On This Day

Wednesday, May 6, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 15 7 .682 --
Red Sox 14 7 .667 0.5
Indians 14 7 .667 0.5
Tigers 15 10 .600 1.5
Senators 11 12 .478 4.5
Browns 10 14 .417 6.0
Athletics 8 16 .333 8.0
White Sox 4 18 .182 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 15 7 .682 --
Pirates 13 8 .619 1.5
Cardinals 11 9 .550 3.0
Braves 12 11 .522 3.5
Giants 10 11 .476 4.5
Reds 9 11 .450 5.0
Cubs 9 12 .429 5.5
Phillies 6 16 .273 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harlond Clift 3
1 Glenn McQuillen 3
3 Lou Boudreau 2
3 Jimmy Brown 2
3 16 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 2
2 Terry Moore 1
2 Enos Slaughter 1
2 Vern Stephens 1
2 Leo Wells 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 3
1 Glenn McQuillen 3
1 Terry Moore 3
1 Vern Stephens 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Al Evans 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobo Newsom 0.80
2 Ted Lyons 0.71
3 Mort Cooper 0.56
4 Roger Wolff 0.50
5 Hal Newhouser 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 Bobo Newsom 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 5
1 Ted Lyons 5
1 Hal Newhouser 5
1 Roger Wolff 5
5 Bobo Newsom 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Spence .414
2 Bill Dickey .386
3 Joe Gordon .370
4 Jeff Heath .365
5 Nanny Fernandez .351

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Spence 25
2 Ted Williams 24
3 Bobby Doerr 23
3 Frank McCormick 23
3 Rudy York 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
2 Dom DiMaggio 4
2 Nanny Fernandez 4
2 Oris Hockett 4
2 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Beggs 0.38
2 Tiny Bonham 1.03
3 Johnny Allen 1.05
4 Hugh Casey 1.14
5 Cliff Melton 1.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 5
2 Tiny Bonham 4
2 Bobo Newsom 4
2 Dick Newsome 4
5 17 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Rigney 24
2 Mort Cooper 22
3 Rube Melton 21
4 Ray Starr 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Newhouser 3
2 Johnny Allen 2
2 Norm Branch 2
2 Hugh Casey 2
2 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Spence .477
2 Bobby Doerr .463
3 Harlond Clift .387
4 Jeff Heath .383
5 Bill Dickey .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 5
1 Frank McCormick 5
1 Rudy York 5
4 Dolph Camilli 4
4 Ted Williams 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 23
2 Frank McCormick 21
3 Stan Spence 15
4 Joe DiMaggio 14
4 Ted Williams 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Dom DiMaggio 3
2 Nick Etten 3
2 Oris Hockett 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.50
2 Hugh Casey 0.66
3 Joe Beggs 0.69
4 Max Butcher 0.95
5 2 tied 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 3
1 Tiny Bonham 3
1 Bobo Newsom 3
4 Elden Auker 2
4 25 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Lanier 16
2 Hank Borowy 14
2 Kirby Higbe 14
2 Ted Lyons 14
2 2 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Newhouser 3
2 Norm Branch 2
3 Ace Adams 1
3 Johnny Allen 1
3 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .399
2 Joe DiMaggio .351
3 Cecil Travis .344
4 Pete Reiser .338
5 Jeff Heath .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 42
2 Dolph Camilli 33
3 Tommy Henrich 32
4 Charlie Keller 30
5 Joe DiMaggio 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 135
2 Joe DiMaggio 127
3 Jeff Heath 125
4 Dolph Camilli 118
5 Bob Johnson 112

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whit Wyatt 2.26
2 Thornton Lee 2.38
3 Charlie Wagner 2.49
4 Cliff Melton 2.55
5 Ernie White 2.55

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 219
2 Johnny Vander Meer 191
3 Bobo Newsom 164
4 Whit Wyatt 158
5 Johnny Rigney 142

Saves

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