On This Day

Tuesday, September 7, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 80 49 .620 --
Indians 68 59 .535 11.0
Senators 71 62 .534 11.0
Tigers 68 60 .531 11.5
White Sox 66 63 .512 14.0
Red Sox 62 69 .473 19.0
Browns 58 71 .450 22.0
Athletics 44 84 .344 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 87 44 .664 --
Reds 72 58 .554 14.5
Dodgers 70 60 .538 16.5
Pirates 70 65 .519 19.0
Cubs 61 69 .469 25.5
Braves 57 68 .456 27.0
Blue Jays 57 72 .442 29.0
Giants 45 83 .352 40.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doc Cramer 5
1 Pinky Higgins 5
3 Ralph Hodgin 4
4 Jimmy Bloodworth 3
4 Joe Hoover 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pinky Higgins 1
1 Rudy York 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pinky Higgins 3
2 Jimmy Bloodworth 2
2 Rudy York 2
4 Luke Appling 1
4 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 2
2 Luke Appling 1
2 Ralph Hodgin 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Smith 0.45
2 Dizzy Trout 0.38
3 Hal Newhouser 0.33
4 Orval Grove 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Gorsica 1
1 Dizzy Trout 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Smith 5
2 Johnny Gorsica 4
2 Orval Grove 4
4 Dizzy Trout 3
5 Hal Newhouser 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Virgil Trucks 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .353
2 Billy Herman .330
3 Luke Appling .328
4 Dick Wakefield .317
5 2 tied .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 31
2 Charlie Keller 25
3 Bill Nicholson 22
4 Jeff Heath 18
4 Vern Stephens 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 106
2 Rudy York 103
3 Bob Elliott 92
4 Nick Etten 91
5 2 tied 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 44
1 Wally Moses 44
3 Thurman Tucker 24
4 Pete Fox 22
4 Mickey Vernon 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.74
2 Max Lanier 2.00
3 Tommy Bridges 2.04
4 Mort Cooper 2.23
5 Butch Wensloff 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Sewell 20
2 Mort Cooper 19
3 Spud Chandler 18
3 Elmer Riddle 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 135
2 Mort Cooper 133
3 Johnny Vander Meer 131
4 Bobo Newsom 113
5 Tommy Bridges 112

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 12
2 Ace Adams 9
2 Mace Brown 9
2 Les Webber 9
5 George Caster 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .447
2 Marty Marion .391
3 Bob Elliott .385
4 Stan Hack .377
5 Pinky Higgins .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 5
2 Jeff Heath 4
2 Roy Weatherly 4
4 Roy Cullenbine 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 15
1 Pinky Higgins 15
3 Billy Herman 13
3 Rudy York 13
5 George McQuinn 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 5
2 Dick Siebert 4
3 George Case 3
3 Tony Lupien 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nate Andrews 0.32
1 Dick Newsome 0.32
3 Spud Chandler 0.33
4 Mickey Haefner 0.43
5 Roger Wolff 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Brecheen 4
2 Spud Chandler 3
2 Dick Newsome 3
2 Bucky Walters 3
2 Whit Wyatt 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 24
2 Ken Chase 20
3 Mort Cooper 19
3 Max Lanier 19
5 Dizzy Trout 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 2
2 Ace Adams 1
2 George Caster 1
2 Curt Davis 1
2 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .418
2 Bob Elliott .397
3 Bill Dickey .386
4 Stan Musial .384
5 Billy Herman .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 16
2 Jeff Heath 10
3 Charlie Keller 8
4 Bill Nicholson 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 42
2 Jeff Heath 28
2 Bill Nicholson 28
4 Bob Elliott 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
2 Wally Moses 9
3 Chuck Workman 6
4 Luke Appling 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.67
2 Mickey Haefner 0.97
3 Jim Tobin 1.19
4 Clyde Shoun 1.36
5 Al Brazle 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 6
1 Bucky Walters 6
1 Whit Wyatt 6
4 Harry Brecheen 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Chase 41
2 Johnny Vander Meer 40
3 Mort Cooper 35
4 Kirby Higbe 33
4 Hal Newhouser 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 3
1 Rip Sewell 3
1 Clyde Shoun 3
4 Hi Bithorn 2
4 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .349
2 Billy Herman .318
3 Dick Wakefield .317
4 Bob Elliott .315
5 Arky Vaughan .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 32
2 Charlie Keller 26
3 Bill Nicholson 24
4 Mel Ott 21
5 3 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 117
2 Bill Nicholson 113
3 Nick Etten 100
4 Bob Elliott 97
5 Billy Herman 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 52
2 Wally Moses 44
3 Mickey Vernon 25
4 Thurman Tucker 24
5 Luke Appling 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.97
2 Mort Cooper 2.02
3 Tommy Bridges 2.16
4 Max Lanier 2.24
5 Butch Wensloff 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 22
1 Rip Sewell 22
3 Spud Chandler 19
3 Elmer Riddle 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 163
2 Mort Cooper 156
3 Hal Newhouser 140
4 Tommy Bridges 129
5 Bobo Newsom 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 12
2 Mace Brown 11
3 Ace Adams 10
3 Les Webber 10
5 George Caster 9