On This Day

Wednesday, August 5, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	34	.673	--
Indians	60	47	.561	11.5
Red Sox	58	47	.552	12.5
Browns	54	54	.500	18.0
Tigers	51	57	.472	21.0
White Sox	45	55	.450	23.0
Senators	42	61	.408	27.5
Athletics	43	68	.387	30.5

Games

Red Sox 7, Athletics 0

White Sox 1, Tigers 0

Indians 8, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	74	30	.712	--
Cardinals	63	39	.618	10.0
Reds	55	48	.534	18.5
Giants	54	51	.514	20.5
Pirates	47	53	.470	25.0
Cubs	48	59	.449	27.5
Braves	43	65	.398	33.0
Phillies	31	70	.307	41.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Giants 0

Phillies 5, Braves 2

Pirates 3, Cubs 0

Cardinals 5, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pinky Higgins	3
1	Oris Hockett	3
1	Wally Judnich	3
1	Ken Keltner	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Litwhiler	3
2	Lou Boudreau	2
2	Bob Elliott	2
2	Frankie Hayes	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Stan Hack	1
1	Billy Herman	1
1	Don Kolloway	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Beazley	1.60
2	Tex Hughson	1.40
3	Max Macon	1.00
4	Thornton Lee	0.60
5	Tom Sunkel	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	1
1	Chubby Dean	1
1	Tommy Hughes	1
1	Tex Hughson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Beazley	8
2	Tex Hughson	7
3	Thornton Lee	6
4	Tom Sunkel	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Gordon	.344
2	Ted Williams	.343
3	Pete Reiser	.343
4	Stan Spence	.329
5	Joe Medwick	.327

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	Vern Stephens	76
4	Johnny Mize	75
5	Joe Medwick	74

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	2.03
5	Max Lanier	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	15
2	Mort Cooper	13
2	Tex Hughson	13
2	Phil Marchildon	13
2	2 others tied	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	George Case	.431
3	Lou Novikoff	.414
4	Pinky Higgins	.400
5	Barney McCosky	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Young	6
2	Charlie Keller	5
2	Ted Williams	5
4	Vince DiMaggio	4
5	9 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	15
2	Charlie Keller	14
2	Enos Slaughter	14
4	Willard Marshall	13
4	Babe Young	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	0.00
1	Harry Eisenstat	0.00
3	Max Macon	0.43
4	Bill McGee	0.44
5	2 tied	0.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sid Hudson	3
1	Tommy Hughes	3
1	Tex Hughson	3
1	Max Lanier	3
1	Whit Wyatt	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Beazley	18
2	Whit Wyatt	17
3	Tex Hughson	15
4	Bobo Newsom	14
5	3 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	4
2	Ed Head	3
3	Tom Ferrick	2
3	Mike Ryba	2
5	16 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Enos Slaughter	.425
2	Joe DiMaggio	.389
3	Stan Spence	.379
4	Lou Novikoff	.378
5	Gee Walker	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chet Laabs	9
2	Charlie Keller	7
3	Ted Williams	6
3	Babe Young	6
5	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chet Laabs	29
2	Wally Judnich	25
3	Enos Slaughter	24
4	Dolph Camilli	22
4	2 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Don Kolloway	7
3	Luke Appling	5
3	Jeff Heath	5
3	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	0.51
2	Johnny Schmitz	0.63
3	Bill McGee	0.66
4	Max Macon	1.32
5	Max Lanier	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	5
1	Tex Hughson	5
1	Howie Krist	5
1	Phil Marchildon	5
1	Whit Wyatt	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	32
2	Tex Hughson	30
3	Whit Wyatt	28
4	Bobo Newsom	26
4	Johnny Sain	26

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	.334
4	Joe Medwick	.332
5	Bobby Doerr	.323

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	116
3	Jeff Heath	109
4	Joe DiMaggio	108
5	2 tied	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	42
2	Joe Kuhel	25
3	Danny Murtaugh	22
4	Phil Rizzuto	21
4	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	3 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	Hugh Casey	15
1	Johnny Murphy	15
3	Joe Beggs	9
4	Ace Adams	7
5	4 tied	5