On This Day

Wednesday, July 22, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	63	28	.692	--
Red Sox	50	39	.562	12.0
Indians	51	42	.548	13.0
Browns	48	45	.516	16.0
Tigers	47	48	.495	18.0
White Sox	38	51	.427	24.0
Athletics	38	60	.388	28.5
Senators	35	57	.380	28.5

Games

White Sox 2, Red Sox 0

Yankees 5, Indians 1

Athletics 11, Browns 8

Senators 2, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	64	27	.703	--
Cardinals	56	32	.636	6.5
Giants	47	43	.522	16.5
Reds	47	43	.522	16.5
Cubs	45	49	.479	20.5
Pirates	41	46	.471	21.0
Braves	38	57	.400	28.0
Phillies	24	65	.270	39.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Reds 1

Cardinals 7, Phillies 0

Cubs 2, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rollie Hemsley	4
1	Lou Novikoff	4
3	Lou Boudreau	3
3	Roy Cullenbine	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	Chet Laabs	1
1	Hal Wagner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	3
2	Luke Appling	2
2	Buddy Blair	2
2	Roy Cullenbine	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Whitey Kurowski	1
1	Barney McCosky	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Claude Passeau	1.33
2	Tommy Bridges	0.67
3	Kirby Higbe	0.44
3	Buck Ross	0.44
5	Sid Hudson	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	1
1	Herman Besse	1
1	Atley Donald	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	8
2	Johnny Beazley	5
3	Atley Donald	4
3	Kirby Higbe	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roger Wolff	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Reiser	.350
2	Ted Williams	.342
3	Bobby Doerr	.340
4	Joe Gordon	.339
5	Joe Medwick	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	19
2	Chet Laabs	18
2	Johnny Mize	18
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	65
5	Joe Medwick	64

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	Johnny Beazley	1.83
4	Hank Borowy	1.85
5	Johnny Allen	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	14
2	Mort Cooper	12
2	Ray Starr	12
2	Bucky Walters	12
5	5 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	Chet Laabs	.404
2	Harry Walker	.400
3	Enos Slaughter	.394
4	Walker Cooper	.388
5	Lou Novikoff	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chet Laabs	8
2	Red Rolfe	5
3	Whitey Kurowski	4
3	Johnny Mize	4
5	Charlie Keller	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chet Laabs	23
2	Wally Judnich	15
3	Luke Appling	14
4	Whitey Kurowski	13
4	Red Rolfe	13

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	2 tied	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Krist	4
2	Johnny Beazley	3
2	Hank Borowy	3
2	Atley Donald	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	19
2	Hi Bithorn	15
2	Kirby Higbe	15
2	Tex Hughson	15
2	Johnny Sain	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	2
1	Joe Haynes	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
4	Ace Adams	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.381
2	Elbie Fletcher	.379
3	Walker Cooper	.361
4	Joe DiMaggio	.359
5	2 tied	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chet Laabs	10
2	Johnny Mize	7
3	Les Fleming	5
3	Charlie Keller	5
3	Red Rolfe	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chet Laabs	30
2	Vern Stephens	26
3	Ted Williams	23
4	Luke Appling	21
4	Babe Barna	21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Trucks	1.08
2	Bucky Walters	1.15
3	Larry French	1.25
4	Howie Krist	1.41
5	Johnny Beazley	1.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	29
2	Herman Besse	28
2	Johnny Vander Meer	28
4	Mort Cooper	26
5	3 tied	25

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	.350
3	Joe Medwick	.339
4	Bobby Doerr	.325
5	Joe Gordon	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	39
2	Dolph Camilli	32
3	Johnny Mize	28
4	Tommy Henrich	24
4	Chet Laabs	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	143
2	Dolph Camilli	113
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	Charlie Wagner	2.32
3	Spud Chandler	2.33
4	Johnny Vander Meer	2.45
5	Whit Wyatt	2.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	20
2	Kirby Higbe	19
2	Claude Passeau	19
2	Whit Wyatt	19
5	3 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