On This Day

Thursday, April 23, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 7 2 .778 --
Red Sox 6 3 .667 1.0
Indians 6 3 .667 1.0
Tigers 6 5 .545 2.0
Browns 5 6 .455 3.0
Senators 4 6 .400 3.5
White Sox 3 6 .333 4.0
Athletics 2 8 .200 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 8 2 .800 --
Pirates 6 4 .600 2.0
Giants 5 4 .556 2.5
Cardinals 5 4 .556 2.5
Cubs 4 5 .444 3.5
Braves 4 6 .400 4.0
Reds 3 5 .375 4.0
Phillies 2 7 .222 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Tabor 4
2 Stan Benjamin 3
2 Bruce Campbell 3
2 Bill Conroy 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ned Harris 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 Ken Keltner 1
1 Lou Novikoff 1
1 Pete Reiser 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Gordon 3
1 Jeff Heath 3
1 Pete Reiser 3
4 Jimmy Bloodworth 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Terry Moore 1
1 Bob Repass 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Leonard 1.00
2 Hank Borowy 0.55
2 Johnny Vander Meer 0.55
4 Hal White 0.50
5 Ted Lyons 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Newt Kimball 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Lyons 8
2 Hank Borowy 6
2 Johnny Vander Meer 6
4 Max Lanier 4
5 7 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Norm Branch 1
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Bill Zuber 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Gordon .486
2 Bruce Campbell .425
3 Enos Slaughter .400
4 Bill Dickey .379
5 Jim Tabor .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Elliott 3
1 Ken Keltner 3
3 Dolph Camilli 2
3 Joe DiMaggio 2
3 12 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Fox 13
2 Willard Marshall 12
2 Ted Williams 12
2 Rudy York 12
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 3
2 Harlond Clift 2
2 Nanny Fernandez 2
2 Pete Fox 2
2 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal White 0.00
1 Johnny Beazley 0.00
1 Joe Beggs 0.00
1 Charlie Fuchs 0.00
1 3 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 3
2 Joe Beggs 2
2 Spud Chandler 2
2 Curt Davis 2
2 7 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Beazley 13
1 Mort Cooper 13
3 Johnny Humphries 11
3 Johnny Vander Meer 11
5 5 tied 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 2
2 Ace Adams 1
2 Johnny Allen 1
2 Norm Branch 1
2 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .401
2 Cecil Travis .349
3 Joe DiMaggio .346
4 Pete Reiser .337
5 Jeff Heath .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 39
2 Dolph Camilli 33
3 Charlie Keller 32
4 Tommy Henrich 30
5 Joe DiMaggio 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 128
2 Jeff Heath 127
3 Joe DiMaggio 121
4 Charlie Keller 120
5 Rudy York 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 36
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 193
3 Whit Wyatt 176
4 Bobo Newsom 173
5 Bucky Walters 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 15
2 Hugh Casey 9
3 Jumbo Brown 7
3 Bill Crouch 7
3 Tom Ferrick 7