On This Day

Thursday, September 3, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	88	44	.667	--
Red Sox	82	53	.607	7.5
Browns	68	63	.519	19.5
Indians	68	64	.515	20.0
Tigers	64	71	.474	25.5
White Sox	59	70	.457	27.5
Senators	53	77	.408	34.0
Athletics	49	89	.355	42.0

Games

Red Sox 2, Tigers 0

Senators 3, White Sox 2

Senators 14, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	91	40	.695	--
Cardinals	87	45	.659	4.5
Giants	72	60	.545	19.5
Reds	65	66	.496	26.0
Pirates	59	68	.465	30.0
Cubs	61	74	.452	32.0
Braves	52	80	.394	39.5
Phillies	36	90	.286	52.5

Games

Dodgers 2, Reds 0

Cardinals 7, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Case	4
1	Stan Spence	4
3	Bobby Estalella	3
3	Jimmy Pofahl	3
3	Mickey Vernon	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Estalella	1
1	Mickey Vernon	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Erv Dusak	3
1	John Sullivan	3
3	Ellis Clary	2
3	George Dickey	2
3	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobo Newsom	1.33
1	Johnny Vander Meer	1.33
3	Howie Pollet	0.80
4	Sid Hudson	0.50
4	Hal Newhouser	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Butland	1
1	Sid Hudson	1
1	Bobo Newsom	1
1	Howie Pollet	1
1	Ray Scarborough	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	8
1	Johnny Vander Meer	8
3	Hal Newhouser	5
4	Howie Pollet	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.350
2	Joe Gordon	.332
3	Stan Spence	.328
4	Pete Reiser	.327
5	Johnny Pesky	.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	122
2	Charlie Keller	93
3	Joe DiMaggio	92
4	Johnny Mize	91
5	4 tied	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
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	154
2	Mort Cooper	125
3	Bobo Newsom	121
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	Dario Lodigiani	.405
2	Barney McCosky	.404
3	Stan Hack	.379
4	Mickey Vernon	.375
5	Mickey Witek	.373

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	15
2	Tony Lupien	14
2	Jim Tabor	14
2	Mickey Vernon	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Atley Donald	0.00
1	Ray Scarborough	0.00
3	Bob Harris	0.47
4	Ted Lyons	0.50
4	Eddie Smith	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Butland	4
2	Johnny Beazley	3
2	Mort Cooper	3
2	Joe Dobson	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	30
2	Bobo Newsom	19
3	Johnny Humphries	16
4	Bill Butland	15
4	4 others 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	.370
2	Ted Williams	.363
3	Stan Hack	.362
4	Charlie Keller	.346
5	Lennie Merullo	.344

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	Jim Tabor	27
3	Dolph Camilli	24
3	Enos Slaughter	24
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	11
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	Whit Wyatt	1.31
5	Claude Passeau	1.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	6
1	Bill Butland	6
1	Tex Hughson	6
1	Johnny Vander Meer	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	51
2	Murry Dickson	30
3	Bobo Newsom	28
4	Phil Marchildon	27
5	4 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	.354
2	Pete Reiser	.340
3	Johnny Pesky	.327
4	Stan Musial	.326
5	Joe Gordon	.324

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	136
2	Dolph Camilli	111
3	Joe DiMaggio	105
4	Bobby Doerr	103
5	Joe Medwick	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	45
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	Johnny Vander Meer	2.23
5	Tiny Bonham	2.25

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	189
2	Bobo Newsom	152
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