On This Day

Sunday, July 12, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	53	28	.654	--
Red Sox	48	32	.600	4.5
Indians	49	36	.576	6.0
Tigers	45	41	.523	10.5
Browns	40	43	.482	14.0
White Sox	34	45	.430	18.0
Athletics	35	54	.393	22.0
Senators	29	54	.349	25.0

Games

Tigers 6, Yankees 4

Yankees 3, Tigers 1

Athletics 3, White Sox 2

White Sox 11, Athletics 1

Indians 9, Senators 7

Indians 5, Senators 0

Browns 1, Red Sox 0

Browns 10, Red Sox 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	56	23	.709	--
Cardinals	47	30	.610	8.0
Reds	44	37	.543	13.0
Giants	42	40	.512	15.5
Cubs	40	44	.476	18.5
Pirates	37	41	.474	18.5
Braves	36	50	.419	23.5
Phillies	21	58	.266	35.0

Games

Giants 6, Cubs 2

Cubs 8, Giants 3

Dodgers 2, Pirates 1

Pirates 6, Dodgers 4

Cardinals 5, Braves 1

Cardinals 9, Braves 3

Reds 2, Phillies 0

Reds 2, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lennie Merullo	6
2	Walker Cooper	5
2	Dom DiMaggio	5
2	Joe Medwick	5
2	John Sullivan	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Nanny Fernandez	1
1	Les Fleming	1
1	Buddy Hassett	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chet Laabs	5
2	Les Fleming	4
2	Taffy Wright	4
4	Walker Cooper	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lennie Merullo	3
2	Luke Appling	2
2	Eddie Joost	2
2	Don Kolloway	2
5	10 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Vander Meer	1.86
2	Bobo Newsom	1.75
3	Spud Chandler	0.75
3	Harry Gumbert	0.75
5	3 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Hi Bithorn	1
1	Marv Breuer	1
1	Stan Ferens	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	13
2	Bobo Newsom	7
3	Dick Newsome	5
3	Mike Ryba	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Rip Sewell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Reiser	.356
2	Ted Williams	.344
3	Joe Medwick	.343
4	Joe Gordon	.339
5	Bobby Doerr	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	18
2	Johnny Mize	15
3	Rudy York	14
4	Dolph Camilli	12
4	3 others tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	82
2	Johnny Mize	67
3	Bobby Doerr	59
4	Joe DiMaggio	58
4	Vern Stephens	58

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	15
2	Joe Kuhel	14
3	Mickey Vernon	13
4	Don Gutteridge	12
5	4 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	0.69
2	Johnny Beazley	1.34
3	Mort Cooper	1.51
4	Curt Davis	2.03
5	Hank Borowy	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	13
2	Ray Starr	12
3	Mort Cooper	11
3	Cliff Melton	11
5	4 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	90
2	Mort Cooper	82
3	Bobo Newsom	74
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	.423
2	Elbie Fletcher	.396
3	Jimmy Wasdell	.390
4	Luke Appling	.377
5	2 tied	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Chartak	4
1	Elbie Fletcher	4
3	Pinky Higgins	3
3	Chet Laabs	3
3	Johnny Mize	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	17
1	Taffy Wright	17
3	Babe Barna	14
4	Mike Chartak	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mickey Vernon	5
2	Luke Appling	4
2	Lennie Merullo	4
4	Don Gutteridge	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Beazley	0.59
2	Bucky Walters	0.67
3	Tommy Hughes	0.84
4	Elmer Riddle	0.84
5	2 tied	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	3
1	Larry French	3
1	Lum Harris	3
1	Tex Hughson	3
5	24 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	21
2	Herman Besse	20
3	Johnny Vander Meer	16
4	Cliff Melton	15
4	Rip Sewell	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Alex Carrasquel	2
2	Ace Adams	1
2	Johnny Allen	1
2	Pete Appleton	1
2	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elbie Fletcher	.422
2	Ted Williams	.379
3	Lou Novikoff	.365
4	Joe Medwick	.363
5	Luke Appling	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	9
2	Mike Chartak	6
3	Babe Barna	5
3	Elbie Fletcher	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Barna	27
2	Johnny Mize	24
3	Bob Elliott	23
3	Vern Stephens	23
3	Taffy Wright	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mickey Vernon	6
2	Phil Rizzuto	5
3	Luke Appling	4
3	George Case	4
3	11 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Hughes	0.89
2	Larry French	0.92
3	Virgil Trucks	1.35
4	Johnny Beazley	1.36
5	Elmer Riddle	1.43

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	32
2	Herman Besse	29
3	Johnny Vander Meer	28
4	Cliff Melton	27
5	Mort Cooper	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Ace Adams	2
2	Alex Carrasquel	2
4	Johnny Allen	1
4	19 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.375
2	Pete Reiser	.346
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	Johnny Mize	26
4	Tommy Henrich	25
4	Rudy York	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	140
2	Jeff Heath	121
3	Johnny Mize	116
4	Joe DiMaggio	110
5	Dolph Camilli	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	39
2	Danny Murtaugh	26
3	Joe Kuhel	22
4	Phil Rizzuto	21
5	Mickey Vernon	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.22
2	Johnny Vander Meer	2.23
3	Mort Cooper	2.26
4	Charlie Wagner	2.32
5	Curt Davis	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Spud Chandler	19
1	Claude Passeau	19
1	Bucky Walters	19
4	Elden Auker	18
4	5 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	186
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