On This Day

Friday, June 12, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 38 13 .745 --
Red Sox 29 23 .558 9.5
Indians 30 26 .536 10.5
Tigers 31 27 .534 10.5
Browns 28 29 .491 13.0
Athletics 23 36 .390 19.0
White Sox 20 32 .385 18.5
Senators 21 34 .382 19.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 37 14 .725 --
Cardinals 30 20 .600 6.5
Giants 28 26 .519 10.5
Reds 28 26 .519 10.5
Pirates 25 28 .472 13.0
Cubs 26 30 .464 13.5
Braves 26 33 .441 15.0
Phillies 16 39 .291 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Nicholson 3
2 Buddy Blair 2
2 Oris Hockett 2
2 Bob Johnson 2
2 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Demaree 2
1 Les Fleming 2
1 Bob Johnson 2
1 Bill Nicholson 2
5 8 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vern Olsen 0.67
2 Tommy Hughes 0.60
3 Mort Cooper 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Dick Fowler 1
1 Vern Olsen 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Hughes 6
1 Vern Olsen 6
3 Russ Christopher 5
4 Vern Kennedy 2
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 1

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 .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 61
2 Bobby Doerr 47
3 Joe DiMaggio 43
3 Johnny Mize 43
5 2 tied 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 1.50
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 7 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 62
2 Mort Cooper 57
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 Stan Hack .426
3 Taffy Wright .410
4 Tommy Henrich .397
5 Bobby Doerr .393

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Henrich 18
2 Joe Gordon 16
2 Ted Williams 16
4 Phil Cavarretta 14
4 George McQuinn 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Gutteridge 4
1 Wally Moses 4
1 Danny Murtaugh 4
4 Luke Appling 3
4 4 others 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 Mort Cooper 3
1 Ken Heintzelman 3
1 Claude Passeau 3
4 Hank Borowy 2
4 28 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 20
2 Rube Melton 19
3 Al Benton 17
3 Bobo Newsom 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 .416
2 Joe Gordon .410
3 Bobby Doerr .374
4 Joe Medwick .366
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 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 34
2 Joe Medwick 29
3 Joe Gordon 26
4 Les Fleming 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Davis 0.60
2 Hank Borowy 1.33
3 Mort Cooper 1.36
4 Spud Chandler 1.50
5 Al Hollingsworth 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Passeau 6
2 Mort Cooper 5
2 Curt Davis 5
2 Joe Haynes 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 36
2 Mort Cooper 28
2 Bobo Newsom 28
2 Johnny Niggeling 28
5 3 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 4
1 Johnny Sain 4
3 Johnny Beazley 3
4 Ace Adams 2
4 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .373
2 Pete Reiser .345
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 114
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 3 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 182
2 Bobo Newsom 160
3 Bob Feller 153
4 Whit Wyatt 147
5 Bucky Walters 131

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