On This Day

Friday, May 8, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 15 7 .682 --
Indians 14 7 .667 0.5
Red Sox 14 8 .636 1.0
Tigers 15 10 .600 1.5
Senators 11 12 .478 4.5
Browns 10 14 .417 6.0
Athletics 9 16 .360 7.5
White Sox 4 18 .182 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 16 7 .696 --
Pirates 15 9 .625 1.5
Cardinals 12 9 .571 3.0
Braves 12 11 .522 4.0
Giants 11 13 .458 5.5
Reds 9 12 .429 6.0
Cubs 9 13 .409 6.5
Phillies 6 16 .273 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Elliott 3
1 Pete Reiser 3
3 Creepy Crespi 2
3 Vince DiMaggio 2
3 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Ray Lamanno 1
1 Frank McCormick 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willard Marshall 3
2 Jimmy Brown 2
2 Pete Coscarart 2
2 Vince DiMaggio 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Nicholson 1
1 Jim Tabor 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Marchildon 0.75
2 Whit Wyatt 0.50
3 Elmer Riddle 0.38
4 Jake Mooty 0.33
4 Lon Warneke 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Marchildon 1
1 Rip Sewell 1
1 Lon Warneke 1
1 Whit Wyatt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Marchildon 6
2 Whit Wyatt 5
3 Jake Mooty 4
4 Elmer Riddle 3
4 Lon Warneke 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 1

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 Dolph Camilli 7
1 Rudy York 7
3 Frank McCormick 6
3 Ted Williams 6
5 Bobby Doerr 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Spence 25
2 Frank McCormick 24
2 Ted Williams 24
4 Bobby Doerr 23
4 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 Hugh Casey 1.04
4 Johnny Allen 1.05
5 Russ Christopher 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 5
2 Tiny Bonham 4
2 Phil Marchildon 4
2 Bobo Newsom 4
2 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Marchildon 24
1 Johnny Rigney 24
3 Mort Cooper 22
4 Rube Melton 21
5 Ray Starr 20

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Doerr .479
2 Stan Spence .464
3 Les Fleming .400
4 Jeff Heath .392
5 Bill Dickey .390

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank McCormick 22
2 Bobby Doerr 20
3 Stan Spence 14
4 Dolph Camilli 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.00
2 Joe Beggs 0.69
3 Max Butcher 0.95
4 Jim Tobin 1.03
5 Russ Christopher 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 3
1 Phil Marchildon 3
1 Bobo Newsom 3
4 Elden Auker 2
4 21 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Marchildon 17
2 Kirby Higbe 14
2 Johnny Rigney 14
4 Cliff Melton 13
4 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Newhouser 3
2 Johnny Allen 1
2 Joe Beggs 1
2 Norm Branch 1
2 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .394
2 Joe DiMaggio .355
3 Cecil Travis .345
4 Pete Reiser .340
5 Jeff Heath .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 40
2 Dolph Camilli 34
3 Tommy Henrich 32
4 Charlie Keller 30
5 Joe DiMaggio 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 132
2 Joe DiMaggio 127
3 Jeff Heath 124
4 Dolph Camilli 119
5 Bob Johnson 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 40
2 Joe Kuhel 22
2 Danny Murtaugh 22
4 Jeff Heath 20
5 Jim Tabor 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whit Wyatt 2.35
2 Thornton Lee 2.38
3 Ernie White 2.55
4 Max Lanier 2.57
5 Charlie Wagner 2.57

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 156
5 Johnny Rigney 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 16
2 Hugh Casey 10
3 Bill Crouch 7
4 Joe Beggs 6
4 3 others tied 6