On This Day

Wednesday, May 20, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 21 9 .700 --
Indians 22 10 .688 0.0
Tigers 20 16 .556 4.0
Red Sox 16 14 .533 5.0
Browns 14 20 .412 9.0
Athletics 14 22 .389 10.0
White Sox 12 20 .375 10.0
Senators 12 20 .375 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 25 9 .735 --
Braves 19 15 .559 6.0
Cardinals 18 15 .545 6.5
Pirates 18 18 .500 8.0
Reds 15 17 .469 9.0
Giants 16 19 .457 9.5
Cubs 15 19 .441 10.0
Phillies 10 24 .294 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 3
1 Don Gutteridge 3
1 Ernie Koy 3
1 Ray Lamanno 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Gordon 2
2 Bobby Bragan 1
2 Roy Cullenbine 1
2 Nanny Fernandez 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Lamanno 4
2 Roy Cullenbine 3
3 Nanny Fernandez 2
3 Joe Gordon 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Blair 1
1 Bill Nicholson 1
1 Dick Siebert 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mort Cooper 1.00
2 Whit Wyatt 0.67
3 Al Hollingsworth 0.60
4 Ray Starr 0.57
5 Al Benton 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Lum Harris 1
1 Al Hollingsworth 1
1 Claude Passeau 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Hollingsworth 6
2 Bob Carpenter 4
2 Tom Earley 4
2 Lum Harris 4
2 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Spence .408
2 Joe Gordon .388
3 Les Fleming .350
4 Lou Boudreau .333
4 2 others 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 3 tied 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 Johnny Allen 1.35
3 Mort Cooper 1.50
4 Joe Beggs 1.71
5 Tommy Bridges 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 6
2 Elden Auker 5
2 Tiny Bonham 5
2 Curt Davis 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 38
2 Johnny Rigney 34
3 Johnny Vander Meer 33
4 Phil Marchildon 30
5 Ray Starr 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 5
2 Hal Newhouser 3
3 Ace Adams 2
3 Johnny Allen 2
3 6 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Boudreau .444
2 Mel Ott .404
3 Pete Reiser .372
4 Mickey Owen .361
5 Enos Slaughter .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
1 Vince DiMaggio 4
1 Ray Lamanno 4
1 Bill Nicholson 4
1 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 17
2 Ken Keltner 13
2 Joe Medwick 13
2 Johnny Mize 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 0.50
1 Curt Davis 0.50
3 Marius Russo 1.00
4 Mort Cooper 1.03
5 Al Javery 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 3
1 Mort Cooper 3
1 Claude Passeau 3
4 Tiny Bonham 2
4 20 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 21
2 Hal Newhouser 18
3 Red Ruffing 15
4 Tommy Bridges 14
4 3 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 3
2 Ace Adams 1
2 Johnny Beazley 1
2 Fred Caligiuri 1
2 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Spence .448
2 Bobby Doerr .400
3 Joe Gordon .370
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 27
4 Bob Johnson 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
1 Pete Reiser 6
3 Joe Kuhel 5
3 Barney McCosky 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 0.99
2 Tiny Bonham 1.29
2 Bob Klinger 1.29
4 Johnny Allen 1.57
5 Marius Russo 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 4
1 Jim Bagby 4
1 Tiny Bonham 4
1 Mort Cooper 4
1 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 32
2 Johnny Rigney 31
3 Johnny Vander Meer 28
4 Hal Newhouser 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 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .393
2 Cecil Travis .350
3 Joe DiMaggio .346
4 Pete Reiser .341
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 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 136
2 Joe DiMaggio 129
3 Jeff Heath 120
4 Dolph Camilli 118
5 Bob Johnson 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 36
2 Joe Kuhel 24
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 2.38
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 Thornton Lee 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 203
2 Johnny Vander Meer 184
3 Bobo Newsom 159
4 Whit Wyatt 154
5 Johnny Rigney 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 16
2 Hugh Casey 12
3 Bill Crouch 7
4 Mike Ryba 6
5 4 tied 5