On This Day

Sunday, September 13, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	97	47	.674	--
Red Sox	88	56	.611	9.0
Browns	79	67	.541	19.0
Indians	70	74	.486	27.0
Tigers	70	75	.483	27.5
White Sox	61	77	.442	33.0
Senators	58	84	.408	38.0
Athletics	52	95	.354	46.5

Games

Red Sox 6, White Sox 1

Yankees 9, Indians 1

Yankees 4, Indians 1

Senators 5, Tigers 2

Tigers 8, Senators 0

Browns 7, Athletics 0

Browns 3, Athletics 2

Red Sox 5, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	95	47	.669	--
Dodgers	94	48	.662	1.0
Giants	79	62	.560	15.5
Reds	71	70	.504	23.5
Pirates	62	75	.453	30.5
Cubs	65	79	.451	31.0
Braves	57	83	.407	37.0
Phillies	38	97	.281	53.5

Games

Reds 6, Dodgers 3

Reds 4, Dodgers 1

Braves 11, Cubs 6

Giants 5, Pirates 0

Giants 5, Pirates 3

Phillies 2, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 3, Phillies 2

Cubs 12, Braves 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Phil Rizzuto	6
2	Nanny Fernandez	5
2	Max West	5
4	Alf Anderson	4
4	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max West	2
2	Dick Bartell	1
2	Pete Coscarart	1
2	Paul Gillespie	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	4
1	Don Ross	4
1	Babe Young	4
4	Pete Coscarart	3
4	11 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Alf Anderson	1
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	George Case	1
1	Nanny Fernandez	1
1	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Hughes	0.71
2	Bob Carpenter	0.67
2	Bobo Newsom	0.67
2	Hal White	0.67
5	Tommy Bridges	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Bill Beckmann	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Bill Butland	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Carpenter	6
2	Tommy Bridges	5
2	Tommy Hughes	5
2	Warren Spahn	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vern Olsen	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.355
2	Johnny Pesky	.337
3	Joe Gordon	.331
4	Stan Spence	.327
5	Pete Reiser	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	32
2	Mel Ott	27
3	Charlie Keller	25
3	Chet Laabs	25
3	Johnny Mize	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	132
2	Joe DiMaggio	104
3	Charlie Keller	103
4	Joe Gordon	100
4	Johnny Mize	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	40
2	Mickey Vernon	24
3	Joe Kuhel	22
4	Phil Rizzuto	21
5	5 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.85
2	Larry French	1.88
3	Johnny Beazley	2.07
4	Spud Chandler	2.11
5	Ted Lyons	2.15

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	165
2	Mort Cooper	132
3	Bobo Newsom	127
4	Johnny Niggeling	105
5	Tex Hughson	104

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	.481
2	Ellis Clary	.435
3	Johnny Pesky	.431
4	Roy Cullenbine	.390
5	Mickey Vernon	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Judnich	5
1	Ted Williams	5
3	Bill Nicholson	4
4	Joe Gordon	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Judnich	20
2	Ted Williams	19
3	Charlie Keller	17
4	Lou Finney	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Charlie Keller	4
2	Phil Rizzuto	4
4	Joe Gordon	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Smith	0.00
2	Luke Hamlin	0.45
3	Ted Lyons	0.50
4	Bob Carpenter	0.67
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	3
1	Hank Borowy	3
1	Bill Butland	3
1	Bob Carpenter	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	25
2	Hank Borowy	17
2	Spud Chandler	17
4	Dizzy Trout	16
5	4 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	2
1	Mace Brown	2
1	Johnny Gorsica	2
4	Joe Beggs	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.393
2	Johnny Pesky	.392
3	Stan Hack	.374
4	Lou Finney	.362
5	Bill Nicholson	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	10
2	Mel Ott	9
3	Ted Williams	8
4	Joe Gordon	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	35
2	Lou Finney	30
3	Ted Williams	29
4	Joe Gordon	28
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Phil Rizzuto	7
2	Mickey Vernon	7
4	Johnny Hopp	6
4	Charlie Keller	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Atley Donald	0.87
2	Ted Lyons	0.96
3	Mort Cooper	1.29
4	Curt Davis	1.31
5	Hank Gornicki	1.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	45
2	Mort Cooper	31
3	Phil Marchildon	29
4	Hank Gornicki	28
5	3 tied	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	.357
2	Johnny Pesky	.337
3	Pete Reiser	.326
4	Joe Gordon	.325
5	Stan Musial	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	35
2	Chet Laabs	27
2	Mel Ott	27
4	Charlie Keller	25
4	Johnny Mize	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	141
2	Joe DiMaggio	113
3	Bobby Doerr	109
4	Joe Gordon	106
5	Chet Laabs	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	47
2	Mickey Vernon	25
3	Phil Rizzuto	23
4	Joe Kuhel	22
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.97
2	Johnny Beazley	2.03
3	Spud Chandler	2.10
4	Curt Davis	2.15
5	Tiny Bonham	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	20
1	Mort Cooper	20
1	Whit Wyatt	20
4	Tiny Bonham	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	183
2	Bobo Newsom	147
3	Mort Cooper	141
4	Bucky Walters	122
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