On This Day

Thursday, July 2, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 47 24 .662 --
Red Sox 44 27 .620 3.0
Indians 43 33 .566 6.5
Tigers 42 36 .538 8.5
Browns 34 40 .459 14.5
White Sox 30 41 .423 17.0
Athletics 31 48 .392 20.0
Senators 26 48 .351 22.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 48 20 .706 --
Cardinals 40 27 .597 7.5
Reds 39 33 .542 11.0
Giants 37 35 .514 13.0
Cubs 37 38 .493 14.5
Pirates 32 38 .457 17.0
Braves 33 43 .434 19.0
Phillies 19 51 .271 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Judnich 3
2 Johnny Barrett 2
2 Mike Chartak 2
2 Harlond Clift 2
2 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pinky Higgins 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Chartak 2
1 Billy Hitchcock 2
1 Don Kolloway 2
1 Wally Moses 2
5 16 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alf Anderson 1
1 Johnny Barrett 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Klinger 0.71
2 Johnny Beazley 0.40
3 Johnny Niggeling 0.30
4 Chubby Dean 0.25
5 Johnny Humphries 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 1
1 Al Benton 1
1 Chubby Dean 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Klinger 5
2 Al Benton 3
2 Chubby Dean 3
2 Johnny Humphries 3
2 Johnny Niggeling 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Eisenstat 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Gordon .358
2 Pete Reiser .348
3 Bobby Doerr .346
4 Joe Medwick .342
5 Les Fleming .337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 75
2 Johnny Mize 56
3 Bobby Doerr 55
4 Joe DiMaggio 52
4 2 others tied 52

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.24
2 Johnny Beazley 1.52
3 Tiny Bonham 2.08
4 Curt Davis 2.10
5 Hank Borowy 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Passeau 12
2 Mort Cooper 11
2 Ray Starr 11
4 Elden Auker 10
4 Cliff Melton 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 76
2 Mort Cooper 75
3 Bobo Newsom 66
4 Al Benton 65
5 Johnny Niggeling 60

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 .415
2 Johnny Pesky .411
3 Stan Musial .409
4 Lou Novikoff .377
5 Joe Medwick .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 5
2 Bob Elliott 4
3 Elbie Fletcher 3
3 Oris Hockett 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 12
1 Ted Williams 12
3 Bob Elliott 11
3 Glenn McQuillen 11
3 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Nicholson 3
1 Mickey Vernon 3
3 Johnny Barrett 2
3 Dolph Camilli 2
3 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Hughes 0.36
2 Mort Cooper 0.67
3 Larry French 0.90
3 Lum Harris 0.90
3 Virgil Trucks 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 4
2 Al Benton 3
2 Mort Cooper 3
2 Lum Harris 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 20
2 Cliff Melton 17
3 Al Benton 16
4 Kirby Higbe 14
5 Eddie Smith 13

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Elbie Fletcher .375
2 Joe Medwick .372
3 Pete Reiser .356
4 Les Fleming .343
5 2 tied .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George McQuinn 7
1 Johnny Mize 7
3 Dom DiMaggio 6
4 Mike Chartak 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 28
2 George McQuinn 25
3 Joe Gordon 24
4 Joe Medwick 22
5 Frank McCormick 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Vernon 6
2 Don Gutteridge 5
3 Johnny Barrett 4
3 George Case 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 0.72
2 Lum Harris 1.09
3 Tommy Hughes 1.13
4 Elmer Riddle 1.59
5 Johnny Beazley 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 7
2 Claude Passeau 5
2 Al Smith 5
2 Ray Starr 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 38
2 Al Benton 33
3 Virgil Trucks 32
4 Tex Hughson 28
4 Johnny Vander Meer 28

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 .372
2 Pete Reiser .341
3 Joe Medwick .340
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
4 Tommy Henrich 25
4 Rudy York 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 138
2 Joe DiMaggio 115
3 Jeff Heath 113
4 Dolph Camilli 109
5 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 2.14
2 Charlie Wagner 2.20
3 Spud Chandler 2.23
4 Tiny Bonham 2.27
5 Curt Davis 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 19
1 Kirby Higbe 19
1 Dick Newsome 19
1 Claude Passeau 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 177
2 Bobo Newsom 175
3 Whit Wyatt 139
4 Bucky Walters 127
5 Mort Cooper 125

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