On This Day

Saturday, June 13, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	39	13	.750	--
Red Sox	30	23	.566	9.5
Indians	30	27	.526	11.5
Tigers	31	28	.525	11.5
Browns	28	30	.483	14.0
Athletics	24	36	.400	19.0
Senators	22	34	.393	19.0
White Sox	20	33	.377	19.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Tigers 5

Yankees 4, Browns 3

Athletics 4, Indians 1

Senators 4, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	37	14	.725	--
Cardinals	30	20	.600	6.5
Reds	28	26	.519	10.5
Giants	28	27	.509	11.0
Pirates	26	28	.481	12.5
Cubs	27	30	.474	13.0
Braves	26	34	.433	15.5
Phillies	16	39	.291	23.0

Games

Cubs 1, Braves 0

Pirates 8, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Pesky	5
2	Frankie Crosetti	4
2	Joe Gordon	4
4	Alf Anderson	3
4	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Henrich	1
1	George McQuinn	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Barrett	2
1	Roy Cullenbine	2
1	Ned Harris	2
1	Joe Kuhel	2
1	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	Don Gutteridge	1
1	Ned Harris	1
1	Tommy Henrich	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Dietrich	999.00
2	Bill Fleming	1.00
2	Roger Wolff	1.00
4	Tom Earley	0.67
5	Virgil Trucks	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Bill Fleming	1
1	Bob Klinger	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	8
2	Tom Earley	6
2	Roger Wolff	6
4	Bill Fleming	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tex Shirley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Gordon	.395
2	Bobby Doerr	.380
3	Pete Reiser	.365
4	Les Fleming	.338
5	Stan Spence	.338

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	63
2	Bobby Doerr	48
3	Johnny Mize	44
4	Joe DiMaggio	43
5	2 tied	42

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	11
2	Joe Kuhel	10
3	Don Gutteridge	9
4	Eddie Miller	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.50
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	Claude Passeau	9
2	Tiny Bonham	8
2	Curt Davis	8
2	Bill Lee	8
5	8 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	Joe Gordon	.444
3	Tommy Henrich	.404
4	Taffy Wright	.400
5	Bobby Doerr	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dom DiMaggio	4
1	Tommy Henrich	4
1	Pinky Higgins	4
1	George McQuinn	4
1	Max West	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Henrich	17
2	George McQuinn	15
3	Joe Gordon	14
4	Phil Cavarretta	13
4	Les Fleming	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Gutteridge	4
2	Joe Gordon	3
2	Wally Moses	3
2	Danny Murtaugh	3
2	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walt Masterson	0.00
2	Claude Passeau	0.50
2	Howie Pollet	0.50
4	Red Ruffing	0.53
5	Manny Salvo	0.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mace Brown	3
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Ken Heintzelman	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
1	Roger Wolff	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	22
1	Roger Wolff	22
3	Johnny Vander Meer	20
4	Al Benton	17
4	Bobo Newsom	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	.434
2	Pete Reiser	.411
3	Ted Williams	.383
4	Johnny Pesky	.368
5	Bobby Doerr	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	8
2	Joe Gordon	6
2	Tommy Henrich	6
2	Max West	6
2	Rudy York	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	36
2	Joe Medwick	29
3	Joe Gordon	26
3	Tommy Henrich	26
3	Johnny Mize	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Davis	0.75
2	Al Hollingsworth	1.25
3	Hank Borowy	1.33
4	Mort Cooper	1.36
5	Spud Chandler	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	6
2	Mort Cooper	5
3	Tiny Bonham	4
3	Tommy Bridges	4
3	13 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	35
1	Johnny Vander Meer	35
3	Mort Cooper	28
3	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	.377
2	Pete Reiser	.345
3	Joe Medwick	.338
4	Joe DiMaggio	.326
5	Dixie Walker	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	41
2	Tommy Henrich	30
3	Dolph Camilli	29
3	Charlie Keller	29
5	Joe DiMaggio	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	142
2	Joe DiMaggio	123
3	Jeff Heath	116
4	Dolph Camilli	114
5	Johnny Mize	113

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	2.39

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