On This Day

Wednesday, April 22, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 6 2 .750 --
Yankees 6 2 .750 0.0
Indians 5 3 .625 1.0
Tigers 5 5 .500 2.0
Browns 5 5 .500 2.0
White Sox 3 5 .375 3.0
Senators 3 6 .333 3.5
Athletics 2 7 .222 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 7 2 .778 --
Pirates 6 3 .667 1.0
Cardinals 5 3 .625 1.5
Giants 4 4 .500 2.5
Braves 4 5 .444 3.0
Cubs 3 5 .375 3.5
Reds 2 5 .286 4.0
Phillies 2 6 .250 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dom DiMaggio 4
2 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 Pete Fox 3
2 Joe Gordon 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 Pete Suder 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 3
1 Bob Elliott 3
1 Pete Fox 3
1 Joe Gordon 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 2
2 Jimmy Brown 1
2 Oris Hockett 1
2 Don Kolloway 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Koslo 1.14
2 Vern Kennedy 0.56
3 Harry Gumbert 0.44
3 Luke Hamlin 0.44
5 Bill Dietrich 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Koslo 8
2 Oscar Judd 5
2 Vern Kennedy 5
4 Bill Beckmann 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Buck Ross 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Gordon .467
2 Bruce Campbell .400
2 Bill Dickey .400
4 Stan Musial .394
5 Enos Slaughter .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Elliott 3
2 Dolph Camilli 2
2 Joe DiMaggio 2
2 Ken Keltner 2
2 10 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Fox 11
1 Ted Williams 11
1 Rudy York 11
4 Jimmy Brown 10
4 5 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 2
1 Harlond Clift 2
1 Nanny Fernandez 2
1 Pete Fox 2
1 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Beazley 0.00
1 Joe Beggs 0.00
1 Charlie Fuchs 0.00
1 Tiny Bonham 0.00
1 5 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 2
1 Joe Beggs 2
1 Spud Chandler 2
1 Curt Davis 2
1 5 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 13
2 Johnny Beazley 12
3 Johnny Humphries 11
4 Oscar Judd 10
4 2 others tied 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Alex Carrasquel 1
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Johnny Gorsica 1
1 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .403
2 Cecil Travis .351
3 Joe DiMaggio .345
4 Jeff Heath .336
5 Pete Reiser .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 39
2 Dolph Camilli 34
3 Charlie Keller 33
4 Tommy Henrich 31
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 129
2 Jeff Heath 125
3 Charlie Keller 122
4 Joe DiMaggio 121
5 Rudy York 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 35
2 Joe Kuhel 22
3 Danny Murtaugh 20
4 Jeff Heath 19
5 Jim Tabor 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whit Wyatt 2.22
2 Thornton Lee 2.37
3 Elmer Riddle 2.44
4 Ernie White 2.53
5 Curt Davis 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 24
2 Kirby Higbe 23
3 Thornton Lee 22
4 Dick Newsome 21
4 Whit Wyatt 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 252
2 Johnny Vander Meer 199
3 Bobo Newsom 176
3 Whit Wyatt 176
5 Bucky Walters 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 15
2 Hugh Casey 8
3 Jumbo Brown 7
3 Bill Crouch 7
3 Tom Ferrick 7