On This Day

Thursday, September 17, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	100	47	.680	--
Red Sox	89	58	.605	11.0
Browns	81	68	.544	20.0
Indians	72	75	.490	28.0
Tigers	70	78	.473	30.5
White Sox	62	79	.440	35.0
Senators	59	86	.407	40.0
Athletics	54	96	.360	47.5

Games

Athletics 1, White Sox 0

Yankees 7, Tigers 4

Red Sox 5, Browns 1

Indians 6, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	99	47	.678	--
Dodgers	95	49	.660	3.0
Giants	81	63	.563	17.0
Reds	72	71	.503	25.5
Cubs	67	81	.453	33.0
Pirates	63	77	.450	33.0
Braves	58	85	.406	39.5
Phillies	39	101	.279	57.0

Games

Pirates 3, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 6, Braves 4

Giants 11, Reds 1

Cubs 8, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Case	4
1	Jeff Heath	4
1	Babe Young	4
4	Nanny Fernandez	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Les Fleming	1
1	George McQuinn	1
1	Dixie Parsons	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Young	7
2	Les Fleming	4
2	Johnny Mize	4
4	Joe DiMaggio	3
5	4 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cy Block	1
1	George Case	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Rollie Hemsley	1
1	Lennie Merullo	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Roger Wolff	0.60
2	Tex Hughson	0.50
3	Denny Galehouse	0.38
4	Len Perme	0.33
5	Ed Head	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Atley Donald	1
1	Harry Feldman	1
1	Tex Hughson	1
1	Howie Pollet	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tex Hughson	5
2	Denny Galehouse	3
2	Al Smith	3
2	Roger Wolff	3
5	9 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.356
2	Johnny Pesky	.335
3	Stan Spence	.328
4	Joe Gordon	.326
5	Pete Reiser	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	33
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	133
2	Joe DiMaggio	110
3	Charlie Keller	107
4	Johnny Mize	104
5	Joe Gordon	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	41
2	Mickey Vernon	24
3	Joe Kuhel	22
3	Phil Rizzuto	22
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.86
2	Spud Chandler	2.11
3	Ted Lyons	2.15
4	Johnny Beazley	2.19
5	Curt Davis	2.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	165
2	Mort Cooper	137
3	Bobo Newsom	127
4	Tex Hughson	109
5	Johnny Niggeling	107

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	Phil Rizzuto	.421
2	Ted Williams	.415
3	Ellis Clary	.396
3	Roy Cullenbine	.396
5	Bob Elliott	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Judnich	6
2	Ted Williams	5
3	Chet Laabs	4
4	Dolph Camilli	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Judnich	19
2	Joe DiMaggio	18
2	Babe Young	18
4	Bruce Campbell	16
5	Charlie Keller	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Phil Rizzuto	5
3	Pete Reiser	4
4	Charlie Keller	3
4	Marty Marion	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Butland	0.00
1	Bob Carpenter	0.00
1	Elden Auker	0.00
4	Luke Hamlin	0.45
5	Al Smith	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	3
1	Howie Pollet	3
1	Steve Sundra	3
4	Johnny Beazley	2
4	23 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	19
2	Tex Hughson	15
3	Bobo Newsom	14
4	Mort Cooper	12
4	Red Embree	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Gorsica	2
2	Ace Adams	1
2	Hi Bithorn	1
2	Mace Brown	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Pesky	.385
2	Ted Williams	.368
3	Phil Rizzuto	.344
4	George Case	.342
5	Wally Judnich	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	8
2	Wally Judnich	7
2	Mel Ott	7
4	Joe Gordon	6
4	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	32
2	Johnny Mize	28
3	Ted Williams	27
4	Joe DiMaggio	26
5	5 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Phil Rizzuto	8
3	Mickey Vernon	7
4	Johnny Hopp	6
4	Charlie Keller	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	0.33
2	Eddie Smith	0.75
3	Atley Donald	1.35
4	Luke Hamlin	1.38
5	Bob Harris	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	6
1	Mort Cooper	6
3	Johnny Beazley	5
3	Bill Butland	5
3	Tex Hughson	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	41
2	Mort Cooper	30
3	Tex Hughson	29
4	Hank Gornicki	25
4	2 others tied	25

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	.335
3	Pete Reiser	.330
4	Stan Spence	.325
5	Stan Musial	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	35
2	Chet Laabs	27
2	Mel Ott	27
4	Dolph Camilli	25
4	2 others tied	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	137
2	Joe DiMaggio	119
3	Bobby Doerr	110
4	Charlie Keller	107
5	2 tied	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	47
2	Mickey Vernon	25
3	Phil Rizzuto	24
4	Joe Kuhel	22
5	Luke Appling	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	2.01
2	Spud Chandler	2.10
3	Johnny Beazley	2.14
4	Curt Davis	2.15
5	Ted Lyons	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	20
1	Tiny Bonham	20
1	Mort Cooper	20
1	Tex Hughson	20
1	Whit Wyatt	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	183
2	Bobo Newsom	141
3	Mort Cooper	140
4	Bucky Walters	117
5	2 tied	116

Saves

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