On This Day

Wednesday, September 23, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 103 50 .673 --
Red Sox 92 59 .609 10.0
Browns 82 69 .543 20.0
Indians 73 76 .490 28.0
Tigers 73 79 .480 29.5
White Sox 63 82 .434 36.0
Senators 62 89 .411 40.0
Athletics 55 99 .357 48.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 103 48 .682 --
Dodgers 100 50 .667 2.5
Giants 82 64 .562 18.5
Reds 76 73 .510 26.0
Cubs 68 84 .447 35.5
Pirates 64 81 .441 36.0
Braves 58 86 .403 41.5
Phillies 40 105 .276 60.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Musial 3
1 Pete Reiser 3
1 Dixie Walker 3
4 Dolph Camilli 2
4 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dolph Camilli 2
1 Stan Musial 2
1 Pete Reiser 2
1 Ray Sanders 2
5 8 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry French 6.00
2 Johnny Beazley 1.00
3 Tiny Bonham 0.80
4 Rube Melton 0.44
5 Bucky Walters 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 1
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Larry French 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry French 6
2 Bucky Walters 5
3 Tiny Bonham 4
3 Rube Melton 4
5 Johnny Beazley 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .356
2 Johnny Pesky .332
3 Stan Spence .323
4 Joe Gordon .320
5 Pete Reiser .318

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 Joe Gordon 102

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 Larry French 1.80
3 Johnny Beazley 2.14
4 Ted Lyons 2.15
5 Tiny Bonham 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 21
1 Mort Cooper 21
1 Tex Hughson 21
4 Johnny Beazley 20
5 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 Ted Williams .432
2 Mel Ott .424
3 Bob Johnson .400
3 Phil Rizzuto .400
5 Ellis Clary .396

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 14
2 Wally Judnich 13
2 Babe Young 13
4 Rudy York 12
5 5 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Marty Marion 4
2 Phil Rizzuto 4
4 Dee Miles 3
5 13 tied 2

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 Tiny Bonham 3
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Tommy Hughes 3
1 Tex Hughson 3
1 Bill Trotter 3

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 Murry Dickson 1
3 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .402
2 Mickey Witek .355
3 Roy Cullenbine .354
4 Johnny Pesky .352
5 Bill Nicholson .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 10
2 Wally Judnich 7
3 Chet Laabs 5
4 Dolph Camilli 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 27
2 Joe DiMaggio 26
2 Ted Williams 26
4 Lou Finney 25
4 Babe Young 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Smith 0.67
2 Ernie White 1.07
3 Mort Cooper 1.21
4 Atley Donald 1.29
5 Johnny Vander Meer 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 6
2 Johnny Beazley 5
2 Tiny Bonham 5
4 Bill Butland 4
4 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 56
2 Mort Cooper 35
3 Marv Breuer 28
3 Kirby Higbe 28
5 Bobo Newsom 25

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