On This Day

Monday, April 27, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 9 3 .750 --
Indians 9 3 .750 0.0
Tigers 10 5 .667 0.5
Red Sox 7 5 .583 2.0
Senators 5 9 .357 5.0
Athletics 5 9 .357 5.0
Browns 5 10 .333 5.5
White Sox 3 9 .250 6.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 11 3 .786 --
Pirates 7 5 .583 3.0
Giants 7 6 .538 3.5
Cubs 7 6 .538 3.5
Cardinals 5 6 .455 4.5
Braves 6 8 .429 5.0
Reds 5 7 .417 5.0
Phillies 3 10 .231 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Hack 4
2 Ival Goodman 2
2 Peanuts Lowrey 2
2 Lennie Merullo 2
2 Lou Novikoff 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank McCormick 1
1 Lou Stringer 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank McCormick 2
1 Lou Stringer 2
3 Lennie Merullo 1
3 Lou Novikoff 1
3 Gee Walker 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Vander Meer 0.33
2 Hi Bithorn 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Erickson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 5
2 Paul Erickson 3
3 Hi Bithorn 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Gordon .447
2 Bill Dickey .421
3 Stan Spence .390
4 Bobby Estalella .366
4 Terry Moore .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 3
1 Bob Elliott 3
1 Ken Keltner 3
1 Danny Litwhiler 3
1 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Spence 16
2 Willard Marshall 15
2 Rudy York 15
4 Joe Gordon 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 3
1 Eddie Miller 3
1 Pete Reiser 3
4 Harlond Clift 2
4 11 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Heintzelman 0.00
1 Hal White 0.00
1 Johnny Beazley 0.00
1 Joe Beggs 0.00
5 Mel Harder 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 3
1 Curt Davis 3
1 Ed Head 3
4 Johnny Allen 2
4 20 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 16
1 Johnny Vander Meer 16
3 Johnny Beazley 15
3 Ed Head 15
5 Johnny Rigney 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Norm Branch 2
1 Hugh Casey 2
3 Ace Adams 1
3 Johnny Allen 1
3 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .393
2 Joe DiMaggio .349
3 Cecil Travis .347
4 Jeff Heath .338
5 Pete Reiser .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 39
2 Dolph Camilli 31
2 Charlie Keller 31
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 119
4 Rudy York 117
5 Charlie Keller 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 36
2 Joe Kuhel 22
3 Danny Murtaugh 20
4 Jeff Heath 19
5 3 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whit Wyatt 2.29
2 Elmer Riddle 2.33
3 Thornton Lee 2.41
4 Ernie White 2.50
5 Curt Davis 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 23
2 Kirby Higbe 22
3 Thornton Lee 21
4 Dick Newsome 20
4 Whit Wyatt 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 243
2 Johnny Vander Meer 196
3 Whit Wyatt 174
4 Bobo Newsom 166
5 Johnny Rigney 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 15
2 Hugh Casey 9
3 Bill Crouch 7
4 Joe Beggs 6
4 5 others tied 6