On This Day

Saturday, May 30, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	30	10	.750	--
Indians	24	19	.558	7.5
Tigers	26	21	.553	7.5
Red Sox	21	20	.512	9.5
Browns	21	24	.467	11.5
Senators	17	25	.405	14.0
White Sox	17	26	.395	14.5
Athletics	18	29	.383	15.5

Games

Indians 5, Browns 4

Browns 2, Indians 0

Tigers 9, White Sox 4

White Sox 12, Tigers 5

Yankees 5, Senators 1

Yankees 6, Senators 4

Red Sox 10, Athletics 6

Athletics 5, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	30	13	.698	--
Cardinals	24	18	.571	5.5
Braves	25	20	.556	6.0
Giants	21	23	.477	9.5
Cubs	21	23	.477	9.5
Reds	20	22	.476	9.5
Pirates	19	25	.432	11.5
Phillies	14	30	.318	16.5

Games

Dodgers 7, Giants 6

Giants 7, Dodgers 3

Braves 10, Phillies 1

Cubs 10, Pirates 5

Cubs 3, Pirates 2

Reds 3, Cardinals 2

Braves 4, Phillies 3

Cardinals 10, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dom DiMaggio	7
2	Willard Marshall	6
3	Bobby Bragan	5
3	Danny Murtaugh	5
3	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max West	3
2	Pinky Higgins	2
3	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
3	Phil Cavarretta	1
3	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Max West	7
2	Enos Slaughter	4
2	Elmer Valo	4
4	Jimmy Bloodworth	3
4	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Myril Hoag	2
1	Danny Murtaugh	2
3	Nanny Fernandez	1
3	Buddy Hassett	1
3	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Embree	0.88
2	Johnny Vander Meer	0.86
3	Cliff Melton	0.83
4	Roger Wolff	0.75
5	Yank Terry	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Chubby Dean	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Roger Wolff	9
2	Red Embree	7
3	Johnny Vander Meer	6
4	Herman Besse	5
4	5 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tot Pressnell	2
2	Johnny Beazley	1
2	Johnny Murphy	1
2	Johnny Sain	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Gordon	.373
2	Bobby Doerr	.370
3	Stan Spence	.359
4	Johnny Pesky	.349
5	Les Fleming	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	15
2	Rudy York	10
3	Joe DiMaggio	9
4	Dolph Camilli	8
4	Bobby Doerr	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	54
2	Bobby Doerr	38
3	Joe DiMaggio	37
3	Rudy York	37
5	Johnny Mize	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
1	Joe Kuhel	9
3	Eddie Miller	8
4	Nanny Fernandez	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	1.16
2	Al Hollingsworth	1.66
3	Mort Cooper	1.67
4	Tommy Bridges	1.83
5	Whit Wyatt	2.05

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	49
2	Johnny Vander Meer	48
3	Phil Marchildon	40
4	Rube Melton	37
5	Ray Starr	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	5
2	Tot Pressnell	4
2	Johnny Sain	4
4	Johnny Murphy	3
4	Hal Newhouser	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Rizzuto	.487
2	Johnny Pesky	.465
3	Nick Etten	.417
4	Joe Gordon	.414
5	Ted Williams	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	8
2	Max West	5
3	Joe Gordon	4
4	Jimmy Bloodworth	3
4	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	26
2	Johnny Mize	15
3	Pinky Higgins	14
3	Don Kolloway	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Myril Hoag	5
1	Pee Wee Reese	5
3	Luke Appling	4
3	Elmer Valo	4
3	Gee Walker	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Haynes	0.00
1	Johnny Beazley	0.00
3	Curt Davis	0.50
4	Larry French	0.57
5	Oscar Judd	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Haynes	4
2	Johnny Beazley	3
2	Tiny Bonham	3
2	Tommy Bridges	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	21
2	Mort Cooper	20
3	Sid Hudson	16
4	Tommy Bridges	15
5	4 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	3
2	Johnny Beazley	2
2	Johnny Murphy	2
2	Tot Pressnell	2
5	8 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Pesky	.368
2	Phil Rizzuto	.366
3	Bobby Doerr	.364
4	Ted Williams	.360
5	Joe Gordon	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	13
2	Joe DiMaggio	7
2	Rudy York	7
4	Bob Johnson	6
5	7 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	42
2	Bobby Doerr	28
3	Joe DiMaggio	25
4	Johnny Mize	24
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	7
2	Myril Hoag	6
2	Pee Wee Reese	6
4	Nanny Fernandez	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	0.25
2	Tiny Bonham	0.80
3	Spud Chandler	1.25
4	Atley Donald	1.33
5	Mort Cooper	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	5
1	Tommy Bridges	5
1	Joe Haynes	5
1	Bill Lee	5
1	Claude Passeau	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	33
2	Johnny Vander Meer	32
3	Phil Marchildon	29
3	Hal Newhouser	29
5	Johnny Niggeling	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
1	Tot Pressnell	3
1	Johnny Sain	3
5	2 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.380
2	Joe DiMaggio	.336
3	Joe Medwick	.332
4	Pete Reiser	.330
5	Jeff Heath	.325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	147
2	Joe DiMaggio	128
3	Dolph Camilli	119
4	Jeff Heath	111
4	Rudy York	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
2	Joe Kuhel	26
3	Danny Murtaugh	25
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	22
2	Dick Newsome	20
3	Curt Davis	18
3	Claude Passeau	18
3	5 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	195
2	Bob Feller	176
3	Bobo Newsom	156
4	Whit Wyatt	155
5	Ernie White	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	16
2	Hugh Casey	12
3	Bill Crouch	7
4	Joe Beggs	5
4	5 others tied	5