On This Day

Friday, April 17, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 4 0 1.000 --
Yankees 4 0 1.000 0.0
Red Sox 3 1 .750 1.0
Tigers 2 2 .500 2.0
White Sox 1 3 .250 3.0
Athletics 1 3 .250 3.0
Indians 1 3 .250 3.0
Senators 0 4 .000 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 4 0 1.000 --
Pirates 3 1 .750 1.0
Dodgers 3 1 .750 1.0
Cardinals 2 2 .500 2.0
Cubs 2 2 .500 2.0
Giants 1 3 .250 3.0
Reds 1 3 .250 3.0
Phillies 0 4 .000 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Allen 3
1 Lonny Frey 3
3 Buddy Blair 2
3 Jimmy Bloodworth 2
3 24 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 1
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Nanny Fernandez 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 3
2 Johnny Allen 2
2 Jimmy Bloodworth 2
2 Jimmy Brown 2
2 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Oris Hockett 1
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 Glenn McQuillen 1
1 Mickey Vernon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tiny Bonham 1.00
2 Dutch Leonard 0.75
3 Oscar Judd 0.56
4 Herman Besse 0.50
4 2 others tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Dick Errickson 1
1 Bob Harris 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tiny Bonham 7
2 Herman Besse 6
2 Dutch Leonard 6
2 Virgil Trucks 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hollingsworth 1
1 Johnny Sain 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Birdie Tebbetts .500
2 Phil Cavarretta .467
3 Elbie Fletcher .462
4 Joe Gordon .438
5 3 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 2
1 Mel Ott 2
1 Vern Stephens 2
1 Ted Williams 2
1 Rudy York 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 9
1 Ted Williams 9
3 Rudy York 7
4 Jimmy Brown 6
4 3 others tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 2
1 Eddie Miller 2
3 Dolph Camilli 1
3 Dom DiMaggio 1
3 15 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 0.00
1 Ted Lyons 0.00
1 Bob Muncrief 0.00
1 Red Ruffing 0.00
1 4 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Joe Beggs 1
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 28 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tiny Bonham 7
1 Ray Starr 7
3 Herman Besse 6
3 Mort Cooper 6
3 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 Al Hollingsworth 1
1 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .409
2 Cecil Travis .357
3 Joe DiMaggio .347
4 Pete Reiser .342
5 Jeff Heath .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 39
2 Dolph Camilli 35
3 Charlie Keller 33
4 Tommy Henrich 31
5 Joe DiMaggio 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 128
2 Ted Williams 127
3 Jeff Heath 124
4 Dolph Camilli 121
4 Charlie Keller 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 33
2 Joe Kuhel 22
3 Jeff Heath 19
3 Danny Murtaugh 19
5 3 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whit Wyatt 2.22
2 Elmer Riddle 2.35
3 Thornton Lee 2.37
4 Ernie White 2.59
5 Charlie Wagner 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 25
2 Kirby Higbe 22
2 Thornton Lee 22
2 Whit Wyatt 22
5 Dick Newsome 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 255
2 Johnny Vander Meer 199
3 Whit Wyatt 177
4 Bobo Newsom 172
5 Bucky Walters 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 15
2 Jumbo Brown 8
2 Hugh Casey 8
4 Al Benton 7
4 2 others tied 7