On This Day

Thursday, August 27, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 82 43 .656 --
Red Sox 75 52 .591 8.0
Browns 66 59 .528 16.0
Indians 65 61 .516 17.5
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 85 38 .691 --
Cardinals 80 44 .645 5.5
Giants 67 58 .536 19.0
Reds 60 63 .488 25.0
Pirates 57 63 .475 26.5
Cubs 59 70 .457 29.0
Braves 50 76 .397 36.5
Phillies 36 82 .305 46.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Jurges 3
2 Lou Boudreau 2
2 Walker Cooper 2
2 Harry Feldman 2
2 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Elbie Fletcher 1
1 Hank Gornicki 1
1 Ted Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Curt Davis 2
1 Hank Gornicki 2
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 Lou Boudreau 1
3 11 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Ott 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hank Gornicki 1.00
2 Jim Bagby 0.50
2 Curt Davis 0.50
4 Tex Hughson 0.33
5 Ray Starr 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Harry Feldman 1
1 Hank Gornicki 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Davis 4
1 Ray Starr 4
3 Jim Bagby 3
3 Harry Feldman 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .343
2 Joe Gordon .340
3 Stan Spence .333
4 Pete Reiser .328
5 Johnny Pesky .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 27
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 113
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 Mickey Owen .436
2 Buddy Blair .425
3 Stan Hack .410
4 Bill Nicholson .393
5 Enos Slaughter .386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dolph Camilli 18
2 Charlie Keller 17
3 Jim Tabor 16
4 Bobby Doerr 14
4 Tony Lupien 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Hollingsworth 0.00
1 Denny Galehouse 0.00
3 Curt Davis 0.33
4 Rube Melton 0.44
5 Johnny Lanning 0.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 4
1 Max Lanier 4
3 Jim Bagby 3
3 Johnny Beazley 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Marchildon 21
2 Johnny Vander Meer 20
3 Hank Gornicki 17
4 Max Lanier 16
5 Murry Dickson 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Melton 2
2 Mace Brown 1
2 George Caster 1
2 Denny Galehouse 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Judnich .395
2 Stan Hack .380
3 Stan Spence .365
4 Enos Slaughter .362
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 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 36
2 Dolph Camilli 29
3 Enos Slaughter 26
3 Jim Tabor 26
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 Hank Gornicki 1.22
4 Virgil Trucks 1.36
5 Max Macon 1.36

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 45
2 Phil Marchildon 30
3 Max Lanier 29
4 Whit Wyatt 27
5 Tex Hughson 26

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 .348
3 Joe Gordon .343
4 Johnny Pesky .325
5 Enos Slaughter .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 36
2 Dolph Camilli 28
2 Mel Ott 28
2 Rudy York 28
5 Chet Laabs 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 139
2 Dolph Camilli 116
3 Bobby Doerr 103
4 Joe DiMaggio 100
5 Joe Medwick 99

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Beazley 2.00
2 Tiny Bonham 2.08
3 Max Lanier 2.14
4 Curt Davis 2.16
5 Mort Cooper 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 20
1 Whit Wyatt 20
3 Claude Passeau 19
4 Johnny Vander Meer 18
5 5 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 189
2 Bobo Newsom 148
3 Mort Cooper 132
4 Whit Wyatt 131
5 Bucky Walters 120

Saves

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