On This Day

Friday, May 22, 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 18 .526 5.5
Athletics 15 22 .405 10.0
Browns 14 21 .400 10.0
Senators 13 20 .394 10.0
White Sox 13 21 .382 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 25 10 .714 --
Braves 20 15 .571 5.0
Cardinals 18 15 .545 6.0
Pirates 18 18 .500 7.5
Giants 17 19 .472 8.5
Reds 15 18 .455 9.0
Cubs 15 19 .441 9.5
Phillies 11 25 .306 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ernie Lombardi 5
2 Arky Vaughan 4
3 Nick Etten 3
3 Bob Kennedy 3
5 18 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bragan 1
1 Hank Leiber 1
1 Ernie Lombardi 1
1 Mel Ott 1
1 Dixie Parsons 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 3
2 Bobby Bragan 2
2 Clyde Kluttz 2
2 Joe Kuhel 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 Sibby Sisti 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Virgil Trucks 0.58
2 Rube Melton 0.38
3 Cliff Melton 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Humphries 1
1 Cliff Melton 1
1 Lou Tost 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 7
2 Rube Melton 3
2 Earl Naylor 3
4 Cliff Melton 2
4 Johnny Sain 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Haynes 1
1 Johnny Sain 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Spence .395
2 Joe Gordon .393
3 Les Fleming .350
4 Lou Boudreau .331
5 Pete Reiser .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 9
1 Rudy York 9
3 Joe DiMaggio 8
4 Dolph Camilli 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 37
2 Bob Johnson 31
2 Rudy York 31
4 Bobby Doerr 30
4 2 others tied 30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 0.85
2 Hugh Casey 1.09
3 Johnny Allen 1.35
4 Mort Cooper 1.50
5 Tommy Bridges 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 6
1 Tiny Bonham 6
1 Phil Marchildon 6
4 Elden Auker 5
4 6 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 7 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Gordon .441
2 Mel Ott .422
3 Ray Lamanno .419
4 Lou Boudreau .405
5 Pete Reiser .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 5
2 Joe DiMaggio 4
2 Vince DiMaggio 4
2 Ray Lamanno 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 18
2 Johnny Mize 14
3 Bob Johnson 13
3 Ken Keltner 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 4
1 Joe Kuhel 4
3 Luke Appling 3
3 Lonny Frey 3
3 6 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 23 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 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Spence .432
2 Bobby Doerr .411
3 Joe Gordon .383
4 Lou Boudreau .376
5 Les Fleming .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 7
1 Frank McCormick 7
1 Ted Williams 7
1 Rudy York 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 30
2 Frank McCormick 27
2 Ted Williams 27
4 Ken Keltner 26
5 Johnny Mize 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
1 Joe Kuhel 6
1 Pete Reiser 6
4 Lonny Frey 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 1.02
2 Mort Cooper 1.18
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 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 28
2 Phil Marchildon 27
3 Mort Cooper 25
4 Johnny Rigney 24
5 2 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 .392
2 Cecil Travis .355
3 Joe DiMaggio .347
4 Pete Reiser .337
5 Jeff Heath .332

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 139
2 Joe DiMaggio 127
3 Dolph Camilli 119
4 Jeff Heath 117
5 Bob Johnson 116

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 Charlie Wagner 2.25
2 Thornton Lee 2.31
3 Whit Wyatt 2.38
4 Curt Davis 2.50
5 Ernie White 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kirby Higbe 21
2 Dick Newsome 20
3 Elmer Riddle 19
4 Max Butcher 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 197
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