On This Day

Tuesday, August 11, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 72 37 .661 --
Red Sox 60 49 .550 12.0
Indians 60 51 .541 13.0
Browns 57 56 .504 17.0
Tigers 54 60 .474 20.5
White Sox 49 56 .467 21.0
Senators 46 61 .430 25.0
Athletics 44 72 .379 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 75 33 .694 --
Cardinals 66 41 .617 8.5
Giants 59 51 .536 17.0
Reds 57 51 .528 18.0
Pirates 50 55 .476 23.5
Cubs 50 62 .446 27.0
Braves 45 66 .405 31.5
Phillies 31 74 .295 42.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doc Cramer 4
1 Les Fleming 4
3 Tommy Holmes 3
3 Chet Laabs 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Finney 1
1 Red Rolfe 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Danning 3
1 George McQuinn 3
3 Roy Cullenbine 2
3 Bob Elliott 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Boudreau 1
1 George Case 1
1 Les Fleming 1
1 Jimmy Wasdell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bridges 0.57
2 Dizzy Trout 0.55
3 Marv Breuer 0.50
3 Denny Galehouse 0.50
3 2 others tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 Hank Gornicki 1
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 Max Lanier 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 8
2 Dizzy Trout 6
3 Denny Galehouse 4
3 Hank Gornicki 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .341
2 Pete Reiser .340
3 Joe Gordon .336
4 Stan Spence .329
5 Joe Medwick .325

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 102
2 Joe DiMaggio 77
2 Vern Stephens 77
4 Joe Medwick 76
5 2 tied 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 27
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 Spud Chandler 2.03
3 Mort Cooper 2.07
4 Johnny Beazley 2.14
5 Tiny Bonham 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Passeau 15
2 Tex Hughson 14
3 Tiny Bonham 13
3 Spud Chandler 13
3 4 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 113
2 Mort Cooper 101
2 Bobo Newsom 101
4 Bucky Walters 89
5 2 tied 86

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 10
2 Johnny Murphy 9
3 Ace Adams 8
4 Joe Beggs 7
5 3 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .444
2 Billy Jurges .400
3 Stan Hack .373
4 Don Kolloway .372
5 Lou Novikoff .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 4
2 Wally Judnich 3
2 Charlie Keller 3
2 Ted Williams 3
2 Babe Young 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 15
1 Enos Slaughter 15
3 Pinky Higgins 12
4 Willard Marshall 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Lou Boudreau 3
2 Oris Hockett 3
2 Mickey Vernon 3
5 9 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Macon 0.00
1 Bill Butland 0.00
3 Bill McGee 0.45
4 Manny Salvo 0.47
5 Johnny Humphries 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Tex Hughson 3
1 Max Lanier 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 18
2 Dizzy Trout 16
3 Whit Wyatt 15
4 Carl Hubbell 14
4 Bobo Newsom 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 2
1 Joe Beggs 2
1 Al Benton 2
1 Mike Ryba 2
5 14 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .400
2 Enos Slaughter .372
3 Gee Walker .371
4 Lou Novikoff .361
5 Clyde McCullough .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Laabs 10
2 Charlie Keller 7
2 Red Rolfe 7
4 Mel Ott 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chet Laabs 31
2 Enos Slaughter 28
3 Wally Judnich 25
4 Dolph Camilli 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
2 Don Kolloway 6
3 Eddie Joost 5
3 Joe Kuhel 5
3 Phil Rizzuto 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 Howie Krist 6
2 Carl Hubbell 5
2 Tex Hughson 5
2 Max Lanier 5
2 Virgil Trucks 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 36
2 Bobo Newsom 34
3 Dizzy Trout 27
4 Tex Hughson 26
4 Johnny Niggeling 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 5
2 Ed Head 4
3 Ace Adams 3
4 Pete Appleton 2
4 8 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .357
2 Pete Reiser .346
3 Joe Gordon .334
4 Joe Medwick .326
5 Joe DiMaggio .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 39
2 Dolph Camilli 30
3 Chet Laabs 27
4 Mel Ott 26
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 143
2 Dolph Camilli 115
3 Jeff Heath 108
4 Joe Medwick 103
5 2 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 42
2 Joe Kuhel 22
3 Mickey Vernon 21
4 Danny Murtaugh 19
4 Phil Rizzuto 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 2.17
2 Tiny Bonham 2.22
3 Curt Davis 2.33
4 Johnny Allen 2.43
5 Johnny Humphries 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whit Wyatt 20
2 Spud Chandler 19
2 Claude Passeau 19
4 Kirby Higbe 18
4 Bucky Walters 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 177
2 Bobo Newsom 159
3 Whit Wyatt 137
4 Bucky Walters 132
5 Mort Cooper 131

Saves

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