On This Day

Friday, September 11, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	94	47	.667	--
Red Sox	85	56	.603	9.0
Browns	77	66	.538	18.0
Indians	70	71	.496	24.0
Tigers	68	74	.479	26.5
White Sox	61	74	.452	30.0
Senators	56	83	.403	37.0
Athletics	52	92	.361	43.5

Games

White Sox 1, Yankees 0

Browns 10, Senators 4

Red Sox 15, Indians 2

Athletics 5, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	94	45	.676	--
Cardinals	93	46	.669	1.0
Giants	77	62	.554	17.0
Reds	68	70	.493	25.5
Pirates	62	72	.463	29.5
Cubs	64	78	.451	31.5
Braves	55	82	.401	38.0
Phillies	37	95	.280	53.5

Games

Cardinals 3, Dodgers 0

Giants 4, Cubs 3

Reds 8, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ed Freed	4
1	Ival Goodman	4
3	Dick Bartell	3
3	Bill Burich	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Case	1
1	Crash Davis	1
1	Paul Gillespie	1
1	Frankie Hayes	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Lupien	4
2	Bobby Doerr	3
2	Ival Goodman	3
2	Dutch Meyer	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Haas	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mort Cooper	0.75
2	Dizzy Trout	0.67
3	Atley Donald	0.57
4	Harry Feldman	0.55
5	Ken Chase	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ace Adams	1
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Ken Chase	1
1	Russ Christopher	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Chase	6
1	Harry Feldman	6
3	Atley Donald	4
3	Steve Gromek	4
3	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.352
2	Johnny Pesky	.336
3	Joe Gordon	.333
4	Stan Spence	.326
5	Pete Reiser	.319

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	129
2	Joe DiMaggio	101
3	Charlie Keller	100
4	Joe Gordon	98
5	Johnny Mize	97

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	Mort Cooper	1.85
2	Larry French	1.88
3	Ted Lyons	2.15
4	Spud Chandler	2.17
5	Johnny Beazley	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	20
2	Johnny Beazley	19
2	Tiny Bonham	19
4	Tex Hughson	18
4	Claude Passeau	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	165
2	Mort Cooper	132
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	.426
2	Ted Williams	.423
3	Mickey Witek	.415
4	Mickey Vernon	.403
5	Phil Cavarretta	.375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Judnich	18
2	Ted Williams	16
3	Charlie Keller	15
3	Johnny Mize	15
5	4 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	Eddie Smith	0.00
1	Sam Nahem	0.00
3	Luke Hamlin	0.45
4	Ted Lyons	0.50
5	Ernie White	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	4
2	Johnny Beazley	3
2	Phil Marchildon	3
4	Ace Adams	2
4	28 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	25
2	Mort Cooper	17
2	Bill Zuber	17
4	Dizzy Trout	16
5	3 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	.393
2	Ted Williams	.385
3	Mickey Vernon	.368
4	Stan Hack	.361
5	Barney McCosky	.359

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	36
2	Lou Finney	28
2	Joe Gordon	28
4	Ted Williams	27
5	Wally Judnich	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	11
2	Mickey Vernon	7
3	Johnny Hopp	6
3	Charlie Keller	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Atley Donald	0.87
2	Ted Lyons	0.96
3	Curt Davis	1.18
4	Al Hollingsworth	1.23
5	2 tied	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	7
1	Mort Cooper	7
3	Tiny Bonham	6
4	Bill Butland	5
5	15 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	52
2	Mort Cooper	31
3	Hank Gornicki	27
4	Phil Marchildon	26
5	Hal Newhouser	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	3
2	Ace Adams	2
2	Mace Brown	2
2	Johnny Gorsica	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.351
2	Johnny Pesky	.336
3	Pete Reiser	.329
4	Joe Gordon	.328
5	Stan Musial	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	34
2	Mel Ott	27
3	Chet Laabs	26
4	Charlie Keller	25
5	2 tied	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	138
2	Joe DiMaggio	114
3	Dolph Camilli	106
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	1.97
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	Mort Cooper	20
1	Whit Wyatt	20
5	Claude Passeau	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	186
2	Bobo Newsom	143
3	Mort Cooper	141
4	Bucky Walters	121
5	Whit Wyatt	119

Saves

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