On This Day

Sunday, August 9, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 71 35 .670 --
Red Sox 59 47 .557 12.0
Indians 60 49 .550 12.5
Browns 56 56 .500 18.0
Tigers 53 60 .469 21.5
White Sox 48 55 .466 21.5
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 65 40 .619 8.0
Reds 57 50 .533 17.0
Giants 58 51 .532 17.0
Pirates 48 55 .466 24.0
Cubs 50 61 .450 26.0
Braves 45 65 .409 30.5
Phillies 31 73 .298 41.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bert Haas 6
2 Stan Hack 5
2 Eddie Joost 5
2 Bill Nicholson 5
5 4 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Mack 1
1 Buster Maynard 1
1 Tom Turner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Joost 4
1 Joe Kuhel 4
1 Sam West 4
4 Billy Jurges 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Boudreau 1
1 Harry Danning 1
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Les Fleming 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ted Lyons 1.40
2 Johnny Vander Meer 1.00
3 Virgil Trucks 0.70
4 Bill Lohrman 0.44
5 Bob Klinger 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hi Bithorn 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Howie Krist 1
1 Bill Lohrman 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Lyons 7
1 Virgil Trucks 7
3 Johnny Vander Meer 5
4 Bill Lohrman 4
4 Bucky Walters 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 1

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 Spud Chandler 2.03
4 Johnny Beazley 2.15
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 113
2 Mort Cooper 100
3 Bobo Newsom 97
4 Bucky Walters 89
5 2 tied 86

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 .435
2 Clyde McCullough .391
3 Moe Franklin .385
4 Jimmy Bloodworth .383
5 Ken Keltner .380

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 15
2 Pinky Higgins 13
2 Enos Slaughter 13
4 Mike Chartak 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Vince DiMaggio 3
2 Oris Hockett 3
2 Mickey Vernon 3
5 12 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill McGee 0.41
2 Max Macon 0.43
3 Johnny Humphries 0.47
3 Manny Salvo 0.47
5 Harry Gumbert 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Tommy Hughes 3
1 Tex Hughson 3
1 Ted Lyons 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 18
2 Whit Wyatt 15
3 Johnny Beazley 14
3 Carl Hubbell 14
3 Dizzy Trout 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 3
1 Ed Head 3
3 Al Benton 2
3 Mike Ryba 2
5 13 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .400
2 Enos Slaughter .390
3 Stan Spence .375
4 Lou Novikoff .354
5 Gee Walker .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Laabs 11
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 32
2 Vince DiMaggio 25
2 Wally Judnich 25
2 Enos Slaughter 25
5 Vern Stephens 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill McGee 0.52
2 Johnny Schmitz 0.63
3 Spud Chandler 1.02
4 Max Macon 1.32
5 Howie Krist 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 6
1 Howie Krist 6
3 Tex Hughson 5
3 Virgil Trucks 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 36
2 Tex Hughson 30
2 Bobo Newsom 30
4 Bucky Walters 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 5
2 Ed Head 4
3 Ace Adams 2
3 Pete Appleton 2
3 7 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 .330
5 Bobby Doerr .318

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 105
5 Joe DiMaggio 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 41
2 Joe Kuhel 23
3 Danny Murtaugh 21
3 Mickey Vernon 21
5 Phil Rizzuto 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 2.17
2 Tiny Bonham 2.23
3 Mort Cooper 2.39
4 Curt Davis 2.42
5 Johnny Vander Meer 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whit Wyatt 20
2 Spud Chandler 19
2 Claude Passeau 19
4 Johnny Vander Meer 18
4 Bucky Walters 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 179
2 Bobo Newsom 156
3 Whit Wyatt 137
4 Mort Cooper 136
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