On This Day

Friday, August 7, 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 55 54 .505 17.0
Tigers 51 59 .464 21.5
White Sox 46 55 .455 22.0
Senators 43 61 .413 26.5
Athletics 43 69 .384 30.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 74 32 .698 --
Cardinals 63 40 .612 9.5
Reds 55 48 .534 17.5
Giants 56 51 .523 18.5
Pirates 48 53 .475 23.5
Cubs 48 59 .449 26.5
Braves 44 65 .404 31.5
Phillies 31 71 .304 41.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Jurges 4
2 Pete Coscarart 3
2 Bob Elliott 3
2 Buster Maynard 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Glossop 1
1 Chet Laabs 1
1 Mickey Livingston 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vince DiMaggio 3
1 Jimmy Wasdell 3
3 Al Glossop 2
3 Billy Jurges 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Augie Galan 1
1 Buster Maynard 1
1 Babe Young 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Hubbell 0.67
2 Dizzy Trout 0.54
3 Johnny Niggeling 0.42
4 Curt Davis 0.33
5 Al Javery 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Al Javery 1
1 Johnny Niggeling 1
1 Lefty Wilkie 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Trout 7
2 Al Javery 5
2 Johnny Niggeling 5
4 Carl Hubbell 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Gordon .343
2 Pete Reiser .343
3 Ted Williams .341
4 Stan Spence .329
5 Joe Medwick .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 24
2 Chet Laabs 20
3 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 Joe Medwick 75
4 Johnny Mize 75

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 Tiny Bonham 2.26

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 Johnny Niggeling 86
5 Bucky Walters 85

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 10
2 Johnny Murphy 9
3 Ace Adams 7
3 Joe Beggs 7
5 3 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Enos Slaughter .444
2 Joe DiMaggio .429
3 George Case .411
4 Joe Gordon .404
5 Pinky Higgins .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 5
1 Ted Williams 5
1 Babe Young 5
4 Charlie Keller 4
5 7 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 14
2 Charlie Keller 13
2 Willard Marshall 13
4 Pinky Higgins 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.00
1 Harry Eisenstat 0.00
3 Rip Sewell 0.42
4 Max Macon 0.43
5 2 tied 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Tommy Hughes 3
1 Tex Hughson 3
1 Max Lanier 3
1 Whit Wyatt 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 18
2 Whit Wyatt 17
3 Johnny Niggeling 15
4 Carl Hubbell 14
4 2 others tied 14

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 .416
2 Joe DiMaggio .405
3 Stan Spence .380
4 Lou Novikoff .378
5 Gee Walker .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Laabs 10
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 30
2 Wally Judnich 26
3 Enos Slaughter 25
4 Vince DiMaggio 23
5 3 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 Hal Schumacher 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 6
2 Tex Hughson 5
2 Howie Krist 5
2 Phil Marchildon 5
2 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 3 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 5
2 Ed Head 4
3 Johnny Murphy 3
4 Ace Adams 2
4 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .362
2 Pete Reiser .345
3 Joe Gordon .336
4 Joe Medwick .332
5 Bobby Doerr .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 40
2 Dolph Camilli 31
3 Chet Laabs 26
3 Mel Ott 26
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 144
2 Dolph Camilli 115
3 Jeff Heath 107
4 Joe Medwick 106
5 Joe DiMaggio 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 41
2 Joe Kuhel 24
3 Danny Murtaugh 21
3 Mickey Vernon 21
5 Phil Rizzuto 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 2.13
2 Tiny Bonham 2.18
3 Mort Cooper 2.21
4 Curt Davis 2.42
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 Bucky Walters 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 174
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 8
5 4 tied 5