On This Day

Thursday, May 21, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 22 9 .710 --
Indians 22 11 .667 1.0
Red Sox 17 14 .548 5.0
Tigers 20 17 .541 5.0
Athletics 15 22 .405 10.0
Browns 14 21 .400 10.0
Senators 13 20 .394 10.0
White Sox 12 21 .364 11.0

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
Giants 16 19 .457 9.5
Reds 15 18 .455 9.5
Cubs 15 19 .441 10.0
Phillies 11 24 .314 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Tabor 4
2 Buddy Blair 3
2 Bobby Doerr 3
2 Ted Williams 3
5 19 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Blair 1
1 Bobby Estalella 1
1 Eddie Joost 1
1 Barney McCosky 1
1 Ted Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buddy Blair 4
1 Ted Williams 4
3 Dick Siebert 3
4 Bobby Doerr 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Bert Haas 1
1 Myril Hoag 1
1 Mike Kreevich 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Muncrief 0.57
2 Tiny Bonham 0.50
2 Si Johnson 0.50
2 Phil Marchildon 0.50
5 Eddie Smith 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Sid Hudson 1
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 Si Johnson 1
1 Phil Marchildon 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Si Johnson 5
1 Eddie Smith 5
3 Sid Hudson 4
3 Phil Marchildon 4
3 Bob Muncrief 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Doerr .411
2 Stan Spence .395
3 Joe Gordon .393
4 Les Fleming .350
5 Lou Boudreau .331

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 37
2 Bob Johnson 31
3 Bobby Doerr 30
3 Willard Marshall 30
3 Rudy York 30

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 0.85
2 Johnny Allen 1.35
3 Mort Cooper 1.50
4 Tommy Bridges 1.76
5 Jim Bagby 1.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 38
2 Phil Marchildon 34
2 Johnny Rigney 34
4 Johnny Vander Meer 33
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 Joe Gordon .441
2 Ray Lamanno .419
3 Lou Boudreau .405
4 Mel Ott .404
5 Pete Reiser .372

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 Bob Johnson 13
2 Ken Keltner 13
2 Joe Medwick 13
2 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 4
2 Lonny Frey 3
2 Bob Kennedy 3
2 Joe Kuhel 3
2 4 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 1.04
5 Al Javery 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Marchildon 3
1 Claude Passeau 3
3 Elden Auker 2
3 Tiny Bonham 2
3 22 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 16
1 Phil Marchildon 16
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 .432
2 Bobby Doerr .411
3 Joe Gordon .376
4 Lou Boudreau .371
5 Les Fleming .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 7
1 Frank McCormick 7
1 Ted Williams 7
1 Rudy York 7
5 Bobby Doerr 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 30
2 Frank McCormick 27
2 Ted Williams 27
4 Ken Keltner 26
5 Bob Johnson 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
1 Pete Reiser 6
3 Joe Kuhel 5
3 Barney McCosky 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 0.99
2 Tiny Bonham 1.02
3 Bob Klinger 1.29
4 Johnny Allen 1.57
5 Marius Russo 1.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 32
2 Johnny Vander Meer 28
3 Phil Marchildon 27
4 Johnny Rigney 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 .396
2 Cecil Travis .352
3 Joe DiMaggio .347
4 Pete Reiser .338
5 Jeff Heath .331

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 140
2 Joe DiMaggio 128
3 Dolph Camilli 118
3 Jeff Heath 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 Mike Kreevich 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Wagner 2.25
2 Thornton Lee 2.31
3 Whit Wyatt 2.38
4 Ernie White 2.53
5 Elmer Riddle 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kirby Higbe 21
1 Dick Newsome 21
3 Elmer Riddle 19
4 Max Butcher 18
4 3 others 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 3 tied 5