On This Day

Friday, August 28, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	83	43	.659	--
Red Sox	76	52	.594	8.0
Browns	67	59	.532	16.0
Indians	65	62	.512	18.5
Tigers	64	64	.500	20.0
White Sox	54	66	.450	26.0
Senators	48	74	.393	33.0
Athletics	48	85	.361	38.5

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 0

Yankees 3, Indians 0

Browns 5, Athletics 4

Tigers 10, Senators 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	86	38	.694	--
Cardinals	82	44	.651	5.0
Giants	67	58	.536	19.5
Reds	60	64	.484	26.0
Pirates	57	63	.475	27.0
Cubs	59	71	.454	30.0
Braves	51	76	.402	36.5
Phillies	36	84	.300	48.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Cubs 1

Cardinals 7, Phillies 4

Cardinals 7, Phillies 5

Braves 4, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Doc Cramer	5
2	Jimmy Brown	4
2	Whitey Kurowski	4
2	Danny Murtaugh	4
2	Dixie Walker	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	Wally Judnich	1
1	Glenn McQuillen	1
1	Buddy Rosar	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Hopp	3
1	Whitey Kurowski	3
1	Stan Musial	3
1	Earl Naylor	3
1	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Finney	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	Danny Murtaugh	1
1	Bill Nicholson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bucky Walters	0.60
2	Kirby Higbe	0.50
3	Murry Dickson	0.46
4	Joe Dobson	0.43
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Caster	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Murry Dickson	6
2	Kirby Higbe	4
2	Early Wynn	4
4	Elden Auker	3
4	10 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Ernie White	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.343
2	Joe Gordon	.338
3	Stan Spence	.329
4	Pete Reiser	.327
5	Johnny Pesky	.327

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	3 tied	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	33
2	Joe Kuhel	22
3	Mickey Vernon	20
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
4	Bucky Walters	98

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	11
2	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	.432
2	Buddy Blair	.409
3	Stan Hack	.397
4	Bill Nicholson	.393
5	Enos Slaughter	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	6
1	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	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	Virgil Trucks	0.00
1	Denny Galehouse	0.00
4	Curt Davis	0.33
5	Johnny Lanning	0.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	4
1	Max Lanier	4
1	Hal White	4
4	Johnny Beazley	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Melton	2
2	Mace Brown	1
2	Hugh Casey	1
2	George Caster	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Judnich	.402
2	Enos Slaughter	.361
3	Stan Hack	.357
4	Taffy Wright	.352
5	Lou Novikoff	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	10
2	Charlie Keller	8
2	Bill Nicholson	8
4	Dolph Camilli	6
4	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	35
2	Dolph Camilli	29
3	Jim Tabor	26
4	Enos Slaughter	24
5	Mel Ott	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	10
2	Dom DiMaggio	6
3	Stan Hack	5
3	Terry Moore	5
5	7 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Lanning	0.98
2	Hal Newhouser	0.99
3	Al Javery	1.11
4	Hank Gornicki	1.22
5	Tiny Bonham	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	6
1	Tex Hughson	6
1	Al Javery	6
1	Max Lanier	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	37
2	Murry Dickson	30
2	Phil Marchildon	30
4	Whit Wyatt	27
5	Tex Hughson	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	2
1	Joe Beggs	2
1	Al Benton	2
1	George Caster	2
1	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.354
2	Pete Reiser	.346
3	Joe Gordon	.340
4	Johnny Pesky	.327
5	Enos Slaughter	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	36
2	Dolph Camilli	28
2	Mel Ott	28
4	Rudy York	27
5	Chet Laabs	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	138
2	Dolph Camilli	116
3	Bobby Doerr	103
4	Joe Medwick	101
5	Joe DiMaggio	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	45
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	2.12
3	Max Lanier	2.14
4	Curt Davis	2.16
5	Spud Chandler	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whit Wyatt	20
2	Tiny Bonham	19
2	Claude Passeau	19
4	Johnny Vander Meer	18
5	6 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	186
2	Bobo Newsom	148
3	Mort Cooper	132
4	Whit Wyatt	131
5	Bucky Walters	123

Saves

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