On This Day

Tuesday, September 1, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 86 44 .662 --
Red Sox 79 53 .598 8.0
Browns 68 61 .527 17.5
Indians 67 64 .511 19.5
Tigers 64 68 .485 23.0
White Sox 57 68 .456 26.5
Senators 51 75 .405 33.0
Athletics 49 88 .358 40.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 89 40 .690 --
Cardinals 86 44 .662 3.5
Giants 71 59 .546 18.5
Reds 65 64 .504 24.0
Pirates 58 68 .460 29.5
Cubs 61 73 .455 30.5
Braves 51 80 .389 39.0
Phillies 36 89 .288 51.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Danny Litwhiler 3
1 Ernie Lombardi 3
1 Marty Marion 3
1 Frank McCormick 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jake Early 1
1 Bill Nicholson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank McCormick 3
2 Mort Cooper 2
2 Dom Dallessandro 2
2 Jake Early 2
2 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Desautels 1
1 Marty Marion 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mort Cooper 0.78
2 Kirby Higbe 0.75
3 Alex Carrasquel 0.30
4 Claude Passeau 0.29
5 Jim Bagby 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beggs 1
1 Alex Carrasquel 1
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Kirby Higbe 1
1 Claude Passeau 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 7
2 Kirby Higbe 6
3 Claude Passeau 4
4 Jim Bagby 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .346
2 Joe Gordon .333
3 Johnny Pesky .328
4 Pete Reiser .327
5 Enos Slaughter .327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 117
2 Joe DiMaggio 91
3 Bobby Doerr 90
3 Charlie Keller 90
3 Joe Medwick 90

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 1.81
2 Mort Cooper 1.92
3 Curt Davis 2.11
4 Johnny Beazley 2.14
5 Spud Chandler 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 18
1 Tex Hughson 18
1 Claude Passeau 18
4 Johnny Beazley 17
4 Tiny Bonham 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 146
2 Mort Cooper 125
3 Bobo Newsom 113
4 Johnny Niggeling 102
5 Bucky Walters 98

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 11
1 Johnny Murphy 11
3 Ace Adams 9
4 Joe Beggs 8
5 Johnny Sain 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Enos Slaughter .411
2 Danny Litwhiler .407
3 Mickey Vernon .390
4 Barney McCosky .385
5 Johnny Hopp .381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Tabor 19
2 Vince DiMaggio 15
2 Charlie Keller 15
4 Mel Ott 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Dom DiMaggio 5
2 Johnny Hopp 5
4 Mickey Vernon 4
5 6 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atley Donald 0.00
2 Curt Davis 0.42
3 Bob Harris 0.47
4 Ted Lyons 0.50
4 Eddie Smith 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 4
2 Johnny Beazley 3
2 Tiny Bonham 3
2 Bill Butland 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 22
2 Mort Cooper 18
2 Hank Gornicki 18
4 Johnny Humphries 16
4 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 2
1 Rube Melton 2
3 Ace Adams 1
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Judnich .371
2 Barney McCosky .365
3 Stan Hack .359
4 Enos Slaughter .346
5 Mel Ott .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 11
2 Bill Nicholson 9
3 Charlie Keller 8
4 Jim Tabor 7
5 Joe Gordon 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 35
2 Jim Tabor 30
3 Mel Ott 29
4 Dolph Camilli 28
5 Vince DiMaggio 27

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 Curt Davis 0.48
2 Johnny Lanning 0.98
3 Al Hollingsworth 0.99
4 Johnny Humphries 1.50
5 Al Javery 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 6
1 Tiny Bonham 6
1 Mort Cooper 6
1 Tex Hughson 6
1 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 43
2 Murry Dickson 30
3 Mort Cooper 29
4 Dizzy Trout 28
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 3
1 Johnny Murphy 3
3 Joe Beggs 2
3 Al Benton 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .353
2 Pete Reiser .343
3 Joe Gordon .330
4 Johnny Pesky .328
5 Enos Slaughter .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 33
2 Dolph Camilli 27
2 Mel Ott 27
4 Charlie Keller 25
4 3 others tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 136
2 Dolph Camilli 114
3 Joe DiMaggio 104
4 Bobby Doerr 103
5 Joe Medwick 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 46
2 Joe Kuhel 22
2 Mickey Vernon 22
4 Phil Rizzuto 21
5 Dom DiMaggio 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Beazley 2.08
2 Curt Davis 2.12
3 Max Lanier 2.14
4 Tiny Bonham 2.25
5 Mort Cooper 2.26

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 192
2 Bobo Newsom 147
3 Mort Cooper 139
4 Whit Wyatt 123
5 Bucky Walters 121

Saves

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