
2 Hank Borowy 0.45
3 Harry Feldman 0.44
4 Russ Christopher 0.40
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 1
1 Russ Christopher 1
1 Harry Feldman 1
1 Ed Head 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hank Borowy 5
2 Russ Christopher 4
2 Harry Feldman 4
2 Max Lanier 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .341
2 Lonny Frey .339
3 Frank McCormick .331
4 Billy Herman .331
5 Babe Dahlgren .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 5
2 Vince DiMaggio 4
2 Danny Litwhiler 4
2 Buster Maynard 4
2 Mel Ott 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 25
2 Vince DiMaggio 22
2 Stan Spence 22
4 Dick Siebert 19
5 3 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 6
2 George Case 5
3 Ellis Clary 4
3 Frankie Gustine 4
3 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 1.29
1 Al Smith 1.29
3 Hal Newhouser 1.31
4 Dutch Leonard 1.43
5 Bobo Newsom 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Flores 6
2 Jim Bagby 5
2 Bobo Newsom 5
4 Nate Andrews 4
4 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 38
2 Mort Cooper 30
2 Bobo Newsom 30
4 Virgil Trucks 28
5 Early Wynn 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Les Webber 6
2 Roger Wolff 4
3 Ace Adams 3
4 Joe Beggs 2
4 5 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Wakefield .386
2 Arky Vaughan .375
3 Stan Musial .359
4 Walker Cooper .359
5 Whitey Kurowski .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 4
2 Vince DiMaggio 3
2 Lou Klein 3
4 Mike Chartak 2
4 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Herman 14
2 Jimmy Bloodworth 13
3 Vince DiMaggio 11
4 Bobby Estalella 10
4 Stan Musial 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 4
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 3
3 Babe Barna 2
3 George Case 2
3 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Head 0.31
2 Tex Hughson 0.42
3 Al Gerheauser 0.50
4 Elmer Riddle 0.54
5 Nate Andrews 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Head 3
1 Al Javery 3
1 Oscar Judd 3
1 Bill Lohrman 3
1 Early Wynn 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 24
2 Mort Cooper 18
3 Howie Pollet 14
4 Hi Bithorn 13
5 3 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Brecheen 2
1 Van Mungo 2
1 Roger Wolff 2
4 Johnny Allen 1
4 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Pesky .331
2 Stan Musial .325
3 Stan Hack .318
4 Joe DiMaggio .317
5 Enos Slaughter .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 27
1 Mel Ott 27
3 Chet Laabs 24
3 Ted Williams 24
5 Johnny Mize 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 107
2 Joe Gordon 96
3 Dolph Camilli 94
4 Ted Williams 92
5 Bob Elliott 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 41
2 Mickey Vernon 25
3 Wally Moses 21
4 Phil Rizzuto 19
5 Luke Appling 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.74
2 Virgil Trucks 2.08
3 Johnny Humphries 2.16
4 Johnny Beazley 2.18
5 Hal Newhouser 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 23
2 Mort Cooper 21
3 Johnny Vander Meer 18
3 Whit Wyatt 18
5 4 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 160
2 Mort Cooper 139
2 Bobo Newsom 139
4 Tex Hughson 125
5 Hal Newhouser 112

Saves

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