On This Day

Tuesday, August 4, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 34 .673 --
Indians 59 47 .557 12.0
Red Sox 57 47 .548 13.0
Browns 54 53 .505 17.5
Tigers 51 56 .477 20.5
White Sox 44 55 .444 23.5
Senators 42 61 .408 27.5
Athletics 43 67 .391 30.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 73 30 .709 --
Cardinals 62 39 .614 10.0
Reds 55 47 .539 17.5
Giants 54 50 .519 19.5
Pirates 46 53 .465 25.0
Cubs 48 58 .453 26.5
Braves 43 64 .402 32.0
Phillies 30 70 .300 41.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Novikoff 3
1 Rip Radcliff 3
1 Babe Young 3
4 Dick Bartell 2
4 21 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Tobin 1
1 Rudy York 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Tabor 3
1 Rudy York 3
3 Luke Appling 2
3 Jimmy Brown 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 1
1 George Case 1
1 Nanny Fernandez 1
1 Pete Fox 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill McGee 0.71
2 Bob Klinger 0.62
3 Johnny Vander Meer 0.50
4 Si Johnson 0.44
5 Kirby Higbe 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sid Hudson 1
1 Si Johnson 1
1 Bob Klinger 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Klinger 5
1 Bill McGee 5
1 Johnny Vander Meer 5
4 Kirby Higbe 4
4 Si Johnson 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .346
2 Joe Gordon .344
3 Pete Reiser .343
4 Stan Spence .329
5 Joe Medwick .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 24
2 Chet Laabs 19
2 Johnny Mize 19
4 Dolph Camilli 17
5 4 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 101
2 Joe DiMaggio 77
3 Johnny Mize 75
4 Vern Stephens 74
5 Joe Medwick 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 26
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 Phil Marchildon 13
2 Ray Starr 13
2 Whit Wyatt 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 108
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 Joe Beggs 7
4 Ace Adams 6
5 3 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Enos Slaughter .464
2 Rip Radcliff .417
3 George Case .415
4 Barney McCosky .390
4 Ted Williams .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Young 6
2 Charlie Keller 5
2 Ted Williams 5
4 Vince DiMaggio 4
4 Mel Ott 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 15
1 Enos Slaughter 15
3 Wally Judnich 14
4 Joe DiMaggio 13
4 5 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.00
2 Bill McGee 0.44
3 Max Lanier 0.67
4 Max Macon 0.75
5 Sid Hudson 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Sid Hudson 3
1 Max Lanier 3
1 Whit Wyatt 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Sain 18
2 Whit Wyatt 17
3 Bobo Newsom 16
4 Kirby Higbe 13
4 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 4
2 Ed Head 3
3 Johnny Murphy 2
3 Mike Ryba 2
5 17 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Enos Slaughter .411
2 Joe DiMaggio .388
3 Stan Spence .373
4 Lou Novikoff .371
5 Harry Walker .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Laabs 9
2 Charlie Keller 7
3 Dolph Camilli 6
3 Ted Williams 6
3 Babe Young 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chet Laabs 29
2 Wally Judnich 27
3 Dolph Camilli 23
3 Enos Slaughter 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
2 Don Kolloway 6
2 Joe Kuhel 6
2 Phil Rizzuto 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.51
2 Bill McGee 0.66
3 Max Lanier 1.45
4 Bucky Walters 1.57
5 Howie Krist 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 5
1 Howie Krist 5
1 Phil Marchildon 5
1 Whit Wyatt 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 32
2 Whit Wyatt 28
3 Max Lanier 27
3 Bobo Newsom 27
5 Johnny Sain 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 5
2 Ed Head 4
3 Johnny Murphy 3
4 Pete Appleton 2
4 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .363
2 Pete Reiser .345
3 Joe Gordon .333
4 Joe Medwick .332
5 Bobby Doerr .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 40
2 Dolph Camilli 32
3 Chet Laabs 25
3 Johnny Mize 25
3 Rudy York 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 146
2 Dolph Camilli 115
3 Joe DiMaggio 108
3 Jeff Heath 108
5 Bobby Doerr 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 42
2 Joe Kuhel 25
3 Danny Murtaugh 22
3 Phil Rizzuto 22
5 Mickey Vernon 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 2.18
2 Mort Cooper 2.21
3 Spud Chandler 2.31
4 Johnny Allen 2.33
5 Johnny Vander Meer 2.41

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 183
2 Bobo Newsom 161
3 Mort Cooper 142
4 Whit Wyatt 139
5 Bucky Walters 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 16
2 Hugh Casey 15
3 Joe Beggs 9
4 Ace Adams 7
5 4 tied 5