On This Day

Saturday, August 8, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 71 35 .670 --
Indians 60 47 .561 11.5
Red Sox 59 47 .557 12.0
Browns 56 54 .509 17.0
Tigers 51 60 .459 22.5
White Sox 46 55 .455 22.5
Senators 43 61 .413 27.0
Athletics 43 70 .381 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 74 33 .692 --
Cardinals 63 40 .612 9.0
Reds 56 49 .533 17.0
Giants 56 51 .523 18.0
Pirates 48 53 .475 23.0
Cubs 49 60 .450 26.0
Braves 45 65 .409 30.5
Phillies 31 71 .304 40.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Siebert 4
2 Crash Davis 3
2 Bert Haas 3
2 Stan Hack 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Buddy Hassett 1
1 Wally Judnich 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 3
1 Buddy Hassett 3
1 Charlie Keller 3
4 Bill Dickey 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Frankie Gustine 1
1 Charlie Keller 1
1 Frank McCormick 1
1 Bob Scheffing 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Manny Salvo 0.75
2 Paul Derringer 0.50
2 Hal White 0.50
4 Bill Lee 0.38
5 Luke Hamlin 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Joe Beggs 1
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Manny Salvo 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Spud Chandler 4
1 Paul Derringer 4
3 Luke Hamlin 3
3 Bill Lee 3
3 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 24
2 Chet Laabs 21
3 Johnny Mize 19
4 Mel Ott 18
5 2 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 101
2 Joe DiMaggio 77
2 Vern Stephens 77
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 1.92
3 Johnny Beazley 2.03
4 Spud Chandler 2.03
5 Tiny Bonham 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Passeau 15
2 Spud Chandler 13
2 Mort Cooper 13
2 Tex Hughson 13
2 3 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 108
2 Mort Cooper 100
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 Joe DiMaggio .438
2 Clyde McCullough .429
3 Ken Keltner .404
4 Barney McCosky .404
5 Pinky Higgins .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 5
1 Mel Ott 5
1 Ted Williams 5
4 Babe Young 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 16
2 Enos Slaughter 15
3 Vince DiMaggio 12
3 Pinky Higgins 12
3 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
2 Mickey Vernon 4
3 Wally Moses 3
3 Phil Rizzuto 3
5 16 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rip Sewell 0.42
2 Max Macon 0.43
3 Johnny Humphries 0.47
3 Thornton Lee 0.47
3 Manny Salvo 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Tommy Hughes 3
1 Tex Hughson 3
4 Johnny Allen 2
4 21 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 18
2 Whit Wyatt 15
3 Carl Hubbell 14
3 Dizzy Trout 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 4
2 Ed Head 3
3 Mike Ryba 2
4 Ace Adams 1
4 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .404
2 Enos Slaughter .397
3 Stan Spence .380
4 Lou Novikoff .359
5 Gee Walker .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Laabs 11
2 Charlie Keller 8
3 Mel Ott 6
3 Ted Williams 6
3 Babe Young 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chet Laabs 32
2 Wally Judnich 27
3 Enos Slaughter 26
4 Vince DiMaggio 25
5 Vern Stephens 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
2 Don Kolloway 7
3 Luke Appling 5
3 Frankie Gustine 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Schmitz 0.63
2 Bill McGee 0.66
3 Spud Chandler 1.02
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
2 Whit Wyatt 30
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 .359
2 Pete Reiser .345
3 Joe Gordon .336
4 Joe Medwick .332
5 Bobby Doerr .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 39
2 Dolph Camilli 31
3 Chet Laabs 27
4 Mel Ott 26
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 142
2 Dolph Camilli 115
3 Jeff Heath 107
4 Joe Medwick 106
5 Bobby Doerr 103

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 2.17
2 Tiny Bonham 2.19
3 Mort Cooper 2.39
4 Curt Davis 2.42
5 Whit Wyatt 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whit Wyatt 21
2 Spud Chandler 19
2 Claude Passeau 19
4 Bucky Walters 18
5 5 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 174
2 Bobo Newsom 156
3 Whit Wyatt 141
4 Mort Cooper 136
5 Bucky Walters 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 15
1 Johnny Murphy 15
3 Joe Beggs 9
4 Ace Adams 8
5 4 tied 5