On This Day

Monday, September 27, 1943

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 94 53 .639 --
Senators 82 67 .550 13.0
Indians 78 69 .531 16.0
White Sox 78 71 .523 17.0
Tigers 74 74 .500 20.5
Browns 71 76 .483 23.0
Red Sox 67 81 .453 27.5
Athletics 47 100 .320 47.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 99 48 .673 --
Reds 82 65 .558 17.0
Dodgers 78 68 .534 20.5
Pirates 78 71 .523 22.0
Cubs 69 77 .473 29.5
Braves 65 80 .448 33.0
Blue Jays 62 87 .416 38.0
Giants 55 92 .374 44.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Christman 4
1 Ellis Clary 4
1 Jake Early 4
1 Don Johnson 4
1 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Etten 1
1 Danny Litwhiler 1
1 Joe Medwick 1
1 Bill Nicholson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Skaff 5
2 Nick Etten 4
2 Joe Medwick 4
4 Ed Sauer 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Klein 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Marty Marion 1
1 Max Marshall 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Virgil Trucks 0.73
2 Hank Borowy 0.60
3 Clyde Shoun 0.57
4 Roger Wolff 0.56
5 Allie Reynolds 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 1
1 Charlie Bowles 1
1 George Caster 1
1 Orval Grove 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 8
2 Johnny Allen 7
3 Hank Borowy 6
3 Allie Reynolds 6
3 Ernie White 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 2
2 Denny Galehouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .358
2 Billy Herman .329
3 Luke Appling .320
4 Mickey Witek .315
5 Bob Elliott .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 33
2 Charlie Keller 31
3 Bill Nicholson 28
4 Vern Stephens 20
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 122
2 Rudy York 111
3 Nick Etten 105
4 Bob Elliott 99
5 2 tied 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 56
2 Wally Moses 54
3 Thurman Tucker 28
4 Luke Appling 26
5 Mickey Vernon 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.66
2 Max Lanier 1.85
3 Mort Cooper 2.21
4 Whit Wyatt 2.27
5 Tommy Bridges 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 21
1 Elmer Riddle 21
1 Rip Sewell 21
4 Spud Chandler 20
5 Dizzy Trout 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 152
2 Allie Reynolds 145
3 Mort Cooper 141
3 Hal Newhouser 141
5 Spud Chandler 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 14
2 Les Webber 10
3 Ace Adams 9
3 Mace Brown 9
5 George Caster 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ford Garrison .442
2 Stan Musial .420
3 Bill Nicholson .383
4 Bobby Doerr .372
5 Mark Christman .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 6
2 Charlie Keller 5
3 Ron Northey 4
3 Coaker Triplett 4
5 Whitey Kurowski 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 16
2 Ralph Hodgin 13
2 Charlie Keller 13
4 Nick Etten 11
5 4 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Moses 10
2 George Case 9
3 Guy Curtright 5
4 Eddie Miller 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Dobson 0.00
1 Johnny Niggeling 0.00
3 Red Barrett 0.36
4 Marius Russo 0.50
5 Stubby Overmire 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 3
1 Max Butcher 3
1 Orval Grove 3
1 Steve Sundra 3
1 Whit Wyatt 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 28
2 Al Javery 23
3 Whit Wyatt 21
4 Johnny Vander Meer 19
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnnie Wittig 3
2 Joe Heving 2
2 Gordon Maltzberger 2
4 Johnny Allen 1
4 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .395
2 Walker Cooper .373
3 Bob Elliott .351
4 Dixie Walker .344
5 Milt Byrnes .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 9
2 Bill Nicholson 8
3 Ron Northey 5
3 Rudy York 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 25
2 Charlie Keller 22
2 Howie Schultz 22
4 Luis Olmo 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 14
2 Wally Moses 12
3 Luke Appling 7
4 Guy Curtright 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Niggeling 0.53
2 Spud Chandler 0.71
3 Xavier Rescigno 0.96
4 Marius Russo 1.07
5 Max Lanier 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whit Wyatt 6
2 Hank Borowy 5
2 Elmer Riddle 5
4 Nate Andrews 4
4 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 45
2 Allie Reynolds 44
3 Al Javery 39
3 Max Lanier 39
5 Whit Wyatt 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 3
1 Johnnie Wittig 3
3 Johnny Allen 2
3 Russ Christopher 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .357
2 Billy Herman .330
3 Bob Elliott .316
4 Mickey Witek .315
5 Dick Wakefield .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 33
2 Charlie Keller 31
3 Bill Nicholson 28
4 Vern Stephens 20
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 122
2 Rudy York 111
3 Nick Etten 105
4 Bob Elliott 101
5 2 tied 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 56
2 Wally Moses 54
3 Thurman Tucker 28
4 Luke Appling 26
5 Mickey Vernon 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.66
2 Max Lanier 1.85
3 Mort Cooper 2.21
4 Whit Wyatt 2.27
5 Tommy Bridges 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 21
1 Elmer Riddle 21
1 Rip Sewell 21
4 Spud Chandler 20
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 153
2 Allie Reynolds 145
3 Mort Cooper 141
3 Hal Newhouser 141
5 Spud Chandler 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Maltzberger 14
2 Les Webber 11
3 Ace Adams 9
3 Mace Brown 9
5 George Caster 8