On This Day

Saturday, July 11, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	52	27	.658	--
Red Sox	48	30	.615	3.5
Indians	47	36	.566	7.0
Tigers	44	40	.524	10.5
Browns	38	43	.469	15.0
White Sox	33	44	.429	18.0
Athletics	34	53	.391	22.0
Senators	29	52	.358	24.0

Games

Browns 5, Yankees 2

Indians 3, Athletics 1

White Sox 5, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	55	22	.714	--
Cardinals	45	30	.600	9.0
Reds	42	37	.532	14.0
Giants	41	39	.513	15.5
Cubs	39	43	.476	18.5
Pirates	36	40	.474	18.5
Braves	36	48	.429	22.5
Phillies	21	56	.273	34.0

Games

Braves 4, Cubs 2

Dodgers 5, Reds 0

Dodgers 3, Reds 2

Pirates 12, Phillies 5

Giants 8, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank McCormick	4
1	Stan Spence	4
3	Bob Elliott	3
3	Ernie Lombardi	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Barna	1
1	Elbie Fletcher	1
1	Frankie Gustine	1
1	Joe Kuhel	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Barna	4
1	Elbie Fletcher	4
3	Frankie Gustine	3
3	Johnny Mize	3
3	Mike Tresh	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Don Kolloway	1
1	Wally Moses	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Manny Salvo	0.62
2	Russ Christopher	0.50
2	Curt Davis	0.50
4	Paul Derringer	0.33
5	Johnny Allen	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	George Caster	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Fleming	9
2	Manny Salvo	5
3	Paul Derringer	4
4	Hugh Casey	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Earley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Reiser	.357
2	Ted Williams	.344
3	Bobby Doerr	.343
4	Joe Gordon	.342
5	Joe Medwick	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	18
2	Johnny Mize	15
3	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	66
3	Bobby Doerr	59
4	Joe DiMaggio	58
5	Bob Elliott	56

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	Curt Davis	2.03
4	Hank Borowy	2.04
5	Whit Wyatt	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	Ted Williams	.420
2	Elbie Fletcher	.413
3	George Case	.393
4	Jimmy Wasdell	.385
5	2 tied	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Chartak	4
1	Elbie Fletcher	4
1	Johnny Mize	4
4	Pinky Higgins	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	16
2	Taffy Wright	14
3	Babe Barna	13
3	Mike Chartak	13
3	Johnny Mize	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mickey Vernon	5
2	Bill Nicholson	3
3	Luke Appling	2
3	Johnny Barrett	2
3	13 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Dobson	0.50
2	Johnny Beazley	0.59
3	Kirby Higbe	0.66
3	Ernie White	0.66
5	Bucky Walters	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	3
1	Lum Harris	3
1	Tex Hughson	3
4	Bob Carpenter	2
4	23 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herman Besse	20
2	Hal Newhouser	19
3	Cliff Melton	15
3	Rip Sewell	15
5	Tex Hughson	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Alex Carrasquel	2
2	Ace Adams	1
2	Johnny Allen	1
2	Hank Borowy	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elbie Fletcher	.440
2	Ted Williams	.398
3	Lou Novikoff	.373
4	Bill Nicholson	.362
5	Luke Appling	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	9
2	Mike Chartak	6
2	George McQuinn	6
4	Babe Barna	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Barna	26
2	Bob Elliott	23
2	Johnny Mize	23
4	George McQuinn	22
5	Ted Williams	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mickey Vernon	6
2	Phil Rizzuto	5
3	Ned Harris	4
3	Charlie Keller	4
3	5 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	1.27

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herman Besse	29
2	Cliff Melton	27
3	Mort Cooper	26
4	Tex Hughson	25
4	Bobo Newsom	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Ace Adams	2
2	Alex Carrasquel	2
4	Johnny Allen	1
4	17 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.372
2	Pete Reiser	.345
3	Joe Medwick	.336
4	Bobby Doerr	.320
5	Joe Gordon	.316

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	138
2	Jeff Heath	118
3	Johnny Mize	115
4	Joe DiMaggio	112
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	Curt Davis	2.24
2	Mort Cooper	2.26
3	Spud Chandler	2.27
4	Johnny Vander Meer	2.31
5	Charlie Wagner	2.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Spud Chandler	19
1	Curt Davis	19
1	Claude Passeau	19
1	Bucky Walters	19
5	4 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	173
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