On This Day

Saturday, August 1, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 33 .673 --
Red Sox 57 44 .564 11.0
Indians 57 47 .548 12.5
Browns 54 51 .514 16.0
Tigers 49 55 .471 20.5
White Sox 43 55 .439 23.5
Senators 41 61 .402 27.5
Athletics 42 65 .393 29.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 71 29 .710 --
Cardinals 61 37 .622 9.0
Reds 53 46 .535 17.5
Giants 53 48 .525 18.5
Cubs 47 56 .456 25.5
Pirates 43 53 .448 26.0
Braves 42 62 .404 31.0
Phillies 29 68 .299 40.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dolph Camilli 4
2 Elbie Fletcher 3
2 Joe Gordon 3
2 Don Gutteridge 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Johnny Berardino 1
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Stan Musial 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Berardino 3
1 Pete Fox 3
1 Pete Reiser 3
4 Dick Bartell 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Haas 1
1 Billy Werber 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Max Lanier 0.62
2 Tommy Hughes 0.57
3 Ray Starr 0.44
4 Bob Carpenter 0.36
4 Red Ruffing 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Tommy Hughes 1
1 Max Lanier 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Lanier 5
2 Bob Carpenter 4
2 Tommy Hughes 4
2 Red Ruffing 4
2 Ray Starr 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Head 1
1 Mike Ryba 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Reiser .350
2 Ted Williams .349
3 Joe Gordon .345
4 Stan Spence .331
5 Joe Medwick .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 23
2 Chet Laabs 19
2 Johnny Mize 19
4 Dolph Camilli 16
4 2 others tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 99
2 Johnny Mize 75
3 Joe DiMaggio 74
3 Vern Stephens 74
5 Joe Medwick 73

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 2.19
5 Max Lanier 2.20

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 .452
2 Joe DiMaggio .424
3 Ted Williams .420
4 Elbie Fletcher .392
5 Stan Spence .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 6
2 Babe Young 5
3 Dolph Camilli 4
3 Joe DiMaggio 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 16
2 Wally Judnich 15
3 Joe DiMaggio 14
3 John Sullivan 14
3 Babe Young 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
2 Jeff Heath 4
2 Mickey Vernon 4
4 Dom DiMaggio 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.00
2 Sid Hudson 0.47
3 Bill McGee 0.60
4 Johnny Schmitz 0.61
5 Dick Fowler 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Lanier 4
2 Johnny Allen 3
2 Alex Carrasquel 3
4 Hi Bithorn 2
4 24 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Lanier 21
2 Hi Bithorn 16
2 Bobo Newsom 16
4 Johnny Sain 15
5 4 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 3
1 Ed Head 3
3 Mike Ryba 2
4 Pete Appleton 1
4 20 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Enos Slaughter .408
2 Ted Williams .379
3 Joe DiMaggio .373
4 Elbie Fletcher .366
5 Stan Spence .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Laabs 9
2 Charlie Keller 7
2 Johnny Mize 7
4 Ted Williams 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chet Laabs 30
2 Vern Stephens 28
3 Wally Judnich 26
4 Enos Slaughter 25
5 Ted Williams 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
2 Mickey Vernon 7
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 Max Lanier 1.37
4 Howie Krist 1.59
5 Elmer Riddle 1.72

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 Max Lanier 29
1 Hal Newhouser 29
3 Bobo Newsom 27
3 Johnny Vander Meer 27
3 Bucky Walters 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 4
1 Ed Head 4
3 Hugh Casey 3
4 Ace Adams 2
4 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .366
2 Pete Reiser .354
3 Joe Medwick .338
4 Joe Gordon .333
5 Bobby Doerr .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 39
2 Dolph Camilli 31
3 Johnny Mize 27
4 Chet Laabs 25
5 Rudy York 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 144
2 Dolph Camilli 115
3 Jeff Heath 111
4 Joe Medwick 109
5 2 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 41
2 Joe Kuhel 25
3 Danny Murtaugh 22
4 Phil Rizzuto 21
4 Mickey Vernon 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 2.24
2 Tiny Bonham 2.25
3 Spud Chandler 2.31
4 Johnny Vander Meer 2.31
5 Johnny Allen 2.35

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 185
2 Bobo Newsom 161
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