On This Day

Sunday, May 3, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 14 4 .778 --
Tigers 14 8 .636 2.0
Yankees 12 7 .632 2.5
Red Sox 11 7 .611 3.0
Senators 9 12 .429 6.5
Browns 9 13 .409 7.0
Athletics 7 14 .333 8.5
White Sox 4 15 .211 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 14 7 .667 --
Pirates 12 7 .632 1.0
Cardinals 10 8 .556 2.5
Giants 10 9 .526 3.0
Braves 11 10 .524 3.0
Cubs 9 11 .450 4.5
Reds 7 11 .389 5.5
Phillies 5 15 .250 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Spence 6
2 Don Kolloway 5
2 Jimmy Pofahl 5
4 Stu Martin 4
4 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Phelps 2
1 Rudy York 2
3 Bob Johnson 1
3 Charlie Keller 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken O'Dea 7
2 Nanny Fernandez 4
2 Glenn McQuillen 4
2 Eddie Miller 4
2 Rudy York 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Johnny Cooney 1
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Danny Litwhiler 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Marchildon 2.33
2 Al Benton 1.00
3 Max Lanier 0.75
4 Max Butcher 0.70
5 Bill Lee 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Butcher 1
1 Bob Carpenter 1
1 Atley Donald 1
1 Tom Earley 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Butcher 7
1 Phil Marchildon 7
3 Max Lanier 6
4 Bill Lee 5
5 7 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Spence .422
2 Bill Dickey .390
3 Jeff Heath .375
4 Joe Gordon .371
5 Nanny Fernandez .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 7
2 Dolph Camilli 6
3 Frank McCormick 5
3 Ted Williams 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Spence 23
1 Rudy York 23
3 Frank McCormick 20
4 Ted Williams 19
5 Willard Marshall 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
2 Oris Hockett 4
2 Danny Murtaugh 4
4 Nanny Fernandez 3
4 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Beggs 0.38
2 Johnny Allen 1.05
3 Hugh Casey 1.14
4 Tiny Bonham 1.38
5 Cliff Melton 1.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 5
2 Tiny Bonham 3
2 Max Butcher 3
2 Curt Davis 3
2 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Melton 21
2 Johnny Rigney 20
3 Ed Head 19
3 Johnny Vander Meer 19
5 Phil Marchildon 18

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Spence .478
2 Bobby Doerr .429
3 Dixie Walker .406
4 Bill Dickey .390
5 Jeff Heath .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 5
1 Frank McCormick 5
1 Rudy York 5
4 Bobby Doerr 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank McCormick 19
2 Stan Spence 18
3 Dolph Camilli 15
4 Bobby Doerr 14
4 Rudy York 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Oris Hockett 3
2 Barney McCosky 3
2 Danny Murtaugh 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Beggs 0.45
2 Hugh Casey 0.66
3 Mort Cooper 0.92
4 Johnny Allen 1.26
5 Gene Thompson 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 3
1 Phil Marchildon 3
1 Cliff Melton 3
1 Bobo Newsom 3
5 27 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Rigney 17
2 Kirby Higbe 16
2 Max Lanier 16
4 Al Benton 15
4 Phil Marchildon 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Norm Branch 2
1 Johnny Gorsica 2
1 Hal Newhouser 2
4 Ace Adams 1
4 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .400
2 Joe DiMaggio .347
3 Cecil Travis .345
4 Jeff Heath .338
5 Pete Reiser .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 41
2 Dolph Camilli 33
3 Tommy Henrich 32
4 Charlie Keller 31
5 Rudy York 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 132
2 Jeff Heath 126
3 Joe DiMaggio 122
4 Dolph Camilli 118
5 Rudy York 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 41
2 Joe Kuhel 22
2 Danny Murtaugh 22
4 Jeff Heath 20
5 Jim Tabor 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whit Wyatt 2.26
2 Thornton Lee 2.46
3 Ernie White 2.49
4 Charlie Wagner 2.49
5 Elmer Riddle 2.54

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 231
2 Johnny Vander Meer 191
3 Bobo Newsom 164
4 Whit Wyatt 158
5 Johnny Rigney 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 16
2 Hugh Casey 9
3 Bill Crouch 7
4 Joe Beggs 6
4 4 others tied 6