On This Day

Tuesday, June 2, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	31	11	.738	--
Tigers	27	22	.551	7.5
Indians	25	21	.543	8.0
Red Sox	23	21	.523	9.0
Browns	23	25	.479	11.0
White Sox	18	26	.409	14.0
Senators	18	27	.400	14.5
Athletics	19	31	.380	16.0

Games

Indians 7, Red Sox 2

Tigers 3, Athletics 0

Senators 4, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	33	13	.717	--
Cardinals	26	18	.591	6.0
Braves	25	23	.521	9.0
Giants	24	23	.511	9.5
Reds	22	23	.489	10.5
Cubs	21	25	.457	12.0
Pirates	19	28	.404	14.5
Phillies	15	32	.319	18.5

Games

Giants 5, Cubs 1

Dodgers 17, Pirates 2

Cardinals 4, Braves 3

Phillies 1, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Reiser	5
2	Tommy Holmes	3
2	Willard Marshall	3
2	Johnny Mize	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Les Fleming	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	George McQuinn	1
1	Pete Reiser	1
1	Rip Russell	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Owen	3
1	Pete Reiser	3
3	Bobby Estalella	2
3	Les Fleming	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Hegan	1
1	Terry Moore	1
1	Bob Repass	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Virgil Trucks	1.29
2	Mel Harder	0.71
3	Mort Cooper	0.45
4	Denny Galehouse	0.38
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	Si Johnson	1
1	Hal Schumacher	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	9
2	Mort Cooper	5
2	Denny Galehouse	5
2	Mel Harder	5
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Beazley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Gordon	.380
2	Bobby Doerr	.373
3	Pete Reiser	.366
4	Stan Spence	.363
5	Johnny Pesky	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	15
2	Rudy York	12
3	Joe DiMaggio	9
4	Dolph Camilli	8
4	Bobby Doerr	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	56
2	Bobby Doerr	40
3	Rudy York	39
4	Joe DiMaggio	38
4	Johnny Mize	38

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	10
2	George Case	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	1.72
4	Tommy Bridges	1.83
5	Whit Wyatt	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	7
1	Tiny Bonham	7
1	Curt Davis	7
1	Bill Lee	7
1	Claude Passeau	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	54
2	Johnny Vander Meer	48
3	Phil Marchildon	41
4	Bucky Walters	39
5	Rube Melton	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	5
2	Tot Pressnell	4
2	Johnny Sain	4
4	Johnny Beazley	3
4	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Pesky	.439
2	Pinky Higgins	.436
3	Phil Rizzuto	.435
4	Buddy Hassett	.411
5	Nick Etten	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	7
2	Max West	6
3	Joe Gordon	4
4	Pinky Higgins	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	24
2	Pinky Higgins	16
3	Tommy Henrich	14
4	Max West	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gee Walker	5
2	Myril Hoag	4
2	Elmer Valo	4
4	Luke Appling	3
4	8 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Tost	0.00
1	Joe Haynes	0.00
1	Johnny Beazley	0.00
4	Larry French	0.57
5	Oscar Judd	0.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	3
1	Joe Haynes	3
1	Si Johnson	3
1	Johnny Niggeling	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	22
2	Johnny Vander Meer	21
3	Mort Cooper	19
4	Johnny Niggeling	15
4	Bucky Walters	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Beazley	3
1	Johnny Sain	3
3	Johnny Murphy	2
3	Tot Pressnell	2
5	6 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Reiser	.461
2	Phil Rizzuto	.382
3	Mickey Owen	.368
4	Bobby Doerr	.366
5	Joe Gordon	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	10
2	Joe DiMaggio	7
2	Rudy York	7
4	Bob Johnson	6
4	Max West	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	37
2	Bobby Doerr	28
3	Johnny Mize	25
4	Joe DiMaggio	22
4	2 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	7
2	Myril Hoag	6
2	Pee Wee Reese	6
4	Luke Appling	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	0.29
2	Curt Davis	0.75
3	Tiny Bonham	1.00
4	Spud Chandler	1.25
5	Mort Cooper	1.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	5
1	Joe Haynes	5
1	Bill Lee	5
1	Claude Passeau	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	37
2	Bucky Walters	34
3	Phil Marchildon	30
4	Johnny Vander Meer	29
5	Johnny Niggeling	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Beazley	3
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
1	Tot Pressnell	3
1	Johnny Sain	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.377
2	Pete Reiser	.344
3	Joe DiMaggio	.334
4	Joe Medwick	.333
5	Jeff Heath	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	44
2	Joe DiMaggio	32
3	Dolph Camilli	31
3	Charlie Keller	31
5	Tommy Henrich	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	144
2	Joe DiMaggio	129
3	Dolph Camilli	118
4	Jeff Heath	112
5	2 tied	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	35
2	Joe Kuhel	27
3	Danny Murtaugh	25
4	Jeff Heath	20
5	Mike Kreevich	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	1.96
2	Thornton Lee	2.29
3	Whit Wyatt	2.32
4	Curt Davis	2.34
5	Spud Chandler	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kirby Higbe	21
2	Dick Newsome	20
3	Curt Davis	19
3	Bucky Walters	19
5	4 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	188
2	Bob Feller	176
3	Bobo Newsom	157
4	Whit Wyatt	155
5	2 tied	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	16
2	Hugh Casey	12
3	Bill Crouch	6
4	Joe Beggs	5
4	5 others tied	5