Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, July 31, 1943

On This Day

Saturday, July 31, 1943

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	55	35	.611	--
White Sox	47	44	.516	8.5
Tigers	46	44	.511	9.0
Senators	48	47	.505	9.5
Red Sox	45	47	.489	11.0
Indians	44	46	.489	11.0
Browns	42	46	.477	12.0
Athletics	38	56	.404	19.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Indians 4

Tigers 7, Yankees 6

White Sox 7, Athletics 1

White Sox 4, Athletics 3

Senators 14, Browns 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	61	31	.663	--
Pirates	50	42	.543	11.0
Dodgers	52	45	.536	11.5
Reds	48	45	.516	13.5
Cubs	45	47	.489	16.0
Braves	39	50	.438	20.5
Blue Jays	41	55	.427	22.0
Giants	36	57	.387	25.5

Games

Cardinals 2, Dodgers 1

Cubs 3, Blue Jays 1

Braves 6, Pirates 5

Reds 4, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luke Appling	4
1	Wally Moses	4
3	Jimmy Bloodworth	3
3	George Case	3
3	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Chartak	1
1	Sid Gordon	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Rollie Hemsley	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Partee	4
1	Thurman Tucker	4
3	Elbie Fletcher	3
3	Gene Moore	3
5	12 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	2
2	Luke Appling	1
2	Joe Burns	1
2	Leon Culberson	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Hanyzewski	0.86
2	Allie Reynolds	0.42
3	Butch Wensloff	0.41
4	Dick Conger	0.38
5	Mike Ryba	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Orval Grove	1
1	Ed Hanyzewski	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Butch Wensloff	7
2	Ed Hanyzewski	6
2	Vern Kennedy	6
4	Allie Reynolds	5
5	Jesse Flores	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dizzy Trout	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.336
2	Billy Herman	.326
3	Luke Appling	.326
4	Dick Wakefield	.321
5	Stan Hack	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	15
1	Bill Nicholson	15
3	Mel Ott	14
3	Vern Stephens	14
5	Rudy York	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	72
2	Billy Herman	70
3	Nick Etten	68
4	Bob Elliott	63
4	Billy Johnson	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	30
2	George Case	27
3	Thurman Tucker	21
4	Pete Fox	16
5	Mickey Vernon	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.75
2	Tex Hughson	1.77
3	Tommy Bridges	1.85
4	Hal Newhouser	1.97
5	Mort Cooper	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	16
2	Mort Cooper	14
2	Elmer Riddle	14
4	Hi Bithorn	13
5	Spud Chandler	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	98
2	Mort Cooper	92
3	Bobo Newsom	87
4	Tommy Bridges	85
4	Tex Hughson	85

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gordon Maltzberger	9
2	Ace Adams	8
2	Les Webber	8
4	Mace Brown	6
4	2 others tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ival Goodman	.486
2	Luke Appling	.421
3	Arky Vaughan	.396
4	Gene Moore	.378
5	Bud Metheny	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	5
1	Charlie Keller	5
3	Jeff Heath	4
4	Phil Cavarretta	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Appling	18
2	Charlie Keller	15
2	Rudy York	15
4	Frankie Gustine	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	9
2	Pete Fox	5
2	Thurman Tucker	5
4	Stan Musial	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Klinger	0.45
2	Ed Hanyzewski	0.47
3	Max Lanier	0.50
4	Whit Wyatt	0.51
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Munger	4
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Hi Bithorn	3
2	Mort Cooper	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	26
2	Johnny Vander Meer	25
3	Allie Reynolds	23
4	Tommy Bridges	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	4
2	Gordon Maltzberger	3
2	Dizzy Trout	3
4	Ace Adams	2
5	16 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.392
2	Stan Musial	.374
3	Ralph Hodgin	.355
3	Eric Tipton	.355
5	Arky Vaughan	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chet Laabs	7
1	Bill Nicholson	7
3	Bobby Doerr	6
3	Mel Ott	6
5	6 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	33
2	Billy Johnson	29
3	Nick Etten	26
3	Rudy York	26
5	Luke Appling	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	16
2	Pete Fox	9
2	Thurman Tucker	9
4	George Case	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Wyse	0.92
2	Tommy Bridges	1.08
3	Harry Gumbert	1.17
4	Dick Barrett	1.58
5	Manny Salvo	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elmer Riddle	6
1	Rip Sewell	6
3	Hi Bithorn	5
3	Mort Cooper	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	44
2	Tommy Bridges	37
2	Butch Wensloff	37
4	Johnny Vander Meer	34
5	Mort Cooper	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	4
2	Ace Adams	3
2	Ed Head	3
2	Gordon Maltzberger	3
2	Dizzy Trout	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.326
2	Stan Hack	.323
3	Billy Herman	.306
4	Arky Vaughan	.305
5	Charlie Keller	.303

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	30
2	Charlie Keller	26
2	Bill Nicholson	26
4	Chet Laabs	20
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	104
2	Bill Nicholson	102
3	Dolph Camilli	94
4	Bob Elliott	91
4	Billy Herman	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	46
2	Wally Moses	34
3	Mickey Vernon	23
4	Luke Appling	21
4	Thurman Tucker	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.88
2	Tommy Bridges	2.03
3	Howie Pollet	2.03
4	Tiny Bonham	2.07
5	Hal Newhouser	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	24
2	Tex Hughson	22
2	Rip Sewell	22
4	Tiny Bonham	20
5	Spud Chandler	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	162
2	Mort Cooper	148
3	Tex Hughson	133
4	Hal Newhouser	131
5	Bobo Newsom	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	13
2	Mace Brown	10
3	George Caster	9
3	Gordon Maltzberger	9
3	Les Webber	9