On This Day

Wednesday, August 12, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	73	37	.664	--
Red Sox	60	50	.545	13.0
Indians	60	53	.531	14.5
Browns	58	56	.509	17.0
Tigers	56	60	.483	20.0
White Sox	49	57	.462	22.0
Senators	46	61	.430	25.5
Athletics	44	72	.379	32.0

Games

Tigers 4, Indians 2

Tigers 2, Indians 0

Yankees 8, Red Sox 4

Browns 6, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	76	33	.697	--
Cardinals	68	41	.624	8.0
Reds	58	51	.532	18.0
Giants	59	53	.527	18.5
Pirates	50	56	.472	24.5
Cubs	50	64	.439	28.5
Braves	47	66	.416	31.0
Phillies	31	75	.292	43.5

Games

Dodgers 1, Phillies 0

Braves 1, Giants 0

Braves 8, Giants 2

Cardinals 9, Cubs 4

Cardinals 8, Cubs 3

Reds 3, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Barney McCosky	6
1	Rudy York	6
3	Nanny Fernandez	5
3	Mel Ott	5
5	5 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Buddy Hassett	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	4
1	Enos Slaughter	4
3	Johnny Hopp	3
3	Wally Judnich	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Cramer	1
1	Nanny Fernandez	1
1	Wally Judnich	1
1	Wally Moses	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry French	1.20
2	Johnny Vander Meer	1.00
3	Rube Melton	0.86
4	Hal Newhouser	0.67
5	Bill Lee	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Johnny Beazley	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Larry French	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	7
2	Larry French	6
2	Rube Melton	6
2	Hal Newhouser	6
2	Jake Wade	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Johnny Sain	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.343
2	Pete Reiser	.339
3	Joe Gordon	.338
4	Stan Spence	.329
5	Joe Medwick	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	24
2	Chet Laabs	21
3	Johnny Mize	19
4	Charlie Keller	18
4	Mel Ott	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	103
2	Joe DiMaggio	78
3	Enos Slaughter	77
3	Vern Stephens	77
5	2 tied	76

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	1.42
2	Spud Chandler	2.03
3	Mort Cooper	2.07
4	Johnny Beazley	2.23
5	Tiny Bonham	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	15
2	Tex Hughson	14
3	Elden Auker	13
3	Johnny Beazley	13
3	7 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	120
2	Mort Cooper	101
2	Bobo Newsom	101
4	Bucky Walters	89
5	Al Benton	88

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	10
2	Johnny Murphy	9
3	Ace Adams	8
4	Joe Beggs	7
5	Johnny Sain	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.415
2	Taffy Wright	.410
3	Lou Novikoff	.391
4	Billy Jurges	.364
4	Ken Keltner	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	4
2	Wally Judnich	3
2	Charlie Keller	3
2	Enos Slaughter	3
2	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	18
2	Enos Slaughter	16
3	Pinky Higgins	12
3	Wally Judnich	12
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
2	Lou Boudreau	3
2	Nanny Fernandez	3
2	Oris Hockett	3
5	10 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	Al Javery	0.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	3
1	Al Javery	3
1	Bobo Newsom	3
1	Dizzy Trout	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	17
2	Dizzy Trout	16
3	Whit Wyatt	15
4	Johnny Beazley	14
4	Bobo Newsom	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	2
1	Joe Beggs	2
1	Al Benton	2
4	Pete Appleton	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.413
2	Enos Slaughter	.380
3	Gee Walker	.363
4	Clyde McCullough	.361
5	Stan Spence	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chet Laabs	9
2	Charlie Keller	8
3	Red Rolfe	7
4	Mel Ott	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	31
2	Wally Judnich	27
2	Charlie Keller	27
2	Chet Laabs	27
5	Dolph Camilli	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Joe Kuhel	5
2	Phil Rizzuto	5
4	Dom DiMaggio	4
4	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill McGee	0.55
2	Spud Chandler	1.00
3	Max Macon	1.32
4	Hal Schumacher	1.33
5	Sid Hudson	1.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	5
1	Tex Hughson	5
1	Howie Krist	5
1	Max Lanier	5
5	14 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	30
2	Bobo Newsom	27
2	Dizzy Trout	27
4	Johnny Beazley	26
4	2 others tied	26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.356
2	Pete Reiser	.345
3	Joe Gordon	.338
4	Joe Medwick	.322
5	Joe DiMaggio	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	39
2	Dolph Camilli	29
3	Chet Laabs	27
4	Mel Ott	26
4	Rudy York	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	143
2	Dolph Camilli	115
3	Jeff Heath	109
4	Frank McCormick	101
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 Vander Meer	2.41
5	Johnny Allen	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whit Wyatt	20
2	Spud Chandler	19
2	Claude Passeau	19
4	Elden Auker	18
4	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	184
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	Johnny Sain	6