On This Day

Tuesday, August 25, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	82	42	.661	--
Red Sox	74	51	.592	8.5
Browns	66	59	.528	16.5
Indians	64	60	.516	18.0
Tigers	61	64	.488	21.5
White Sox	53	65	.449	26.0
Senators	48	73	.397	32.5
Athletics	48	82	.369	37.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Indians 3

Yankees 5, White Sox 3

Browns 8, Senators 1

Red Sox 5, Indians 1

Browns 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	84	37	.694	--
Cardinals	79	43	.648	5.5
Giants	65	58	.528	20.0
Reds	60	61	.496	24.0
Pirates	56	63	.471	27.0
Cubs	58	69	.457	29.0
Braves	50	75	.400	36.0
Phillies	35	81	.302	46.5

Games

Phillies 6, Cubs 4

Pirates 6, Braves 0

Cardinals 2, Dodgers 1

Reds 3, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Case	4
1	Frank Croucher	4
1	Bill Nicholson	4
4	Harry Danning	3
4	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Lou Boudreau	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Bob Scheffing	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Tabor	3
2	Luke Appling	2
2	Bob Elliott	2
2	Rick Ferrell	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	2
1	Dom DiMaggio	2
1	Mickey Vernon	2
4	Joe DiMaggio	1
4	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Vander Meer	1.00
2	Ken Chase	0.88
3	Johnny Humphries	0.67
3	Rip Sewell	0.67
5	Vern Kennedy	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Ken Chase	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Al Hollingsworth	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	11
2	Fritz Ostermueller	8
3	Ken Chase	7
4	Johnny Humphries	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	Rube Melton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Gordon	.342
2	Ted Williams	.340
3	Stan Spence	.333
4	Pete Reiser	.330
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	112
2	Bobby Doerr	87
3	Joe DiMaggio	86
4	Dolph Camilli	85
4	Charlie Keller	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	33
2	Joe Kuhel	22
3	Mickey Vernon	19
4	Phil Rizzuto	17
5	3 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	1.71
2	Mort Cooper	1.91
3	Hal Newhouser	2.09
4	Tiny Bonham	2.13
5	Johnny Beazley	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	17
1	Tex Hughson	17
1	Claude Passeau	17
4	Mort Cooper	16
5	3 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	140
2	Mort Cooper	115
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	Buddy Blair	.429
2	Enos Slaughter	.417
3	Mel Ott	.408
4	Mickey Owen	.400
5	Bill Nicholson	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	7
2	Charlie Keller	6
2	Mel Ott	6
4	Joe Gordon	5
4	Jim Tabor	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	22
2	Dolph Camilli	18
3	Jim Tabor	16
4	Bobby Doerr	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Dom DiMaggio	4
3	Myril Hoag	3
3	Joe Kuhel	3
3	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Hollingsworth	0.00
1	Tommy Bridges	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	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	27
2	Phil Marchildon	21
3	Hank Gornicki	18
4	Murry Dickson	17
4	Max Lanier	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	2
2	Ace Adams	1
2	Mace Brown	1
2	Murry Dickson	1
2	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Judnich	.395
2	Enos Slaughter	.379
3	Stan Spence	.365
4	Barney McCosky	.362
5	Stan Hack	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	11
2	Mel Ott	10
3	Bill Nicholson	8
4	Joe Gordon	7
4	Ted Williams	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	38
2	Dolph Camilli	29
3	Enos Slaughter	26
3	Jim Tabor	26
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Dom DiMaggio	6
3	Terry Moore	5
3	Wally Moses	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	0.99
2	Max Macon	1.21
3	Al Javery	1.26
4	Johnny Humphries	1.38
5	Hank Gornicki	1.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	7
1	Tex Hughson	7
1	Max Lanier	7
4	Johnny Vander Meer	6
5	2 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	45
2	Phil Marchildon	29
3	Johnny Beazley	27
3	Max Lanier	27
3	Whit Wyatt	27

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.352
2	Pete Reiser	.350
3	Joe Gordon	.344
4	Johnny Pesky	.327
5	2 tied	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	35
2	Dolph Camilli	30
3	Mel Ott	29
4	Rudy York	28
5	Chet Laabs	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	138
2	Dolph Camilli	118
3	Bobby Doerr	103
4	Joe DiMaggio	99
4	2 others tied	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	47
2	Joe Kuhel	23
3	Phil Rizzuto	21
3	Mickey Vernon	21
5	Dom DiMaggio	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Beazley	2.07
2	Tiny Bonham	2.08
3	Max Lanier	2.10
4	Mort Cooper	2.26
5	Curt Davis	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	20
1	Whit Wyatt	20
3	Claude Passeau	19
4	Mort Cooper	18
4	Johnny Vander Meer	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	189
2	Bobo Newsom	156
3	Mort Cooper	134
4	Whit Wyatt	131
5	Bucky Walters	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	14
2	Hugh Casey	13
3	Ace Adams	9
3	Joe Beggs	9
5	Johnny Sain	6