On This Day

Wednesday, August 19, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	78	40	.661	--
Red Sox	66	51	.564	11.5
Indians	62	56	.525	16.0
Browns	62	57	.521	16.5
Tigers	60	62	.492	20.0
White Sox	50	62	.446	25.0
Senators	47	66	.416	28.5
Athletics	46	77	.374	34.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Yankees 4

Yankees 2, Red Sox 1

Tigers 6, Indians 1

Athletics 8, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	80	35	.696	--
Cardinals	74	42	.638	6.5
Giants	65	53	.551	16.5
Reds	58	57	.504	22.0
Pirates	54	59	.478	25.0
Cubs	54	68	.443	29.5
Braves	48	72	.400	34.5
Phillies	32	79	.288	46.0

Games

Dodgers 11, Braves 1

Pirates 9, Reds 2

Cardinals 5, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Keller	4
1	Jim Tabor	4
1	Mickey Vernon	4
4	Dolph Camilli	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	2
1	Jim Tabor	2
3	Walker Cooper	1
3	Vince DiMaggio	1
3	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Tabor	5
2	Bill Dickey	3
2	Billy Herman	3
2	Maurice Van Robays	3
2	Rudy York	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	George Case	1
1	Doc Cramer	1
1	Billy Herman	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tiny Bonham	1.00
2	Joe Dobson	0.78
3	Virgil Trucks	0.75
4	Tex Hughson	0.73
5	Hank Gornicki	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Hank Gornicki	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	8
2	Joe Dobson	7
2	Hank Gornicki	7
4	Tiny Bonham	6
4	Virgil Trucks	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.349
2	Joe Gordon	.340
3	Pete Reiser	.338
4	Stan Spence	.330
5	Johnny Pesky	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	26
2	Charlie Keller	21
2	Chet Laabs	21
2	Mel Ott	21
5	Dolph Camilli	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	109
2	Joe DiMaggio	84
3	Bobby Doerr	81
4	Charlie Keller	80
4	Chet Laabs	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	30
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	1.93
3	Hal Newhouser	2.21
4	Johnny Beazley	2.22
5	Tiny Bonham	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	16
1	Claude Passeau	16
3	Tiny Bonham	15
3	Mort Cooper	15
5	2 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	124
2	Mort Cooper	110
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	Wally Judnich	.400
2	Mel Ott	.392
3	Billy Jurges	.390
4	Ted Williams	.378
5	2 tied	.375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	22
2	Bob Elliott	15
3	Dolph Camilli	13
4	Bill Nicholson	12
4	Enos Slaughter	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
1	Terry Moore	4
3	Les Fleming	3
3	Billy Herman	3
3	Enos Slaughter	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Bridges	0.00
2	Al Hollingsworth	0.55
3	Bill McGee	0.60
4	Johnny Lanning	0.69
5	Curt Davis	0.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Hughson	4
2	Johnny Beazley	3
2	Tiny Bonham	3
2	Carl Hubbell	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	19
2	Johnny Beazley	18
3	Joe Dobson	17
4	Johnny Vander Meer	16
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	2
2	Al Benton	1
2	George Caster	1
2	Murry Dickson	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mel Ott	.386
2	Enos Slaughter	.385
3	Ted Williams	.385
4	George Case	.379
5	Stan Spence	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	10
2	Mel Ott	9
3	Babe Young	8
4	Dolph Camilli	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	37
2	Enos Slaughter	27
3	Dolph Camilli	25
4	Wally Judnich	22
4	Babe Young	22

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	0.50
2	Max Macon	1.24
3	Hal Schumacher	1.33
4	Johnny Humphries	1.40
5	Al Javery	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	6
1	Tex Hughson	6
1	Max Lanier	6
4	Tiny Bonham	5
5	9 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	29
2	Johnny Beazley	28
3	Tex Hughson	27
4	Joe Dobson	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	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.363
2	Pete Reiser	.352
3	Joe Gordon	.335
4	Joe Medwick	.324
5	Johnny Pesky	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	40
2	Dolph Camilli	30
3	Rudy York	28
4	Chet Laabs	27
4	Mel Ott	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	144
2	Dolph Camilli	115
3	Jeff Heath	106
4	Bobby Doerr	100
4	Chet Laabs	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	44
2	Joe Kuhel	22
3	Mickey Vernon	21
4	Phil Rizzuto	19
5	Danny Murtaugh	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	2.10
2	Johnny Beazley	2.15
3	Curt Davis	2.19
4	Max Lanier	2.21
5	Johnny Allen	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whit Wyatt	20
2	Claude Passeau	19
3	Tiny Bonham	18
3	Curt Davis	18
5	4 tied	17

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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