On This Day

Wednesday, May 27, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 26 10 .722 --
Indians 23 16 .590 4.5
Tigers 23 20 .535 6.5
Red Sox 19 18 .514 7.5
Browns 19 22 .463 9.5
Senators 16 22 .421 11.0
Athletics 17 26 .395 12.5
White Sox 15 24 .385 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 28 11 .718 --
Cardinals 22 17 .564 6.0
Braves 23 18 .561 6.0
Reds 19 19 .500 8.5
Giants 19 22 .463 10.0
Pirates 19 22 .463 10.0
Cubs 17 23 .425 11.5
Phillies 13 28 .317 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Kuhel 4
2 Jimmy Bloodworth 3
2 Nick Etten 3
2 Myril Hoag 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Les Fleming 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Billy Herman 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Henrich 4
1 Gee Walker 4
3 Joe Haynes 3
3 Joe Kuhel 3
3 Johnny Pesky 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1
1 Phil Rizzuto 1
1 Arky Vaughan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bucky Walters 0.80
2 Oscar Judd 0.62
3 Bob Carpenter 0.36
4 Bobo Newsom 0.33
5 4 tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 1
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Bob Carpenter 1
1 Joe Haynes 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bucky Walters 8
2 Oscar Judd 5
3 Bob Carpenter 4
3 Bobo Newsom 4
3 Johnny Niggeling 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Gordon .386
2 Bobby Doerr .383
3 Stan Spence .364
4 Les Fleming .345
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 12
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 45
2 Bobby Doerr 34
3 Rudy York 33
4 Johnny Mize 32
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
1 Joe Kuhel 8
1 Eddie Miller 8
4 Nanny Fernandez 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 1.16
2 Johnny Allen 1.35
3 Mort Cooper 1.61
4 Tommy Bridges 1.80
5 Al Hollingsworth 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 7
2 Elden Auker 6
2 Jim Bagby 6
2 Curt Davis 6
2 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 Bucky Walters 32

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 .447
2 Roy Weatherly .421
3 Johnny Pesky .417
4 Enos Slaughter .389
5 Walker Cooper .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 5
1 Ted Williams 5
3 Joe DiMaggio 3
3 Vince DiMaggio 3
3 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 18
2 Mel Ott 15
3 Joe Medwick 14
3 Johnny Mize 14
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 5
2 Lonny Frey 4
2 Lennie Merullo 4
4 Luke Appling 3
4 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.00
1 Joe Haynes 0.00
3 Curt Davis 0.33
4 Spud Chandler 0.50
5 Tom Sunkel 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 3
1 Curt Davis 3
1 Joe Haynes 3
1 Sid Hudson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 18
2 Johnny Niggeling 16
2 Johnny Vander Meer 16
4 Mort Cooper 14
5 Phil Marchildon 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 2
1 Johnny Sain 2
3 Ace Adams 1
3 Johnny Beazley 1
3 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Doerr .380
2 Pete Reiser .372
3 Roy Weatherly .351
4 Les Fleming .350
4 Joe Gordon .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 10
2 Dolph Camilli 6
2 Joe DiMaggio 6
2 Rudy York 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 33
2 Bobby Doerr 28
3 Ken Keltner 24
4 Les Fleming 23
5 Johnny Mize 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 6
2 George Case 5
2 Lonny Frey 5
2 Lennie Merullo 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.00
2 Tiny Bonham 0.80
3 Mort Cooper 1.31
4 Atley Donald 1.33
5 Tommy Bridges 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 5
1 Tiny Bonham 5
3 Tommy Bridges 4
3 Larry French 4
3 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 31
2 Phil Marchildon 30
3 Johnny Niggeling 28
4 Mort Cooper 27
4 2 others tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 3
2 Johnny Murphy 2
2 Hal Newhouser 2
2 Johnny Sain 2
5 14 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .381
2 Joe DiMaggio .344
3 Pete Reiser .337
4 Jeff Heath .327
5 Joe Medwick .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 44
2 Dolph Camilli 33
3 Joe DiMaggio 32
3 Tommy Henrich 32
5 Charlie Keller 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 142
2 Joe DiMaggio 125
3 Dolph Camilli 118
4 Bob Johnson 115
5 Jeff Heath 114

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 Tiny Bonham 1.96
2 Thornton Lee 2.28
3 Whit Wyatt 2.29
4 Charlie Wagner 2.40
5 Curt Davis 2.42

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 Johnny Vander Meer 190
2 Bob Feller 184
3 Bobo Newsom 156
4 Whit Wyatt 155
5 Ernie White 133

Saves

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