On This Day

Friday, August 14, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 37 .667 --
Red Sox 60 50 .545 13.5
Indians 61 53 .535 14.5
Browns 59 56 .513 17.0
Tigers 57 61 .483 20.5
White Sox 49 59 .454 23.5
Senators 46 61 .430 26.0
Athletics 44 73 .376 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 78 33 .703 --
Cardinals 69 42 .622 9.0
Giants 60 53 .531 19.0
Reds 58 52 .527 19.5
Pirates 50 57 .467 26.0
Cubs 52 64 .448 28.5
Braves 47 68 .409 33.0
Phillies 31 76 .290 45.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dolph Camilli 4
1 Nanny Fernandez 4
1 Stan Hack 4
1 Joe Medwick 4
1 Pee Wee Reese 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 2
2 Jimmy Bloodworth 1
2 Stan Hack 1
2 Tommy Henrich 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dolph Camilli 5
2 Tommy Henrich 4
3 Joe Medwick 3
4 Bill Dickey 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Cavarretta 1
1 Whitey Kurowski 1
1 Marty Marion 1
1 Wally Moses 1
1 Arky Vaughan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mort Cooper 3.00
2 Hal White 0.57
3 Phil Marchildon 0.55
4 Carl Hubbell 0.50
5 2 tied 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 6
1 Phil Marchildon 6
3 Lefty Gomez 4
3 Johnny Sain 4
3 Hal White 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .343
2 Pete Reiser .340
3 Joe Gordon .337
4 Stan Spence .329
5 Joe Medwick .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 24
2 Chet Laabs 21
3 Dolph Camilli 19
3 Johnny Mize 19
5 3 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 103
2 Joe Medwick 79
3 Joe DiMaggio 78
3 Vern Stephens 78
5 Enos Slaughter 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 27
2 Joe Kuhel 19
3 Mickey Vernon 17
4 Don Gutteridge 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 1.42
2 Mort Cooper 1.97
3 Spud Chandler 2.03
4 Johnny Beazley 2.23
5 Tiny Bonham 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Passeau 16
2 Mort Cooper 14
2 Tex Hughson 14
2 Whit Wyatt 14
5 8 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 120
2 Mort Cooper 107
3 Bobo Newsom 101
4 Bucky Walters 89
5 Al Benton 88

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .400
2 Lou Novikoff .382
3 Stan Hack .375
4 Harlond Clift .364
5 Charlie Keller .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 4
1 Mel Ott 4
3 Jimmy Bloodworth 3
3 Charlie Keller 3
3 Rudy York 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 19
2 Dolph Camilli 15
3 Enos Slaughter 13
4 Mel Ott 12
5 4 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nanny Fernandez 3
1 Les Fleming 3
3 Luke Appling 2
3 Dick Bartell 2
3 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Butland 0.00
2 Al Javery 0.31
3 Bill McGee 0.45
4 Johnny Humphries 0.50
5 Lon Warneke 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Tex Hughson 3
1 Al Javery 3
1 Johnny Vander Meer 3
5 23 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 17
2 Dizzy Trout 16
3 Johnny Beazley 14
4 Murry Dickson 13
5 5 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 2
1 Joe Beggs 2
1 Al Benton 2
1 Johnny Murphy 2
5 14 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .411
2 Enos Slaughter .383
3 Clyde McCullough .361
4 Lou Novikoff .355
5 Ted Williams .354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 31
2 Charlie Keller 29
3 Dolph Camilli 28
4 Chet Laabs 27
5 Wally Judnich 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
2 Joe Kuhel 5
2 Wally Moses 5
4 Dom DiMaggio 4
4 3 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 6
2 Tex Hughson 5
2 Max Lanier 5
4 Johnny Allen 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 30
2 Bobo Newsom 27
2 Johnny Sain 27
4 Johnny Beazley 26
4 Tex Hughson 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 5
2 Ed Head 4
3 Ace Adams 3
3 Johnny Murphy 3
5 9 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .355
2 Pete Reiser .352
3 Joe Gordon .337
4 Joe Medwick .325
5 Joe DiMaggio .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 39
2 Dolph Camilli 30
3 Chet Laabs 27
3 Rudy York 27
5 Mel Ott 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 142
2 Dolph Camilli 115
3 Jeff Heath 107
4 Frank McCormick 100
5 Joe Medwick 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 41
2 Joe Kuhel 22
3 Mickey Vernon 21
4 Danny Murtaugh 19
5 Phil Rizzuto 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 2.11
2 Curt Davis 2.25
3 Spud Chandler 2.27
4 Whit Wyatt 2.37
5 Mort Cooper 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whit Wyatt 21
2 Claude Passeau 20
3 Elden Auker 18
3 Spud Chandler 18
3 Johnny Vander Meer 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 184
2 Bobo Newsom 155
3 Whit Wyatt 140
4 Mort Cooper 131
5 Bucky Walters 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 16
2 Hugh Casey 15
3 Ace Adams 9
3 Joe Beggs 9
5 Johnny Sain 6