On This Day

Saturday, August 15, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	75	38	.664	--
Red Sox	62	50	.554	12.5
Indians	61	53	.535	14.5
Browns	59	56	.513	17.0
Tigers	57	62	.479	21.0
White Sox	50	59	.459	23.0
Senators	46	63	.422	27.0
Athletics	45	74	.378	33.0

Games

Red Sox 2, Senators 1

Red Sox 7, Senators 6

White Sox 4, Tigers 2

Athletics 3, Yankees 1

Yankees 5, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	79	33	.705	--
Cardinals	69	42	.622	9.5
Giants	62	53	.539	18.5
Reds	58	52	.527	20.0
Pirates	52	57	.477	25.5
Cubs	52	66	.441	30.0
Braves	47	69	.405	34.0
Phillies	31	78	.284	46.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Braves 4

Pirates 8, Cubs 5

Pirates 8, Cubs 7

Giants 5, Phillies 3

Giants 4, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Vince DiMaggio	6
1	Bob Elliott	6
1	Bill Nicholson	6
4	Johnny Barrett	5
4	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	3
2	Dolph Camilli	1
2	Pete Coscarart	1
2	Bobby Doerr	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	5
2	Bill Nicholson	4
3	Vince DiMaggio	3
3	Bobby Doerr	3
3	Rip Russell	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	1
1	Frenchy Bordagaray	1
1	George Case	1
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Benton	0.50
1	Roger Wolff	0.50
3	Joe Dobson	0.43
4	Hi Bithorn	0.38
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ace Adams	1
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Dutch Dietz	1
1	Harry Feldman	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hi Bithorn	5
1	Roger Wolff	5
3	Al Benton	4
4	Tiny Bonham	3
4	6 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Lanning	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.347
2	Pete Reiser	.339
3	Joe Gordon	.336
4	Stan Spence	.334
5	Joe Medwick	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	25
2	Chet Laabs	21
3	Dolph Camilli	20
4	Charlie Keller	19
4	2 others tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	105
2	Joe Medwick	79
3	Joe DiMaggio	78
3	Vern Stephens	78
5	2 tied	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	28
2	Joe Kuhel	19
3	Mickey Vernon	17
4	Don Gutteridge	15
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	1.40
2	Mort Cooper	1.97
3	Spud Chandler	2.13
4	Johnny Beazley	2.23
5	Hal Newhouser	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	16
2	Tex Hughson	15
3	Tiny Bonham	14
3	Mort Cooper	14
3	Whit Wyatt	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	120
2	Mort Cooper	107
3	Bobo Newsom	101
4	Al Benton	92
5	Bucky Walters	89

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	Billy Jurges	.389
2	Lou Novikoff	.361
3	Terry Moore	.354
4	Harlond Clift	.351
5	Wally Moses	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	5
1	Bill Nicholson	5
1	Mel Ott	5
4	Jimmy Bloodworth	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	17
2	Charlie Keller	16
3	Bob Elliott	15
4	Mel Ott	14
5	Enos Slaughter	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	3
1	Nanny Fernandez	3
1	Les Fleming	3
4	Luke Appling	2
4	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ace Adams	0.00
1	Bill Butland	0.00
3	Al Javery	0.31
4	Gene Thompson	0.60
5	Bill McGee	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	3
1	Carl Hubbell	3
1	Tex Hughson	3
1	Al Javery	3
1	Johnny Vander Meer	3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	2
1	Al Benton	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
4	Joe Beggs	1
4	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.387
2	Enos Slaughter	.386
3	Stan Spence	.369
4	Ted Williams	.366
5	Clyde McCullough	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	9
2	Dolph Camilli	8
2	Chet Laabs	8
4	Bill Nicholson	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	30
2	Dolph Camilli	29
2	Charlie Keller	29
4	Wally Judnich	26
5	Vince DiMaggio	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Wally Moses	5
3	Dom DiMaggio	4
3	Jeff Heath	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill McGee	0.69
2	Dick Fowler	1.32
2	Max Macon	1.32
4	Hal Schumacher	1.33
5	Gene Thompson	1.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	6
2	Tiny Bonham	5
2	Tex Hughson	5
2	Max Lanier	5
5	11 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	30
2	Bobo Newsom	27
2	Johnny Sain	27
4	Max Lanier	25
5	2 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	5
2	Ed Head	4
3	Ace Adams	3
3	Johnny Murphy	3
5	7 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.361
2	Pete Reiser	.351
3	Joe Gordon	.335
4	Joe Medwick	.324
5	Bobby Doerr	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	39
2	Dolph Camilli	31
3	Chet Laabs	27
3	Rudy York	27
5	Mel Ott	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	141
2	Dolph Camilli	117
3	Jeff Heath	107
4	Frank McCormick	100
5	2 tied	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	42
2	Joe Kuhel	21
2	Mickey Vernon	21
4	Danny Murtaugh	20
5	Phil Rizzuto	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	2.15
2	Curt Davis	2.25
3	Johnny Allen	2.28
4	Spud Chandler	2.34
5	Whit Wyatt	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whit Wyatt	21
2	Claude Passeau	19
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