On This Day

Monday, June 15, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 38 16 .704 --
Cardinals 32 20 .615 5.0
Reds 29 27 .518 10.0
Giants 30 28 .517 10.0
Cubs 29 31 .483 12.0
Pirates 27 30 .474 12.5
Braves 27 35 .435 15.0
Phillies 16 41 .281 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Babe Barna 3
1 Lou Novikoff 3
3 Bob Elliott 2
3 Johnny Mize 2
3 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Barna 1
1 Mel Ott 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Barna 3
2 Bill Nicholson 2
2 Lou Novikoff 2
4 Bob Elliott 1
4 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Stringer 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Claude Passeau 1.00
2 Ed Head 0.43
3 Max Butcher 0.36
4 Hal Schumacher 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Passeau 1
1 Hal Schumacher 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Passeau 6
2 Max Butcher 4
3 Johnny Allen 3
3 Ed Head 3
3 Hal Schumacher 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Gordon .388
2 Bobby Doerr .375
3 Pete Reiser .363
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 Claude Passeau 10
2 Tiny Bonham 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 .436
2 Tommy Henrich .429
3 Joe Gordon .413
4 Buddy Blair .400
5 Bob Elliott .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dom DiMaggio 4
1 Tommy Henrich 4
3 Jeff Heath 3
3 George McQuinn 3
3 Rip Russell 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 15
2 Les Fleming 13
2 Joe Gordon 13
2 Tommy Henrich 13
5 Rip Russell 12

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 0.33
2 Red Ruffing 0.50
3 Paul Derringer 0.95
4 Mort Cooper 1.03
5 Elmer Riddle 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 3
1 Ken Heintzelman 3
1 Claude Passeau 3
1 Hal Schumacher 3
1 Rip Sewell 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 22
2 Tex Hughson 18
3 Al Benton 14
3 Bobo Newsom 14
3 3 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 2
1 Hal Newhouser 2
3 Ace Adams 1
3 Johnny Beazley 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Gordon .420
2 Pete Reiser .390
3 Ted Williams .388
4 Stan Hack .358
5 Joe Medwick .356

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
3 Les Fleming 26
3 Joe Gordon 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Gutteridge 7
1 Elmer Valo 7
3 Luke Appling 6
3 Myril Hoag 6
3 Gee Walker 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Davis 1.02
2 Al Hollingsworth 1.25
3 Whit Wyatt 1.26
4 Hank Borowy 1.33
5 Mort Cooper 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Passeau 6
2 Tiny Bonham 5
2 Mort Cooper 5
2 Tex Hughson 5
2 2 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 .376
2 Pete Reiser .344
3 Joe Medwick .338
4 Joe DiMaggio .327
5 Jeff Heath .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 41
2 Dolph Camilli 29
2 Tommy Henrich 29
2 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 Johnny Mize 114
5 Dolph Camilli 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 37
2 Joe Kuhel 26
2 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 Claude Passeau 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 182
2 Bobo Newsom 160
3 Whit Wyatt 151
4 Bob Feller 148
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