On This Day

Sunday, June 14, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	41	13	.759	--
Red Sox	32	23	.582	9.5
Indians	31	28	.525	12.5
Tigers	31	30	.508	13.5
Browns	28	32	.467	16.0
Athletics	25	37	.403	20.0
White Sox	22	33	.400	19.5
Senators	22	36	.379	21.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Tigers 2

Red Sox 2, Tigers 1

Yankees 6, Browns 1

Yankees 5, Browns 4

Indians 8, Athletics 3

Athletics 5, Indians 1

White Sox 9, Senators 3

White Sox 11, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	38	15	.717	--
Cardinals	32	20	.615	5.5
Reds	29	27	.518	10.5
Giants	29	28	.509	11.0
Pirates	27	29	.482	12.5
Cubs	28	31	.475	13.0
Braves	27	35	.435	15.5
Phillies	16	41	.281	24.0

Games

Cubs 8, Braves 6

Braves 10, Cubs 1

Dodgers 4, Reds 1

Reds 2, Dodgers 1

Giants 4, Pirates 3

Pirates 8, Giants 3

Cardinals 9, Phillies 1

Cardinals 6, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luke Appling	5
1	Elbie Fletcher	5
1	Don Kolloway	5
1	Pete Suder	5
5	7 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	Wally Judnich	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	5
2	Bob Kennedy	4
2	Eddie Miller	4
2	Enos Slaughter	4
2	Pete Suder	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	2
2	Jimmy Brown	1
2	Joe DiMaggio	1
2	Vince DiMaggio	1
2	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whit Wyatt	1.40
2	Lou Tost	1.25
3	Dick Newsome	0.71
3	Red Ruffing	0.71
5	Tex Hughson	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hi Bithorn	1
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Bob Carpenter	1
1	Lum Harris	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herman Besse	8
2	Tex Hughson	7
2	Whit Wyatt	7
4	Red Embree	5
4	4 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Gordon	.388
2	Bobby Doerr	.375
3	Pete Reiser	.366
4	Ted Williams	.339
5	Les Fleming	.338

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	63
2	Bobby Doerr	49
3	Johnny Mize	45
4	Joe DiMaggio	44
5	Les Fleming	43

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	11
1	Joe Kuhel	11
3	Don Gutteridge	9
3	Elmer Valo	9
5	4 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.50
2	Al Hollingsworth	1.70
3	Tiny Bonham	1.72
4	Whit Wyatt	1.83
5	Curt Davis	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	9
1	Claude Passeau	9
3	Curt Davis	8
3	Bill Lee	8
3	Ray Starr	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	62
2	Mort Cooper	57
3	Bucky Walters	49
4	Johnny Niggeling	48
5	2 tied	47

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	.512
2	Joe Gordon	.426
3	Tommy Henrich	.411
4	Stan Hack	.409
5	Buddy Blair	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dom DiMaggio	4
1	Tommy Henrich	4
1	George McQuinn	4
4	Ned Harris	3
4	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Henrich	16
2	George McQuinn	15
3	Bob Elliott	14
3	Les Fleming	14
3	Joe Gordon	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Gutteridge	4
2	Joe Gordon	3
2	Bob Repass	3
2	Elmer Valo	3
2	Mickey Vernon	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Passeau	0.50
1	Howie Pollet	0.50
1	Red Ruffing	0.50
4	Paul Derringer	0.95
5	Hal Schumacher	1.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mace Brown	3
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Ken Heintzelman	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	22
2	Tex Hughson	18
3	Al Benton	17
3	Bobo Newsom	17
3	2 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	2
1	Hal Newhouser	2
3	Ace Adams	1
3	Johnny Beazley	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Gordon	.420
2	Pete Reiser	.416
3	Ted Williams	.388
4	Joe Medwick	.356
5	Stan Hack	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	8
2	Max West	7
3	Joe Gordon	6
3	Tommy Henrich	6
3	Rudy York	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	35
2	Tommy Henrich	27
2	Joe Medwick	27
2	Johnny Mize	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Gutteridge	7
1	Elmer Valo	7
3	Luke Appling	6
3	Myril Hoag	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Davis	1.02
2	Al Hollingsworth	1.25
3	Hank Borowy	1.33
4	Mort Cooper	1.36
5	Whit Wyatt	1.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	6
2	Tiny Bonham	5
2	Mort Cooper	5
2	Tex Hughson	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	35
1	Johnny Vander Meer	35
3	Johnny Niggeling	29
3	Bucky Walters	29
5	Mort Cooper	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	4
2	Johnny Beazley	3
2	Hugh Casey	3
4	Joe Haynes	2
4	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.378
2	Pete Reiser	.347
3	Joe Medwick	.339
4	Joe DiMaggio	.327
5	Jeff Heath	.324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	142
2	Joe DiMaggio	124
3	Dolph Camilli	117
4	Jeff Heath	116
5	Johnny Mize	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	37
2	Joe Kuhel	27
3	Danny Murtaugh	26
4	Jeff Heath	19
5	Phil Rizzuto	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Davis	2.10
2	Tiny Bonham	2.12
3	Spud Chandler	2.27
4	Whit Wyatt	2.38
5	Thornton Lee	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kirby Higbe	21
1	Dick Newsome	21
3	Curt Davis	20
4	Bucky Walters	19
4	Whit Wyatt	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	182
2	Bobo Newsom	160
3	Bob Feller	153
4	Whit Wyatt	151
5	Bucky Walters	133

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