Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, August 18, 1942

On This Day

Tuesday, August 18, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	77	39	.664	--
Red Sox	65	50	.565	11.5
Indians	62	55	.530	15.5
Browns	62	57	.521	16.5
Tigers	59	62	.488	20.5
White Sox	50	62	.446	25.0
Senators	47	65	.420	28.0
Athletics	45	77	.369	35.0

Games

Red Sox 8, Yankees 7

Browns 7, White Sox 0

Senators 2, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	79	35	.693	--
Cardinals	73	42	.635	6.5
Giants	65	53	.551	16.0
Reds	58	56	.509	21.0
Pirates	53	59	.473	25.0
Cubs	54	67	.446	28.5
Braves	48	71	.403	33.5
Phillies	32	79	.288	45.5

Games

Giants 10, Braves 2

Phillies 3, Dodgers 1

Cardinals 5, Cubs 0

Pirates 3, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buddy Blair	3
1	George Case	3
1	Bobby Doerr	3
1	Buddy Hassett	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Eddie Miller	1
1	Mel Ott	1
1	Johnny Pesky	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Barna	3
1	Bobby Doerr	3
1	Joe Gordon	3
1	Charlie Keller	3
1	Johnny Pesky	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Johnny Berardino	1
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Billy Herman	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Max Lanier	1.14
2	Alex Carrasquel	0.75
3	Carl Hubbell	0.57
4	Johnny Lanning	0.43
5	2 tied	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	8
2	Alex Carrasquel	6
3	Carl Hubbell	4
3	Max Macon	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.353
2	Joe Gordon	.343
3	Pete Reiser	.332
4	Stan Spence	.329
5	Johnny Pesky	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	25
2	Chet Laabs	21
2	Mel Ott	21
4	Dolph Camilli	20
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	107
2	Joe DiMaggio	84
3	Bobby Doerr	81
4	Chet Laabs	80
5	3 tied	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
2	Joe Kuhel	20
3	Mickey Vernon	17
4	Don Gutteridge	15
4	Phil Rizzuto	15

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	Bucky Walters	93
5	Al Benton	92

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	Ted Williams	.410
2	Wally Judnich	.400
3	Billy Jurges	.390
4	Lennie Merullo	.389
4	Mel Ott	.389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	20
2	Bob Elliott	15
3	Bill Nicholson	12
4	Dolph Camilli	11
4	3 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
1	Terry Moore	4
3	Luke Appling	3
3	Les Fleming	3
3	Enos Slaughter	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Javery	0.33
2	Al Hollingsworth	0.55
2	Gene Thompson	0.55
4	Curt Davis	0.56
5	Johnny Lanning	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	3
1	Carl Hubbell	3
1	Tex Hughson	3
1	Al Javery	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	21
2	Johnny Beazley	18
3	Murry Dickson	17
4	Phil Marchildon	15
5	Dizzy Trout	14

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	.393
3	Mel Ott	.375
4	George Case	.371
5	Enos Slaughter	.370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	35
2	Enos Slaughter	27
3	Dolph Camilli	26
4	Wally Judnich	24
4	Babe Young	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Dom DiMaggio	5
2	Wally Moses	5
2	Phil Rizzuto	5
5	6 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill McGee	0.69
2	Al Javery	0.99
3	Sid Hudson	1.20
4	Max Macon	1.24
5	Hal Schumacher	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Lanier	7
2	Carl Hubbell	6
3	Tex Hughson	5
4	Johnny Beazley	4
4	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	34
2	Max Lanier	31
3	Johnny Beazley	30
4	Johnny Niggeling	26
4	Johnny Sain	26

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	.366
2	Pete Reiser	.350
3	Joe Gordon	.337
4	Joe Medwick	.324
5	Joe DiMaggio	.318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	142
2	Dolph Camilli	114
3	Jeff Heath	106
4	Bobby Doerr	100
4	Chet Laabs	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	43
2	Joe Kuhel	22
3	Mickey Vernon	21
4	Danny Murtaugh	20
5	Phil Rizzuto	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Beazley	2.15
2	Tiny Bonham	2.15
3	Max Lanier	2.21
4	Curt Davis	2.25
5	Johnny Allen	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whit Wyatt	20
2	Claude Passeau	19
3	Elden Auker	17
3	Tiny Bonham	17
3	3 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	180
2	Bobo Newsom	151
3	Whit Wyatt	131
4	Bucky Walters	130
5	Mort Cooper	128

Saves

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