On This Day

Tuesday, July 21, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	62	28	.689	--
Red Sox	50	38	.568	11.0
Indians	51	41	.554	12.0
Browns	48	44	.522	15.0
Tigers	47	47	.500	17.0
White Sox	37	51	.420	24.0
Athletics	37	60	.381	28.5
Senators	34	57	.374	28.5

Games

White Sox 5, Red Sox 4

Yankees 8, Indians 3

Tigers 6, Senators 4

Browns 4, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	63	27	.700	--
Cardinals	55	32	.632	6.5
Reds	47	42	.528	15.5
Giants	47	43	.522	16.0
Cubs	44	49	.473	20.5
Pirates	41	46	.471	20.5
Braves	38	56	.404	27.0
Phillies	24	64	.273	38.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Reds 4

Braves 4, Cubs 3

Giants 6, Pirates 5

Cardinals 6, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Doerr	4
2	Dom Dallessandro	3
2	Augie Galan	3
2	Tommy Holmes	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Wally Judnich	1
1	Ken Keltner	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dario Lodigiani	4
2	Augie Galan	3
2	Ned Harris	3
2	Wally Judnich	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Coscarart	1
1	Dom Dallessandro	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal White	0.88
2	Lum Harris	0.62
3	Johnny Allen	0.50
4	Al Hollingsworth	0.44
4	Howie Krist	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	Al Hollingsworth	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Sain	8
2	Hal White	7
3	Lum Harris	5
4	Johnny Allen	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Reiser	.350
2	Joe Gordon	.343
3	Ted Williams	.342
4	Bobby Doerr	.339
5	Joe Medwick	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	19
2	Johnny Mize	18
3	Chet Laabs	17
4	Dolph Camilli	14
4	2 others tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	89
2	Johnny Mize	71
3	Joe DiMaggio	66
4	Chet Laabs	64
5	2 tied	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	18
2	Joe Kuhel	16
3	Don Gutteridge	15
4	Mickey Vernon	13
5	Pete Reiser	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	0.97
2	Mort Cooper	1.67
3	Hank Borowy	1.85
4	Johnny Beazley	2.01
5	Johnny Allen	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	13
2	Mort Cooper	12
2	Ray Starr	12
2	Bucky Walters	12
5	4 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	95
2	Mort Cooper	93
3	Bobo Newsom	79
4	Bucky Walters	76
5	Al Benton	72

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	10
2	Johnny Murphy	8
3	Ace Adams	6
4	Joe Haynes	5
4	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.400
1	Harry Walker	.400
3	Enos Slaughter	.391
4	Joe DiMaggio	.389
5	2 tied	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chet Laabs	7
2	Red Rolfe	5
3	Whitey Kurowski	4
3	Johnny Mize	4
5	11 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chet Laabs	22
2	Wally Judnich	14
3	Red Rolfe	13
4	Luke Appling	12
4	Whitey Kurowski	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Hopp	5
1	Don Kolloway	5
3	George Case	4
3	Don Gutteridge	4
3	Eddie Joost	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Schmitz	0.44
2	Stan Ferens	0.50
3	Howie Krist	0.65
4	Hal White	0.92
5	Bucky Walters	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Krist	4
2	Hank Borowy	3
2	Carl Hubbell	3
2	Phil Marchildon	3
2	Bucky Walters	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	19
2	Hi Bithorn	15
2	Tex Hughson	15
2	Johnny Sain	15
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	2
1	Joe Haynes	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
4	Ace Adams	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elbie Fletcher	.378
2	Stan Musial	.373
2	Ted Williams	.373
4	Bill Nicholson	.360
5	Joe DiMaggio	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chet Laabs	9
1	Johnny Mize	9
3	Les Fleming	5
3	Red Rolfe	5
5	8 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chet Laabs	29
2	Ted Williams	26
3	Vern Stephens	25
4	Johnny Mize	22
5	3 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Don Gutteridge	6
3	Johnny Hopp	5
3	Don Kolloway	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Trucks	1.00
2	Bucky Walters	1.15
3	Larry French	1.25
4	Howie Krist	1.41
5	Hal Newhouser	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry French	6
2	Tex Hughson	5
2	Bucky Walters	5
4	Johnny Allen	4
4	10 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	33
2	Johnny Vander Meer	31
3	Mort Cooper	28
3	Hal Newhouser	28
5	Tex Hughson	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Hugh Casey	3
3	Ace Adams	2
3	Alex Carrasquel	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.373
2	Pete Reiser	.349
3	Joe Medwick	.335
4	Bobby Doerr	.324
5	Joe Gordon	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	39
2	Dolph Camilli	32
3	Johnny Mize	28
4	Tommy Henrich	24
5	3 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	143
2	Dolph Camilli	112
3	Jeff Heath	111
4	Johnny Mize	110
5	Joe DiMaggio	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	39
2	Danny Murtaugh	25
3	Joe Kuhel	23
4	Phil Rizzuto	19
5	Mickey Vernon	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	2.32
2	Spud Chandler	2.33
3	Charlie Wagner	2.33
4	Johnny Vander Meer	2.45
5	Whit Wyatt	2.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	20
2	Whit Wyatt	19
3	Elden Auker	18
3	Spud Chandler	18
3	3 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	180
2	Bobo Newsom	162
3	Mort Cooper	143
4	Bucky Walters	134
5	Whit Wyatt	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	16
2	Johnny Murphy	15
3	Ace Adams	7
4	Joe Beggs	5
4	5 others tied	5