On This Day

Wednesday, May 13, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 8 .680 --
Indians 17 9 .654 0.5
Tigers 18 12 .600 1.5
Red Sox 14 11 .560 3.0
Athletics 13 16 .448 6.0
Senators 11 15 .423 6.5
Browns 11 18 .379 8.0
White Sox 7 19 .269 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 18 8 .692 --
Pirates 17 12 .586 2.5
Braves 16 13 .552 3.5
Reds 13 13 .500 5.0
Cardinals 13 13 .500 5.0
Giants 12 15 .444 6.5
Cubs 12 15 .444 6.5
Phillies 8 20 .286 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Blair 3
1 Jimmy Brown 3
1 Harry Danning 3
1 Bob Johnson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Tobin 3
2 Joe DiMaggio 2
3 Bobby Estalella 1
3 Danny Litwhiler 1
3 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Keltner 4
1 Jim Tobin 4
3 Buddy Blair 3
3 Doc Cramer 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Pesky 2
2 Bobby Doerr 1
2 Frankie Hayes 1
2 Clyde McCullough 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Newhouser 1.75
2 Curt Davis 1.00
3 Chubby Dean 0.86
4 Lon Warneke 0.83
5 Bobo Newsom 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Butcher 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Chubby Dean 1
1 Joe Haynes 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 7
2 Chubby Dean 6
3 Lon Warneke 5
4 Curt Davis 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Spence .405
2 Bill Dickey .392
3 Joe Gordon .345
4 Les Fleming .333
4 Jeff Heath .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 7
1 Joe DiMaggio 7
1 Ted Williams 7
1 Rudy York 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Johnson 28
2 Ted Williams 27
3 Joe DiMaggio 26
3 Rudy York 26
5 Stan Spence 25

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
1 Jim Tobin 5
4 Elden Auker 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 29
1 Johnny Rigney 29
3 Phil Marchildon 27
3 Johnny Vander Meer 27
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 .458
2 Bobby Doerr .422
3 Pete Reiser .400
4 Jack Wallaesa .368
5 Harlond Clift .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
1 Ted Williams 5
3 Dolph Camilli 4
3 Bob Johnson 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Keltner 17
2 Joe DiMaggio 15
2 Bobby Doerr 15
2 Bob Johnson 15
2 Ted Williams 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 0.00
1 Larry French 0.00
3 Tommy Bridges 1.00
3 Bill Lee 1.00
5 Mort Cooper 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Heving 3
1 Phil Marchildon 3
1 Jim Tobin 3
4 Elden Auker 2
4 21 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Marchildon 17
2 Hal Newhouser 15
2 Johnny Rigney 15
2 Bucky Walters 15
5 Mort Cooper 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Newhouser 2
2 Johnny Allen 1
2 Fred Caligiuri 1
2 Hugh Casey 1
2 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .385
2 Joe DiMaggio .351
3 Cecil Travis .347
4 Pete Reiser .341
5 Jeff Heath .332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 134
2 Joe DiMaggio 130
3 Jeff Heath 125
4 Bob Johnson 120
5 Dolph Camilli 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 39
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 Charlie Wagner 2.54
4 Ernie White 2.55
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 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 218
2 Johnny Vander Meer 184
3 Bobo Newsom 166
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