On This Day

Monday, September 21, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 101 50 .669 --
Red Sox 92 59 .609 9.0
Browns 82 69 .543 19.0
Indians 73 76 .490 27.0
Tigers 72 79 .477 29.0
White Sox 63 81 .438 34.5
Senators 62 87 .416 38.0
Athletics 55 99 .357 47.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 101 48 .678 --
Dodgers 98 50 .662 2.5
Giants 82 63 .566 17.0
Reds 74 72 .507 25.5
Cubs 68 82 .453 33.5
Pirates 64 80 .444 34.5
Braves 58 86 .403 40.5
Phillies 40 104 .278 58.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doc Cramer 3
1 Don Kolloway 3
1 Barney McCosky 3
1 Ron Northey 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Kolloway 1
1 Barney McCosky 1
1 Don Ross 1
1 Ted Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Brown 2
1 Joe DiMaggio 2
1 Augie Galan 2
1 Val Heim 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Cramer 1
1 Marty Marion 1
1 Barney McCosky 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kirby Higbe 1.22
2 Marv Breuer 1.00
3 Ernie White 0.70
4 Tommy Bridges 0.64
5 Tex Hughson 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Kirby Higbe 1
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 Ernie White 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kirby Higbe 11
2 Marv Breuer 7
2 Tommy Bridges 7
2 Ernie White 7
5 Tex Hughson 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .356
2 Johnny Pesky .332
3 Stan Spence .327
4 Joe Gordon .322
5 Pete Reiser .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 36
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 137
2 Joe DiMaggio 112
3 Charlie Keller 109
4 Johnny Mize 105
5 2 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 43
2 Mickey Vernon 25
3 Joe Kuhel 22
3 Phil Rizzuto 22
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.80
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 Mort Cooper 21
1 Tex Hughson 21
3 Tiny Bonham 20
4 Johnny Beazley 19
4 Claude Passeau 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 174
2 Mort Cooper 146
3 Bobo Newsom 134
4 Tex Hughson 113
5 Kirby Higbe 112

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 11
1 Hugh Casey 11
1 Johnny Murphy 11
4 Joe Beggs 8
5 3 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .432
2 Harry Walker .400
3 Wally Judnich .382
4 Ernie Lombardi .378
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Finney 18
2 Joe DiMaggio 16
2 Wally Judnich 16
4 Bruce Campbell 15
5 Roy Cullenbine 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Marty Marion 4
2 Pete Reiser 4
2 Phil Rizzuto 4
5 2 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Carpenter 0.00
1 Sam Nahem 0.00
3 Ray Starr 0.60
4 Stan Ferens 0.64
5 Mort Cooper 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Hughes 3
1 Tex Hughson 3
1 Bill Trotter 3
1 Bucky Walters 3
5 15 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 20
2 Mort Cooper 17
3 Jack Hallett 15
3 Tex Hughson 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 2
1 Johnny Gorsica 2
1 Bill Kennedy 2
4 Ace Adams 1
4 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .375
2 Johnny Pesky .357
3 Phil Cavarretta .354
4 Mickey Witek .350
5 3 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 10
2 Wally Judnich 7
2 Mel Ott 7
4 Chet Laabs 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Finney 30
2 Johnny Mize 28
3 Joe DiMaggio 27
4 Charlie Keller 26
4 Ted Williams 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
2 Mickey Vernon 8
3 Johnny Hopp 7
4 Phil Rizzuto 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 0.33
2 Eddie Smith 0.75
3 Ernie White 1.07
4 Atley Donald 1.35
5 Mort Cooper 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 6
2 Tiny Bonham 5
2 Tex Hughson 5
4 Johnny Beazley 4
4 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 45
2 Mort Cooper 36
3 Kirby Higbe 33
4 Marv Breuer 29
4 Bobo Newsom 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 4
2 Ace Adams 3
2 Rube Melton 3
4 George Caster 2
4 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .358
2 Johnny Pesky .332
3 Stan Spence .325
4 Pete Reiser .322
5 Joe Gordon .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 38
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 141
2 Joe DiMaggio 119
3 Bobby Doerr 110
4 Charlie Keller 109
5 Johnny Mize 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 47
2 Mickey Vernon 25
3 Phil Rizzuto 24
4 Joe Kuhel 22
5 Luke Appling 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.87
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 Mort Cooper 21
1 Tex Hughson 21
3 Johnny Beazley 20
3 Tiny Bonham 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 181
2 Mort Cooper 147
3 Bobo Newsom 142
4 Kirby Higbe 115
5 4 tied 114

Saves

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