On This Day

Sunday, July 5, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	50	26	.658	--
Red Sox	46	30	.605	4.0
Indians	45	35	.563	7.0
Tigers	44	38	.537	9.0
Browns	37	41	.474	14.0
White Sox	31	44	.413	18.5
Athletics	33	51	.393	21.0
Senators	29	50	.367	22.5

Games

Tigers 10, Indians 1

Indians 5, Tigers 1

Athletics 5, Yankees 4

Yankees 4, Athletics 2

Senators 4, Red Sox 3

Red Sox 5, Senators 0

White Sox 14, Browns 2

Browns 13, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	52	21	.712	--
Cardinals	43	29	.597	8.5
Reds	41	34	.547	12.0
Giants	40	37	.519	14.0
Cubs	38	41	.481	17.0
Pirates	34	40	.459	18.5
Braves	34	47	.420	22.0
Phillies	21	54	.280	32.0

Games

Braves 6, Dodgers 5

Dodgers 2, Braves 1

Phillies 3, Giants 2

Phillies 5, Giants 3

Pirates 4, Reds 3

Reds 5, Pirates 2

Cardinals 5, Cubs 3

Cardinals 11, Cubs 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Mize	5
2	Buddy Blair	4
2	Bill Knickerbocker	4
2	Don Kolloway	4
2	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Mike Chartak	1
1	Les Fleming	1
1	Ned Harris	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	4
1	Taffy Wright	4
3	Babe Barna	3
3	Mike Chartak	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Estalella	1
1	Nanny Fernandez	1
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	Augie Galan	1
1	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Herman Besse	0.67
1	Mel Harder	0.67
3	Lefty Gomez	0.60
4	Si Johnson	0.56
5	4 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Larry French	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herman Besse	8
2	Rip Sewell	7
3	Lefty Gomez	6
4	Harry Gumbert	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Max Lanier	1
1	Rube Melton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Reiser	.361
2	Joe Gordon	.348
3	Ted Williams	.347
4	Bobby Doerr	.346
5	Joe Medwick	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	18
2	Johnny Mize	14
2	Rudy York	14
4	Dolph Camilli	12
4	2 others tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	80
2	Johnny Mize	63
3	Bobby Doerr	59
4	Joe DiMaggio	55
4	Joe Medwick	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	14
1	Joe Kuhel	14
3	Mickey Vernon	13
4	Don Gutteridge	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.52
2	Tiny Bonham	2.20
3	Bob Klinger	2.21
4	Curt Davis	2.23
5	Claude Passeau	2.26

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	79
2	Johnny Vander Meer	76
3	Bobo Newsom	67
4	Al Benton	66
5	Bucky Walters	62

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	8
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	Ted Williams	.413
2	Pete Reiser	.408
3	Elbie Fletcher	.404
4	George Case	.404
5	Lew Riggs	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	5
2	Mike Chartak	4
3	Les Fleming	3
3	Elbie Fletcher	3
3	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	18
2	Ted Williams	17
3	Babe Barna	15
4	Lou Boudreau	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mickey Vernon	5
2	Phil Rizzuto	4
3	George Case	3
3	Charlie Keller	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	0.45
2	Tommy Hughes	0.79
3	Joe Dobson	0.86
4	Hal Newhouser	1.00
5	Johnny Beazley	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry French	4
1	Lum Harris	4
1	Cliff Melton	4
4	Al Benton	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cliff Melton	25
2	Bobo Newsom	21
3	Al Benton	17
3	Hal Newhouser	17
5	Herman Besse	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Alex Carrasquel	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
3	Ace Adams	1
3	Johnny Allen	1
3	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elbie Fletcher	.391
2	Ted Williams	.376
3	Joe Medwick	.376
4	Pete Reiser	.354
5	Bill Nicholson	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	9
2	Mike Chartak	7
3	George McQuinn	6
4	Dom DiMaggio	5
4	Mel Ott	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	29
2	Joe Gordon	24
2	Tony Lupien	24
2	Joe Medwick	24
2	2 others tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mickey Vernon	8
2	Johnny Barrett	5
2	George Case	5
2	Don Gutteridge	5
2	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	0.84
2	Joe Dobson	1.01
3	Mort Cooper	1.23
4	Tommy Hughes	1.28
5	Lum Harris	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	6
1	Ray Starr	6
3	Larry French	5
3	Lum Harris	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	39
2	Al Benton	34
3	Tex Hughson	30
4	Cliff Melton	28
4	Johnny Vander Meer	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	3
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
4	Alex Carrasquel	2
4	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.376
2	Pete Reiser	.346
3	Joe Medwick	.340
4	Bobby Doerr	.318
5	Joe DiMaggio	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	39
2	Dolph Camilli	31
3	Tommy Henrich	25
3	Charlie Keller	25
3	2 others tied	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	141
2	Jeff Heath	116
3	Joe DiMaggio	115
4	Dolph Camilli	113
5	Johnny Mize	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	38
2	Danny Murtaugh	26
3	Joe Kuhel	24
4	Phil Rizzuto	21
5	Mickey Vernon	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.27
2	Mort Cooper	2.29
3	Charlie Wagner	2.30
4	Johnny Vander Meer	2.30
5	Tiny Bonham	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kirby Higbe	20
2	Elden Auker	19
2	Spud Chandler	19
2	Dick Newsome	19
5	5 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	177
2	Bobo Newsom	168
3	Whit Wyatt	139
4	Mort Cooper	129
5	Bucky Walters	127

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	16
2	Hugh Casey	14
3	Ace Adams	6
4	Joe Beggs	5
4	5 others tied	5