On This Day

Wednesday, June 3, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 32 11 .744 --
Indians 25 21 .543 8.5
Tigers 27 23 .540 8.5
Red Sox 23 21 .523 9.5
Browns 24 25 .490 11.0
White Sox 18 27 .400 15.0
Athletics 20 31 .392 16.0
Senators 18 28 .391 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 33 13 .717 --
Cardinals 26 19 .578 6.5
Braves 26 23 .531 8.5
Giants 24 24 .500 10.0
Reds 22 24 .478 11.0
Cubs 22 25 .468 11.5
Pirates 19 28 .404 14.5
Phillies 16 32 .333 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vern Stephens 4
2 George Case 3
2 Harlond Clift 3
2 Buddy Hassett 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Pinky Higgins 1
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 Rip Russell 1
1 Mickey Vernon 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rip Russell 4
2 Joe DiMaggio 3
3 Harlond Clift 2
3 Don Gutteridge 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Stan Hack 1
1 Clyde McCullough 1
1 Danny Murtaugh 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Melton 0.70
2 Jack Knott 0.50
3 Paul Derringer 0.40
4 Claude Passeau 0.36
5 Hal White 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Jack Knott 1
1 Rube Melton 1
1 Bob Muncrief 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Melton 7
2 Walt Masterson 6
3 Bill Dietrich 4
3 Jack Knott 4
3 Claude Passeau 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Biscan 1
1 Johnny Sain 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Gordon .386
2 Bobby Doerr .373
3 Pete Reiser .366
4 Stan Spence .353
5 Johnny Pesky .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 15
2 Rudy York 12
3 Joe DiMaggio 10
4 Dolph Camilli 8
4 Bobby Doerr 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 56
2 Joe DiMaggio 41
3 Bobby Doerr 40
4 Johnny Mize 39
4 Rudy York 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 10
2 George Case 9
3 Eddie Miller 8
3 Danny Murtaugh 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 1.14
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 Tiny Bonham 8
1 Claude Passeau 8
3 Elden Auker 7
3 Curt Davis 7
3 Bill Lee 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 54
2 Johnny Vander Meer 48
3 Rube Melton 45
4 Phil Marchildon 41
5 Bucky Walters 39

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Hassett .433
2 Johnny Pesky .421
3 Pinky Higgins .419
4 Ted Williams .408
5 Phil Rizzuto .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 7
2 Max West 6
3 Joe Gordon 4
3 Pinky Higgins 4
5 Rudy York 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 23
2 Pinky Higgins 17
3 Tommy Henrich 15
3 Max West 15
5 Joe DiMaggio 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 5
2 Myril Hoag 4
2 Danny Murtaugh 4
2 Elmer Valo 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Haynes 0.00
2 Larry French 0.57
3 Johnny Sain 0.69
4 Oscar Judd 0.84
5 Lou Tost 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Passeau 4
1 Lou Tost 4
3 Tiny Bonham 3
3 Joe Haynes 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 22
2 Rube Melton 20
3 Mort Cooper 19
4 Johnny Niggeling 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 4
2 Johnny Beazley 2
2 Johnny Murphy 2
2 Tot Pressnell 2
5 6 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Reiser .449
2 Joe Gordon .396
3 Mickey Owen .373
4 Phil Rizzuto .358
5 Bobby Doerr .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 10
2 Joe DiMaggio 8
3 Max West 6
4 Bobby Doerr 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 37
2 Bobby Doerr 26
2 Johnny Mize 26
4 Joe DiMaggio 24
5 Les Fleming 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 0.30
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 Claude Passeau 6
2 Elden Auker 5
2 Tiny Bonham 5
2 Joe Haynes 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 37
2 Bucky Walters 32
3 Johnny Vander Meer 29
4 Johnny Niggeling 28
5 2 tied 26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .378
2 Pete Reiser .346
3 Joe Medwick .335
4 Joe DiMaggio .335
5 Jeff Heath .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 44
2 Joe DiMaggio 33
3 Dolph Camilli 31
3 Charlie Keller 31
5 Tommy Henrich 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 143
2 Joe DiMaggio 132
3 Dolph Camilli 118
4 Jeff Heath 110
5 Johnny Mize 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 35
2 Joe Kuhel 27
3 Danny Murtaugh 26
4 Jeff Heath 20
5 Mike Kreevich 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 1.91
2 Thornton Lee 2.29
3 Curt Davis 2.30
4 Whit Wyatt 2.32
5 Spud Chandler 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kirby Higbe 21
2 Dick Newsome 20
3 Curt Davis 19
3 Claude Passeau 19
3 Bucky Walters 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 188
2 Bob Feller 170
3 Bobo Newsom 156
4 Whit Wyatt 155
5 Bucky Walters 131

Saves

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