On This Day

Friday, July 31, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 32 .680 --
Red Sox 56 44 .560 12.0
Indians 57 47 .548 13.0
Browns 53 51 .510 17.0
Tigers 49 54 .476 20.5
White Sox 43 55 .439 24.0
Senators 41 61 .402 28.0
Athletics 42 65 .393 29.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 70 29 .707 --
Cardinals 60 36 .625 8.5
Reds 53 45 .541 16.5
Giants 52 47 .525 18.0
Cubs 47 55 .461 24.5
Pirates 43 52 .453 25.0
Braves 41 62 .398 31.0
Phillies 28 68 .292 40.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
1 Pinky Higgins 4
1 Charlie Keller 4
1 Chet Laabs 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Chartak 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Oris Hockett 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Chartak 4
1 Charlie Keller 4
3 Joe Gordon 3
3 Bob Johnson 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Oris Hockett 1
1 Eddie Joost 1
1 Bob Kennedy 1
1 Eric Tipton 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Fowler 0.44
2 Hank Borowy 0.20
2 Tex Hughson 0.20
2 Johnny Humphries 0.20
5 2 tied 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Dick Fowler 1
1 Al Hollingsworth 1
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Fowler 4
1 Johnny Hutchings 4
3 Hank Borowy 3
3 Tom Ferrick 3
3 Tex Hughson 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 1
1 Joe Beggs 1
1 Bill Butland 1
1 Phil Marchildon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Reiser .353
2 Ted Williams .351
3 Joe Gordon .340
4 Stan Spence .331
5 Bobby Doerr .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 23
2 Chet Laabs 19
2 Johnny Mize 19
4 Joe DiMaggio 16
4 Charlie Keller 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 98
2 Johnny Mize 75
3 Joe DiMaggio 74
4 Vern Stephens 73
5 Joe Medwick 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 25
2 Joe Kuhel 19
3 Mickey Vernon 17
4 Don Gutteridge 15
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 1.29
2 Mort Cooper 1.78
3 Spud Chandler 1.97
4 Johnny Beazley 2.06
5 Hank Borowy 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Passeau 14
2 Ray Starr 13
3 Spud Chandler 12
3 Mort Cooper 12
3 4 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 103
2 Mort Cooper 96
3 Bobo Newsom 93
4 Bucky Walters 85
5 Al Benton 80

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Enos Slaughter .467
2 Joe DiMaggio .441
3 Ted Williams .420
4 Mickey Witek .383
5 Stan Spence .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 6
2 Joe DiMaggio 4
2 Chet Laabs 4
2 Johnny Mize 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Judnich 18
2 Enos Slaughter 16
3 Vern Stephens 15
4 Joe DiMaggio 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 9
2 Jeff Heath 4
2 Mickey Vernon 4
4 Dom DiMaggio 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Schmitz 0.00
2 Spud Chandler 0.33
3 Sid Hudson 0.47
4 Bill McGee 0.69
5 Dick Fowler 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 3
1 Alex Carrasquel 3
1 Spud Chandler 3
1 Howie Krist 3
1 Max Lanier 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 19
2 Max Lanier 16
3 Johnny Sain 15
4 Hi Bithorn 13
4 4 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 3
1 Ed Head 3
3 Ace Adams 1
3 Pete Appleton 1
3 21 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Enos Slaughter .394
2 Ted Williams .388
3 Joe DiMaggio .387
4 Marty Marion .365
5 Pete Reiser .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Laabs 9
2 Charlie Keller 7
2 Johnny Mize 7
4 Joe DiMaggio 6
4 Ted Williams 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chet Laabs 30
1 Vern Stephens 30
3 Wally Judnich 27
4 Ted Williams 25
5 Enos Slaughter 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
2 Mickey Vernon 8
3 Don Kolloway 6
3 Joe Kuhel 6
3 Phil Rizzuto 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.02
2 Bucky Walters 1.31
3 Howie Krist 1.42
4 Max Lanier 1.44
5 Bill Fleming 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 5
1 Johnny Beazley 5
1 Tex Hughson 5
1 Howie Krist 5
1 Whit Wyatt 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 33
2 Johnny Vander Meer 29
3 Hal Newhouser 27
3 Bucky Walters 27
5 Walt Masterson 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 4
2 Hugh Casey 3
2 Ed Head 3
4 Ace Adams 2
4 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .369
2 Pete Reiser .355
3 Joe Medwick .337
4 Joe Gordon .325
5 Bobby Doerr .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 40
2 Dolph Camilli 31
3 Johnny Mize 27
4 Chet Laabs 25
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 147
2 Dolph Camilli 114
3 Jeff Heath 111
4 Joe DiMaggio 109
5 Joe Medwick 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 41
2 Joe Kuhel 25
3 Danny Murtaugh 23
4 Phil Rizzuto 21
4 Mickey Vernon 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 2.22
2 Mort Cooper 2.24
3 Tiny Bonham 2.25
3 Curt Davis 2.25
5 Johnny Vander Meer 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whit Wyatt 21
2 Spud Chandler 19
2 Kirby Higbe 19
4 Mort Cooper 18
4 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 185
2 Bobo Newsom 162
3 Mort Cooper 145
4 Whit Wyatt 139
5 Bucky Walters 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 16
2 Johnny Murphy 15
3 Joe Beggs 8
4 Ace Adams 7
5 4 tied 5