On This Day

Sunday, August 2, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	33	.680	--
Indians	59	47	.557	12.5
Red Sox	57	46	.553	13.0
Browns	54	53	.505	18.0
Tigers	51	55	.481	20.5
White Sox	43	55	.439	24.5
Senators	41	61	.402	28.5
Athletics	42	67	.385	31.0

Games

Indians 4, Athletics 3

Indians 4, Athletics 2

Tigers 8, Red Sox 4

Tigers 6, Red Sox 2

Yankees 4, Browns 2

Yankees 10, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	72	30	.706	--
Cardinals	62	38	.620	9.0
Reds	54	47	.535	17.5
Giants	54	49	.524	18.5
Pirates	45	53	.459	25.0
Cubs	48	57	.457	25.5
Braves	43	63	.406	31.0
Phillies	29	70	.293	41.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Cubs 4

Cubs 7, Dodgers 6

Braves 7, Reds 0

Reds 4, Braves 2

Giants 7, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 3, Giants 2

Pirates 4, Phillies 2

Pirates 3, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pee Wee Reese	6
2	Lou Novikoff	5
2	Chet Ross	5
4	Jimmy Bloodworth	4
4	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	2
1	Mel Ott	2
1	Pete Suder	2
4	Dom DiMaggio	1
4	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	5
2	Vince DiMaggio	4
2	Max West	4
4	Phil Cavarretta	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Nanny Fernandez	1
1	Charlie Gilbert	1
1	Tommy Holmes	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Sain	0.86
2	Al Javery	0.80
3	Dick Newsome	0.62
4	Jack Knott	0.60
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Marv Breuer	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Sain	6
2	Marv Breuer	5
2	Larry French	5
2	Dick Newsome	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	1
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1
1	Lon Warneke	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.346
2	Pete Reiser	.343
3	Joe Gordon	.342
4	Stan Spence	.331
5	Joe Medwick	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	24
2	Chet Laabs	19
2	Johnny Mize	19
4	Dolph Camilli	16
4	3 others tied	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	101
2	Joe DiMaggio	76
3	Johnny Mize	75
4	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	Phil Rizzuto	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	1.54
2	Mort Cooper	1.69
3	Spud Chandler	1.97
4	Johnny Beazley	2.19
5	Max Lanier	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	15
2	Mort Cooper	13
2	Ray Starr	13
4	Jim Bagby	12
4	6 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	103
2	Mort Cooper	99
3	Bobo Newsom	93
4	Bucky Walters	85
5	Johnny Niggeling	81

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	10
2	Johnny Murphy	9
3	Ace Adams	6
3	Joe Beggs	6
5	3 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Enos Slaughter	.435
2	Joe DiMaggio	.413
3	Ted Williams	.397
4	Stan Spence	.394
5	George Case	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	5
1	Charlie Keller	5
1	Ted Williams	5
1	Babe Young	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Judnich	16
1	Enos Slaughter	16
3	Charlie Keller	15
4	Joe DiMaggio	14
4	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Jeff Heath	4
2	Phil Rizzuto	4
2	Mickey Vernon	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	0.00
2	Sid Hudson	0.47
3	Max Lanier	0.52
4	Bill McGee	0.60
5	Johnny Schmitz	0.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Lanier	4
2	Johnny Allen	3
2	Carl Hubbell	3
2	Virgil Trucks	3
5	30 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Sain	21
2	Max Lanier	19
3	Hi Bithorn	16
3	Bobo Newsom	16
3	Johnny Niggeling	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	3
1	Ed Head	3
3	Johnny Murphy	2
3	Mike Ryba	2
5	21 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Enos Slaughter	.410
2	Joe DiMaggio	.376
3	Harry Walker	.370
4	Ted Williams	.369
5	Elbie Fletcher	.368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chet Laabs	29
2	Vern Stephens	28
3	Wally Judnich	27
4	Ted Williams	26
5	Enos Slaughter	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Phil Rizzuto	7
2	Mickey Vernon	7
4	Don Kolloway	6
4	Joe Kuhel	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	Bill Fleming	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	5
1	Carl Hubbell	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
3	Johnny Murphy	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.364
2	Pete Reiser	.351
3	Joe Medwick	.334
4	Joe Gordon	.330
5	Bobby Doerr	.318

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	146
2	Dolph Camilli	113
3	Jeff Heath	111
4	Joe Medwick	108
5	Joe DiMaggio	107

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	2.16
2	Mort Cooper	2.17
3	Spud Chandler	2.31
4	Johnny Allen	2.33
5	Whit Wyatt	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whit Wyatt	21
2	Mort Cooper	19
2	Kirby Higbe	19
2	Claude Passeau	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	178
2	Bobo Newsom	161
3	Mort Cooper	148
4	Whit Wyatt	139
5	Bucky Walters	134

Saves

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