On This Day

Monday, May 25, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	24	10	.706	--
Indians	22	15	.595	3.5
Tigers	22	19	.537	5.5
Red Sox	18	17	.514	6.5
Browns	18	21	.462	8.5
Senators	15	21	.417	10.0
Athletics	17	24	.415	10.5
White Sox	14	23	.378	11.5

Games

White Sox 5, Indians 1

Yankees 3, Red Sox 1

Senators 5, Athletics 3

Browns 3, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	27	11	.711	--
Braves	22	17	.564	5.5
Cardinals	20	17	.541	6.5
Reds	18	19	.486	8.5
Pirates	19	21	.475	9.0
Giants	18	21	.462	9.5
Cubs	17	21	.447	10.0
Phillies	13	27	.325	15.0

Games

Dodgers 3, Phillies 0

Braves 3, Giants 1

Cardinals 10, Cubs 2

Reds 6, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luke Appling	3
1	Clyde Kluttz	3
1	Terry Moore	3
4	Dick Bartell	2
4	26 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
1	Pinky Higgins	1
1	Enos Slaughter	1
1	Max West	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Brown	2
1	Walker Cooper	2
1	Buddy Hassett	2
1	Terry Moore	2
1	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Gutteridge	2
1	Jimmy Pofahl	2
1	Gee Walker	2
4	Billy Herman	1
4	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Curt Davis	1.00
2	Spud Chandler	0.67
3	Phil Marchildon	0.46
4	Sid Hudson	0.40
5	2 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Caster	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Spud Chandler	6
1	Phil Marchildon	6
3	Hal Newhouser	5
4	Sid Hudson	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Doerr	.396
2	Joe Gordon	.395
3	Stan Spence	.373
4	Les Fleming	.343
5	Pete Reiser	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	11
2	Rudy York	9
3	Dolph Camilli	8
3	Joe DiMaggio	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	41
2	Bobby Doerr	34
3	Johnny Mize	32
3	Rudy York	32
5	Bob Johnson	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
1	Joe Kuhel	8
3	Lennie Merullo	6
3	Eddie Miller	6
3	Pete Reiser	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	0.85
2	Johnny Allen	1.35
3	Mort Cooper	1.61
4	Jim Bagby	1.78
5	Tommy Bridges	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	6
1	Jim Bagby	6
1	Tiny Bonham	6
1	Curt Davis	6
1	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	43
2	Johnny Vander Meer	42
3	Phil Marchildon	40
4	Johnny Rigney	34
5	Ray Starr	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	5
2	Hal Newhouser	3
2	Johnny Sain	3
4	Ace Adams	2
4	7 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Gordon	.487
2	Bobby Doerr	.391
3	Ray Lamanno	.389
4	Wally Moses	.386
5	Lonny Frey	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	5
2	Ernie Lombardi	4
2	Bill Nicholson	4
2	Jim Tobin	4
2	Ted Williams	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	17
2	Joe Medwick	14
2	Johnny Mize	14
2	Ted Williams	14
5	Bill Nicholson	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	4
1	Lennie Merullo	4
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
4	Luke Appling	3
4	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	0.00
2	Curt Davis	0.33
3	Johnny Niggeling	0.47
4	Tiny Bonham	0.50
4	Spud Chandler	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	3
1	Sid Hudson	3
1	Claude Passeau	3
4	Elden Auker	2
4	19 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	18
2	Phil Marchildon	16
2	Johnny Vander Meer	16
4	Mort Cooper	14
5	2 tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	2
1	Johnny Sain	2
3	Ace Adams	1
3	Johnny Beazley	1
3	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Doerr	.412
2	Stan Spence	.385
3	Les Fleming	.370
4	Pete Reiser	.364
5	Joe Gordon	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	9
2	Dolph Camilli	6
2	Joe DiMaggio	6
2	Ernie Lombardi	6
2	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	30
2	Ted Williams	29
3	Ken Keltner	24
4	Johnny Mize	23
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	6
1	Pete Reiser	6
3	George Case	5
3	Lonny Frey	5
3	Lennie Merullo	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	0.00
2	Tiny Bonham	0.25
3	Mort Cooper	1.37
4	Tommy Bridges	1.38
5	Curt Davis	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	5
1	Claude Passeau	5
3	Tiny Bonham	4
3	Tommy Bridges	4
3	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	31
2	Mort Cooper	30
2	Phil Marchildon	30
4	Hal Newhouser	27
5	Johnny Niggeling	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Hal Newhouser	3
3	Johnny Murphy	2
3	Johnny Sain	2
5	17 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.385
2	Joe DiMaggio	.344
3	Pete Reiser	.337
4	Jeff Heath	.334
5	Joe Medwick	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	43
2	Dolph Camilli	33
3	Joe DiMaggio	32
4	Tommy Henrich	30
4	Charlie Keller	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	140
2	Joe DiMaggio	123
3	Dolph Camilli	119
4	Jeff Heath	116
5	Bob Johnson	115

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	2.31
2	Curt Davis	2.37
3	Whit Wyatt	2.38
4	Charlie Wagner	2.40
5	Spud Chandler	2.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kirby Higbe	20
1	Dick Newsome	20
3	Elden Auker	18
3	Max Butcher	18
3	5 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	197
2	Johnny Vander Meer	190
3	Bobo Newsom	158
4	Whit Wyatt	154
5	Ernie White	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	15
2	Hugh Casey	12
3	Bill Crouch	7
4	Mike Ryba	6
5	3 tied	5