On This Day

Saturday, May 9, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 15 7 .682 --
Red Sox 14 8 .636 1.0
Indians 14 8 .636 1.0
Tigers 16 10 .615 1.0
Senators 11 12 .478 4.5
Browns 10 15 .400 6.5
Athletics 9 16 .360 7.5
White Sox 5 18 .217 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 16 7 .696 --
Pirates 15 10 .600 2.0
Cardinals 12 10 .545 3.5
Braves 13 11 .542 3.5
Giants 11 13 .458 5.5
Reds 10 12 .455 5.5
Cubs 10 13 .435 6.0
Phillies 6 17 .261 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Benjamin 2
1 Lou Boudreau 2
1 Johnny Cooney 2
1 Walker Cooper 2
1 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walker Cooper 1
1 Frank Demaree 1
1 Danny Litwhiler 1
1 Sibby Sisti 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Demaree 3
2 Stan Hack 2
2 Rollie Hemsley 2
2 Sibby Sisti 2
5 10 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 Ernie Lombardi 1
1 Sibby Sisti 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Niggeling 1.29
2 Johnny Vander Meer 1.17
3 Bill Lee 0.62
4 Al Benton 0.60
5 Bill Dietrich 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Jim Tobin 1
1 Johnny Vander Meer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Niggeling 9
2 Johnny Vander Meer 7
3 Bill Lee 5
4 Al Benton 3
5 3 tied 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 .356
5 Nanny Fernandez .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 7
1 Rudy York 7
3 Frank McCormick 6
3 Ted Williams 6
5 2 tied 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 Joe Kuhel 5
3 Dom DiMaggio 4
3 Nanny Fernandez 4
3 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 Bill Lee 4
2 Phil Marchildon 4
2 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 26
2 Phil Marchildon 24
2 Johnny Rigney 24
4 Mort Cooper 22
5 Rube Melton 21

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 .477
2 Stan Spence .472
3 Jeff Heath .408
4 Glenn McQuillen .397
5 Bill Dickey .389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 19
2 Frank McCormick 17
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 Joe Kuhel 3
2 Pete Reiser 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 0.00
1 Larry French 0.00
3 Russ Christopher 1.08
4 Paul Erickson 1.17
5 Johnny Allen 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobo Newsom 3
1 Jim Tobin 3
3 Elden Auker 2
3 Jim Bagby 2
3 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 15
2 Phil Marchildon 14
2 Johnny Rigney 14
4 Rube Melton 13
4 Johnny Niggeling 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Newhouser 3
2 Johnny Allen 1
2 Tommy Bridges 1
2 Mace Brown 1
2 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .394
2 Joe DiMaggio .354
3 Cecil Travis .345
4 Pete Reiser .340
5 Jeff Heath .337

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 126
3 Jeff Heath 123
4 Dolph Camilli 119
5 Bob Johnson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 40
2 Joe Kuhel 23
3 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 187
3 Bobo Newsom 162
4 Whit Wyatt 156
5 Johnny Rigney 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 15
2 Hugh Casey 10
3 Bill Crouch 7
4 Joe Beggs 6
4 3 others tied 6