On This Day

Thursday, May 14, 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 12 .538 3.5
Athletics 13 17 .433 6.5
Senators 11 15 .423 6.5
Browns 12 18 .400 7.5
White Sox 8 19 .296 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 19 8 .704 --
Pirates 17 13 .567 3.5
Braves 16 13 .552 4.0
Cardinals 13 13 .500 5.5
Reds 13 14 .481 6.0
Giants 13 15 .464 6.5
Cubs 13 15 .464 6.5
Phillies 8 21 .276 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Doerr 3
1 Rick Ferrell 3
1 Billy Herman 3
1 Myril Hoag 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Cullenbine 1
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Chet Laabs 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Myril Hoag 4
1 Mel Ott 4
3 Joe Medwick 3
4 Dick Bartell 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Billy Herman 1
1 Bob Kennedy 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Dietrich 0.36
2 Johnny Niggeling 0.33
3 Rube Melton 0.22
4 Jack Knott 0.18
5 Lefty Wilkie 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Harry Feldman 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Johnny Niggeling 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry French 5
2 Bill Dietrich 4
2 Johnny Niggeling 4
4 Herman Besse 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Hugh Casey 1

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
1 Ted Williams 28
3 Joe DiMaggio 26
3 Bobby Doerr 26
3 Rudy York 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
2 Joe Kuhel 6
3 Nanny Fernandez 5
3 Eddie Miller 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Klinger 0.95
2 Tiny Bonham 1.03
3 Hugh Casey 1.20
4 Johnny Allen 1.45
5 Mort Cooper 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 5
1 Bill Lee 5
1 Phil Marchildon 5
1 Jim Tobin 5
5 10 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 4
2 Hal Newhouser 3
3 Ace Adams 2
3 Johnny Allen 2
3 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Doerr .444
2 Stan Spence .442
3 Pete Reiser .386
4 Bill Nicholson .366
4 Jack Wallaesa .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
1 Ted Williams 5
3 Bob Johnson 4
3 Ray Lamanno 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 16
1 Ted Williams 16
3 Bob Johnson 15
3 Ken Keltner 15
5 Joe DiMaggio 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 4
2 Vince DiMaggio 3
2 Nick Etten 3
2 Nanny Fernandez 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.00
1 Tiny Bonham 0.00
3 Al Benton 0.69
4 Tommy Bridges 1.00
5 Mort Cooper 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 3
1 Bill Lee 3
1 Phil Marchildon 3
1 Jim Tobin 3
5 22 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Marchildon 16
1 Johnny Niggeling 16
3 Hal Newhouser 15
3 Johnny Rigney 15
3 Bucky Walters 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 2
1 Hal Newhouser 2
3 Ace Adams 1
3 Fred Caligiuri 1
3 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .387
2 Joe DiMaggio .353
3 Cecil Travis .349
4 Pete Reiser .340
5 Jeff Heath .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 40
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 118
5 Dolph Camilli 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 38
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 2.51
4 Ernie White 2.55
5 Elmer Riddle 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Newsome 22
2 Kirby Higbe 20
2 Elmer Riddle 20
4 Max Butcher 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 209
2 Johnny Vander Meer 184
3 Bobo Newsom 164
4 Whit Wyatt 154
5 Johnny Rigney 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 15
2 Hugh Casey 11
3 Bill Crouch 7
4 Joe Beggs 6
4 3 others tied 6