On This Day

Sunday, August 23, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 81 42 .659 --
Red Sox 72 51 .585 9.0
Indians 64 58 .525 16.5
Browns 64 59 .520 17.0
Tigers 61 64 .488 21.0
White Sox 53 64 .453 25.0
Senators 48 71 .403 31.0
Athletics 48 82 .369 36.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 84 35 .706 --
Cardinals 77 43 .642 7.5
Giants 65 57 .533 20.5
Reds 59 61 .492 25.5
Pirates 55 63 .466 28.5
Cubs 58 68 .460 29.5
Braves 50 74 .403 36.5
Phillies 34 81 .296 48.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Kreevich 5
1 Mickey Vernon 5
3 Phil Cavarretta 4
3 Stan Hack 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 2
2 Dolph Camilli 1
2 George Case 1
2 Elbie Fletcher 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dolph Camilli 6
2 Mickey Vernon 5
3 Tommy Henrich 4
4 Johnny Mize 3
4 Mel Ott 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Babe Barna 1
1 George Case 1
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Oris Hockett 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lon Warneke 1.50
2 Murry Dickson 1.00
2 Ted Lyons 1.00
4 Rube Melton 0.86
5 Johnny Niggeling 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Marchildon 8
2 Murry Dickson 7
2 Hal Newhouser 7
2 Johnny Niggeling 7
5 Rube Melton 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walt Masterson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .346
2 Joe Gordon .338
3 Pete Reiser .337
4 Stan Spence .333
5 Johnny Pesky .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 26
2 Mel Ott 24
3 Charlie Keller 23
4 Chet Laabs 22
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 111
2 Joe DiMaggio 86
2 Bobby Doerr 86
4 Dolph Camilli 85
4 Charlie Keller 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 31
2 Joe Kuhel 22
3 Mickey Vernon 17
4 Phil Rizzuto 16
5 2 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 1.40
2 Mort Cooper 2.00
3 Hal Newhouser 2.09
4 Johnny Beazley 2.13
5 Tiny Bonham 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 17
1 Claude Passeau 17
3 Tiny Bonham 16
4 Johnny Beazley 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 129
2 Mort Cooper 111
3 Bobo Newsom 109
4 Johnny Niggeling 98
5 Bucky Walters 95

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 Dolph Camilli .415
2 Stan Hack .406
3 Enos Slaughter .400
4 Mel Ott .396
5 Buddy Blair .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 7
2 Charlie Keller 6
2 Mel Ott 6
4 Dolph Camilli 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 23
2 Dolph Camilli 20
3 Walker Cooper 14
3 Bobby Doerr 14
3 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Terry Moore 4
3 Les Fleming 3
3 Joe Kuhel 3
3 2 others tied 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 Rube Melton 0.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Marchildon 21
1 Johnny Vander Meer 21
3 Murry Dickson 19
3 Joe Dobson 19
5 Hank Gornicki 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Al Benton 1
1 Mace Brown 1
1 George Caster 1
1 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Enos Slaughter .400
2 Wally Judnich .388
3 Mel Ott .370
4 Stan Spence .369
5 Ted Williams .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 11
1 Mel Ott 11
3 Bill Nicholson 8
4 Dolph Camilli 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 39
2 Dolph Camilli 30
3 Enos Slaughter 27
4 Vince DiMaggio 23
4 4 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
2 Wally Moses 6
2 Phil Rizzuto 6
4 Dom DiMaggio 5
4 Joe Kuhel 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 0.99
2 Johnny Humphries 1.02
3 Max Macon 1.21
4 Al Javery 1.26
5 Hank Gornicki 1.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 7
1 Max Lanier 7
3 Tiny Bonham 6
4 Carl Hubbell 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 34
2 Bobo Newsom 30
3 Phil Marchildon 29
3 Whit Wyatt 29
5 Joe Dobson 28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .354
2 Pete Reiser .348
3 Joe Gordon .340
4 Johnny Pesky .327
5 Enos Slaughter .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 35
2 Dolph Camilli 30
2 Mel Ott 30
4 Rudy York 28
5 Chet Laabs 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 137
2 Dolph Camilli 119
3 Bobby Doerr 102
4 Jeff Heath 101
5 2 tied 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 45
2 Joe Kuhel 23
3 Phil Rizzuto 20
3 Mickey Vernon 20
5 Dom DiMaggio 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Beazley 2.07
2 Tiny Bonham 2.10
3 Max Lanier 2.16
4 Curt Davis 2.29
5 Johnny Allen 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whit Wyatt 21
2 Claude Passeau 20
3 Tiny Bonham 19
4 Spud Chandler 17
4 5 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 180
2 Bobo Newsom 156
3 Whit Wyatt 137
4 Mort Cooper 130
5 Bucky Walters 124

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 16
2 Hugh Casey 13
3 Ace Adams 9
3 Joe Beggs 9
5 Johnny Sain 6