On This Day

Tuesday, September 8, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	93	45	.674	--
Red Sox	84	55	.604	9.5
Browns	75	65	.536	19.0
Indians	70	69	.504	23.5
Tigers	67	73	.479	27.0
White Sox	59	73	.447	31.0
Senators	55	81	.404	37.0
Athletics	50	92	.352	45.0

Games

Indians 10, White Sox 0

Browns 4, Tigers 1

Senators 15, Red Sox 11

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	94	43	.686	--
Cardinals	91	46	.664	3.0
Giants	76	61	.555	18.0
Reds	66	70	.485	27.5
Pirates	62	71	.466	30.0
Cubs	63	77	.450	32.5
Braves	55	81	.404	38.5
Phillies	36	94	.277	54.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Boudreau	4
1	Dom DiMaggio	4
1	Johnny Pesky	4
4	George Case	3
4	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Judnich	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jake Early	5
2	Jimmy Pofahl	4
3	Bobby Estalella	3
3	Jeff Heath	3
3	Tony Lupien	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	1
1	Lou Finney	1
1	Ed Head	1
1	Myril Hoag	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Poat	0.45
2	Ed Head	0.43
3	Hal White	0.22
4	Steve Sundra	0.20
5	Thornton Lee	0.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Head	1
1	Ray Poat	1
1	Ray Scarborough	1
1	Steve Sundra	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Poat	5
2	Ed Head	3
2	Thornton Lee	3
4	Alex Carrasquel	2
4	4 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Alex Carrasquel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.351
2	Johnny Pesky	.335
3	Joe Gordon	.331
4	Stan Spence	.330
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	126
2	Joe DiMaggio	101
3	Charlie Keller	100
4	Johnny Mize	96
5	2 tied	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	38
2	Mickey Vernon	23
3	Joe Kuhel	22
4	Phil Rizzuto	18
5	4 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.92
2	Spud Chandler	2.17
3	Johnny Beazley	2.17
4	Curt Davis	2.22
5	Tiny Bonham	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	19
1	Mort Cooper	19
3	Tiny Bonham	18
3	Tex Hughson	18
3	Claude Passeau	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	162
2	Mort Cooper	129
3	Bobo Newsom	123
4	Johnny Niggeling	105
5	Al Benton	103

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	.425
2	Johnny Pesky	.391
3	Johnny Peacock	.389
4	Ted Williams	.383
5	Mickey Vernon	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	4
2	Joe Gordon	3
2	Johnny Mize	3
4	Les Fleming	2
4	9 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	16
2	Joe DiMaggio	15
2	Charlie Keller	15
2	Ted Williams	15
5	Lou Finney	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Mickey Vernon	6
3	Johnny Hopp	5
3	Charlie Keller	5
5	8 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Niggeling	0.50
2	Ernie White	0.57
3	Atley Donald	0.78
4	Hank Gornicki	1.24
5	Bill Butland	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	4
1	Mort Cooper	4
3	Bill Butland	3
3	Bill Lohrman	3
3	Rip Sewell	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	33
2	Mort Cooper	18
3	Bill Zuber	16
4	Marv Breuer	15
5	4 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	2
1	George Caster	2
1	Rube Melton	2
4	Jim Bagby	1
4	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.381
2	Johnny Pesky	.380
3	Stan Hack	.378
4	Mickey Vernon	.364
5	Bill Nicholson	.360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	38
2	Dolph Camilli	27
2	Lou Finney	27
4	Mickey Vernon	25
4	Ted Williams	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Johnny Hopp	6
2	Charlie Keller	6
2	Terry Moore	6
2	Mickey Vernon	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Lanning	0.71
2	Tommy Bridges	0.93
3	Johnny Niggeling	1.00
4	Curt Davis	1.18
5	Ted Lyons	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	7
2	Tiny Bonham	6
2	Mort Cooper	6
4	Bill Butland	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	54
2	Hank Gornicki	31
3	Mort Cooper	29
4	Phil Marchildon	26
4	Bobo Newsom	26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.351
2	Johnny Pesky	.335
3	Pete Reiser	.332
4	Stan Musial	.331
5	Stan Spence	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	33
2	Mel Ott	26
3	Charlie Keller	25
3	Chet Laabs	25
5	2 tied	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	138
2	Joe DiMaggio	114
3	Dolph Camilli	107
4	Bobby Doerr	105
5	2 tied	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	46
2	Mickey Vernon	24
3	Joe Kuhel	22
4	Phil Rizzuto	20
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	2.04
2	Spud Chandler	2.06
3	Johnny Beazley	2.12
4	Curt Davis	2.27
5	Tiny Bonham	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	20
1	Whit Wyatt	20
3	Tiny Bonham	19
3	Mort Cooper	19
3	Claude Passeau	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	183
2	Bobo Newsom	143
3	Mort Cooper	138
4	Bucky Walters	123
5	2 tied	118

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	14
2	Ace Adams	11
2	Johnny Murphy	11
4	Joe Beggs	9
5	2 tied	6