On This Day

Wednesday, August 26, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 82 43 .656 --
Red Sox 75 51 .595 7.5
Browns 66 59 .528 16.0
Indians 64 61 .512 18.0
Tigers 63 64 .496 20.0
White Sox 54 65 .454 25.0
Senators 48 73 .397 32.0
Athletics 48 84 .364 37.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 84 38 .689 --
Cardinals 80 43 .650 4.5
Giants 66 58 .532 19.0
Reds 60 62 .492 24.0
Pirates 56 63 .471 26.5
Cubs 59 70 .457 28.5
Braves 50 75 .400 35.5
Phillies 36 82 .305 46.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Danny Litwhiler 6
2 Lou Novikoff 4
3 Phil Cavarretta 3
3 Nick Etten 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Myril Hoag 1
1 Ray Lamanno 1
1 Wally Moses 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Barna 3
1 Lou Novikoff 3
3 Joe Cronin 2
3 Billy Jurges 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Hack 3
2 Dom DiMaggio 1
2 Joe DiMaggio 1
2 Charlie Keller 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal White 0.83
2 Bill Butland 0.75
3 Elmer Riddle 0.43
4 Dick Fowler 0.40
5 2 tied 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 1
1 Bill Butland 1
1 Bill Fleming 1
1 Joe Haynes 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Haynes 5
1 Hal White 5
3 Hi Bithorn 4
3 Bob Harris 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Melton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .342
2 Joe Gordon .340
3 Stan Spence .333
4 Pete Reiser .330
5 Johnny Pesky .326

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 Joe DiMaggio 87
2 Bobby Doerr 87
4 Dolph Camilli 86
5 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 Dom DiMaggio 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 1.71
2 Mort Cooper 1.91
3 Johnny Beazley 2.06
4 Hal Newhouser 2.09
5 Tiny Bonham 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 17
1 Tex Hughson 17
1 Claude Passeau 17
4 Johnny Beazley 16
4 Mort Cooper 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 140
2 Mort Cooper 115
3 Bobo Newsom 109
4 Johnny Niggeling 98
5 2 tied 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 .425
2 Mickey Owen .421
3 Mel Ott .420
4 Enos Slaughter .410
5 Barney McCosky .386

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 21
2 Dolph Camilli 19
3 Jim Tabor 16
4 Bobby Doerr 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Dom DiMaggio 5
3 Stan Hack 4
4 Myril Hoag 3
4 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Hollingsworth 0.00
1 Denny Galehouse 0.00
3 Max Lanier 0.40
4 Curt Davis 0.50
5 Johnny Lanning 0.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 4
1 Tiny Bonham 4
1 Max Lanier 4
4 Bill Butland 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 27
2 Phil Marchildon 21
3 Murry Dickson 17
4 Johnny Beazley 14
4 7 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 2
1 Rube Melton 2
3 Mace Brown 1
3 Murry Dickson 1
3 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Judnich .395
2 Stan Hack .380
3 Enos Slaughter .366
4 Stan Spence .365
5 Wally Moses .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 10
2 Charlie Keller 9
3 Bill Nicholson 8
4 Joe Gordon 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 36
2 Dolph Camilli 29
3 Jim Tabor 26
4 Enos Slaughter 25
5 Tony Lupien 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
2 Dom DiMaggio 6
3 Stan Hack 5
3 Terry Moore 5
3 Mickey Vernon 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Javery 0.97
2 Hal Newhouser 0.99
3 Virgil Trucks 1.36
4 Max Macon 1.36
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 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 45
2 Phil Marchildon 30
3 Max Lanier 27
3 Whit Wyatt 27
5 3 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Ryba 3
2 Ace Adams 2
2 Joe Beggs 2
2 Al Benton 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .355
2 Pete Reiser .350
3 Joe Gordon .343
4 Johnny Pesky .326
5 Enos Slaughter .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 35
2 Dolph Camilli 30
3 Mel Ott 29
4 Rudy York 28
5 Chet Laabs 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 138
2 Dolph Camilli 119
3 Bobby Doerr 103
4 Joe DiMaggio 100
4 Jeff Heath 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 47
2 Joe Kuhel 23
3 Phil Rizzuto 21
3 Mickey Vernon 21
5 Dom DiMaggio 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Beazley 2.00
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