On This Day

Thursday, July 9, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	51	26	.662	--
Red Sox	47	30	.610	4.0
Indians	45	36	.556	8.0
Tigers	44	39	.530	10.0
Browns	37	42	.468	15.0
White Sox	32	44	.421	18.5
Athletics	34	51	.400	21.0
Senators	29	51	.363	23.5

Games

Yankees 5, Browns 2

Athletics 5, Indians 2

Red Sox 2, Tigers 1

White Sox 4, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	53	21	.716	--
Cardinals	44	29	.603	8.5
Reds	41	35	.539	13.0
Giants	40	38	.513	15.0
Cubs	38	42	.475	18.0
Pirates	35	40	.467	18.5
Braves	35	47	.427	22.0
Phillies	21	55	.276	33.0

Games

Braves 4, Cubs 3

Dodgers 3, Reds 2

Cardinals 9, Giants 0

Pirates 9, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stan Hack	4
2	Ernie Lombardi	3
2	Lennie Merullo	3
2	Bill Nicholson	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buddy Blair	1
1	Buddy Gremp	1
1	Tommy Henrich	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Beazley	3
2	Luke Appling	2
2	Buddy Blair	2
2	Pete Coscarart	2
2	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Boudreau	1
1	Bill Conroy	1
1	Pete Fox	1
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Phil Marchildon	0.71
1	Rip Sewell	0.71
1	Whit Wyatt	0.71
4	Charlie Wagner	0.50
5	2 tied	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Johnny Humphries	1
1	Phil Marchildon	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Marchildon	5
1	Walt Masterson	5
1	Hal Newhouser	5
1	Rip Sewell	5
1	Whit Wyatt	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Reiser	.360
2	Bobby Doerr	.347
3	Joe Gordon	.347
4	Ted Williams	.345
5	Joe Medwick	.338

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	56
5	2 tied	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	Johnny Beazley	1.34
2	Mort Cooper	1.52
3	Hank Borowy	2.04
4	Tiny Bonham	2.20
5	2 tied	2.21

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	77
3	Bobo Newsom	67
4	Al Benton	66
5	Bucky Walters	62

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	8
2	Johnny Murphy	7
3	Ace Adams	5
3	Hal Newhouser	5
3	Johnny Sain	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Pesky	.426
2	Elbie Fletcher	.413
3	Ted Williams	.404
4	George Case	.400
5	Pete Reiser	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Chartak	4
2	Elbie Fletcher	3
2	Pinky Higgins	3
2	Charlie Keller	3
2	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	15
2	Taffy Wright	14
3	Mike Chartak	13
4	Tony Lupien	12
4	Mickey Vernon	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mickey Vernon	5
2	George Case	3
2	Lonny Frey	3
2	Bill Nicholson	3
5	14 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Murry Dickson	0.00
2	Joe Dobson	0.50
3	Bucky Walters	0.53
4	Johnny Beazley	0.59
5	Ernie White	0.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	3
1	Larry French	3
1	Lum Harris	3
1	Cliff Melton	3
5	20 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cliff Melton	19
1	Hal Newhouser	19
3	Bobo Newsom	17
3	Rip Sewell	17
5	Herman Besse	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Alex Carrasquel	2
2	Ace Adams	1
2	Johnny Allen	1
2	Hank Borowy	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elbie Fletcher	.429
2	Ted Williams	.383
3	Lou Novikoff	.375
4	Bill Nicholson	.363
5	Joe Medwick	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	8
2	Mike Chartak	7
3	George McQuinn	6
4	Mel Ott	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	25
2	Tony Lupien	23
2	Johnny Mize	23
2	Ted Williams	23
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mickey Vernon	6
2	Phil Rizzuto	5
2	Billy Werber	5
4	Johnny Barrett	4
4	8 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	0.90
2	Joe Dobson	1.01
3	Tommy Hughes	1.06
4	Lum Harris	1.18
5	Johnny Beazley	1.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	5
1	Larry French	5
1	Lum Harris	5
1	Tex Hughson	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	33
2	Al Benton	27
2	Tex Hughson	27
2	Cliff Melton	27
5	Eddie Smith	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Ace Adams	3
3	Alex Carrasquel	2
3	Joe Haynes	2
5	16 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.372
2	Pete Reiser	.344
3	Joe Medwick	.339
4	Bobby Doerr	.321
5	Joe Gordon	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	39
2	Dolph Camilli	30
3	Tommy Henrich	26
4	Johnny Mize	25
4	Rudy York	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	138
2	Jeff Heath	117
3	Johnny Mize	112
4	Joe DiMaggio	110
5	Dolph Camilli	109

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	2.32
4	Curt Davis	2.34
5	Tiny Bonham	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Spud Chandler	19
1	Kirby Higbe	19
3	Elden Auker	18
3	Curt Davis	18
3	4 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	174
2	Bobo Newsom	167
3	Whit Wyatt	140
4	Mort Cooper	129
5	Bucky Walters	127

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	17
2	Hugh Casey	14
3	Ace Adams	6
4	Joe Beggs	5
4	5 others tied	5