On This Day

Tuesday, May 12, 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 12 16 .429 7.0
Browns 11 17 .393 8.0
White Sox 6 19 .240 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 17 8 .680 --
Pirates 16 12 .571 2.5
Braves 15 13 .536 3.5
Reds 13 12 .520 4.0
Cardinals 12 13 .480 5.0
Giants 12 14 .462 5.5
Cubs 12 14 .462 5.5
Phillies 8 19 .296 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Cullenbine 3
1 Billy Jurges 3
1 Clyde McCullough 3
4 Vince DiMaggio 2
4 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Lamanno 1
1 Ernie Lombardi 1
1 Bill Nicholson 1
1 Jim Tobin 1
1 Jack Wallaesa 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 3
1 Clyde McCullough 3
1 Jack Wallaesa 3
4 Harry Craft 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Novikoff 1
1 Elmer Valo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Hoerst 0.36
1 Cliff Melton 0.36
3 Gene Thompson 0.33
4 Max Lanier 0.29
5 Phil Marchildon 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Hanyzewski 1
1 Lefty Hoerst 1
1 Phil Marchildon 1
1 Cliff Melton 1
1 Gene Thompson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Hoerst 4
1 Cliff Melton 4
3 Fred Caligiuri 3
3 Phil Marchildon 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Caligiuri 1
1 Tot Pressnell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Spence .411
2 Bill Dickey .392
3 Joe Gordon .350
4 Jeff Heath .337
5 Les Fleming .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 Bob Johnson 25
2 Stan Spence 25
2 Rudy York 25
5 2 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 Bob Klinger 0.95
2 Hugh Casey 1.01
3 Tiny Bonham 1.03
4 Johnny Allen 1.45
5 Bill Lee 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 5
1 Phil Marchildon 5
3 Elden Auker 4
3 Tiny Bonham 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 29
1 Johnny Rigney 29
3 Phil Marchildon 27
4 Johnny Vander Meer 26
5 Ray Starr 25

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Spence .438
2 Bobby Doerr .400
3 Jack Wallaesa .389
4 Pete Reiser .378
5 Bob Johnson .373

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 17
2 Ted Williams 15
3 Dolph Camilli 13
3 Joe DiMaggio 13
3 Ken Keltner 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 Phil Marchildon 3
1 Bobo Newsom 3
5 23 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Marchildon 17
2 Cliff Melton 15
2 Johnny Rigney 15
2 Bucky Walters 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Newhouser 2
2 Johnny Allen 1
2 Fred Caligiuri 1
2 Hugh Casey 1
2 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .388
2 Joe DiMaggio .351
3 Cecil Travis .349
4 Pete Reiser .340
5 Jeff Heath .333

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 134
2 Joe DiMaggio 128
3 Jeff Heath 124
4 Dolph Camilli 118
5 Bob Johnson 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 40
2 Joe Kuhel 24
3 Danny Murtaugh 22
4 Jeff Heath 19
4 Jim Tabor 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Thornton Lee 2.36
2 Whit Wyatt 2.40
3 Ernie White 2.55
4 Charlie Wagner 2.57
5 Elmer Riddle 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Newsome 22
2 Bob Feller 20
2 Kirby Higbe 20
2 Elmer Riddle 20
5 Thornton Lee 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 218
2 Johnny Vander Meer 183
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