On This Day

Saturday, August 22, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	80	41	.661	--
Red Sox	70	51	.579	10.0
Indians	63	57	.525	16.5
Browns	62	59	.512	18.0
Tigers	61	62	.496	20.0
White Sox	52	63	.452	25.0
Senators	47	70	.402	31.0
Athletics	48	80	.375	35.5

Games

White Sox 3, Indians 1

Yankees 1, Senators 0

Red Sox 11, Athletics 3

Red Sox 11, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	82	35	.701	--
Cardinals	76	42	.644	6.5
Giants	65	55	.542	18.5
Reds	59	59	.500	23.5
Pirates	54	62	.466	27.5
Cubs	56	68	.452	29.5
Braves	49	73	.402	35.5
Phillies	33	80	.292	47.0

Games

Dodgers 10, Giants 5

Braves 2, Phillies 1

Phillies 5, Braves 3

Cubs 5, Reds 4

Cardinals 7, Pirates 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Finney	5
1	Johnny Pesky	5
3	Buddy Blair	3
3	Jimmy Brown	3
3	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Bill Nicholson	1
1	Mel Ott	1
1	Lew Riggs	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	4
1	Lou Finney	4
3	Joe Medwick	3
3	Johnny Pesky	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	2
2	Phil Masi	1
2	Johnny Peacock	1
2	Johnny Pesky	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Si Johnson	1.00
2	Jack Knott	0.60
3	Alex Carrasquel	0.30
4	Hank Borowy	0.29
4	3 others tied	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Dick Errickson	1
1	Si Johnson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Si Johnson	6
2	Johnny Sain	5
3	Elmer Riddle	4
4	Hi Bithorn	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.349
2	Joe Gordon	.338
3	Pete Reiser	.338
4	Stan Spence	.330
5	Johnny Pesky	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	26
2	Charlie Keller	22
2	Chet Laabs	22
2	Mel Ott	22
5	3 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	111
2	Bobby Doerr	86
3	Joe DiMaggio	85
4	Charlie Keller	83
5	2 tied	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	30
2	Joe Kuhel	22
3	Mickey Vernon	17
4	Phil Rizzuto	16
5	Don Gutteridge	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	1.40
2	Mort Cooper	1.93
3	Johnny Beazley	2.13
4	Hal Newhouser	2.21
5	Tiny Bonham	2.22

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	129
2	Mort Cooper	110
3	Bobo Newsom	105
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	.412
2	Wally Judnich	.395
3	Charlie Keller	.387
4	Stan Hack	.386
5	Dolph Camilli	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	7
2	Charlie Keller	6
3	Joe Gordon	4
3	Mel Ott	4
3	Rudy York	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	24
2	Dolph Camilli	14
2	Walker Cooper	14
2	Bobby Doerr	14
2	Bob Elliott	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
1	Terry Moore	4
3	Les Fleming	3
3	Joe Kuhel	3
3	Johnny Pesky	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Bridges	0.00
2	Al Hollingsworth	0.44
3	Curt Davis	0.50
4	Yank Terry	0.60
5	Johnny Lanning	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Lanier	4
2	Johnny Beazley	3
2	Tiny Bonham	3
2	Tex Hughson	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	21
2	Hank Gornicki	18
3	Joe Dobson	17
4	Virgil Trucks	15
5	3 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	1
1	Al Benton	1
1	Mace Brown	1
1	George Caster	1
1	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Enos Slaughter	.390
2	Mel Ott	.371
3	Ted Williams	.369
4	George Case	.367
5	Wally Judnich	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	10
2	Mel Ott	9
3	Bill Nicholson	8
3	Babe Young	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	38
2	Enos Slaughter	27
3	Dolph Camilli	24
3	Vince DiMaggio	24
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Humphries	1.02
2	Max Macon	1.24
3	Al Javery	1.31
4	Hal Schumacher	1.33
5	Hank Gornicki	1.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Lanier	7
2	Tex Hughson	6
3	Tiny Bonham	5
3	Carl Hubbell	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	34
2	Whit Wyatt	29
3	Johnny Beazley	27
3	Tex Hughson	27
3	Max Lanier	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	4
2	Ed Head	3
2	Mike Ryba	3
4	Ace Adams	2
4	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.355
2	Pete Reiser	.351
3	Joe Gordon	.339
4	Johnny Pesky	.327
5	Joe Medwick	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	35
2	Dolph Camilli	29
3	Mel Ott	28
3	Rudy York	28
5	Chet Laabs	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	138
2	Dolph Camilli	114
3	Bobby Doerr	103
4	Jeff Heath	101
5	Joe Medwick	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	44
2	Joe Kuhel	24
3	Phil Rizzuto	20
3	Mickey Vernon	20
5	Dom DiMaggio	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Beazley	2.07
2	Tiny Bonham	2.15
3	Max Lanier	2.16
4	Curt Davis	2.29
5	Mort Cooper	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whit Wyatt	21
2	Claude Passeau	19
3	Tiny Bonham	18
4	Spud Chandler	17
4	3 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	180
2	Bobo Newsom	152
3	Whit Wyatt	137
4	Mort Cooper	129
5	Bucky Walters	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	16
2	Hugh Casey	14
3	Ace Adams	9
3	Joe Beggs	9
5	Johnny Sain	6