On This Day

Monday, May 31, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	19	13	.594	--
Senators	19	16	.543	1.5
Athletics	19	17	.528	2.0
Indians	18	17	.514	2.5
Tigers	16	16	.500	3.0
Red Sox	17	19	.472	4.0
White Sox	13	16	.448	4.5
Browns	11	18	.379	6.5

Games

White Sox 10, Yankees 5

Yankees 10, White Sox 4

Tigers 7, Athletics 0

Athletics 4, Tigers 3

Senators 8, Indians 7

Red Sox 2, Browns 1

Red Sox 7, Browns 6

Indians 7, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	25	13	.658	--
Cardinals	22	13	.629	1.5
Braves	16	15	.516	5.5
Reds	17	18	.486	6.5
Pirates	16	17	.485	6.5
Blue Jays	16	19	.457	7.5
Giants	15	21	.417	9.0
Cubs	12	23	.343	11.5

Games

Reds 6, Giants 4

Giants 0, Reds 0

Braves 6, Pirates 1

Pirates 4, Braves 0

Cardinals 7, Dodgers 0

Dodgers 1, Cardinals 0

Blue Jays 10, Cubs 4

Cubs 8, Blue Jays 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Dickey	6
2	Phil Cavarretta	5
2	Roy Cullenbine	5
2	Tommy Holmes	5
2	4 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Kuhel	2
1	Bill Nicholson	2
3	Babe Dahlgren	1
3	Joe Gordon	1
3	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	6
2	Joe Gordon	5
3	Charlie Keller	4
3	Joe Kuhel	4
5	6 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	2
1	Tony Lupien	2
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	2
4	Luke Appling	1
4	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Heusser	1.00
1	Hal Newhouser	1.00
3	Ray Prim	0.67
4	Harry Brecheen	0.50
4	Mort Cooper	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	Pete Center	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Prim	6
2	Pete Center	5
2	Roy Henshaw	5
2	Kirby Higbe	5
2	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Ray Starr	1
1	Jim Turner	1
1	Hank Wyse	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Dahlgren	.368
2	Stan Musial	.345
3	Billy Herman	.336
4	Stan Hack	.326
5	Harry Walker	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	6
2	Vince DiMaggio	5
2	Joe Gordon	5
2	Danny Litwhiler	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	29
2	Vince DiMaggio	27
3	Joe Gordon	24
4	Stan Spence	23
5	Mickey Owen	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	7
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	7
3	George Case	6
4	Luke Appling	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	1.07
2	Dizzy Trout	1.29
3	Mort Cooper	1.36
4	Jesse Flores	1.48
5	Ernie White	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Flores	7
2	Alex Carrasquel	6
3	Jim Bagby	5
3	Spud Chandler	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	43
2	Mort Cooper	34
3	Bobo Newsom	33
4	Tex Hughson	30
5	Virgil Trucks	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Les Webber	6
2	Ace Adams	4
2	Roger Wolff	4
4	Johnny Gorsica	3
5	7 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Holmes	.479
2	Walker Cooper	.415
3	Harry Walker	.404
4	Babe Dahlgren	.389
5	Stan Musial	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	4
1	Joe Gordon	4
1	Lou Klein	4
1	Bill Nicholson	4
5	12 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vince DiMaggio	14
2	Walker Cooper	12
2	Billy Herman	12
2	Stan Musial	12
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	5
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	5
3	Luke Appling	3
3	Pete Fox	3
5	17 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Head	0.50
2	Tex Hughson	0.52
3	Harry Brecheen	0.60
3	Dizzy Trout	0.60
5	Hal Newhouser	0.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Oscar Judd	3
1	Hal Newhouser	3
3	Tommy Bridges	2
3	Mace Brown	2
3	20 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	29
2	Mort Cooper	16
2	Tex Hughson	16
4	Howie Pollet	15
5	Claude Passeau	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Brecheen	2
1	Johnny Gorsica	2
1	Van Mungo	2
4	Ace Adams	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Dahlgren	.396
2	Stan Musial	.348
3	Harry Walker	.347
4	Dick Wakefield	.342
5	Billy Herman	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	6
2	Vince DiMaggio	5
3	Joe Gordon	4
3	Lou Klein	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	25
2	Vince DiMaggio	21
3	Joe Gordon	20
4	Babe Dahlgren	19
4	Jeff Heath	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	7
2	Wally Moses	6
3	George Case	5
3	Frankie Gustine	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	0.64
2	Hal Newhouser	1.09
3	Roger Wolff	1.36
4	Jim Tobin	1.60
5	Mort Cooper	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Flores	6
2	Alex Carrasquel	4
2	Spud Chandler	4
2	Mort Cooper	4
2	7 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	41
2	Bobo Newsom	29
3	Mort Cooper	27
4	Tex Hughson	24
5	2 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	3
1	Les Webber	3
1	Roger Wolff	3
4	Harry Brecheen	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.328
2	Joe DiMaggio	.321
3	Enos Slaughter	.318
4	Stan Hack	.317
5	Bill Nicholson	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	28
2	Mel Ott	27
3	Chet Laabs	25
4	Johnny Mize	21
4	Ted Williams	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	111
2	Joe Gordon	101
3	Dolph Camilli	93
4	Chet Laabs	86
5	Bob Elliott	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	41
2	Mickey Vernon	26
3	Wally Moses	20
4	Luke Appling	19
5	Phil Rizzuto	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.66
2	Hal Newhouser	2.07
3	Virgil Trucks	2.14
4	Spud Chandler	2.22
5	Johnny Beazley	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	23
1	Tex Hughson	23
3	Whit Wyatt	19
4	Tiny Bonham	18
4	Rip Sewell	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	157
2	Bobo Newsom	142
3	Mort Cooper	137
4	Tex Hughson	128
5	Hal Newhouser	114

Saves

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