On This Day

Wednesday, September 2, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	88	44	.667	--
Red Sox	81	53	.604	8.0
Browns	68	63	.519	19.5
Indians	68	64	.515	20.0
Tigers	64	70	.478	25.0
White Sox	59	68	.465	26.5
Senators	51	77	.398	35.0
Athletics	49	89	.355	42.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Tigers 2

Red Sox 4, Tigers 2

Yankees 3, Browns 2

Yankees 6, Browns 0

Indians 12, Athletics 3

White Sox 8, Senators 2

White Sox 7, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	90	40	.692	--
Cardinals	86	45	.656	4.5
Giants	72	59	.550	18.5
Reds	65	65	.500	25.0
Pirates	59	68	.465	29.5
Cubs	61	74	.452	31.5
Braves	52	80	.394	39.0
Phillies	36	90	.286	52.0

Games

Braves 2, Cubs 1

Dodgers 3, Reds 2

Giants 8, Cardinals 2

Pirates 5, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dario Lodigiani	5
1	Wally Moses	5
1	Mickey Vernon	5
1	Ted Williams	5
5	5 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	Ted Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Mack	4
1	Ted Williams	4
1	Babe Young	4
4	Joe Gordon	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Pete Coscarart	1
1	Val Heim	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hank Borowy	3.33
2	Lon Warneke	0.62
3	Charlie Wagner	0.50
4	Bob Carpenter	0.44
5	Spud Chandler	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Bob Carpenter	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Dutch Dietz	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hank Borowy	10
2	Herman Besse	6
2	Spud Chandler	6
4	Lon Warneke	5
4	Bill Zuber	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Haynes	1
1	Oscar Judd	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.351
2	Joe Gordon	.332
3	Johnny Pesky	.329
4	Pete Reiser	.327
5	Stan Spence	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	28
2	Charlie Keller	25
2	Mel Ott	25
4	Chet Laabs	23
4	Johnny Mize	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	121
2	Charlie Keller	93
3	Joe DiMaggio	92
4	Johnny Mize	91
5	4 tied	90

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	1.81
2	Mort Cooper	1.92
3	Johnny Beazley	2.14
4	Spud Chandler	2.15
5	Curt Davis	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	18
1	Tex Hughson	18
1	Claude Passeau	18
4	Johnny Beazley	17
4	2 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	146
2	Mort Cooper	125
3	Bobo Newsom	113
4	Johnny Niggeling	102
5	2 tied	99

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	11
1	Johnny Murphy	11
3	Ace Adams	9
4	Joe Beggs	8
5	2 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Vernon	.424
2	Enos Slaughter	.397
3	Harry Danning	.390
4	Barney McCosky	.383
5	Mickey Witek	.381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Tabor	19
2	Charlie Keller	15
2	Johnny Mize	15
4	Vince DiMaggio	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Atley Donald	0.00
2	Bob Harris	0.47
3	Ted Lyons	0.50
3	Eddie Smith	0.50
5	Ernie White	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	4
2	Johnny Beazley	3
2	Tiny Bonham	3
2	Bill Butland	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	22
2	Mort Cooper	18
2	Hank Gornicki	18
4	Johnny Humphries	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	2
1	Oscar Judd	2
1	Rube Melton	2
4	Ace Adams	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Barney McCosky	.365
2	Ted Williams	.364
3	Stan Hack	.362
4	Enos Slaughter	.350
5	Charlie Keller	.346

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	35
2	Dolph Camilli	28
3	Jim Tabor	27
4	Mel Ott	24
4	Enos Slaughter	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	10
2	Dom DiMaggio	6
2	Terry Moore	6
4	Luke Appling	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Davis	0.86
2	Johnny Lanning	0.98
3	Al Hollingsworth	0.99
4	Claude Passeau	1.41
5	2 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	6
1	Tex Hughson	6
1	Johnny Vander Meer	6
4	Tiny Bonham	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	43
2	Murry Dickson	30
3	Phil Marchildon	27
4	Johnny Beazley	26
4	3 others tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	3
2	Joe Beggs	2
2	Mace Brown	2
2	George Caster	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.355
2	Pete Reiser	.340
3	Johnny Pesky	.329
4	Stan Musial	.326
5	Enos Slaughter	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	31
2	Dolph Camilli	26
3	Charlie Keller	25
3	Chet Laabs	25
3	2 others tied	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	135
2	Dolph Camilli	111
3	Joe DiMaggio	105
4	Bobby Doerr	103
5	Joe Medwick	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	44
2	Mickey Vernon	23
3	Joe Kuhel	22
4	Phil Rizzuto	20
5	Dom DiMaggio	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.04
2	Johnny Beazley	2.08
3	Curt Davis	2.12
4	Tiny Bonham	2.25
5	Whit Wyatt	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whit Wyatt	21
2	Claude Passeau	20
3	Tiny Bonham	19
3	Johnny Vander Meer	19
5	6 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	181
2	Bobo Newsom	144
3	Mort Cooper	139
4	Whit Wyatt	126
5	Bucky Walters	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	14
2	Johnny Murphy	13
3	Ace Adams	10
3	Joe Beggs	10
5	2 tied	6