On This Day

Friday, June 19, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	42	17	.712	--
Red Sox	34	24	.586	7.5
Indians	33	29	.532	10.5
Tigers	35	31	.530	10.5
Browns	30	33	.476	14.0
White Sox	24	35	.407	18.0
Athletics	26	40	.394	19.5
Senators	23	38	.377	20.0

Games

Red Sox 1, White Sox 0

Indians 5, Yankees 4

Tigers 5, Senators 1

Browns 4, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	41	16	.719	--
Cardinals	34	22	.607	6.5
Reds	33	27	.550	9.5
Giants	31	31	.500	12.5
Pirates	29	31	.483	13.5
Cubs	30	33	.476	14.0
Braves	27	39	.409	18.5
Phillies	17	43	.283	25.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Cardinals 3

Pirates 7, Braves 6

Cubs 7, Giants 4

Giants 6, Cubs 5

Reds 6, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Mize	5
1	Lou Novikoff	5
3	Willard Marshall	4
3	Bill Nicholson	4
5	10 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Elliott	2
1	Johnny Mize	2
3	Mike Chartak	1
3	Dom DiMaggio	1
3	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	4
2	Johnny Mize	3
2	Phil Rizzuto	3
2	Lou Stringer	3
2	Gee Walker	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	1
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Pete Fox	1
1	Myril Hoag	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Niggeling	1.00
2	Whit Wyatt	0.67
3	Mel Harder	0.64
4	Hal White	0.45
5	Bill Lohrman	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dutch Dietz	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	Bill Lohrman	1
1	Johnny Niggeling	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mel Harder	7
2	Eddie Smith	6
2	Whit Wyatt	6
4	Johnny Niggeling	5
4	Hal White	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	1
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Hi Bithorn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Gordon	.374
2	Bobby Doerr	.360
3	Pete Reiser	.351
4	Joe Medwick	.339
5	Les Fleming	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	15
2	Rudy York	14
3	Bobby Doerr	11
4	Dolph Camilli	10
4	Joe DiMaggio	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	63
2	Bobby Doerr	50
3	Johnny Mize	49
4	Joe DiMaggio	46
5	2 tied	45

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	12
2	George Case	11
3	Don Gutteridge	9
3	Pete Reiser	9
3	Elmer Valo	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.38
2	Al Hollingsworth	1.67
3	Tiny Bonham	1.72
4	Curt Davis	1.84
5	Whit Wyatt	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	10
2	Tiny Bonham	9
2	Ray Starr	9
4	Elden Auker	8
4	3 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	65
2	Johnny Vander Meer	64
3	Johnny Niggeling	53
4	Phil Marchildon	52
4	Bucky Walters	52

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	7
2	Hal Newhouser	5
2	Johnny Sain	5
4	Ace Adams	4
4	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Hack	.412
2	Joe Medwick	.400
3	Tommy Henrich	.361
4	Bob Elliott	.358
5	2 tied	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dom DiMaggio	4
1	Tommy Henrich	4
1	Johnny Mize	4
4	Mike Chartak	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	21
2	Joe Gordon	15
3	Frank McCormick	13
4	Tommy Henrich	12
5	2 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	3
1	Don Gutteridge	3
1	Pete Reiser	3
1	Elmer Valo	3
1	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Passeau	0.00
2	Mort Cooper	0.33
3	Paul Derringer	0.50
3	Red Ruffing	0.50
5	George Caster	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Ken Heintzelman	3
1	Rip Sewell	3
1	Ray Starr	3
1	Whit Wyatt	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Niggeling	19
2	Tex Hughson	18
2	Oscar Judd	18
2	Bobo Newsom	18
5	Al Benton	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	2
1	Hugh Casey	2
1	Joe Haynes	2
4	Joe Beggs	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Hack	.381
2	Joe Medwick	.375
3	Joe Gordon	.366
4	Ted Williams	.352
5	Taffy Wright	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max West	8
2	Ted Williams	7
3	Tommy Henrich	6
4	Dom DiMaggio	5
4	5 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	30
2	Tommy Henrich	29
3	Joe Gordon	26
4	Pinky Higgins	25
5	Bob Elliott	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Gutteridge	7
1	Elmer Valo	7
3	Myril Hoag	6
3	Gee Walker	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	0.98
2	Curt Davis	1.03
3	Mort Cooper	1.06
4	Al Hollingsworth	1.22
5	Johnny Vander Meer	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	6
1	Ray Starr	6
3	Mort Cooper	5
3	Lou Tost	5
3	Whit Wyatt	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	38
2	Johnny Niggeling	34
3	Oscar Judd	31
3	Johnny Vander Meer	31
5	Mort Cooper	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	4
2	Joe Haynes	3
2	Johnny Murphy	3
4	Ace Adams	2
4	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.369
2	Joe Medwick	.340
3	Pete Reiser	.339
4	Jeff Heath	.325
5	Joe DiMaggio	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	39
2	Dolph Camilli	30
3	Tommy Henrich	29
4	Charlie Keller	28
5	Joe DiMaggio	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	138
2	Joe DiMaggio	124
3	Johnny Mize	118
4	Dolph Camilli	114
4	Jeff Heath	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	37
2	Danny Murtaugh	26
3	Joe Kuhel	25
4	Phil Rizzuto	18
5	3 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Davis	2.10
2	Tiny Bonham	2.12
3	Charlie Wagner	2.23
4	Spud Chandler	2.24
5	Whit Wyatt	2.27

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	177
2	Bobo Newsom	163
3	Whit Wyatt	152
4	Bob Feller	140
5	Bucky Walters	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	17
2	Hugh Casey	13
3	Bill Crouch	6
4	Ace Adams	5
4	5 others tied	5