On This Day

Wednesday, July 15, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	56	28	.667	--
Red Sox	49	34	.590	6.5
Indians	49	38	.563	8.5
Tigers	45	44	.506	13.5
Browns	42	43	.494	14.5
White Sox	35	47	.427	20.0
Athletics	36	55	.396	23.5
Senators	31	54	.365	25.5

Games

Red Sox 10, White Sox 1

Yankees 4, Indians 0

Browns 7, Athletics 4

White Sox 11, Red Sox 6

Senators 4, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	58	23	.716	--
Cardinals	50	30	.625	7.5
Reds	45	39	.536	14.5
Giants	42	42	.500	17.5
Cubs	41	45	.477	19.5
Pirates	38	42	.475	19.5
Braves	37	52	.416	25.0
Phillies	22	60	.268	36.5

Games

Dodgers 10, Cubs 5

Pirates 6, Giants 2

Cardinals 7, Phillies 3

Cardinals 9, Phillies 4

Reds 6, Braves 2

Braves 7, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gee Walker	6
2	Don Kolloway	5
2	Max Marshall	5
2	Harry Walker	5
5	4 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Billy Herman	1
1	Chet Laabs	1
1	Ernie Lombardi	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chet Laabs	5
1	Ted Williams	5
3	Luke Appling	4
4	Dom DiMaggio	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	2
2	Stan Benjamin	1
2	Johnny Cooney	1
2	Don Gutteridge	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Atley Donald	1.00
1	Bucky Walters	1.00
3	Lefty Hoerst	0.62
4	Tex Hughson	0.60
5	Kirby Higbe	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Johnny Beazley	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Kirby Higbe	7
2	Tex Hughson	6
2	Bucky Walters	6
2	Early Wynn	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Joe Haynes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Reiser	.364
2	Joe Gordon	.342
3	Ted Williams	.341
4	Joe Medwick	.339
5	Bobby Doerr	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	19
2	Johnny Mize	15
3	Rudy York	14
4	Chet Laabs	13
5	3 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	87
2	Johnny Mize	67
3	Bobby Doerr	61
4	Joe Medwick	59
5	2 tied	58

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	16
2	George Case	15
3	Don Gutteridge	14
4	Mickey Vernon	13
5	Pete Reiser	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Beazley	1.51
2	Mort Cooper	1.64
3	Hank Borowy	1.83
4	Curt Davis	2.03
5	Whit Wyatt	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	13
2	Ray Starr	12
3	Elden Auker	11
3	Mort Cooper	11
3	2 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	90
2	Mort Cooper	87
3	Bobo Newsom	74
4	Bucky Walters	72
5	Al Benton	71

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	9
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	Bill Knickerbocker	.459
2	Pete Reiser	.444
3	Luke Appling	.400
4	Harry Danning	.382
5	Dom DiMaggio	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Chartak	4
2	Pinky Higgins	3
2	Chet Laabs	3
2	Johnny Mize	3
5	10 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	15
1	Taffy Wright	15
3	Babe Barna	14
3	Ted Williams	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Gutteridge	4
1	Don Kolloway	4
1	Mickey Vernon	4
4	Luke Appling	3
4	8 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Borowy	0.49
2	Bucky Walters	0.64
3	Lefty Wilkie	0.73
4	Elmer Riddle	0.84
5	Jake Wade	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	4
2	Murry Dickson	3
2	Tex Hughson	3
2	Rip Sewell	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	18
2	Johnny Vander Meer	16
3	Tex Hughson	14
3	Al Javery	14
3	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	2
2	Ace Adams	1
2	Pete Appleton	1
2	Hank Borowy	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Novikoff	.389
2	Elbie Fletcher	.376
3	Pete Reiser	.361
4	Stan Musial	.360
5	Joe Medwick	.351

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Barna	27
2	Ted Williams	24
2	Taffy Wright	24
4	Vern Stephens	23
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mickey Vernon	6
2	Don Gutteridge	5
2	Don Kolloway	5
2	Joe Kuhel	5
2	Phil Rizzuto	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Hughes	0.64
2	Virgil Trucks	0.67
3	Larry French	0.92
4	Elmer Riddle	1.43
5	Bucky Walters	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry French	6
2	Johnny Beazley	5
2	Tex Hughson	5
2	Vern Olsen	5
2	Bucky Walters	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	32
2	Mort Cooper	30
2	Kirby Higbe	30
4	Johnny Vander Meer	28
5	Cliff Melton	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Ace Adams	2
2	Alex Carrasquel	2
2	Hugh Casey	2
2	Joe Haynes	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.373
2	Pete Reiser	.350
3	Joe Medwick	.339
4	Joe Gordon	.321
5	Bobby Doerr	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	40
2	Dolph Camilli	30
3	Tommy Henrich	25
3	Johnny Mize	25
5	2 tied	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	145
2	Jeff Heath	112
3	Johnny Mize	110
4	Dolph Camilli	109
4	Joe DiMaggio	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	37
2	Danny Murtaugh	25
3	Joe Kuhel	24
4	Phil Rizzuto	21
5	Mickey Vernon	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Vander Meer	2.23
2	Spud Chandler	2.28
3	Mort Cooper	2.32
4	Curt Davis	2.34
5	Tiny Bonham	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	19
1	Bucky Walters	19
1	Whit Wyatt	19
4	Spud Chandler	18
4	4 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	186
2	Bobo Newsom	167
3	Whit Wyatt	142
4	Mort Cooper	137
5	Bucky Walters	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	16
2	Hugh Casey	15
3	Ace Adams	6
4	Joe Beggs	5
4	4 others tied	5