On This Day

Saturday, May 16, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 19 8 .704 --
Indians 18 10 .643 1.5
Tigers 18 14 .563 3.5
Red Sox 15 12 .556 4.0
Senators 12 16 .429 7.5
Athletics 13 18 .419 8.0
Browns 12 19 .387 9.0
White Sox 9 19 .321 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 21 8 .724 --
Braves 17 14 .548 5.0
Pirates 17 15 .531 5.5
Cardinals 14 14 .500 6.5
Giants 15 15 .500 6.5
Cubs 14 15 .483 7.0
Reds 13 16 .448 8.0
Phillies 8 22 .267 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Boudreau 5
1 Stan Spence 5
3 Les Fleming 4
4 Dom DiMaggio 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Bert Haas 1
1 Max Marshall 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Chartak 3
1 Jake Early 3
1 Les Fleming 3
1 Joe Medwick 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 2
2 Al Evans 1
2 Chile Gomez 1
2 Buddy Hassett 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Head 1.17
2 Tiny Bonham 0.80
3 Mort Cooper 0.75
4 Al Benton 0.56
4 Al Smith 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Head 7
2 Mort Cooper 6
3 Al Benton 5
3 Al Smith 5
3 Dizzy Trout 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Spence .417
2 Joe Gordon .352
3 Les Fleming .349
4 Lou Boudreau .343
5 Pete Reiser .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 8
1 Ted Williams 8
3 Dolph Camilli 7
3 Rudy York 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willard Marshall 30
1 Ted Williams 30
3 Bob Johnson 28
4 Joe DiMaggio 27
4 3 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
2 Joe Kuhel 6
3 Nanny Fernandez 5
3 Eddie Miller 5
5 9 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Klinger 0.95
2 Tiny Bonham 1.02
3 Hugh Casey 1.20
4 Johnny Allen 1.45
5 Joe Beggs 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 5
1 Tiny Bonham 5
1 Ed Head 5
1 Bill Lee 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 35
2 Phil Marchildon 30
3 Johnny Rigney 29
4 Ed Head 28
5 Johnny Vander Meer 27

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 Pete Reiser .439
2 Bobby Doerr .432
2 Stan Spence .432
4 Lou Boudreau .413
5 Bill Nicholson .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 6
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 17
2 Ken Keltner 15
2 Ted Williams 15
4 Bob Johnson 14
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Kennedy 3
1 Mike Kreevich 3
1 Joe Kuhel 3
1 Lennie Merullo 3
1 Johnny Pesky 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.00
2 Tiny Bonham 0.50
2 Spud Chandler 0.50
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 Tiny Bonham 2
3 26 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 19
1 Phil Marchildon 19
3 Bucky Walters 15
4 Hal Newhouser 13
4 Johnny Niggeling 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 2
2 Ace Adams 1
2 Fred Caligiuri 1
2 Tex Hughson 1
2 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .392
2 Joe DiMaggio .355
3 Cecil Travis .352
4 Pete Reiser .342
5 Jeff Heath .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 41
2 Dolph Camilli 34
3 Joe DiMaggio 33
4 Tommy Henrich 32
5 Charlie Keller 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 136
2 Joe DiMaggio 130
3 Jeff Heath 124
4 Bob Johnson 118
5 Dolph Camilli 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 37
2 Joe Kuhel 24
3 Danny Murtaugh 22
4 Jeff Heath 20
4 Mike Kreevich 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Thornton Lee 2.36
2 Whit Wyatt 2.44
3 Charlie Wagner 2.51
4 Ernie White 2.56
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 2 others tied 6