On This Day

Thursday, June 25, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	45	19	.703	--
Red Sox	37	26	.587	7.5
Indians	38	30	.559	9.0
Tigers	38	34	.528	11.0
Browns	31	37	.456	16.0
White Sox	27	36	.429	17.5
Athletics	28	44	.389	21.0
Senators	24	42	.364	22.0

Games

Indians 4, Athletics 1

White Sox 2, Senators 0

Tigers 7, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	45	17	.726	--
Cardinals	36	26	.581	9.0
Reds	36	30	.545	11.0
Giants	34	33	.507	13.5
Cubs	34	35	.493	14.5
Pirates	30	33	.476	15.5
Braves	30	41	.423	19.5
Phillies	18	48	.273	29.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Reds 0

Cardinals 4, Braves 0

Cubs 7, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Pesky	4
2	Bobby Bragan	2
2	Jake Early	2
2	Lou Finney	2
2	13 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
1	Ned Harris	1
1	Oris Hockett	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Bloodworth	2
1	Dolph Camilli	2
1	Chico Hernandez	2
1	Pinky Higgins	2
1	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Ray Mack	1
1	Bill Nicholson	1
1	Enos Slaughter	1
1	Lloyd Waner	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mort Cooper	2.00
2	Sid Hudson	0.80
3	Johnny Allen	0.62
4	Bill Lee	0.50
5	Buck Ross	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Bill Lee	1
1	Buck Ross	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	6
2	Johnny Allen	5
3	Sid Hudson	4
3	Bill Lee	4
3	Hal White	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Gordon	.371
2	Pete Reiser	.362
3	Bobby Doerr	.348
4	Joe Medwick	.348
5	Les Fleming	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	17
2	Rudy York	14
3	Bobby Doerr	11
3	Johnny Mize	11
5	4 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	71
2	Johnny Mize	53
3	Bobby Doerr	51
4	Joe DiMaggio	49
5	Joe Medwick	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	13
2	George Case	11
3	Eddie Miller	10
4	Don Gutteridge	9
4	2 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.19
2	Hank Borowy	1.54
3	Tiny Bonham	1.67
4	Curt Davis	2.00
5	Bill Lohrman	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	11
2	Mort Cooper	10
2	Ray Starr	10
4	Tiny Bonham	9
4	Bill Lee	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	73
2	Johnny Vander Meer	67
3	Johnny Niggeling	57
3	Bucky Walters	57
5	Phil Marchildon	54

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	7
2	Johnny Murphy	6
3	Hal Newhouser	5
3	Johnny Sain	5
5	2 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elbie Fletcher	.471
2	Lou Finney	.447
3	Lou Novikoff	.429
4	Joe Medwick	.425
5	Ted Williams	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George McQuinn	5
1	Johnny Mize	5
3	Babe Barna	3
3	Oris Hockett	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	13
1	George McQuinn	13
3	Babe Barna	12
3	Ted Williams	12
5	4 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	3
1	Pete Reiser	3
1	Phil Rizzuto	3
4	Dolph Camilli	2
4	9 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Charlie Wagner	0.00
1	Russ Christopher	0.00
3	Mort Cooper	0.25
4	Tommy Hughes	1.00
4	Eddie Smith	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	4
2	Vern Olsen	3
2	Claude Passeau	3
2	Al Smith	3
2	Ray Starr	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	18
2	Mort Cooper	17
2	Claude Passeau	17
4	Johnny Niggeling	14
4	Whit Wyatt	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Ace Adams	1
2	Joe Beggs	1
2	Hi Bithorn	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.415
2	Pete Reiser	.409
3	Ted Williams	.359
4	Tommy Henrich	.350
5	Taffy Wright	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max West	8
2	George McQuinn	7
3	Tommy Henrich	6
3	Johnny Mize	6
3	Ted Williams	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Henrich	30
1	Ted Williams	30
3	Bob Elliott	25
3	Pinky Higgins	25
5	3 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	6
2	Don Gutteridge	5
2	Myril Hoag	5
2	Joe Kuhel	5
2	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	0.68
2	Mort Cooper	0.73
3	Red Ruffing	1.30
4	Hank Borowy	1.43
5	Howie Pollet	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	6
2	Hank Borowy	5
2	Kirby Higbe	5
2	Oscar Judd	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	38
2	Bucky Walters	33
3	Oscar Judd	31
4	Mort Cooper	30
4	Johnny Niggeling	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Ace Adams	2
2	Johnny Beazley	2
2	Hugh Casey	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.373
2	Pete Reiser	.347
3	Joe Medwick	.338
4	Joe Gordon	.322
5	Joe DiMaggio	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	41
2	Dolph Camilli	29
3	Tommy Henrich	27
4	Charlie Keller	26
4	Rudy York	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	140
2	Joe DiMaggio	121
3	Johnny Mize	114
4	Jeff Heath	111
5	Dolph Camilli	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
2	Danny Murtaugh	26
3	Joe Kuhel	25
4	Phil Rizzuto	19
5	Don Kolloway	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Charlie Wagner	2.06
2	Tiny Bonham	2.08
3	Mort Cooper	2.14
4	Spud Chandler	2.24
5	Curt Davis	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kirby Higbe	20
2	Curt Davis	19
2	Bucky Walters	19
2	Whit Wyatt	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	175
2	Bobo Newsom	164
3	Whit Wyatt	151
4	Bob Feller	134
5	Bucky Walters	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	19
2	Hugh Casey	13
3	Bill Crouch	6
4	Ace Adams	5
4	4 others tied	5