On This Day

Monday, August 17, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 38 .670 --
Red Sox 64 50 .561 12.5
Indians 62 55 .530 16.0
Browns 61 57 .517 17.5
Tigers 59 62 .488 21.0
White Sox 50 61 .450 25.0
Senators 46 65 .414 29.0
Athletics 45 76 .372 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 79 34 .699 --
Cardinals 72 42 .632 7.5
Giants 64 53 .547 17.0
Reds 58 55 .513 21.0
Pirates 52 59 .468 26.0
Cubs 54 66 .450 28.5
Braves 48 70 .407 33.5
Phillies 31 79 .282 46.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Judnich 3
1 George McQuinn 3
1 Eddie Miller 3
4 Babe Barna 2
4 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Wally Judnich 1
1 Mel Ott 1
1 Babe Young 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 Joe Gordon 2
2 Wally Judnich 2
2 Charlie Keller 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Whitey Kurowski 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Niggeling 0.56
2 Red Ruffing 0.38
3 Howie Krist 0.33
4 Hal Schumacher 0.12
5 Lum Harris 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Howie Krist 1
1 Johnny Niggeling 1
1 Red Ruffing 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Niggeling 5
2 Howie Krist 4
2 Bob Savage 4
4 Red Ruffing 3
5 5 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .352
2 Joe Gordon .343
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
3 Mel Ott 20
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 106
2 Joe DiMaggio 84
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 Johnny Niggeling 91

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 Wally Judnich .415
2 Ted Williams .412
3 Lennie Merullo .406
4 Billy Jurges .405
5 Bill Nicholson .373

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 17
2 Dolph Camilli 15
3 Bob Elliott 14
4 Bill Nicholson 12
5 Enos Slaughter 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
1 Terry Moore 4
3 Les Fleming 3
4 Luke Appling 2
4 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Javery 0.33
2 Claude Passeau 0.50
3 Al Hollingsworth 0.55
3 Gene Thompson 0.55
5 Curt Davis 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 3
1 Tex Hughson 3
1 Al Javery 3
1 Hal Newhouser 3
1 Johnny Vander Meer 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 21
2 Johnny Beazley 18
3 Murry Dickson 17
4 Dizzy Trout 14
5 2 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 2
2 Joe Beggs 1
2 Al Benton 1
2 George Caster 1
2 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .402
2 Joe DiMaggio .402
3 Enos Slaughter .368
4 Marty Marion .366
5 Stan Spence .363

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 33
2 Dolph Camilli 28
3 Enos Slaughter 27
4 Joe DiMaggio 24
4 Wally Judnich 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
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 Max Macon 1.32
4 Al Javery 1.32
5 Hal Schumacher 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Lanier 6
2 Carl Hubbell 5
2 Tex Hughson 5
4 Johnny Beazley 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 34
2 Johnny Beazley 30
3 Johnny Niggeling 26
3 Johnny Sain 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .363
2 Pete Reiser .349
3 Joe Gordon .338
4 Joe Medwick .324
5 Enos Slaughter .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 39
2 Dolph Camilli 31
3 Chet Laabs 27
3 Rudy York 27
5 Mel Ott 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 141
2 Dolph Camilli 116
3 Jeff Heath 107
4 Frank McCormick 100
5 2 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 Spud Chandler 18
4 Elden Auker 17
4 6 others 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