On This Day

Thursday, June 11, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 38 13 .745 --
Red Sox 29 23 .558 9.5
Indians 30 25 .545 10.0
Tigers 31 27 .534 10.5
Browns 28 29 .491 13.0
White Sox 20 32 .385 18.5
Senators 21 34 .382 19.0
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
Cubs 25 30 .455 14.0
Braves 26 32 .448 14.5
Phillies 16 38 .296 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Criscola 3
1 Chubby Dean 3
1 Les Fleming 3
1 Lou Novikoff 3
1 Ted Williams 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Criscola 1
1 Frankie Hayes 1
1 George McQuinn 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Hayes 3
1 George McQuinn 3
3 Phil Cavarretta 2
3 Bobby Doerr 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Claude Passeau 0.80
2 Chubby Dean 0.22
3 Rube Melton 0.20
4 Early Wynn 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Claude Passeau 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Caster 4
1 Claude Passeau 4
3 Bill Butland 3
4 Mace Brown 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Gordon .384
2 Bobby Doerr .383
3 Pete Reiser .365
4 Stan Spence .344
5 Les Fleming .340

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 61
2 Bobby Doerr 47
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 Claude Passeau 9
2 Tiny Bonham 8
2 Curt Davis 8
2 Bill Lee 8
5 6 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 62
2 Mort Cooper 56
3 Rube Melton 47
3 Bucky Walters 47
5 2 tied 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 .455
2 Taffy Wright .419
3 Stan Hack .400
3 Joe Medwick .400
5 2 tied .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max West 5
2 Dom DiMaggio 4
2 Bobby Doerr 4
2 Pinky Higgins 4
2 Rudy York 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Henrich 18
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 Howie Pollet 0.50
2 Red Ruffing 0.53
3 Manny Salvo 0.54
4 Lefty Gomez 0.69
5 Al Hollingsworth 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 3
1 Ken Heintzelman 3
1 Kirby Higbe 3
1 Claude Passeau 3
1 Virgil Trucks 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 20
1 Johnny Vander Meer 20
3 Rube Melton 19
4 Al Benton 17
4 2 others tied 17

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 .374
4 Joe Medwick .356
5 Ted Williams .355

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 34
2 Joe Medwick 29
3 Joe Gordon 26
4 Tommy Henrich 25
4 Johnny Mize 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 Claude Passeau 6
2 Curt Davis 5
2 Joe Haynes 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 .373
2 Pete Reiser .344
3 Joe Medwick .338
4 Joe DiMaggio .329
5 Dixie Walker .326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 142
2 Joe DiMaggio 124
3 Jeff Heath 116
4 Dolph Camilli 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 Claude Passeau 19
4 Bucky Walters 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 182
2 Bobo Newsom 169
3 Bob Feller 153
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