On This Day

Monday, May 18, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 9 .690 --
Indians 21 10 .677 0.0
Tigers 19 15 .559 3.5
Red Sox 16 13 .552 4.0
Browns 13 20 .394 9.0
White Sox 12 19 .387 9.0
Senators 12 19 .387 9.0
Athletics 13 21 .382 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 24 8 .750 --
Braves 17 15 .531 7.0
Pirates 18 16 .529 7.0
Cardinals 16 15 .516 7.5
Giants 16 17 .485 8.5
Reds 14 16 .467 9.0
Cubs 14 18 .438 10.0
Phillies 9 23 .281 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bruce Campbell 3
1 Les Fleming 3
1 Ken Keltner 3
1 Enos Slaughter 3
5 22 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Clyde McCullough 1
1 Johnny Mize 1
1 Wally Moses 1
1 Rudy York 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Brown 4
1 Walker Cooper 4
1 Wally Moses 4
4 Bruce Campbell 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Brown 1
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Lennie Merullo 1
1 Stan Musial 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lon Warneke 0.60
2 Johnny Allen 0.50
2 Dave Koslo 0.50
4 Orval Grove 0.25
5 Charlie Wagner 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Chubby Dean 1
1 Orval Grove 1
1 Max Lanier 1
1 Charlie Wagner 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Allen 5
2 Max Lanier 4
2 Bill Zuber 4
4 Chubby Dean 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Spence .410
2 Joe Gordon .384
3 Les Fleming .362
4 Lou Boudreau .333
5 Nanny Fernandez .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 9
2 Joe DiMaggio 8
2 Ted Williams 8
4 Dolph Camilli 7
4 Frank McCormick 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 32
2 Bob Johnson 30
2 Willard Marshall 30
2 Rudy York 30
5 Ken Keltner 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
2 Joe Kuhel 7
3 Pete Reiser 6
4 Nanny Fernandez 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 1.02
2 Hugh Casey 1.16
3 Bob Klinger 1.17
4 Johnny Allen 1.35
5 Joe Beggs 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 6
2 Elden Auker 5
2 Tiny Bonham 5
2 Ed Head 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 35
2 Johnny Rigney 34
3 Phil Marchildon 30
4 Ed Head 28
4 Red Ruffing 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 5
2 Hal Newhouser 3
3 Ace Adams 2
3 Johnny Allen 2
3 5 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Boudreau .435
2 Mickey Owen .424
3 Les Fleming .413
4 Joe Gordon .405
5 Pete Reiser .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 6
2 Bob Johnson 4
2 Jim Tobin 4
4 Vince DiMaggio 3
4 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Johnson 15
1 Ken Keltner 15
1 Johnny Mize 15
4 Bobby Doerr 14
4 Mel Ott 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 4
1 Lennie Merullo 4
3 Bob Kennedy 3
3 Mike Kreevich 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.00
2 Tiny Bonham 0.50
2 Spud Chandler 0.50
4 Tex Hughson 1.26
5 Bob Klinger 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 3
1 Bucky Walters 3
3 Tiny Bonham 2
3 Tommy Bridges 2
3 20 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 18
2 Bucky Walters 17
3 Red Ruffing 15
4 Tommy Bridges 14
4 Johnny Rigney 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 3
2 Ace Adams 1
2 Fred Caligiuri 1
2 Joe Heving 1
2 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Spence .434
2 Bobby Doerr .407
3 Joe Gordon .373
4 Les Fleming .356
5 Lou Boudreau .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 7
1 Frank McCormick 7
1 Rudy York 7
4 Dolph Camilli 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 28
1 Ken Keltner 28
3 Willard Marshall 26
3 Frank McCormick 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
2 Pete Reiser 6
3 Joe Kuhel 5
3 Barney McCosky 5
3 Lennie Merullo 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.18
2 Bob Klinger 1.20
3 Tiny Bonham 1.29
3 Hugh Casey 1.29
5 Johnny Allen 1.57

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Rigney 31
2 Mort Cooper 29
3 Phil Marchildon 27
4 Rube Melton 24
5 4 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 4
2 Hal Newhouser 3
3 Ace Adams 2
3 Norm Branch 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .394
2 Joe DiMaggio .352
3 Cecil Travis .350
4 Pete Reiser .340
5 Jeff Heath .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 41
2 Dolph Camilli 34
3 Joe DiMaggio 32
3 Tommy Henrich 32
5 Charlie Keller 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 137
2 Joe DiMaggio 129
3 Dolph Camilli 120
3 Jeff Heath 120
3 Bob Johnson 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 36
2 Joe Kuhel 25
3 Danny Murtaugh 22
4 Jeff Heath 21
5 Mike Kreevich 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Thornton Lee 2.22
2 Charlie Wagner 2.25
3 Whit Wyatt 2.44
4 Ernie White 2.53
5 Elmer Riddle 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kirby Higbe 21
1 Dick Newsome 21
3 Elmer Riddle 20
4 Max Butcher 19
4 Thornton Lee 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 203
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 12
3 Bill Crouch 7
4 Joe Beggs 6
4 2 others tied 6