On This Day

Tuesday, May 19, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 9 .690 --
Indians 22 10 .688 -0.5
Tigers 20 15 .571 3.0
Red Sox 16 14 .533 4.5
Browns 13 20 .394 9.0
White Sox 12 19 .387 9.0
Senators 12 19 .387 9.0
Athletics 13 22 .371 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 25 8 .758 --
Braves 18 15 .545 7.0
Cardinals 17 15 .531 7.5
Pirates 18 17 .514 8.0
Giants 16 18 .471 9.5
Reds 14 17 .452 10.0
Cubs 14 19 .424 11.0
Phillies 10 23 .303 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Danny Litwhiler 4
2 Johnny Cooney 3
2 Ernie Koy 3
2 Clyde McCullough 3
2 Dixie Walker 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Phil Cavarretta 1
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 Oris Hockett 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 4
2 Vince DiMaggio 3
2 Danny Litwhiler 3
2 Rip Radcliff 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Mack 1
1 Clyde McCullough 1
1 Don Ross 1
1 Roy Weatherly 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Vander Meer 0.86
2 Hal Newhouser 0.75
3 Red Embree 0.67
4 Max Butcher 0.38
5 Curt Davis 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Red Embree 1
1 Hal Newhouser 1
1 Johnny Podgajny 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Embree 6
1 Hal Newhouser 6
1 Johnny Vander Meer 6
4 Max Butcher 5
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Beazley 1
1 Lefty Hoerst 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Spence .410
2 Bobby Doerr .400
3 Joe Gordon .384
4 Les Fleming .350
5 3 tied .333

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 33
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 Curt Davis 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 35
2 Johnny Rigney 34
3 Johnny Vander Meer 33
4 Phil Marchildon 30
5 2 tied 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 .439
2 Mickey Owen .405
3 Pete Reiser .391
4 Les Fleming .348
5 Mel Ott .346

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 15
2 Ken Keltner 14
3 Bob Johnson 13
3 Joe Medwick 13
3 Johnny Mize 13

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 Curt Davis 0.50
4 Al Javery 1.37
5 2 tied 1.38

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
1 Hal Newhouser 18
3 Bucky Walters 17
4 Red Ruffing 15
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 3
2 Ace Adams 1
2 Johnny Beazley 1
2 Fred Caligiuri 1
2 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Spence .446
2 Bobby Doerr .400
3 Joe Gordon .375
4 Lou Boudreau .361
5 Les Fleming .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 7
1 Frank McCormick 7
1 Rudy York 7
4 Dolph Camilli 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 28
1 Ken Keltner 28
3 Frank McCormick 26
4 Bob Johnson 24
4 Johnny Mize 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
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
4 Johnny Allen 1.57
5 Tommy Bridges 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 5
1 Phil Marchildon 5
3 Jim Bagby 4
3 Tiny Bonham 4
3 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Rigney 31
2 Mort Cooper 29
3 Johnny Vander Meer 28
4 Phil Marchildon 27
5 Hal Newhouser 24

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 .392
2 Cecil Travis .349
3 Joe DiMaggio .348
4 Pete Reiser .339
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 138
2 Joe DiMaggio 128
3 Jeff Heath 120
4 Dolph Camilli 118
5 Bob Johnson 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 36
2 Joe Kuhel 25
3 Danny Murtaugh 22
4 Jeff Heath 21
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Thornton Lee 2.22
2 Charlie Wagner 2.25
3 Whit Wyatt 2.43
4 Ernie White 2.53
5 Elmer Riddle 2.65

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 190
3 Bobo Newsom 159
4 Whit Wyatt 150
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 Mike Ryba 6