On This Day

Tuesday, September 22, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 102 50 .671 --
Red Sox 92 59 .609 9.5
Browns 82 69 .543 19.5
Indians 73 76 .490 27.5
Tigers 73 79 .480 29.0
White Sox 63 82 .434 35.5
Senators 62 88 .413 39.0
Athletics 55 99 .357 48.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 102 48 .680 --
Dodgers 99 50 .664 2.5
Giants 82 64 .562 18.0
Reds 76 72 .514 25.0
Cubs 68 84 .447 35.0
Pirates 64 81 .441 35.5
Braves 58 86 .403 41.0
Phillies 40 104 .278 59.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank McCormick 5
2 Eddie Joost 4
2 Mel Ott 4
4 Dick Bartell 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Eddie Joost 1
1 Frankie Kelleher 1
1 Stan Musial 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 4
2 Harry Walker 3
3 Paul Derringer 2
3 Bill Dickey 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cy Block 1
1 George Case 1
1 Doc Cramer 1
1 Eddie Joost 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Vander Meer 1.83
2 Paul Derringer 1.00
3 Ed Hanyzewski 0.44
3 Dizzy Trout 0.44
5 Atley Donald 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Atley Donald 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Ed Head 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 11
2 Paul Derringer 5
3 Ed Hanyzewski 4
3 Dizzy Trout 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Murry Dickson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .356
2 Johnny Pesky .332
3 Stan Spence .325
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 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 137
2 Joe DiMaggio 112
3 Charlie Keller 109
4 Johnny Mize 107
5 2 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 44
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 185
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 Mel Ott .424
2 Ted Williams .415
3 Ellis Clary .412
4 Bob Johnson .400
5 Phil Rizzuto .392

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 Wally Judnich 15
2 Bruce Campbell 14
3 Lou Finney 13
3 Rudy York 13
3 Babe Young 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Marty Marion 4
2 Phil Rizzuto 4
4 Dee Miles 3
4 Mickey Vernon 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Nahem 0.00
2 Ray Starr 0.60
3 Stan Ferens 0.64
4 Mort Cooper 0.69
5 Al Smith 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Tommy Hughes 3
1 Tex Hughson 3
1 Bill Trotter 3
5 12 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 23
2 Mort Cooper 17
3 Jack Hallett 15
3 Tex Hughson 15
5 Kirby Higbe 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 2
1 Bill Kennedy 2
3 Ace Adams 1
3 Alex Carrasquel 1
3 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .385
2 Mickey Witek .350
3 Johnny Pesky .349
4 Phil Cavarretta .346
5 Roy Cullenbine .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 10
2 Wally Judnich 7
3 Mel Ott 6
4 Dolph Camilli 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 30
2 Joe DiMaggio 27
3 Lou Finney 26
3 Charlie Keller 26
3 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 14
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 0.67
3 Ernie White 1.07
4 Atley Donald 1.29
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 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 56
2 Mort Cooper 36
3 Kirby Higbe 33
4 Marv Breuer 29
4 Bobo Newsom 29

Saves

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