On This Day

Wednesday, June 10, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 38 13 .745 --
Red Sox 28 23 .549 10.0
Indians 29 25 .537 10.5
Tigers 31 27 .534 10.5
Browns 28 28 .500 12.5
Senators 21 33 .389 18.5
White Sox 20 32 .385 18.5
Athletics 22 36 .379 19.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 37 14 .725 --
Cardinals 29 20 .592 7.0
Giants 28 26 .519 10.5
Reds 28 26 .519 10.5
Pirates 25 28 .472 13.0
Braves 26 32 .448 14.5
Cubs 24 30 .444 14.5
Phillies 16 37 .302 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doc Cramer 3
1 Roy Cullenbine 3
1 Les Fleming 3
1 Bill Knickerbocker 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 1
1 Mike Chartak 1
1 Bill Conroy 1
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Ned Harris 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Chartak 3
1 Stan Hack 3
1 Ned Harris 3
4 Bill Conroy 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Barrett 1
1 George Case 1
1 Ellis Clary 1
1 Lou Finney 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Marv Breuer 1.40
2 Johnny Vander Meer 1.14
3 Bobo Newsom 0.73
4 Tex Hughson 0.67
5 Al Benton 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 1
1 Red Embree 1
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 Johnny Humphries 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Hughson 8
1 Bobo Newsom 8
1 Johnny Vander Meer 8
4 Al Benton 7
4 Marv Breuer 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Joe Haynes 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Doerr .389
2 Joe Gordon .384
3 Pete Reiser .365
4 Stan Spence .341
5 Les Fleming .333

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 59
2 Bobby Doerr 45
3 Joe DiMaggio 43
3 Johnny Mize 43
5 Rudy York 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 11
2 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 Bill Lee 8
1 Claude Passeau 8
5 6 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 62
2 Mort Cooper 56
3 Bucky Walters 47
4 Al Benton 46
4 Phil Marchildon 46

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Reiser .467
2 Taffy Wright .417
3 Stan Hack .411
4 Joe Medwick .407
5 Nick Etten .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max West 5
2 Dom DiMaggio 4
2 Bobby Doerr 4
2 Tommy Henrich 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Henrich 22
2 Joe Gordon 17
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 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Haynes 0.00
2 Howie Pollet 0.50
3 Red Ruffing 0.53
4 Manny Salvo 0.54
5 Lefty Gomez 0.69

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 Bobo Newsom 21
3 Virgil Trucks 20
3 Johnny Vander Meer 20
5 Oscar Judd 19

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 Joe Gordon .410
2 Pete Reiser .400
3 Bobby Doerr .382
4 Joe Medwick .356
5 Phil Rizzuto .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 8
2 Joe Gordon 6
2 Max West 6
2 Rudy York 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 32
2 Joe Medwick 29
3 Joe Gordon 26
4 Les Fleming 25
4 2 others 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 Hank Borowy 1.33
3 Mort Cooper 1.42
4 Spud Chandler 1.50
5 Al Hollingsworth 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 5
1 Joe Haynes 5
1 Claude Passeau 5
4 Tiny Bonham 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 36
2 Bobo Newsom 28
2 Johnny Niggeling 28
4 Al Benton 27
4 3 others tied 27

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .370
2 Pete Reiser .343
3 Joe Medwick .338
4 Joe DiMaggio .328
5 Dixie Walker .327

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 140
2 Joe DiMaggio 124
3 Dolph Camilli 117
4 Jeff Heath 115
5 Johnny Mize 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 37
2 Joe Kuhel 26
2 Danny Murtaugh 26
4 Jeff Heath 19
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 2.07
2 Curt Davis 2.10
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 190
2 Bobo Newsom 169
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