On This Day

Thursday, August 6, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	35	.667	--
Indians	60	47	.561	11.0
Red Sox	59	47	.557	11.5
Browns	54	54	.500	17.5
Tigers	51	58	.468	21.0
White Sox	46	55	.455	22.0
Senators	43	61	.413	26.5
Athletics	43	69	.384	30.5

Games

Red Sox 2, Athletics 0

White Sox 4, Tigers 1

Senators 6, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	74	31	.705	--
Cardinals	63	39	.618	9.5
Reds	55	48	.534	18.0
Giants	55	51	.519	19.5
Pirates	47	53	.470	24.5
Cubs	48	59	.449	27.0
Braves	43	65	.398	32.5
Phillies	31	70	.307	41.0

Games

Giants 8, Dodgers 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roy Cullenbine	3
1	Joe DiMaggio	3
1	Mel Ott	3
1	Billy Werber	3
5	11 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	2
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
2	Buster Maynard	1
2	Billy Werber	1
2	Mickey Witek	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	3
2	George Case	2
2	Roy Cullenbine	2
2	Buster Maynard	2
2	Billy Werber	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Bartell	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Smith	0.71
2	Bill Butland	0.38
3	Johnny Allen	0.33
4	Bobo Newsom	0.31
5	Al Benton	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Butland	1
1	Bobo Newsom	1
1	Hal Schumacher	1
1	Eddie Smith	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Smith	5
2	Bobo Newsom	4
3	Johnny Allen	3
3	Al Benton	3
3	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Gordon	.343
2	Pete Reiser	.343
3	Ted Williams	.341
4	Stan Spence	.329
5	Bobby Doerr	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	24
2	Chet Laabs	19
2	Johnny Mize	19
4	Mel Ott	18
5	Dolph Camilli	17

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	97
4	Bucky Walters	85
5	Al Benton	83

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	.463
2	Joe DiMaggio	.444
3	George Case	.411
4	Pinky Higgins	.392
5	Taffy Wright	.386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	14
1	Enos Slaughter	14
1	Vern Stephens	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	Tommy Hughes	3
1	Tex Hughson	3
1	Max Lanier	3
1	Whit Wyatt	3
5	25 tied	2

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	4
2	Ed Head	3
3	Tom Ferrick	2
3	Mike Ryba	2
5	15 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Enos Slaughter	.425
2	Joe DiMaggio	.405
3	Stan Spence	.380
4	Lou Novikoff	.378
5	Gee Walker	.371

Home Runs

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

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
2	Bobo Newsom	30
4	Whit Wyatt	28
5	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	.360
2	Pete Reiser	.345
3	Joe Gordon	.335
4	Joe Medwick	.331
5	Bobby Doerr	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	40
2	Dolph Camilli	32
3	Mel Ott	26
4	Chet Laabs	25
4	2 others tied	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	144
2	Dolph Camilli	116
3	Joe DiMaggio	108
4	Jeff Heath	107
5	2 tied	105

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	2.18
2	Mort Cooper	2.21
3	Spud Chandler	2.31
4	Johnny Vander Meer	2.41
5	Whit Wyatt	2.45

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	156
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