On This Day

Monday, May 11, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 7 .708 --
Indians 16 9 .640 1.5
Tigers 17 12 .586 2.5
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 15 12 .556 3.5
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 19 .269 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Oris Hockett 3
1 Eddie Miller 3
3 Stan Benjamin 2
3 Les Fleming 2
3 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Les Fleming 1
1 Al Glossop 1
1 Ernie Lombardi 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Les Fleming 4
2 Ernie Lombardi 2
2 Rudy York 2
4 Otto Denning 1
4 7 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Miller 1
1 Dizzy Trout 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Earley 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Earley 1
1 Joe Heving 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Earley 2
1 Sam Nahem 2
3 Tom Ferrick 1
3 Steve Gromek 1

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 Jeff Heath .337
5 2 tied .333

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
2 Rudy York 25
4 Joe DiMaggio 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
2 Joe Kuhel 6
3 Nanny Fernandez 5
3 Eddie Miller 5
5 5 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 .438
2 Pete Reiser .405
3 Bobby Doerr .400
4 Bob Johnson .383
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 17
2 Ted Williams 15
3 Frank McCormick 14
4 Dolph Camilli 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 0.00
1 Larry French 0.00
3 Tommy Bridges 1.00
4 Mort Cooper 1.17
5 Bob Klinger 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 3
1 Joe Heving 3
1 Bobo Newsom 3
4 Jim Bagby 2
4 21 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Rigney 15
1 Johnny Vander Meer 15
1 Bucky Walters 15
4 Phil Marchildon 14
4 Red Ruffing 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Newhouser 2
2 Johnny Allen 1
2 Hugh Casey 1
2 Dick Errickson 1
2 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .389
2 Joe DiMaggio .353
3 Cecil Travis .347
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 124
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 Thornton Lee 2.36
2 Whit Wyatt 2.40
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 Elmer Riddle 20
5 Thornton Lee 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 218
2 Johnny Vander Meer 187
3 Bobo Newsom 162
4 Whit Wyatt 154
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