On This Day

Saturday, September 12, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 95 47 .669 --
Red Sox 86 56 .606 9.0
Browns 77 67 .535 19.0
Indians 70 72 .493 25.0
Tigers 69 74 .483 26.5
White Sox 61 75 .449 31.0
Senators 57 83 .407 37.0
Athletics 52 93 .359 44.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 94 46 .671 --
Dodgers 94 46 .671 0.0
Giants 77 62 .554 16.5
Reds 69 70 .496 24.5
Pirates 62 73 .459 29.5
Cubs 64 78 .451 31.0
Braves 56 82 .406 37.0
Phillies 37 96 .278 53.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Estalella 5
2 Bob Elliott 4
2 Wally Judnich 4
4 Ellis Clary 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Case 1
1 Jack Hallett 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Wally Judnich 1
1 Whitey Kurowski 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Johnson 5
2 Rollie Hemsley 3
2 Wally Judnich 3
4 Hank Edwards 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 2
2 Frenchy Bordagaray 1
2 George Case 1
2 Marty Marion 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Spud Chandler 0.60
2 Max Lanier 0.56
3 Ray Scarborough 0.50
4 Jack Hallett 0.46
4 Elmer Riddle 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 Max Lanier 1
1 Elmer Riddle 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Spud Chandler 6
1 Jack Hallett 6
1 Elmer Riddle 6
4 Joe Dobson 5
4 Max Lanier 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .355
2 Johnny Pesky .339
3 Joe Gordon .332
4 Stan Spence .328
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 130
2 Joe DiMaggio 101
3 Charlie Keller 100
4 Joe Gordon 99
5 Johnny Mize 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 39
2 Mickey Vernon 24
3 Joe Kuhel 22
4 Phil Rizzuto 20
5 4 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.85
2 Larry French 1.88
3 Spud Chandler 2.11
4 Ted Lyons 2.15
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 Ted Williams .453
2 Johnny Pesky .435
3 Mickey Witek .415
4 Phil Cavarretta .405
5 Mickey Vernon .397

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Judnich 20
2 Ted Williams 17
3 Joe Gordon 15
3 Charlie Keller 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Smith 0.00
2 Luke Hamlin 0.45
3 Ted Lyons 0.50
4 Hank Borowy 1.00
5 Atley Donald 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 4
2 Johnny Beazley 3
2 Phil Marchildon 3
4 Ace Adams 2
4 26 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 25
2 Spud Chandler 17
2 Mort Cooper 17
4 Dizzy Trout 16
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 2
1 Mace Brown 2
1 Johnny Gorsica 2
4 Jim Bagby 1
4 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Pesky .400
2 Ted Williams .393
3 Stan Hack .372
4 Mickey Vernon .360
5 Wally Judnich .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 10
2 Mel Ott 9
3 Joe Gordon 7
3 Wally Judnich 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 32
2 Lou Finney 28
3 Joe Gordon 27
3 Ted Williams 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atley Donald 0.87
2 Ted Lyons 0.96
3 Curt Davis 1.13
4 Mort Cooper 1.29
5 Hank Gornicki 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 7
2 Johnny Beazley 6
2 Tiny Bonham 6
4 Bill Butland 5
4 Max Lanier 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 45
2 Mort Cooper 31
3 Hank Gornicki 28
4 Phil Marchildon 26
4 Elmer Riddle 26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .354
2 Johnny Pesky .339
3 Pete Reiser .328
4 Stan Musial .326
5 Stan Spence .325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 139
2 Joe DiMaggio 114
3 Bobby Doerr 106
4 Joe Gordon 105
5 Dolph Camilli 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 47
2 Mickey Vernon 25
3 Joe Kuhel 22
3 Phil Rizzuto 22
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.97
2 Spud Chandler 2.10
3 Johnny Beazley 2.12
4 Curt Davis 2.25
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 183
2 Bobo Newsom 143
3 Mort Cooper 141
4 Bucky Walters 121
5 Whit Wyatt 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 13
2 Ace Adams 11
2 Johnny Murphy 11
4 Joe Beggs 9
5 2 tied 6