On This Day

Wednesday, September 9, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 94 45 .676 --
Red Sox 84 55 .604 10.0
Browns 75 66 .532 20.0
Indians 70 70 .500 24.5
Tigers 67 73 .479 27.5
White Sox 59 73 .447 31.5
Senators 55 81 .404 37.5
Athletics 51 92 .357 45.0

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 Harlond Clift 2
2 Roy Cullenbine 2
2 Hank Edwards 2
2 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Gordon 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Gordon 5
2 Hank Edwards 2
3 Harlond Clift 1
3 Roy Cullenbine 1
3 10 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Embree 1.17
2 Tiny Bonham 0.38
3 Bob Harris 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Phil Marchildon 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Embree 7
2 Tiny Bonham 3
2 Stan Ferens 3
2 Bob Harris 3
2 Vern Kennedy 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .351
2 Johnny Pesky .335
3 Joe Gordon .333
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 Joe Gordon 98
5 Johnny Mize 96

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 Ted Lyons 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 19
1 Tiny Bonham 19
1 Mort Cooper 19
4 Tex Hughson 18
4 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 Ted Williams .442
2 Mickey Witek .426
3 Mickey Vernon .415
4 Johnny Pesky .400
5 Roy Weatherly .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 4
2 Joe Gordon 3
2 Johnny Mize 3
4 Les Fleming 2
4 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 16
2 Joe DiMaggio 15
2 Charlie Keller 15
4 Joe Gordon 14
4 Ted Williams 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marv Breuer 0.50
2 Ernie White 0.57
3 Atley Donald 0.78
4 Bob Harris 1.06
5 Hank Gornicki 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 4
2 Bill Butland 3
2 Mort Cooper 3
2 Bill Lohrman 3
2 Phil Marchildon 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 22
2 Hank Borowy 14
2 Spud Chandler 14
2 Mort Cooper 14
2 3 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Joe Beggs 1
2 Hi Bithorn 1
2 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .381
2 Johnny Pesky .380
3 Mickey Vernon .364
4 Stan Hack .352
5 Bill Nicholson .351

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 38
2 Joe Gordon 28
3 Dolph Camilli 27
3 Lou Finney 27
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
2 Johnny Hopp 6
2 Charlie Keller 6
2 Mickey Vernon 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Bridges 0.93
2 Curt Davis 1.18
3 Al Hollingsworth 1.23
4 Hank Gornicki 1.24
5 Ted Lyons 1.27

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 49
2 Hank Gornicki 31
3 Mort Cooper 29
4 Phil Marchildon 27
5 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
4 Joe Gordon 105

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 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 20
1 Tiny Bonham 20
1 Whit Wyatt 20
4 Mort Cooper 19
4 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