On This Day

Friday, July 10, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 52 26 .667 --
Red Sox 48 30 .615 4.0
Indians 46 36 .561 8.0
Tigers 44 40 .524 11.0
Browns 37 43 .463 16.0
White Sox 32 44 .421 19.0
Athletics 34 52 .395 22.0
Senators 29 51 .363 24.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 53 22 .707 --
Cardinals 45 29 .608 7.5
Reds 42 35 .545 12.0
Giants 40 39 .506 15.0
Cubs 39 42 .481 17.0
Pirates 35 40 .467 18.0
Braves 35 48 .422 22.0
Phillies 21 55 .276 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmie Foxx 3
1 Tex Hughson 3
1 Ray Mack 3
4 Dick Bartell 2
4 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tex Hughson 3
2 Buddy Gremp 2
2 Ray Mack 2
2 Buddy Rosar 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Mack 1
1 Buster Mills 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tex Hughson 0.75
2 Claude Passeau 0.57
3 Herman Besse 0.50
4 Mel Harder 0.43
5 Bucky Walters 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Atley Donald 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Hughson 6
2 Herman Besse 5
3 Stan Ferens 4
3 Claude Passeau 4
3 Bucky Walters 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Reiser .357
2 Ted Williams .344
3 Joe Gordon .344
4 Bobby Doerr .343
5 Joe Medwick .336

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 57
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 1.51
3 Hank Borowy 2.04
4 Tiny Bonham 2.20
5 2 tied 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Passeau 13
2 Ray Starr 12
3 Mort Cooper 11
3 Cliff Melton 11
5 2 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 82
2 Johnny Vander Meer 77
3 Bobo Newsom 67
4 Al Benton 66
4 Bucky Walters 66

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 Elbie Fletcher .413
2 Ted Williams .404
3 George Case .400
4 Mike Chartak .380
5 Johnny Pesky .361

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 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Vernon 5
2 George Case 3
2 Lonny Frey 3
4 Johnny Barrett 2
4 14 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Murry Dickson 0.00
2 Joe Dobson 0.50
3 Johnny Beazley 0.59
4 Ernie White 0.66
5 Bucky Walters 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 3
1 Larry French 3
1 Lum Harris 3
1 Tex Hughson 3
1 Cliff Melton 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herman Besse 20
2 Cliff Melton 19
2 Hal Newhouser 19
4 Bobo Newsom 17
4 Rip Sewell 17

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 .427
2 Ted Williams .385
3 Lou Novikoff .361
4 Bill Nicholson .358
5 Joe Medwick .347

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 23
2 Babe Barna 22
2 Bob Elliott 22
2 George McQuinn 22
2 Johnny Mize 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Vernon 6
2 Phil Rizzuto 5
3 Johnny Barrett 4
3 George Case 4
3 6 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 Kirby Higbe 1.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 6
2 Mort Cooper 5
2 Larry French 5
2 Lum Harris 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tex Hughson 33
1 Bobo Newsom 33
3 Herman Besse 29
4 Al Benton 27
4 Cliff Melton 27

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 .342
3 Joe Medwick .338
4 Bobby Doerr .320
5 Joe Gordon .318

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 111
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 Mort Cooper 2.26
2 Spud Chandler 2.27
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
1 Claude Passeau 19
1 Bucky Walters 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 174
2 Bobo Newsom 167
3 Whit Wyatt 140
4 Mort Cooper 132
5 Bucky Walters 131

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