On This Day

Saturday, September 19, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 100 48 .676 --
Red Sox 90 58 .608 10.0
Browns 81 68 .544 19.5
Indians 72 75 .490 27.5
Tigers 70 78 .473 30.0
White Sox 62 79 .440 34.5
Senators 61 86 .415 38.5
Athletics 54 98 .355 48.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 99 47 .678 --
Dodgers 96 49 .662 2.5
Giants 82 63 .566 16.5
Reds 74 71 .510 24.5
Cubs 67 81 .453 33.0
Pirates 63 79 .444 34.0
Braves 58 86 .403 40.0
Phillies 39 102 .277 57.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Vernon 5
2 Dee Miles 4
2 Stan Spence 4
4 Buddy Blair 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Colman 1
1 Roy Cullenbine 1
1 Lou Finney 1
1 Bert Haas 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buddy Blair 4
1 Roy Cullenbine 4
1 Bobby Estalella 4
1 Mel Ott 4
1 Mickey Vernon 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Ellis Clary 1
1 Bobby Estalella 1
1 Nanny Fernandez 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lou Tost 0.40
2 Early Wynn 0.31
3 Dewey Adkins 0.23
4 Bucky Walters 0.20
5 2 tied 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Bill Trotter 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lou Tost 4
1 Early Wynn 4
3 Dewey Adkins 3
4 Bill Brandt 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Bill Kennedy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .356
2 Johnny Pesky .334
3 Stan Spence .329
4 Joe Gordon .323
5 Pete Reiser .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 34
2 Mel Ott 28
3 Chet Laabs 27
4 Charlie Keller 26
5 Johnny Mize 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 134
2 Joe DiMaggio 110
3 Charlie Keller 108
4 Johnny Mize 105
5 2 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 42
2 Mickey Vernon 25
3 Joe Kuhel 22
3 Phil Rizzuto 22
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.86
2 Ted Lyons 2.15
3 Johnny Beazley 2.19
4 Curt Davis 2.27
5 Tiny Bonham 2.32

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 174
2 Mort Cooper 137
3 Bobo Newsom 127
4 Tex Hughson 109
5 Johnny Niggeling 107

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 11
1 Hugh Casey 11
1 Johnny Murphy 11
4 Joe Beggs 8
5 2 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Heath .453
2 Phil Rizzuto .429
3 Ted Williams .425
4 Bill Nicholson .405
5 Tony Lupien .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 19
2 Joe DiMaggio 18
2 Wally Judnich 18
2 Babe Young 18
5 Roy Cullenbine 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Phil Rizzuto 5
3 Pete Reiser 4
4 Nanny Fernandez 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Carpenter 0.00
1 Sam Nahem 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 Steve Sundra 3
1 Bucky Walters 3
4 Hank Borowy 2
4 20 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 20
2 Jack Hallett 15
2 Tex Hughson 15
4 Spud Chandler 12
4 Mort Cooper 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 2
1 Johnny Gorsica 2
3 Hi Bithorn 1
3 Mace Brown 1
3 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .383
2 Phil Rizzuto .376
3 Johnny Pesky .372
4 Roy Cullenbine .352
5 Lou Finney .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 8
2 Wally Judnich 7
2 Mel Ott 7
4 Chet Laabs 6
4 Johnny Mize 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 29
1 Mickey Vernon 29
3 Lou Finney 28
3 Charlie Keller 28
5 Joe DiMaggio 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
2 Mickey Vernon 8
3 Phil Rizzuto 7
4 Johnny Hopp 6
5 Charlie Keller 5

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 Hank Borowy 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 5
1 Tiny Bonham 5
1 Bill Butland 5
1 Mort Cooper 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 50
2 Mort Cooper 27
3 Bobo Newsom 25
3 Whit Wyatt 25
5 5 tied 22

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .359
2 Johnny Pesky .334
3 Pete Reiser .330
4 Stan Spence .327
5 Stan Musial .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 36
2 Mel Ott 28
3 Chet Laabs 27
4 Charlie Keller 26
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 138
2 Joe DiMaggio 119
3 Bobby Doerr 110
4 Charlie Keller 108
5 Joe Gordon 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 1.93
2 Johnny Beazley 2.14
3 Curt Davis 2.17
4 Spud Chandler 2.32
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 181
2 Bobo Newsom 141
3 Mort Cooper 138
4 Bucky Walters 119
5 Whit Wyatt 116

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 13
2 Ace Adams 12
3 Johnny Murphy 11
4 Joe Beggs 9
5 2 tied 6