On This Day

Tuesday, June 16, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 42 14 .750 --
Red Sox 33 23 .589 9.0
Indians 31 28 .525 12.5
Tigers 32 31 .508 13.5
Browns 28 33 .459 16.5
White Sox 23 33 .411 19.0
Athletics 25 38 .397 20.5
Senators 22 36 .379 21.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 38 16 .704 --
Cardinals 33 20 .623 4.5
Reds 30 27 .526 9.5
Giants 30 29 .508 10.5
Cubs 29 31 .483 12.0
Pirates 27 31 .466 13.0
Braves 27 36 .429 15.5
Phillies 17 41 .293 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rudy York 5
2 Doc Cramer 3
2 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 Buddy Hassett 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 1
1 Charlie Keller 1
1 Hank Leiber 1
1 Johnny Mize 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 4
2 Joe Gordon 3
2 Billy Hitchcock 3
4 Joe DiMaggio 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ned Harris 1
1 Billy Werber 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Oscar Judd 1.11
2 Al Javery 0.83
3 Bob Muncrief 0.75
4 Johnny Podgajny 0.43
4 Howie Pollet 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 1
1 Hank Borowy 1
1 Orval Grove 1
1 Roy Henshaw 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Oscar Judd 10
2 Carl Hubbell 5
2 Al Javery 5
4 Johnny Beazley 3
4 7 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Gordon .386
2 Bobby Doerr .369
3 Pete Reiser .363
4 Les Fleming .338
5 Ted Williams .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 15
2 Rudy York 14
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 Joe DiMaggio 46
3 Johnny Mize 46
5 3 tied 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 1.67
3 Tiny Bonham 1.72
4 Hank Borowy 1.79
5 Whit Wyatt 1.83

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 64
2 Mort Cooper 57
3 Al Benton 49
3 Bucky Walters 49
5 Johnny Niggeling 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 7
2 Hal Newhouser 5
2 Johnny Sain 5
4 Johnny Murphy 4
4 Tot Pressnell 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Reiser .436
2 Joe Gordon .404
3 Tommy Henrich .404
4 Mickey Vernon .367
5 Stan Hack .366

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 Joe Gordon 16
2 Bob Elliott 15
2 Tommy Henrich 15
4 Les Fleming 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Gutteridge 4
2 Joe Gordon 3
2 Bob Repass 3
2 Elmer Valo 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Passeau 0.33
2 Red Ruffing 0.50
3 George Caster 0.75
4 Paul Derringer 0.95
5 Orval Grove 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 3
1 Mort Cooper 3
1 Ken Heintzelman 3
1 Claude Passeau 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Oscar Judd 23
2 Virgil Trucks 22
3 Tex Hughson 18
4 Al Benton 17
5 Johnny Vander Meer 16

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 .414
2 Pete Reiser .397
3 Ted Williams .371
4 Stan Hack .358
5 Nick Etten .357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 33
2 Tommy Henrich 29
3 Joe Gordon 28
4 Johnny Mize 25
5 2 tied 23

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 1.22
3 Mort Cooper 1.24
4 Whit Wyatt 1.26
5 Johnny Vander Meer 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Passeau 6
2 Ray Starr 5
2 Lou Tost 5
4 Johnny Beazley 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 37
2 Virgil Trucks 35
3 Oscar Judd 31
4 Johnny Niggeling 29
4 Bucky Walters 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 4
2 Johnny Beazley 3
2 Hugh Casey 3
2 Johnny Murphy 3
5 3 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .370
2 Pete Reiser .343
3 Joe Medwick .338
4 Joe DiMaggio .327
5 Joe Gordon .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 40
2 Charlie Keller 30
3 Dolph Camilli 29
3 Tommy Henrich 29
5 Rudy York 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 140
2 Joe DiMaggio 124
3 Jeff Heath 115
3 Johnny Mize 115
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 Curt Davis 20
1 Kirby Higbe 20
1 Dick Newsome 20
4 Whit Wyatt 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 184
2 Bobo Newsom 160
3 Whit Wyatt 151
4 Bob Feller 148
5 Bucky Walters 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 17
2 Hugh Casey 14
3 Bill Crouch 6
4 Jumbo Brown 5
4 4 others tied 5