On This Day

Sunday, August 30, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	85	44	.659	--
Red Sox	78	53	.595	8.0
Browns	68	60	.531	16.5
Indians	67	63	.515	18.5
Tigers	64	67	.489	22.0
White Sox	55	68	.447	27.0
Senators	50	75	.400	33.0
Athletics	49	86	.363	39.0

Games

Browns 4, Red Sox 1

Red Sox 12, Browns 6

Yankees 7, Tigers 1

Yankees 4, Tigers 3

White Sox 2, Athletics 1

Athletics 3, White Sox 2

Indians 3, Senators 1

Senators 2, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	87	40	.685	--
Cardinals	85	44	.659	3.0
Giants	70	58	.547	17.5
Reds	63	64	.496	24.0
Pirates	58	66	.468	27.5
Cubs	60	72	.455	29.5
Braves	51	79	.392	37.5
Phillies	36	87	.293	49.0

Games

Giants 8, Cubs 6

Giants 5, Cubs 5

Dodgers 3, Pirates 1

Pirates 9, Dodgers 5

Cardinals 8, Braves 3

Cardinals 3, Braves 2

Reds 2, Phillies 0

Reds 8, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Vince DiMaggio	6
2	Dom Dallessandro	5
2	Bobby Sturgeon	5
2	Ted Williams	5
5	8 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bert Haas	1
1	Ned Harris	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	Ernie Lombardi	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vince DiMaggio	6
2	Bill Nicholson	4
2	Enos Slaughter	4
4	Bobby Doerr	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	2
1	Johnny Hopp	2
3	George Case	1
3	Joe Gordon	1
3	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Vander Meer	0.75
2	Marv Breuer	0.70
3	Vern Olsen	0.64
4	Red Ruffing	0.60
5	Bill Butland	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ace Adams	1
1	Johnny Beazley	1
1	Marv Breuer	1
1	Bill Butland	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Marv Breuer	7
1	Vern Olsen	7
1	Dizzy Trout	7
4	Johnny Vander Meer	6
5	Bill Butland	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Bill McGee	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.344
2	Joe Gordon	.333
3	Pete Reiser	.327
4	Johnny Pesky	.327
5	Stan Spence	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	27
2	Mel Ott	25
3	Charlie Keller	24
4	Johnny Mize	23
5	Chet Laabs	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	114
2	Joe DiMaggio	91
3	Bobby Doerr	90
4	Charlie Keller	89
4	Enos Slaughter	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	35
2	Joe Kuhel	22
3	Mickey Vernon	21
4	Phil Rizzuto	17
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	1.85
2	Mort Cooper	1.91
3	Curt Davis	2.13
4	Johnny Beazley	2.14
5	Spud Chandler	2.17

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	146
2	Mort Cooper	118
3	Bobo Newsom	113
4	Johnny Niggeling	102
5	Bucky Walters	98

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	11
2	Johnny Murphy	10
3	Ace Adams	8
3	Joe Beggs	8
5	Johnny Sain	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Barney McCosky	.395
2	Enos Slaughter	.391
3	Buddy Blair	.390
4	Stan Hack	.387
5	Bobby Sturgeon	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	6
2	Charlie Keller	5
2	Jim Tabor	5
4	Joe Gordon	4
4	Johnny Mize	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Tabor	19
2	Charlie Keller	18
3	Mel Ott	15
4	Vince DiMaggio	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Dom DiMaggio	5
2	Johnny Hopp	5
4	Stan Hack	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Hollingsworth	0.00
1	Virgil Trucks	0.00
3	Curt Davis	0.45
4	Bob Harris	0.56
5	Ernie White	0.57

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	26
2	Bill Butland	17
2	Murry Dickson	17
2	Hank Gornicki	17
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Melton	2
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	Joe Beggs	1
2	Mace Brown	1
2	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Judnich	.376
2	Stan Hack	.367
3	Barney McCosky	.364
4	Mel Ott	.348
5	Enos Slaughter	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	11
2	Charlie Keller	9
3	Bill Nicholson	8
4	Dolph Camilli	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	38
2	Dolph Camilli	30
3	Mel Ott	29
3	Jim Tabor	29
5	Vince DiMaggio	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	10
2	Dom DiMaggio	6
2	Terry Moore	6
4	Luke Appling	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Lanning	0.98
2	Virgil Trucks	1.02
3	Al Javery	1.11
4	Hank Gornicki	1.22
5	Johnny Humphries	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	6
1	Tiny Bonham	6
1	Tex Hughson	6
1	Al Javery	6
1	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	43
2	Murry Dickson	30
3	Johnny Beazley	28
3	Phil Marchildon	28
3	Dizzy Trout	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	3
2	Ace Adams	2
2	Al Benton	2
2	George Caster	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.353
2	Pete Reiser	.347
3	Joe Gordon	.336
4	Johnny Pesky	.327
5	Enos Slaughter	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	35
2	Mel Ott	29
3	Dolph Camilli	28
4	Rudy York	26
5	3 tied	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	138
2	Dolph Camilli	118
3	Bobby Doerr	106
4	Joe DiMaggio	104
5	Joe Medwick	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	47
2	Joe Kuhel	22
2	Mickey Vernon	22
4	Phil Rizzuto	21
5	Dom DiMaggio	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Beazley	2.08
2	Curt Davis	2.14
3	Max Lanier	2.14
4	Tiny Bonham	2.25
5	Whit Wyatt	2.25

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	192
2	Bobo Newsom	152
3	Mort Cooper	135
4	Whit Wyatt	126
5	Bucky Walters	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	14
1	Johnny Murphy	14
3	Joe Beggs	10
4	Ace Adams	9
5	Johnny Sain	6