On This Day

Sunday, May 10, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 7 .708 --
Indians 15 9 .625 2.0
Tigers 17 11 .607 2.0
Red Sox 14 10 .583 3.0
Senators 11 14 .440 6.5
Athletics 11 16 .407 7.5
Browns 11 16 .407 7.5
White Sox 6 19 .240 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 17 7 .708 --
Pirates 16 11 .593 2.5
Braves 14 12 .538 4.0
Reds 12 12 .500 5.0
Cardinals 12 12 .500 5.0
Giants 11 14 .440 6.5
Cubs 11 14 .440 6.5
Phillies 7 18 .280 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frankie Gustine 6
1 Bob Johnson 6
3 Luke Appling 4
3 Jimmy Bloodworth 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 2
2 Babe Barna 1
2 Dom DiMaggio 1
2 Joe DiMaggio 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Johnson 5
2 Doc Cramer 3
2 Bob Kennedy 3
2 Don Kolloway 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Hack 2
2 Johnny Barrett 1
2 Phil Cavarretta 1
2 Dom Dallessandro 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bucky Walters 1.67
2 Red Ruffing 1.40
3 Tommy Bridges 0.75
3 Roger Wolff 0.75
5 Mort Cooper 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Russ Christopher 1
1 Orval Grove 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bucky Walters 10
2 Mort Cooper 7
2 Bob Klinger 7
2 Red Ruffing 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Spence .411
2 Bill Dickey .392
3 Joe Gordon .350
4 Nanny Fernandez .343
5 Jeff Heath .340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 27
2 Stan Spence 25
3 Joe DiMaggio 24
3 Bob Johnson 24
3 Frank McCormick 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
2 Joe Kuhel 6
3 Nanny Fernandez 5
4 Dom DiMaggio 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Beggs 0.38
2 Bob Klinger 0.95
3 Tiny Bonham 1.03
4 Hugh Casey 1.04
5 Johnny Allen 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 5
2 Elden Auker 4
2 Tiny Bonham 4
2 Ed Head 4
2 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 29
1 Johnny Rigney 29
3 Johnny Vander Meer 26
4 Ray Starr 25
5 Phil Marchildon 24

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 Stan Spence .446
2 Pete Reiser .420
3 Bobby Doerr .404
4 Lou Boudreau .392
5 Jeff Heath .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 5
1 Frank McCormick 5
1 Ted Williams 5
4 Bob Johnson 4
4 Rudy York 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 19
2 Frank McCormick 16
3 Ted Williams 15
4 Joe DiMaggio 14
4 Bob Johnson 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Joe Kuhel 4
3 Nick Etten 3
3 Nanny Fernandez 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 0.00
1 Larry French 0.00
3 Tommy Bridges 0.90
4 Bob Klinger 1.19
5 Jim Tobin 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 3
1 Bobo Newsom 3
1 Jim Tobin 3
4 Jim Bagby 2
4 24 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Rigney 19
2 Mort Cooper 16
2 Bucky Walters 16
4 Johnny Vander Meer 15
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Newhouser 2
2 Johnny Allen 1
2 Tommy Bridges 1
2 Hugh Casey 1
2 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .389
2 Joe DiMaggio .353
3 Cecil Travis .345
4 Pete Reiser .341
5 Jeff Heath .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 41
2 Dolph Camilli 34
3 Tommy Henrich 32
4 Charlie Keller 31
5 Joe DiMaggio 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 135
2 Joe DiMaggio 128
3 Jeff Heath 123
4 Dolph Camilli 119
5 Bob Johnson 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 40
2 Joe Kuhel 24
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 218
2 Johnny Vander Meer 187
3 Bobo Newsom 162
4 Whit Wyatt 156
5 Johnny Rigney 139

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