On This Day

Sunday, June 7, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	36	12	.750	--
Tigers	30	26	.536	10.0
Red Sox	26	23	.531	10.5
Indians	27	24	.529	10.5
Browns	28	26	.519	11.0
Senators	21	31	.404	17.0
White Sox	19	31	.380	18.0
Athletics	21	35	.375	19.0

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 2

Red Sox 3, White Sox 2

Indians 5, Yankees 4

Yankees 13, Indians 1

Browns 5, Athletics 2

Browns 7, Athletics 1

Tigers 6, Senators 4

Senators 8, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	37	14	.725	--
Cardinals	29	20	.592	7.0
Reds	27	24	.529	10.0
Giants	26	26	.500	11.5
Braves	26	29	.473	13.0
Pirates	23	28	.451	14.0
Cubs	23	30	.434	15.0
Phillies	16	36	.308	21.5

Games

Dodgers 8, Cubs 4

Dodgers 4, Cubs 3

Pirates 5, Phillies 4

Pirates 8, Phillies 6

Cardinals 4, Giants 1

Cardinals 2, Giants 0

Reds 6, Braves 2

Reds 3, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Reiser	6
2	Tommy Henrich	5
3	Lou Boudreau	4
3	Bobby Doerr	4
3	9 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Henrich	2
2	Phil Cavarretta	1
2	Frankie Crosetti	1
2	Dom DiMaggio	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Gordon	7
2	Phil Cavarretta	4
2	Bob Elliott	4
2	Joe Medwick	4
5	7 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	1
1	Tony Criscola	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mel Harder	0.60
2	Walt Masterson	0.57
3	Virgil Trucks	0.56
4	Carl Hubbell	0.50
5	Kirby Higbe	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mel Harder	6
2	Tiny Bonham	5
2	Kirby Higbe	5
2	Phil Marchildon	5
2	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Al Hollingsworth	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	Lefty Wilkie	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Gordon	.395
2	Bobby Doerr	.375
3	Pete Reiser	.365
4	Stan Spence	.338
5	Joe Medwick	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	15
2	Rudy York	13
3	Joe DiMaggio	10
4	Bobby Doerr	9
4	Frank McCormick	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	57
2	Joe DiMaggio	42
2	Bobby Doerr	42
2	Rudy York	42
5	Johnny Mize	40

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	10
1	Joe Kuhel	10
3	Don Gutteridge	8
3	Eddie Miller	8
3	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.55
2	Tiny Bonham	1.58
3	Al Hollingsworth	1.70
4	Curt Davis	1.79
5	Tommy Bridges	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	8
1	Curt Davis	8
1	Claude Passeau	8
4	Elden Auker	7
4	6 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	56
2	Johnny Vander Meer	54
3	Bucky Walters	47
4	Phil Marchildon	46
5	Rube Melton	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	7
2	Hal Newhouser	5
2	Johnny Sain	5
4	Tot Pressnell	4
5	2 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Reiser	.467
2	Joe Medwick	.397
3	Taffy Wright	.395
4	Joe Gordon	.383
5	Buddy Hassett	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max West	6
2	Pinky Higgins	5
2	Ted Williams	5
4	Tommy Henrich	4
4	Rudy York	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pinky Higgins	23
2	Tommy Henrich	20
3	Joe Gordon	19
3	Ted Williams	19
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Gutteridge	6
2	Elmer Valo	5
2	Gee Walker	5
4	Danny Murtaugh	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	0.50
2	Larry French	0.54
3	Curt Davis	0.67
4	Lefty Gomez	0.69
5	Ray Starr	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Spud Chandler	3
1	Curt Davis	3
1	Joe Haynes	3
1	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bucky Walters	23
2	Johnny Vander Meer	21
3	Virgil Trucks	20
4	Mort Cooper	18
5	Rube Melton	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	3
2	Johnny Beazley	2
2	Hugh Casey	2
2	Hal Newhouser	2
2	Tot Pressnell	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Reiser	.420
2	Joe Gordon	.414
3	Joe Medwick	.351
3	Phil Rizzuto	.351
5	Mickey Owen	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	9
2	Joe DiMaggio	6
2	Joe Gordon	6
2	Max West	6
2	Rudy York	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	33
2	Joe Medwick	29
3	Joe Gordon	25
3	Pinky Higgins	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Elmer Valo	7
2	Luke Appling	6
2	Don Gutteridge	6
2	Joe Kuhel	6
2	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Davis	0.60
2	Johnny Niggeling	1.26
3	Mort Cooper	1.38
4	Spud Chandler	1.50
5	Tommy Bridges	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	6
2	Tommy Bridges	5
2	Curt Davis	5
2	Joe Haynes	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bucky Walters	37
2	Johnny Vander Meer	35
3	Mort Cooper	34
3	Johnny Niggeling	34
5	2 tied	28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.368
2	Pete Reiser	.346
3	Joe Medwick	.338
4	Joe DiMaggio	.335
5	Jeff Heath	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	42
2	Joe DiMaggio	32
2	Charlie Keller	32
4	Dolph Camilli	30
5	Tommy Henrich	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	139
2	Joe DiMaggio	131
3	Dolph Camilli	118
4	Jeff Heath	111
5	Johnny Mize	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
2	Joe Kuhel	27
3	Danny Murtaugh	26
4	Jeff Heath	20
5	Mike Kreevich	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	2.07
2	Curt Davis	2.19
3	Thornton Lee	2.35
4	Spud Chandler	2.38
5	Whit Wyatt	2.41

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	182
2	Bobo Newsom	161
3	Bob Feller	159
4	Whit Wyatt	153
5	Bucky Walters	139

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	16
2	Hugh Casey	14
3	Bill Crouch	6
4	Jumbo Brown	5
4	4 others tied	5