On This Day

Sunday, August 16, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	76	38	.667	--
Red Sox	64	50	.561	12.0
Indians	62	54	.534	15.0
Browns	60	57	.513	17.5
Tigers	59	62	.488	20.5
White Sox	50	61	.450	24.5
Senators	46	65	.414	28.5
Athletics	45	75	.375	34.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Senators 4

Red Sox 10, Senators 3

Indians 3, Browns 2

Browns 6, Indians 1

Tigers 3, White Sox 2

Tigers 7, White Sox 3

Yankees 11, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	79	34	.699	--
Cardinals	71	42	.628	8.0
Giants	63	53	.543	17.5
Reds	58	54	.518	20.5
Pirates	52	59	.468	26.0
Cubs	54	66	.450	28.5
Braves	48	69	.410	33.0
Phillies	31	79	.282	46.5

Games

Braves 2, Dodgers 0

Cubs 5, Pirates 1

Cubs 4, Pirates 1

Giants 6, Phillies 5

Cardinals 10, Reds 5

Cardinals 6, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luke Appling	6
2	Walker Cooper	5
2	Doc Cramer	5
2	Lou Finney	5
2	Stan Hack	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bruce Campbell	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Bill Nicholson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	3
1	Lou Finney	3
3	Babe Barna	2
3	Boom-Boom Beck	2
3	22 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Terry Moore	2
2	George Case	1
2	Walker Cooper	1
2	Joe Gordon	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Denny Galehouse	999.00
2	Bill Fleming	0.78
3	Al Javery	0.67
3	Van Mungo	0.67
5	Hank Gornicki	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	1
1	Marv Breuer	1
1	Bill Butland	1
1	Harry Feldman	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Fleming	7
2	Johnny Beazley	6
3	Bill Butland	5
3	Elmer Riddle	5
3	Eddie Smith	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal White	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.352
2	Joe Gordon	.340
3	Pete Reiser	.336
4	Stan Spence	.330
5	Joe Medwick	.323

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	106
2	Joe DiMaggio	81
3	Joe Medwick	79
3	Vern Stephens	79
5	2 tied	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
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	Hal Newhouser	2.21
5	Johnny Beazley	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	16
2	Tex Hughson	15
3	Johnny Beazley	14
3	Tiny Bonham	14
3	2 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	124
2	Mort Cooper	107
3	Bobo Newsom	102
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	.417
2	Wally Judnich	.415
3	Lou Novikoff	.410
4	Lennie Merullo	.394
5	Mel Ott	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	6
2	Mel Ott	5
3	Dolph Camilli	4
4	Jimmy Bloodworth	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	18
2	Dolph Camilli	15
2	Bob Elliott	15
4	Mel Ott	14
5	Phil Cavarretta	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
1	Terry Moore	4
3	Nanny Fernandez	3
3	Les Fleming	3
5	9 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Javery	0.25
2	Al Hollingsworth	0.55
2	Gene Thompson	0.55
4	Curt Davis	0.56
5	Bill McGee	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Javery	4
2	Johnny Beazley	3
2	Tiny Bonham	3
2	Carl Hubbell	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	21
2	Johnny Beazley	18
3	Murry Dickson	17
3	Dizzy Trout	17
5	Al Javery	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	2
1	Al Benton	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
4	Joe Beggs	1
4	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.400
2	Ted Williams	.392
3	Enos Slaughter	.370
4	Marty Marion	.361
5	Stan Spence	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	9
2	Dolph Camilli	8
2	Bill Nicholson	8
4	Mel Ott	7
4	Babe Young	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	31
2	Dolph Camilli	29
2	Enos Slaughter	29
4	Wally Judnich	25
5	Vince DiMaggio	23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill McGee	0.69
2	Sid Hudson	1.20
3	Dick Fowler	1.32
3	Max Macon	1.32
5	Al Javery	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Lanier	6
2	Carl Hubbell	5
2	Tex Hughson	5
4	Johnny Beazley	4
4	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	34
2	Johnny Beazley	30
3	Bobo Newsom	28
4	Johnny Sain	26
5	Max Lanier	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	4
1	Ed Head	4
3	Ace Adams	3
3	Johnny Murphy	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.366
2	Pete Reiser	.349
3	Joe Gordon	.338
4	Joe Medwick	.323
5	Joe DiMaggio	.312

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	142
2	Dolph Camilli	117
3	Jeff Heath	107
4	Bob Elliott	99
4	2 others tied	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	43
2	Joe Kuhel	21
2	Mickey Vernon	21
4	Danny Murtaugh	20
5	Phil Rizzuto	18

ERA

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

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whit Wyatt	21
2	Claude Passeau	19
3	Elden Auker	18
3	Spud Chandler	18
5	6 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	180
2	Bobo Newsom	156
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