On This Day

Thursday, May 7, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 15 7 .682 --
Pirates 14 9 .609 1.5
Cardinals 11 9 .550 3.0
Braves 12 11 .522 3.5
Giants 11 12 .478 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 Pete Coscarart 5
2 Bob Elliott 3
2 Elbie Fletcher 3
2 Billy Jurges 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buster Maynard 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buster Maynard 3
2 Bob Carpenter 1
2 Harry Danning 1
2 Bob Elliott 1
2 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Elliott 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Carpenter 0.50
2 Dave Koslo 0.33
3 Lefty Wilkie 0.29
4 Ken Heintzelman 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Koslo 1
1 Lefty Wilkie 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Carpenter 6
2 Dave Koslo 3
3 Ken Heintzelman 2
3 Lefty Wilkie 2

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 .475
2 Bobby Doerr .469
3 Jeff Heath .411
4 Harlond Clift .387
5 Bill Dickey .378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank McCormick 21
2 Bobby Doerr 20
3 Stan Spence 15
4 Jeff Heath 13
4 Ted Williams 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Dom DiMaggio 3
2 Nick Etten 3
2 Pete Reiser 3
5 10 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.50
2 Joe Beggs 0.69
3 Max Butcher 0.95
4 Jim Tobin 1.03
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 23 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 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .399
2 Joe DiMaggio .353
3 Cecil Travis .344
4 Pete Reiser .338
5 Jeff Heath .337

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 124
4 Dolph Camilli 118
5 Bob Johnson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 40
2 Joe Kuhel 22
2 Danny Murtaugh 22
4 Jeff Heath 20
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whit Wyatt 2.23
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 180
3 Bobo Newsom 164
4 Whit Wyatt 151
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