On This Day

Friday, September 4, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 88 44 .667 --
Red Sox 82 53 .607 7.5
Browns 70 63 .526 18.5
Indians 68 66 .507 21.0
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

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 91 40 .695 --
Cardinals 88 45 .662 4.0
Giants 72 60 .545 19.5
Reds 65 67 .492 26.5
Pirates 59 69 .461 30.5
Cubs 62 74 .456 31.5
Braves 52 80 .394 39.5
Phillies 36 90 .286 52.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Cavarretta 3
1 Don Gutteridge 3
3 Lou Boudreau 2
3 Harlond Clift 2
3 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 2
2 Whitey Kurowski 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 4
2 Dom Dallessandro 2
2 Don Gutteridge 2
2 Chet Laabs 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Hopp 1
1 Lennie Merullo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Niggeling 0.43
2 Hi Bithorn 0.38
3 Paul Derringer 0.33
3 Mel Harder 0.33
5 Al Hollingsworth 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 1
1 Hi Bithorn 1
1 Al Hollingsworth 1
1 Johnny Niggeling 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Embree 5
2 Hi Bithorn 3
2 Paul Derringer 3
2 Harry Eisenstat 3
2 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Howie Krist 1

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 Mort Cooper 1.92
2 Johnny Beazley 2.12
3 Spud Chandler 2.15
4 Curt Davis 2.16
5 Ted Lyons 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 18
1 Mort Cooper 18
1 Tex Hughson 18
1 Claude Passeau 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 154
2 Mort Cooper 125
3 Bobo Newsom 121
4 Johnny Niggeling 105
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 Harry Danning .400
4 Mickey Witek .397
5 Stan Hack .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Gordon 4
1 Charlie Keller 4
1 Mel Ott 4
4 Johnny Mize 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 14
2 Charlie Keller 13
2 Tony Lupien 13
2 Mickey Vernon 13
2 Ted Williams 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atley Donald 0.00
2 Johnny Vander Meer 0.35
3 Whit Wyatt 0.41
4 Ted Lyons 0.50
4 Eddie Smith 0.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 25
2 Bobo Newsom 16
3 Mort Cooper 15
3 Kirby Higbe 15
3 Hal Newhouser 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 2
1 Rube Melton 2
3 Ace Adams 1
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Hack .378
2 Ted Williams .366
3 Barney McCosky .365
4 Charlie Keller .350
5 Enos Slaughter .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 24
2 Vince DiMaggio 24
2 Enos Slaughter 24
2 Jim Tabor 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 10
2 Dom DiMaggio 6
2 Johnny Hopp 6
2 Terry Moore 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Davis 0.86
2 Johnny Lanning 0.98
3 Johnny Niggeling 1.20
4 Ted Lyons 1.21
5 Al Hollingsworth 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 7
2 Bill Butland 6
2 Tex Hughson 6
4 Tiny Bonham 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 46
2 Johnny Beazley 28
2 Murry Dickson 28
2 Bobo Newsom 28
5 3 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 3
2 Mace Brown 2
2 George Caster 2
2 Oscar Judd 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .355
2 Pete Reiser .340
3 Johnny Pesky .327
4 Stan Musial .326
5 Joe Gordon .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 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 2.06
3 Curt Davis 2.12
4 Johnny Vander Meer 2.23
5 Mort Cooper 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Passeau 20
1 Whit Wyatt 20
3 Johnny Beazley 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 Bucky Walters 122
5 Whit Wyatt 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 14
2 Johnny Murphy 12
3 Ace Adams 10
3 Joe Beggs 10
5 2 tied 6