On This Day

Saturday, June 27, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	46	20	.697	--
Red Sox	39	26	.600	6.5
Indians	38	32	.543	10.0
Tigers	40	34	.541	10.0
Browns	33	37	.471	15.0
White Sox	28	37	.431	17.5
Athletics	28	46	.378	22.0
Senators	24	44	.353	23.0

Games

Yankees 7, White Sox 3

Red Sox 6, Indians 3

Browns 8, Senators 3

Tigers 6, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	46	18	.719	--
Cardinals	36	26	.581	9.0
Reds	37	31	.544	11.0
Giants	36	33	.522	12.5
Cubs	35	36	.493	14.5
Pirates	30	35	.462	16.5
Braves	31	42	.425	19.5
Phillies	18	48	.273	29.0

Games

Reds 3, Dodgers 1

Braves 4, Cubs 0

Giants 5, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Doc Cramer	4
2	George Case	3
2	Pete Coscarart	3
2	Joe DiMaggio	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Ray Lamanno	1
1	Hank Leiber	1
1	Glenn McQuillen	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Lamanno	3
1	Glenn McQuillen	3
3	Jimmy Bloodworth	2
3	Doc Cramer	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Babe Barna	1
1	Birdie Tebbetts	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Vander Meer	0.78
2	Ken Chase	0.67
3	Curt Davis	0.62
4	Al Javery	0.50
5	Tommy Bridges	0.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Carpenter	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Ken Chase	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	7
1	Johnny Vander Meer	7
3	Ken Chase	6
4	Curt Davis	5
4	Bill Zuber	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Gordon	.364
2	Pete Reiser	.353
3	Bobby Doerr	.343
4	Les Fleming	.343
5	Joe Medwick	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	17
2	Rudy York	14
3	Johnny Mize	12
4	Dolph Camilli	11
4	Bobby Doerr	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	71
2	Johnny Mize	55
3	Bobby Doerr	52
4	Joe DiMaggio	50
5	Joe Medwick	49

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
1	Joe Kuhel	13
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	Bill Lohrman	2.07
5	Curt Davis	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	11
2	Mort Cooper	10
2	Ray Starr	10
4	Elden Auker	9
4	3 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	74
2	Mort Cooper	73
3	Al Benton	62
4	Bobo Newsom	60
5	2 tied	57

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	.452
2	Lou Finney	.426
3	Bill Nicholson	.390
4	Les Fleming	.386
5	Lou Novikoff	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	6
2	George McQuinn	4
2	Max West	4
4	Babe Barna	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	14
2	Babe Barna	13
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	13
4	Johnny Mize	12
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	3
1	Pete Reiser	3
1	Phil Rizzuto	3
4	Dolph Camilli	2
4	11 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	0.00
1	Charlie Wagner	0.00
1	Al Milnar	0.00
4	Larry French	0.95
5	Bill Donovan	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Larry French	3
1	Al Smith	3
1	Ray Starr	3
5	29 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	18
1	Virgil Trucks	18
3	Al Benton	16
3	Mort Cooper	16
5	3 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Ace Adams	1
2	Joe Beggs	1
2	Hi Bithorn	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Reiser	.379
2	Joe Medwick	.374
3	Taffy Wright	.353
4	Stan Hack	.347
5	Lou Finney	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max West	9
2	George McQuinn	7
2	Johnny Mize	7
4	Dom DiMaggio	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	26
1	Ted Williams	26
3	Pinky Higgins	25
3	George McQuinn	25
3	Joe Medwick	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	6
2	George Case	5
2	Don Gutteridge	5
2	Myril Hoag	5
2	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	0.73
2	Larry French	1.01
3	Red Ruffing	1.30
4	Hank Borowy	1.43
5	Lum Harris	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	6
2	Hank Borowy	5
2	Kirby Higbe	5
2	Claude Passeau	5
2	Ray Starr	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	38
2	Bobo Newsom	35
3	Al Benton	33
4	Johnny Vander Meer	32
5	Mort Cooper	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	.366
2	Pete Reiser	.342
3	Joe Medwick	.331
4	Joe DiMaggio	.319
5	Joe Gordon	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	40
2	Dolph Camilli	30
3	Charlie Keller	27
4	Tommy Henrich	26
4	Rudy York	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	137
2	Joe DiMaggio	118
3	Johnny Mize	115
4	Jeff Heath	112
5	Dolph Camilli	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	37
2	Danny Murtaugh	26
3	Joe Kuhel	24
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	2.20
5	Johnny Vander Meer	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	19
1	Kirby Higbe	19
1	Dick Newsome	19
1	Bucky Walters	19
5	5 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	182
2	Bobo Newsom	174
3	Whit Wyatt	143
4	Bucky Walters	129
5	Bob Feller	126

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