On This Day

Sunday, September 6, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	91	45	.669	--
Red Sox	83	54	.606	8.5
Browns	73	64	.533	18.5
Indians	69	69	.500	23.0
Tigers	66	71	.482	25.5
White Sox	59	72	.450	29.5
Senators	54	80	.403	36.0
Athletics	50	90	.357	43.0

Games

Red Sox 8, Athletics 7

Tigers 2, White Sox 0

Browns 3, Indians 2

Indians 6, Browns 5

Yankees 11, Senators 9

Yankees 15, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	92	42	.687	--
Cardinals	90	45	.667	2.5
Giants	74	61	.548	18.5
Reds	65	69	.485	27.0
Pirates	61	69	.469	29.0
Cubs	62	76	.449	32.0
Braves	54	80	.403	38.0
Phillies	36	92	.281	53.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Giants 2

Giants 4, Dodgers 2

Pirates 6, Cubs 0

Braves 13, Phillies 3

Braves 7, Phillies 3

Pirates 5, Cubs 0

Cardinals 10, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Gordon	6
2	Roy Cullenbine	5
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
2	Don Gutteridge	5
2	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bruce Campbell	1
1	Les Fleming	1
1	Frankie Kelleher	1
1	Whitey Kurowski	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	6
2	Bruce Campbell	5
3	Johnny Peacock	4
3	Phil Rizzuto	4
5	7 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Berardino	1
1	Nanny Fernandez	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Oscar Grimes	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Sunkel	1.14
2	Hank Gornicki	1.00
3	Max Macon	0.71
4	Kirby Higbe	0.67
5	Mort Cooper	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Mace Brown	1
1	George Caster	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Sunkel	8
2	Van Mungo	6
3	Atley Donald	5
3	Bill Fleming	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vern Kennedy	1
1	Jim Turner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.349
2	Joe Gordon	.334
3	Johnny Pesky	.330
4	Stan Spence	.329
5	Pete Reiser	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	30
2	Mel Ott	26
3	Charlie Keller	25
4	Johnny Mize	24
5	Chet Laabs	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	124
2	Charlie Keller	99
3	Joe DiMaggio	96
4	Johnny Mize	94
5	Joe Gordon	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
2	Joe Kuhel	22
2	Mickey Vernon	22
4	Phil Rizzuto	18
5	4 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	Mort Cooper	19
2	Johnny Beazley	18
2	Tiny Bonham	18
2	Tex Hughson	18
2	Claude Passeau	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	154
2	Mort Cooper	129
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 Vernon	.403
1	Mickey Witek	.403
3	Harry Danning	.389
4	Stan Hack	.387
5	Dario Lodigiani	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	4
1	Mel Ott	4
1	Ted Williams	4
4	Joe Gordon	3
4	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	17
2	Charlie Keller	16
3	Vince DiMaggio	13
3	Mel Ott	13
3	Ted Williams	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
1	Johnny Hopp	6
3	Mickey Vernon	5
4	Charlie Keller	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Vander Meer	0.35
2	Ted Lyons	0.50
3	Ernie White	0.57
4	Johnny Niggeling	0.67
5	2 tied	0.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	25
2	Mort Cooper	19
2	Kirby Higbe	19
4	Bill Zuber	17
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	2
1	Rube Melton	2
3	Jim Bagby	1
3	Joe Beggs	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Hack	.386
2	Ted Williams	.378
3	Johnny Pesky	.366
4	Mickey Vernon	.361
5	Johnny Hopp	.351

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	40
2	Vince DiMaggio	27
3	Dolph Camilli	23
3	Enos Slaughter	23
3	Ted Williams	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	10
2	Johnny Hopp	6
2	Charlie Keller	6
2	Terry Moore	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Davis	0.86
2	Tommy Bridges	0.93
3	Johnny Lanning	0.98
4	Johnny Niggeling	1.20
5	Ted Lyons	1.21

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	46
2	Hank Gornicki	31
3	Mort Cooper	30
3	Dizzy Trout	30
5	Murry Dickson	28

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	.335
3	Johnny Pesky	.330
4	Stan Musial	.327
5	Joe Gordon	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	33
2	Dolph Camilli	26
2	Mel Ott	26
4	Charlie Keller	25
4	2 others tied	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	138
2	Dolph Camilli	111
3	Joe DiMaggio	109
4	Bobby Doerr	103
5	Joe Medwick	102

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	2.18
5	Johnny Vander Meer	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whit Wyatt	20
2	Johnny Beazley	19
2	Tiny Bonham	19
2	Mort Cooper	19
2	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	189
2	Bobo Newsom	152
3	Mort Cooper	142
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	9
5	2 tied	6