On This Day

Friday, May 1, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 13 3 .813 --
Tigers 12 7 .632 2.5
Yankees 10 6 .625 3.0
Red Sox 9 7 .563 4.0
Senators 8 10 .444 6.0
Browns 8 11 .421 6.5
Athletics 5 13 .278 9.0
White Sox 4 12 .250 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 14 4 .778 --
Pirates 10 6 .625 3.0
Cardinals 8 7 .533 4.5
Braves 9 9 .500 5.0
Giants 8 9 .471 5.5
Cubs 8 9 .471 5.5
Reds 6 10 .375 7.0
Phillies 4 13 .235 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Babe Dahlgren 4
2 Vince DiMaggio 3
2 Nanny Fernandez 3
2 Les Fleming 3
2 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 2
2 Vince DiMaggio 1
2 Hugh East 1
2 Harry Feldman 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Dahlgren 4
2 Les Fleming 3
2 Pinky Higgins 3
2 Ray Mack 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Nanny Fernandez 1
1 Bill Knickerbocker 1
1 Don Kolloway 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Rigney 0.67
2 Mel Harder 0.29
2 Dizzy Trout 0.29
4 Lon Warneke 0.22
5 Ken Heintzelman 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Ken Heintzelman 1
1 Johnny Niggeling 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Rigney 6
2 Harry Feldman 4
2 Mel Harder 4
4 Ken Heintzelman 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Newhouser 1
1 Johnny Schmitz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Dickey .423
2 Stan Spence .408
3 Joe Gordon .407
4 Nanny Fernandez .372
5 Les Fleming .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 6
2 Frank McCormick 5
3 Danny Litwhiler 4
3 Stan Musial 4
3 Ted Williams 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Spence 20
2 Willard Marshall 18
2 Frank McCormick 18
4 Rudy York 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Oris Hockett 4
3 Nanny Fernandez 3
3 Don Kolloway 3
3 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Beggs 0.38
2 Hugh Casey 1.14
3 Johnny Allen 1.25
4 Tiny Bonham 1.38
5 3 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 4
2 Tiny Bonham 3
2 Curt Davis 3
2 Ed Head 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Rigney 20
2 Ed Head 17
2 Rube Melton 17
2 Johnny Schmitz 17
5 4 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Allen 2
1 Norm Branch 2
1 Hugh Casey 2
1 Johnny Gorsica 2
1 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .394
2 Joe DiMaggio .349
3 Cecil Travis .346
4 Jeff Heath .342
5 Pete Reiser .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 40
2 Dolph Camilli 34
3 Tommy Henrich 32
4 Charlie Keller 31
5 Joe DiMaggio 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 129
2 Jeff Heath 127
3 Joe DiMaggio 121
4 Dolph Camilli 119
5 Charlie Keller 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 40
2 Joe Kuhel 22
3 Danny Murtaugh 21
4 Jeff Heath 20
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whit Wyatt 2.29
2 Charlie Wagner 2.42
3 Thornton Lee 2.46
4 Ernie White 2.53
5 Elmer Riddle 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 22
1 Kirby Higbe 22
3 Dick Newsome 21
4 Thornton Lee 20
4 Elmer Riddle 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 238
2 Johnny Vander Meer 188
3 Whit Wyatt 165
4 Bobo Newsom 164
5 Johnny Rigney 139

Saves

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