On This Day

Tuesday, June 9, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 38 12 .760 --
Red Sox 27 23 .540 11.0
Indians 28 25 .528 11.5
Tigers 30 27 .526 11.5
Browns 28 27 .509 12.5
Senators 21 32 .396 18.5
Athletics 22 35 .386 19.5
White Sox 19 32 .373 19.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 37 14 .725 --
Cardinals 29 20 .592 7.0
Reds 28 25 .528 10.0
Giants 27 26 .509 11.0
Pirates 24 28 .462 13.5
Braves 26 31 .456 14.0
Cubs 23 30 .434 15.0
Phillies 16 36 .308 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Doerr 4
2 George Case 3
2 Lonny Frey 3
2 Ernie Lombardi 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Conroy 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Ray Lamanno 1
1 Vern Stephens 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 3
1 Bob Elliott 3
1 Al Lopez 3
4 George Case 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alf Anderson 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Tony Lupien 1
1 Wally Moses 1
1 Billy Werber 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Oscar Judd 0.80
2 Hank Borowy 0.62
3 Eddie Smith 0.40
4 Bill Lohrman 0.33
5 Dizzy Trout 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 1
1 Chubby Dean 1
1 Bob Harris 1
1 Ken Heintzelman 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Oscar Judd 8
2 Hank Borowy 5
3 Dizzy Trout 3
4 Chubby Dean 2
4 7 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Doerr .390
2 Joe Gordon .389
3 Pete Reiser .365
4 Stan Spence .340
5 Joe Medwick .329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 57
2 Bobby Doerr 45
3 Joe DiMaggio 43
4 Rudy York 42
5 Johnny Mize 41

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 Bill Lohrman 1.58
4 Al Hollingsworth 1.70
5 Curt Davis 1.79

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 Taffy Wright .422
3 Joe Medwick .407
4 Nick Etten .405
5 Myril Hoag .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Henrich 5
1 Max West 5
3 Bobby Doerr 4
3 Pinky Higgins 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Henrich 23
2 Joe Gordon 18
3 Pinky Higgins 16
3 Ted Williams 16
5 Joe Medwick 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Gutteridge 4
1 Wally Moses 4
1 Danny Murtaugh 4
1 Elmer Valo 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Pollet 0.50
2 Red Ruffing 0.53
3 Manny Salvo 0.54
4 Lefty Gomez 0.69
5 Clyde Shoun 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 3
1 Joe Haynes 3
1 Ken Heintzelman 3
1 Kirby Higbe 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bucky Walters 23
2 Virgil Trucks 20
3 Oscar Judd 19
4 Rube Melton 17
5 Roger Wolff 16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Reiser .405
2 Joe Gordon .402
3 Bobby Doerr .368
4 Joe Medwick .355
5 Mickey Owen .350

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 Les Fleming 26
3 Joe Gordon 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elmer Valo 7
2 Luke Appling 6
2 Don Gutteridge 6
2 Pee Wee Reese 6
2 Gee Walker 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Davis 0.60
2 Johnny Niggeling 1.10
3 Hank Borowy 1.33
4 Mort Cooper 1.38
5 Spud Chandler 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Passeau 6
2 Tommy Bridges 5
2 Curt Davis 5
2 Joe Haynes 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bucky Walters 37
2 Mort Cooper 34
3 Johnny Vander Meer 28
3 Roger Wolff 28
5 Virgil Trucks 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 4
1 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 .372
2 Pete Reiser .343
3 Joe Medwick .338
4 Joe DiMaggio .330
5 Dixie Walker .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 138
2 Joe DiMaggio 124
3 Dolph Camilli 117
4 Jeff Heath 113
5 Johnny Mize 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 36
2 Joe Kuhel 26
2 Danny Murtaugh 26
4 Jeff Heath 19
5 Phil Rizzuto 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 2.07
2 Curt Davis 2.19
3 Spud Chandler 2.27
4 Whit Wyatt 2.39
5 Thornton Lee 2.41

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 182
2 Bobo Newsom 161
3 Bob Feller 159
4 Whit Wyatt 147
5 Bucky Walters 134

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