On This Day

Sunday, May 30, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	18	12	.600	--
Senators	18	15	.545	1.5
Athletics	18	16	.529	2.0
Indians	17	16	.515	2.5
Tigers	15	15	.500	3.0
White Sox	12	15	.444	4.5
Red Sox	15	19	.441	5.0
Browns	11	16	.407	5.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Tigers 0

Red Sox 5, Tigers 1

Yankees 4, Indians 3

Yankees 3, Indians 2

Athletics 3, Browns 0

Athletics 4, Browns 1

White Sox 5, Senators 2

White Sox 5, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	24	12	.667	--
Cardinals	21	12	.636	1.5
Braves	15	14	.517	5.5
Pirates	15	16	.484	6.5
Reds	16	18	.471	7.0
Blue Jays	15	18	.455	7.5
Giants	15	20	.429	8.5
Cubs	11	22	.333	11.5

Games

Cubs 5, Braves 1

Dodgers 6, Reds 0

Dodgers 10, Reds 6

Pirates 4, Blue Jays 3

Pirates 2, Blue Jays 1

Giants 7, Cardinals 6

Cardinals 3, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Babe Dahlgren	6
2	Oris Hockett	5
3	George Case	4
3	Pete Coscarart	4
3	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	2
2	Augie Galan	1
2	Joe Gordon	1
2	Ray Mack	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	4
1	Bill Nicholson	4
1	Joe Orengo	4
1	Mickey Owen	4
1	Ray Sanders	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Leon Culberson	1
1	Babe Dahlgren	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Eddie Lake	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Stubby Overmire	1.00
2	Don Black	0.75
3	Paul Derringer	0.70
4	Bill Sayles	0.50
4	Al Smith	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Black	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Derringer	7
2	Don Black	6
3	Allie Reynolds	5
3	Bill Sayles	5
3	Al Smith	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	1
1	Gordon Maltzberger	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Dahlgren	.367
2	Billy Herman	.344
3	Stan Musial	.341
4	Johnny Lindell	.324
5	Lonny Frey	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	5
1	Charlie Keller	5
3	Joe Gordon	4
3	Lou Klein	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	29
2	Vince DiMaggio	27
3	Mickey Owen	22
3	Stan Spence	22
5	Dick Siebert	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	7
2	George Case	5
2	Frankie Gustine	5
2	Bob Johnson	5
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	1.29
2	Hal Newhouser	1.31
3	Dutch Leonard	1.43
4	Jesse Flores	1.48
5	Ernie White	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Flores	7
2	Jim Bagby	5
2	Alex Carrasquel	5
2	Spud Chandler	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	38
2	Bobo Newsom	33
3	Mort Cooper	32
4	Virgil Trucks	29
5	Jesse Flores	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Les Webber	6
2	Ace Adams	4
2	Roger Wolff	4
4	Johnny Gorsica	3
5	6 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.396
2	Babe Dahlgren	.392
3	Walker Cooper	.385
4	Dick Wakefield	.370
5	Steve Mesner	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	4
1	Lou Klein	4
3	Joe Gordon	3
4	Mike Chartak	2
4	10 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vince DiMaggio	16
2	Billy Herman	13
3	Bobby Estalella	11
4	Jimmy Bloodworth	10
4	3 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	5
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	4
3	Luke Appling	2
3	George Case	2
3	15 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Head	0.33
2	Tex Hughson	0.42
3	Charlie Fuchs	0.51
4	Elmer Riddle	0.54
5	Dutch Leonard	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Flores	3
1	Ed Head	3
1	Oscar Judd	3
1	Early Wynn	3
5	21 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	24
2	Howie Pollet	15
3	Mort Cooper	14
3	Jesse Flores	14
3	Claude Passeau	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Brecheen	2
1	Johnny Gorsica	2
1	Gordon Maltzberger	2
1	Van Mungo	2
1	Roger Wolff	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Dahlgren	.398
2	Dick Wakefield	.356
3	Billy Herman	.343
4	Stan Musial	.342
5	Whitey Kurowski	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	5
1	Charlie Keller	5
3	Lou Klein	4
3	Buster Maynard	4
3	Mel Ott	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	25
2	Vince DiMaggio	21
3	Bob Elliott	18
3	Bobby Estalella	18
3	2 others tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	6
2	Frankie Gustine	5
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5
4	George Case	4
4	Bob Johnson	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	0.64
2	Dutch Leonard	0.90
3	Hal Newhouser	1.34
4	Roger Wolff	1.43
5	Denny Galehouse	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Flores	6
2	Spud Chandler	4
2	Al Javery	4
2	Oscar Judd	4
2	2 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	36
2	Bobo Newsom	29
3	Mort Cooper	25
4	Rube Melton	23
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	3
1	Les Webber	3
1	Roger Wolff	3
4	Harry Brecheen	2
4	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.325
2	Johnny Pesky	.325
3	Joe DiMaggio	.318
4	Stan Hack	.316
5	Enos Slaughter	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	27
1	Mel Ott	27
3	Chet Laabs	25
4	Ted Williams	22
5	Johnny Mize	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	107
2	Joe Gordon	96
3	Dolph Camilli	95
4	Bob Elliott	87
5	Chet Laabs	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	40
2	Mickey Vernon	25
3	Wally Moses	21
4	Phil Rizzuto	19
5	Luke Appling	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.72
2	Virgil Trucks	2.14
3	Johnny Humphries	2.16
4	Johnny Beazley	2.20
5	Hal Newhouser	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	22
1	Tex Hughson	22
3	Whit Wyatt	19
4	Tiny Bonham	18
4	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	163
2	Bobo Newsom	142
3	Mort Cooper	135
4	Tex Hughson	124
5	Hal Newhouser	112

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	13
2	Johnny Murphy	10
3	Joe Beggs	9
4	Hugh Casey	8
5	Les Webber	7