On This Day

Saturday, July 25, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 65 29 .691 --
Red Sox 53 40 .570 11.5
Indians 54 43 .557 12.5
Browns 50 47 .515 16.5
Tigers 47 51 .480 20.0
White Sox 39 53 .424 25.0
Athletics 39 62 .386 29.5
Senators 37 59 .385 29.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 65 28 .699 --
Cardinals 58 33 .637 6.0
Giants 49 44 .527 16.0
Reds 48 44 .522 16.5
Cubs 46 49 .484 20.0
Pirates 42 48 .467 21.5
Braves 38 59 .392 29.0
Phillies 25 66 .275 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Lupien 5
2 George Case 4
2 Don Gutteridge 4
4 Jimmy Brown 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Mel Ott 1
1 Rip Russell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 5
2 George Case 3
2 Tony Criscola 3
2 Buddy Hassett 3
2 Enos Slaughter 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 3
2 Pete Fox 1
2 Jeff Heath 1
2 Jim Hegan 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobo Newsom 0.67
2 Hank Gornicki 0.44
3 Johnny Podgajny 0.38
4 Virgil Trucks 0.33
5 Gene Thompson 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 1
1 Hank Gornicki 1
1 Howie Krist 1
1 Phil Marchildon 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 8
2 Red Embree 5
3 Hank Gornicki 4
3 Gene Thompson 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Reiser .352
2 Ted Williams .346
3 Joe Gordon .341
4 Bobby Doerr .337
5 Joe Medwick .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Laabs 19
1 Johnny Mize 19
1 Ted Williams 19
4 Dolph Camilli 15
5 3 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 91
2 Johnny Mize 75
3 Bobby Doerr 69
4 Chet Laabs 68
5 Joe DiMaggio 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 21
2 Joe Kuhel 18
3 Don Gutteridge 15
4 Mickey Vernon 14
5 3 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.97
2 Mort Cooper 1.67
3 Hank Borowy 1.78
4 Johnny Beazley 1.83
5 Spud Chandler 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Passeau 14
2 Mort Cooper 12
2 Phil Marchildon 12
2 Ray Starr 12
2 Bucky Walters 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 95
2 Mort Cooper 93
3 Bobo Newsom 87
4 Bucky Walters 79
5 2 tied 77

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 Enos Slaughter .403
2 Harry Walker .396
3 Lou Novikoff .393
4 Gee Walker .393
5 Joe DiMaggio .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Laabs 9
2 Johnny Mize 5
2 Red Rolfe 5
4 Whitey Kurowski 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chet Laabs 26
2 Vince DiMaggio 15
3 Luke Appling 13
3 Dolph Camilli 13
3 5 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Don Kolloway 6
3 Luke Appling 4
3 Don Gutteridge 4
3 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Schmitz 0.44
2 Atley Donald 0.47
3 Spud Chandler 0.69
4 Bill McGee 0.71
5 Hal White 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Krist 5
2 Hank Borowy 3
2 Alex Carrasquel 3
2 Carl Hubbell 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 20
2 Johnny Vander Meer 18
3 Johnny Niggeling 17
4 Hi Bithorn 15
5 Walt Masterson 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 2
1 Hugh Casey 2
1 Joe Haynes 2
4 Ace Adams 1
4 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Case .380
2 Elbie Fletcher .379
3 Ted Williams .379
4 Joe DiMaggio .356
5 Johnny Pesky .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Laabs 11
2 Johnny Mize 8
3 Dolph Camilli 5
3 Vince DiMaggio 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chet Laabs 31
2 Vern Stephens 27
3 Luke Appling 22
3 Johnny Mize 22
3 Ted Williams 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 10
2 Don Gutteridge 6
2 Don Kolloway 6
2 Mickey Vernon 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 0.98
2 Larry French 1.49
3 Max Lanier 1.56
4 Howie Krist 1.58
5 Spud Chandler 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 5
1 Larry French 5
1 Howie Krist 5
4 Johnny Allen 4
4 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 37
2 Hal Newhouser 29
3 Tex Hughson 28
3 Johnny Vander Meer 28
5 Herman Besse 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 3
2 Ace Adams 2
2 Joe Beggs 2
2 Alex Carrasquel 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .373
2 Pete Reiser .351
3 Joe Medwick .333
4 Joe Gordon .326
5 Bobby Doerr .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 38
2 Dolph Camilli 33
3 Johnny Mize 29
4 Chet Laabs 25
5 Tommy Henrich 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 144
2 Dolph Camilli 114
3 Johnny Mize 113
4 Jeff Heath 112
5 Joe DiMaggio 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 41
2 Joe Kuhel 25
2 Danny Murtaugh 25
4 Phil Rizzuto 20
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 2.22
2 Mort Cooper 2.32
3 Charlie Wagner 2.34
4 Tex Hughson 2.35
5 Tiny Bonham 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whit Wyatt 20
2 Spud Chandler 19
2 Kirby Higbe 19
2 Claude Passeau 19
2 Bucky Walters 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 180
2 Bobo Newsom 165
3 Mort Cooper 143
4 Whit Wyatt 134
5 Bucky Walters 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 16
2 Johnny Murphy 15
3 Ace Adams 7
4 Joe Beggs 6
5 4 tied 5