On This Day

Thursday, September 10, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	94	46	.671	--
Red Sox	84	56	.600	10.0
Browns	76	66	.535	19.0
Indians	70	70	.500	24.0
Tigers	68	73	.482	26.5
White Sox	60	74	.448	31.0
Senators	56	82	.406	37.0
Athletics	51	92	.357	44.5

Games

White Sox 7, Senators 1

Tigers 5, Red Sox 4

Browns 9, Yankees 0

Senators 5, White Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	94	44	.681	--
Cardinals	92	46	.667	2.0
Giants	76	62	.551	18.0
Reds	67	70	.489	26.5
Pirates	62	72	.463	30.0
Cubs	64	77	.454	31.5
Braves	55	82	.401	38.5
Phillies	37	94	.282	53.5

Games

Cubs 10, Dodgers 2

Reds 6, Braves 2

Reds 0, Braves 0

Cardinals 5, Giants 1

Phillies 2, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Max Marshall	5
2	Ellis Clary	4
2	Frank McCormick	4
4	Doc Cramer	3
4	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Judnich	2
2	Dom DiMaggio	1
2	Terry Moore	1
2	Bill Nicholson	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Judnich	5
2	Don Kolloway	3
2	Lou Novikoff	3
2	Rudy York	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Kolloway	2
2	Tony Cuccinello	1
2	Bill Dickey	1
2	Eddie Joost	1
2	Mickey Vernon	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Howie Pollet	0.80
2	Paul Derringer	0.70
3	Luke Hamlin	0.67
4	Denny Galehouse	0.62
5	Hal Schumacher	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	Tommy Hughes	1
1	Ted Lyons	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Derringer	7
2	Denny Galehouse	5
3	Larry French	4
3	Luke Hamlin	4
3	Howie Pollet	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Gorsica	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.350
2	Johnny Pesky	.336
3	Joe Gordon	.331
4	Stan Spence	.327
5	Pete Reiser	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	31
2	Mel Ott	27
3	Charlie Keller	25
4	Johnny Mize	24
5	Chet Laabs	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	127
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	24
3	Joe Kuhel	22
4	Phil Rizzuto	18
5	4 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	1.89
2	Mort Cooper	1.92
3	Ted Lyons	2.15
4	Spud Chandler	2.17
5	Johnny Beazley	2.17

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	Johnny Pesky	.417
2	Ted Williams	.415
3	Mickey Vernon	.411
4	Mickey Witek	.388
5	2 tied	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	5
2	Wally Judnich	4
3	Joe Gordon	3
3	Johnny Mize	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Judnich	17
2	Charlie Keller	15
2	Ted Williams	15
4	Joe DiMaggio	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
1	Johnny Hopp	5
1	Mickey Vernon	5
4	Charlie Keller	4
5	2 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Luke Hamlin	0.45
2	Ted Lyons	0.50
3	Ernie White	0.57
4	Hank Borowy	1.00
5	Atley Donald	1.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	3
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Phil Marchildon	3
4	Tiny Bonham	2
4	27 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	22
2	Bill Zuber	17
3	Spud Chandler	14
3	Mort Cooper	14
3	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	2
1	Johnny Gorsica	2
3	Jim Bagby	1
3	Joe Beggs	1
3	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Pesky	.384
2	Mickey Vernon	.371
3	Ted Williams	.368
4	Buddy Blair	.355
5	Stan Hack	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	10
2	Mel Ott	9
3	Joe Gordon	8
3	Charlie Keller	8
5	Ted Williams	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	37
2	Joe Gordon	28
3	Lou Finney	27
4	Ted Williams	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Mickey Vernon	7
3	Johnny Hopp	6
3	Charlie Keller	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Bridges	0.93
2	Ted Lyons	0.96
3	Curt Davis	1.18
4	Al Hollingsworth	1.23
5	Hank Gornicki	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	7
2	Tiny Bonham	6
2	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	28
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	Johnny Gorsica	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.351
2	Johnny Pesky	.336
3	Pete Reiser	.331
4	Stan Musial	.328
5	Joe Gordon	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	34
2	Mel Ott	27
3	Charlie Keller	25
3	Chet Laabs	25
5	2 tied	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	139
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	25
3	Joe Kuhel	22
4	Phil Rizzuto	20
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	2.04
2	Johnny Beazley	2.12
3	Spud Chandler	2.15
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	121
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