On This Day

Friday, July 3, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 48 24 .667 --
Red Sox 44 28 .611 4.0
Indians 43 34 .558 7.5
Tigers 43 36 .544 8.5
Browns 34 40 .459 15.0
White Sox 30 41 .423 17.5
Athletics 31 49 .388 21.0
Senators 27 48 .360 22.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 49 20 .710 --
Cardinals 40 28 .588 8.5
Reds 39 33 .542 11.5
Giants 38 35 .521 13.0
Cubs 37 38 .493 15.0
Pirates 33 38 .465 17.0
Braves 33 44 .429 20.0
Phillies 19 52 .268 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dolph Camilli 3
1 Harry Danning 3
1 Ken O'Dea 3
4 Babe Barna 2
4 25 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Elbie Fletcher 1
1 Tommy Holmes 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clyde Kluttz 3
1 Johnny Rizzo 3
3 Babe Barna 2
3 Dolph Camilli 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Danning 1
1 Ned Harris 1
1 Mickey Vernon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Newhouser 1.25
2 Spud Chandler 0.64
3 Walt Masterson 0.38
4 Lon Warneke 0.29
5 2 tied 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Carpenter 1
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Johnny Lanning 1
1 Walt Masterson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 10
2 Spud Chandler 7
3 Tom Ferrick 3
3 Walt Masterson 3
3 Lefty Wallace 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Dutch Dietz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Gordon .353
2 Pete Reiser .351
3 Bobby Doerr .349
4 Joe Medwick .346
5 Ted Williams .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 17
2 Rudy York 14
3 Johnny Mize 13
4 Mel Ott 12
5 3 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 76
2 Johnny Mize 58
3 Bobby Doerr 57
4 Joe DiMaggio 53
4 Joe Medwick 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
1 Joe Kuhel 13
3 Mickey Vernon 11
4 Don Gutteridge 10
4 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 Ace Adams 5
3 Hal Newhouser 5
3 Johnny Sain 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Elbie Fletcher .409
2 Johnny Pesky .400
3 Stan Musial .396
4 Joe Medwick .385
5 Ted Williams .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 6
2 Bob Elliott 4
2 Elbie Fletcher 4
2 Mel Ott 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 13
1 Mel Ott 13
1 Ted Williams 13
4 Babe Barna 12
4 Johnny Mize 12

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 Mort Cooper 0.67
2 Lum Harris 0.90
3 Al Smith 1.00
3 Jim Tobin 1.00
5 Hal Newhouser 1.04

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 20
2 Cliff Melton 17
3 Al Benton 16
3 Hal Newhouser 16
5 Kirby Higbe 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 2
1 Alex Carrasquel 2
1 Johnny Murphy 2
4 Johnny Allen 1
4 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .387
2 Elbie Fletcher .373
3 Vern Stephens .347
4 Ted Williams .341
5 Bob Elliott .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 8
2 Dom DiMaggio 6
2 George McQuinn 6
4 Mel Ott 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Vernon 7
2 Don Gutteridge 5
3 Johnny Barrett 4
3 George Case 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 0.50
2 Lum Harris 1.09
3 Tommy Hughes 1.56
4 Johnny Beazley 1.72
5 Charlie Wagner 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 6
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 Tex Hughson 28
3 Johnny Vander Meer 28
5 2 tied 26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .373
2 Pete Reiser .341
3 Joe Medwick .341
4 Bobby Doerr .317
5 Joe Gordon .316

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 139
2 Joe DiMaggio 113
2 Jeff Heath 113
4 Dolph Camilli 111
5 Johnny Mize 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 37
2 Danny Murtaugh 26
3 Joe Kuhel 23
4 Phil Rizzuto 19
5 Mickey Vernon 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 2.14
2 Tiny Bonham 2.27
3 Spud Chandler 2.27
4 Curt Davis 2.29
5 Charlie Wagner 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 19
1 Spud Chandler 19
1 Kirby Higbe 19
1 Dick Newsome 19
1 Claude Passeau 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 177
2 Bobo Newsom 167
3 Whit Wyatt 139
4 Bucky Walters 127
5 Mort Cooper 125

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 16
2 Hugh Casey 13
3 Ace Adams 6
4 Joe Beggs 5
4 4 others tied 5