On This Day

Friday, May 29, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 28 10 .737 --
Indians 23 18 .561 6.5
Tigers 25 20 .556 6.5
Red Sox 20 19 .513 8.5
Browns 20 23 .465 10.5
Senators 17 23 .425 12.0
White Sox 16 25 .390 13.5
Athletics 17 28 .378 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 29 12 .707 --
Cardinals 23 17 .575 5.5
Braves 23 20 .535 7.0
Giants 20 22 .476 9.5
Reds 19 21 .475 9.5
Pirates 19 23 .452 10.5
Cubs 19 23 .452 10.5
Phillies 14 28 .333 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Hack 5
2 Lefty Gomez 4
2 Buddy Hassett 4
4 Eddie Joost 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 2
2 Joe DiMaggio 1
2 Bobby Doerr 1
2 Moe Franklin 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 7
2 Don Kolloway 6
3 Buddy Hassett 4
3 Lennie Merullo 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Don Gutteridge 1
1 Myril Hoag 1
1 Wally Moses 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Head 1.67
2 Rube Melton 0.82
3 Lefty Gomez 0.50
3 Tom Sunkel 0.50
5 Hal White 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Joe Haynes 1
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 Rube Melton 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Melton 9
2 Lefty Gomez 6
2 Tom Sunkel 6
2 Hal White 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Doerr .380
2 Joe Gordon .375
3 Stan Spence .354
4 Johnny Pesky .350
5 Les Fleming .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 14
2 Rudy York 10
3 Joe DiMaggio 9
4 Dolph Camilli 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 52
2 Bobby Doerr 36
3 Joe DiMaggio 35
3 Rudy York 35
5 Johnny Mize 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 9
2 Joe Kuhel 8
2 Eddie Miller 8
4 Pee Wee Reese 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 1.16
2 Johnny Allen 1.35
3 Mort Cooper 1.67
4 Tommy Bridges 1.80
5 Al Hollingsworth 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 7
1 Bill Lee 7
1 Claude Passeau 7
4 Elden Auker 6
4 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 49
2 Johnny Vander Meer 42
3 Phil Marchildon 40
4 Rube Melton 37
5 Ray Starr 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 5
2 Hal Newhouser 3
2 Johnny Sain 3
4 Ace Adams 2
4 8 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Pesky .500
2 Phil Rizzuto .452
3 Ted Williams .426
4 Joe Gordon .423
5 Buddy Hassett .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 7
2 Joe Gordon 4
2 Mel Ott 4
4 Vince DiMaggio 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 24
2 Joe Medwick 14
2 Johnny Mize 14
4 Walker Cooper 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 6
2 Luke Appling 4
2 Gee Walker 4
4 Lonny Frey 3
4 8 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Haynes 0.00
2 Spud Chandler 0.50
2 Curt Davis 0.50
4 Oscar Judd 0.73
5 Tom Sunkel 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Passeau 4
2 Johnny Beazley 3
2 Tiny Bonham 3
2 Joe Haynes 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 20
2 Johnny Vander Meer 15
3 Phil Marchildon 13
3 Rube Melton 13
3 3 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 2
2 Johnny Beazley 1
2 Hugh Casey 1
2 George Caster 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Doerr .381
2 Pete Reiser .378
3 Johnny Pesky .371
4 Ted Williams .358
5 Joe Gordon .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 12
2 Joe DiMaggio 7
2 Rudy York 7
4 Dolph Camilli 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 40
2 Bobby Doerr 27
3 Joe DiMaggio 24
3 Ken Keltner 24
5 Les Fleming 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 6
1 Pee Wee Reese 6
3 Lonny Frey 5
3 Lennie Merullo 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.00
2 Tiny Bonham 0.80
3 Atley Donald 1.33
4 Mort Cooper 1.44
5 Tommy Bridges 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 5
1 Bill Lee 5
1 Claude Passeau 5
4 Elden Auker 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 33
2 Phil Marchildon 30
3 Johnny Niggeling 28
4 Bucky Walters 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 3
2 Johnny Murphy 2
2 Hal Newhouser 2
2 Johnny Sain 2
5 15 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .384
2 Joe DiMaggio .339
3 Pete Reiser .334
4 Joe Medwick .332
5 Jeff Heath .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 45
2 Dolph Camilli 32
2 Joe DiMaggio 32
4 Tommy Henrich 31
5 Charlie Keller 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 147
2 Joe DiMaggio 126
3 Dolph Camilli 117
4 Jeff Heath 113
5 Bob Johnson 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 36
2 Joe Kuhel 25
3 Danny Murtaugh 23
4 Jeff Heath 20
5 Mike Kreevich 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 1.96
2 Thornton Lee 2.28
3 Whit Wyatt 2.29
4 Curt Davis 2.36
5 Charlie Wagner 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kirby Higbe 21
2 Dick Newsome 20
3 Curt Davis 18
3 Claude Passeau 18
3 4 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 131

Saves

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