On This Day

Monday, August 24, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 84 36 .700 --
Cardinals 78 43 .645 6.5
Giants 65 57 .533 20.0
Reds 59 61 .492 25.0
Pirates 55 63 .466 28.0
Cubs 58 68 .460 29.0
Braves 50 74 .403 36.0
Phillies 34 81 .296 47.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Terry Moore 3
2 Marty Marion 2
2 Mickey Owen 2
2 Enos Slaughter 2
5 7 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Terry Moore 2
1 Enos Slaughter 2
3 Stan Musial 1
3 Lew Riggs 1
3 Coaker Triplett 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Brown 1
1 Terry Moore 1
1 Enos Slaughter 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Max Lanier 1.00
2 Larry French 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Lanier 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Lanier 4
2 Larry French 2
2 Les Webber 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .346
2 Joe Gordon .338
3 Pete Reiser .335
4 Stan Spence .333
5 Enos Slaughter .328

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 1.65
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 Mel Ott .444
2 Mickey Owen .412
3 Enos Slaughter .410
4 Buddy Blair .396
5 Marty Marion .390

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 Bobby Doerr 14
3 Bob Elliott 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Terry Moore 4
3 Joe Kuhel 3
3 Wally Moses 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Bridges 0.00
1 Al Hollingsworth 0.00
3 Curt Davis 0.50
4 Johnny Lanning 0.54
5 Yank Terry 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Lanier 5
2 Tiny Bonham 4
2 Tex Hughson 4
4 Johnny Beazley 3
4 Al Javery 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Marchildon 21
2 Joe Dobson 19
3 Hank Gornicki 18
4 Murry Dickson 17
4 Max Lanier 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Mace Brown 1
1 George Caster 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Judnich .423
2 Enos Slaughter .395
3 Stan Spence .370
4 Barney McCosky .367
5 Charlie Keller .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 11
1 Mel Ott 11
3 Bill Nicholson 8
4 Joe Gordon 7
4 Ted Williams 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 39
2 Dolph Camilli 29
2 Enos Slaughter 29
4 Vince DiMaggio 23
4 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
2 Wally Moses 6
3 Joe Kuhel 5
3 Terry Moore 5
3 Phil Rizzuto 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 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 34
2 Bobo Newsom 30
3 Phil Marchildon 29
4 Johnny Beazley 27
4 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 .349
3 Joe Gordon .340
4 Johnny Pesky .327
5 Enos Slaughter .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 35
2 Dolph Camilli 30
3 Mel Ott 29
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 Joe Medwick 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 2.10
4 Curt Davis 2.29
5 Mort Cooper 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whit Wyatt 21
2 Tiny Bonham 19
2 Claude Passeau 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 15
2 Hugh Casey 13
3 Ace Adams 9
3 Joe Beggs 9
5 Johnny Sain 6