On This Day

Friday, July 17, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 58 28 .674 --
Red Sox 50 35 .588 7.5
Indians 49 40 .551 10.5
Browns 45 43 .511 14.0
Tigers 45 46 .495 15.5
White Sox 36 48 .429 21.0
Athletics 36 58 .383 26.0
Senators 33 54 .379 25.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 60 24 .714 --
Cardinals 51 31 .622 8.0
Reds 46 39 .541 14.5
Giants 44 42 .512 17.0
Cubs 42 47 .472 20.5
Pirates 38 44 .463 21.0
Braves 37 53 .411 26.0
Phillies 23 61 .274 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chet Laabs 5
2 Billy Jurges 4
2 Mike Kreevich 4
4 Dick Bartell 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Laabs 2
2 Billy Jurges 1
2 Bill Nicholson 1
2 Babe Phelps 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chet Laabs 6
2 Billy Jurges 4
2 Phil Rizzuto 4
2 Billy Sullivan 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Creepy Crespi 1
1 Whitey Kurowski 1
1 Johnny Mize 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Herman Besse 0.50
2 Spud Chandler 0.44
3 Johnny Humphries 0.43
4 Hal Newhouser 0.33
5 Bobo Newsom 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Stan Ferens 1
1 Howie Krist 1
1 Bobo Newsom 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herman Besse 4
1 Spud Chandler 4
1 Hal Newhouser 4
4 Luke Hamlin 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Ed Head 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Reiser .359
2 Joe Gordon .346
3 Ted Williams .337
4 Joe Medwick .336
5 Bobby Doerr .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 19
2 Chet Laabs 17
3 Johnny Mize 15
4 Rudy York 14
5 3 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 88
2 Johnny Mize 68
3 Chet Laabs 64
4 Bobby Doerr 61
4 Vern Stephens 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 17
2 Joe Kuhel 16
3 Don Gutteridge 14
4 Mickey Vernon 13
5 Pete Reiser 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Beazley 1.51
2 Mort Cooper 1.63
3 Hank Borowy 1.83
4 Whit Wyatt 2.11
5 Tex Hughson 2.20

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 77
4 Bucky Walters 72
5 Al Benton 71

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 10
2 Johnny Murphy 7
3 Ace Adams 6
4 Joe Haynes 5
4 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Novikoff .407
2 Pete Reiser .404
3 Enos Slaughter .391
4 Harry Danning .390
5 Lennie Merullo .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Laabs 7
2 Mike Chartak 3
2 Les Fleming 3
2 Johnny Mize 3
2 Red Rolfe 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chet Laabs 22
2 Vern Stephens 15
3 Babe Barna 14
3 Taffy Wright 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
1 Don Gutteridge 4
1 Eddie Joost 4
1 Don Kolloway 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Borowy 0.49
2 Bucky Walters 0.64
3 Bobo Newsom 0.72
4 Whit Wyatt 1.00
4 Larry French 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 3
1 Murry Dickson 3
1 Tex Hughson 3
1 Howie Krist 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 22
2 Herman Besse 17
3 Spud Chandler 14
3 Tex Hughson 14
3 3 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 3
2 Ace Adams 2
2 Joe Haynes 2
4 Pete Appleton 1
4 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Elbie Fletcher .398
2 Lou Novikoff .397
3 Stan Musial .372
4 Walker Cooper .366
5 Pete Reiser .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Laabs 10
2 Johnny Mize 8
3 Mike Chartak 6
4 Les Fleming 5
4 Elbie Fletcher 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chet Laabs 31
2 Vern Stephens 26
3 Ted Williams 25
4 Babe Barna 24
4 Taffy Wright 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
1 Mickey Vernon 6
3 Don Gutteridge 5
3 Don Kolloway 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.95
2 Tommy Hughes 1.03
3 Virgil Trucks 1.13
4 Johnny Allen 1.42
5 Hal Newhouser 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 6
2 Tex Hughson 5
2 Vern Olsen 5
2 Bucky Walters 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 35
2 Mort Cooper 30
2 Kirby Higbe 30
4 Hal Newhouser 28
5 Cliff Melton 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 3
1 Hugh Casey 3
1 Joe Haynes 3
1 Johnny Murphy 3
5 2 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .371
2 Pete Reiser .347
3 Joe Medwick .334
4 Joe Gordon .322
5 Bobby Doerr .317

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 145
2 Jeff Heath 111
3 Johnny Mize 110
4 Joe DiMaggio 109
5 Dolph Camilli 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 39
2 Danny Murtaugh 25
3 Joe Kuhel 24
4 Phil Rizzuto 20
5 Mickey Vernon 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 2.22
2 Whit Wyatt 2.28
3 Mort Cooper 2.32
4 Johnny Vander Meer 2.39
5 Charlie Wagner 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 19
1 Spud Chandler 19
1 Bucky Walters 19
1 Whit Wyatt 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 175
2 Bobo Newsom 163
3 Mort Cooper 137
4 Whit Wyatt 136
5 Bucky Walters 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 16
1 Johnny Murphy 16
3 Ace Adams 7
4 Joe Beggs 6
5 5 tied 5