Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, June 30, 1942

On This Day

Tuesday, June 30, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	47	23	.671	--
Red Sox	42	27	.609	4.5
Indians	41	33	.554	8.0
Tigers	41	35	.539	9.0
Browns	33	39	.458	15.0
White Sox	30	39	.435	16.5
Athletics	30	48	.385	21.0
Senators	26	46	.361	22.0

Games

Red Sox 9, Senators 8

Indians 3, White Sox 1

Athletics 8, Yankees 5

Yankees 4, Athletics 3

Red Sox 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	48	20	.706	--
Cardinals	38	27	.585	8.5
Reds	39	32	.549	10.5
Giants	37	35	.514	13.0
Cubs	36	38	.486	15.0
Pirates	32	36	.471	16.0
Braves	33	43	.434	19.0
Phillies	19	51	.271	30.0

Games

Braves 4, Dodgers 3

Giants 4, Phillies 3

Cardinals 4, Pirates 2

Reds 4, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Keller	5
1	Stan Spence	5
1	Ted Williams	5
4	Lou Boudreau	4
4	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Benjamin	1
1	Lou Boudreau	1
1	Jimmy Brown	1
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Tabor	5
2	Roy Cullenbine	3
2	Enos Slaughter	3
2	Stan Spence	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Max Marshall	1
1	Lennie Merullo	1
1	Pete Reiser	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cliff Melton	0.88
2	Herman Besse	0.70
3	Tex Hughson	0.56
4	Eddie Smith	0.50
5	Roger Wolff	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Herman Besse	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Tex Hughson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herman Besse	7
1	Cliff Melton	7
3	Tex Hughson	5
4	Bill Lee	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chubby Dean	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Gordon	.364
2	Pete Reiser	.348
3	Bobby Doerr	.344
4	Les Fleming	.344
5	Joe Medwick	.342

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	73
2	Johnny Mize	56
3	Bobby Doerr	54
4	Bob Elliott	52
4	Joe Medwick	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
1	Joe Kuhel	13
3	Don Gutteridge	10
3	Eddie Miller	10
3	Pete Reiser	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.24
2	Tiny Bonham	2.08
3	Curt Davis	2.10
4	Johnny Vander Meer	2.15
5	Hank Borowy	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	11
1	Claude Passeau	11
1	Ray Starr	11
4	Cliff Melton	10
5	4 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	75
2	Johnny Vander Meer	74
3	Al Benton	62
4	Bobo Newsom	60
5	Bucky Walters	58

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	.439
2	Stan Musial	.432
3	Lou Novikoff	.396
4	Joe Medwick	.382
5	2 tied	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	6
2	Bob Elliott	4
3	Elbie Fletcher	3
3	Oris Hockett	3
3	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	13
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	12
2	Joe Medwick	12
4	Frank McCormick	11
4	3 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dolph Camilli	2
1	George Case	2
1	Phil Cavarretta	2
1	Dom DiMaggio	2
1	9 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Hughes	0.36
2	Mort Cooper	0.50
2	Al Smith	0.50
4	Larry French	0.90
4	Virgil Trucks	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	4
1	Larry French	4
3	Oscar Judd	3
3	Cliff Melton	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Kirby Higbe	19
1	Cliff Melton	19
3	Mort Cooper	18
3	Bobo Newsom	18
5	Al Benton	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Alex Carrasquel	2
3	Ace Adams	1
3	Johnny Allen	1
3	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Reiser	.389
2	Elbie Fletcher	.389
3	Joe Medwick	.376
4	Les Fleming	.362
5	Bob Elliott	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George McQuinn	7
1	Johnny Mize	7
3	Dom DiMaggio	6
4	Charlie Keller	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	28
2	George McQuinn	25
3	Joe Gordon	24
3	Joe Medwick	24
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Gutteridge	5
1	Mickey Vernon	5
3	George Case	4
3	Joe Kuhel	4
3	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	0.72
2	Lum Harris	1.13
3	Tommy Hughes	1.34
4	Howie Pollet	1.55
5	Elmer Riddle	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	7
2	Ray Starr	6
3	Oscar Judd	5
4	Hank Borowy	4
4	12 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	35
2	Al Benton	33
3	Virgil Trucks	32
4	Tex Hughson	28
5	Oscar Judd	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Ace Adams	2
2	Alex Carrasquel	2
2	Hugh Casey	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.371
2	Pete Reiser	.341
3	Joe Medwick	.335
4	Joe DiMaggio	.315
5	Joe Gordon	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	39
2	Dolph Camilli	30
3	Charlie Keller	26
3	Rudy York	26
5	Tommy Henrich	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	136
2	Joe DiMaggio	116
3	Jeff Heath	113
4	Johnny Mize	110
5	Dolph Camilli	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	37
2	Danny Murtaugh	26
3	Joe Kuhel	23
4	Phil Rizzuto	19
5	Billy Werber	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	2.14
2	Charlie Wagner	2.20
3	Spud Chandler	2.20
4	Johnny Vander Meer	2.22
5	Curt Davis	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kirby Higbe	19
1	Dick Newsome	19
3	Elden Auker	18
3	Spud Chandler	18
3	5 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	175
2	Bobo Newsom	169
3	Whit Wyatt	146
4	Bucky Walters	127
5	Bob Feller	126

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	17
2	Hugh Casey	13
3	Ace Adams	5
3	Joe Beggs	5
3	4 others tied	5