On This Day

Saturday, September 5, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	89	45	.664	--
Red Sox	82	54	.603	8.0
Browns	72	63	.533	17.5
Indians	68	68	.500	22.0
Tigers	65	71	.478	25.0
White Sox	59	71	.454	28.0
Senators	54	78	.409	34.0
Athletics	50	89	.360	41.5

Games

Athletics 4, Red Sox 3

Tigers 4, White Sox 2

Browns 6, Indians 2

Browns 4, Indians 3

Yankees 6, Senators 2

Senators 1, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	91	41	.689	--
Cardinals	89	45	.664	3.0
Giants	73	60	.549	18.5
Reds	65	68	.489	26.5
Pirates	59	69	.461	30.0
Cubs	62	74	.456	31.0
Braves	52	80	.394	39.0
Phillies	36	90	.286	52.0

Games

Giants 7, Dodgers 6

Cardinals 3, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jeff Heath	5
1	Mickey Vernon	5
3	Les Fleming	3
3	Johnny Hopp	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dixie Walker	2
2	Les Fleming	1
2	Arky Vaughan	1
2	Ted Williams	1
2	Babe Young	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Young	5
2	Dixie Walker	4
3	Lou Boudreau	2
3	Harlond Clift	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Judnich	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1
1	Phil Rizzuto	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dizzy Trout	0.83
2	Al Smith	0.80
3	Bill Zuber	0.67
4	Tex Hughson	0.44
4	Steve Sundra	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Harry Feldman	1
1	Howie Krist	1
1	Phil Marchildon	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Zuber	6
2	Dizzy Trout	5
3	Tex Hughson	4
3	Al Smith	4
3	Steve Sundra	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.350
2	Johnny Pesky	.330
3	Joe Gordon	.328
4	Stan Spence	.328
5	Pete Reiser	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	29
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	123
2	Joe DiMaggio	93
2	Charlie Keller	93
4	Joe Gordon	91
4	Johnny Mize	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
2	Joe Kuhel	22
2	Mickey Vernon	22
4	Phil Rizzuto	18
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	Tiny Bonham	2.26

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	154
2	Mort Cooper	125
3	Bobo Newsom	121
4	Johnny Niggeling	105
5	3 tied	99

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Witek	.412
2	Mickey Vernon	.409
3	Harry Danning	.400
3	Dario Lodigiani	.400
5	Barney McCosky	.380

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	14
2	Mel Ott	12
2	Enos Slaughter	12
2	Ted Williams	12
5	4 tied	11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Atley Donald	0.00
2	Johnny Vander Meer	0.35
3	Ted Lyons	0.50
3	Eddie Smith	0.50
5	Ernie White	0.57

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	25
2	Bill Zuber	17
3	Marv Breuer	16
3	Bobo Newsom	16
3	Dizzy Trout	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	2
1	Mace Brown	2
1	Rube Melton	2
4	Jim Bagby	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Hack	.387
2	Ted Williams	.373
3	Johnny Pesky	.362
4	Mickey Vernon	.359
5	Barney McCosky	.352

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	Vince DiMaggio	24
3	Dolph Camilli	23
3	Mel Ott	23
3	Enos Slaughter	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	10
2	Johnny Hopp	6
2	Terry Moore	6
4	Dom DiMaggio	5
4	2 others 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	2 tied	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	6
1	Tiny Bonham	6
1	Bill Butland	6
4	Mort Cooper	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	46
2	Dizzy Trout	30
3	Murry Dickson	28
3	Bobo Newsom	28
5	Phil Marchildon	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	4
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	.353
2	Pete Reiser	.340
3	Johnny Pesky	.330
4	Stan Musial	.327
5	Stan Spence	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	32
2	Dolph Camilli	26
3	Charlie Keller	25
3	Chet Laabs	25
3	Mel Ott	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	137
2	Dolph Camilli	111
3	Joe DiMaggio	106
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	21
5	Dom DiMaggio	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.04
2	Johnny Beazley	2.06
3	Curt Davis	2.12
4	Mort Cooper	2.19
5	Johnny Vander Meer	2.23

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	189
2	Bobo Newsom	152
3	Mort Cooper	138
4	Whit Wyatt	122
5	Bucky Walters	121

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	14
2	Johnny Murphy	12
3	Ace Adams	11
4	Joe Beggs	10
5	2 tied	6