On This Day

Friday, May 15, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 20 8 .714 --
Braves 17 13 .567 4.0
Pirates 17 14 .548 4.5
Giants 14 15 .483 6.5
Cubs 14 15 .483 6.5
Cardinals 13 14 .481 6.5
Reds 13 15 .464 7.0
Phillies 8 22 .267 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willard Marshall 4
1 Mel Ott 4
3 Johnny Barrett 3
3 Nanny Fernandez 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willard Marshall 2
2 Mike McCormick 1
2 Mel Ott 1
2 Claude Passeau 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willard Marshall 6
2 Mel Ott 3
3 Johnny Barrett 2
3 Joe Medwick 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Phil Cavarretta 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1
1 Pete Reiser 1
1 Connie Ryan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whit Wyatt 0.62
2 Tommy Hughes 0.57
2 Al Javery 0.57
4 Claude Passeau 0.17
5 Rip Sewell 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Carpenter 1
1 Al Javery 1
1 Claude Passeau 1
1 Whit Wyatt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 5
2 Tommy Hughes 4
2 Al Javery 4
4 Claude Passeau 2
4 Rip Sewell 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Spence .405
2 Joe Gordon .345
3 Pete Reiser .343
4 Nanny Fernandez .333
4 2 others tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 7
1 Joe DiMaggio 7
1 Ted Williams 7
1 Rudy York 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willard Marshall 30
2 Bob Johnson 28
2 Ted Williams 28
4 Joe DiMaggio 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
2 Joe Kuhel 6
3 Nanny Fernandez 5
3 Eddie Miller 5
5 8 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 11 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 .442
2 Pete Reiser .405
3 Lou Boudreau .372
4 Ken Keltner .370
5 2 tied .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
2 Bob Johnson 4
2 Jim Tobin 4
2 Ted Williams 4
2 Rudy York 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 16
2 Bob Johnson 15
2 Ken Keltner 15
4 Ted Williams 14
5 Willard Marshall 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 4
2 Vince DiMaggio 3
2 Nanny Fernandez 3
2 Barney McCosky 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.00
2 Gene Thompson 0.57
3 Al Benton 0.69
4 Tommy Bridges 1.00
4 Bob Klinger 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 3
1 Phil Marchildon 3
3 Elden Auker 2
3 Tommy Bridges 2
3 22 others 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 .391
2 Joe DiMaggio .355
3 Cecil Travis .349
4 Pete Reiser .343
5 Jeff Heath .334

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 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 37
2 Joe Kuhel 24
3 Danny Murtaugh 22
4 Jeff Heath 19
5 3 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Thornton Lee 2.36
2 Whit Wyatt 2.44
3 Charlie Wagner 2.51
4 Ernie White 2.55
5 Elmer Riddle 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Newsome 21
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 156
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