On This Day

Thursday, September 24, 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 78 .483 29.0
Tigers 73 79 .480 29.5
White Sox 65 82 .442 35.0
Senators 62 89 .411 40.0
Athletics 55 99 .357 48.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 104 48 .684 --
Dodgers 101 50 .669 2.5
Giants 83 65 .561 19.0
Reds 76 74 .507 27.0
Cubs 68 84 .447 36.0
Pirates 64 81 .441 36.5
Braves 58 87 .400 42.5
Phillies 41 106 .279 60.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Myril Hoag 5
2 Don Kolloway 4
3 Jimmy Brown 3
3 Bill Burich 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Etten 1
1 Myril Hoag 1
1 Wally Moses 1
1 Mel Ott 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Moses 3
1 Stan Musial 3
3 Dolph Camilli 2
3 Walker Cooper 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Burich 1
1 Myril Hoag 1
1 Hal Marnie 1
1 Pete Reiser 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mort Cooper 3.00
2 Bill Voiselle 0.62
3 Ted Lyons 0.44
3 Jim Tobin 0.44
3 Whit Wyatt 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 George Hennessey 1
1 Bill Lohrman 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 6
2 Bill Voiselle 5
3 Andy Lapihuska 4
3 Ted Lyons 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 1

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 .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 36
2 Mel Ott 29
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 Dolph Camilli 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 44
2 Mickey Vernon 25
3 Joe Kuhel 22
3 Phil Rizzuto 22
5 Pete Reiser 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.74
2 Larry French 1.80
3 Ted Lyons 2.10
4 Johnny Beazley 2.14
5 Tiny Bonham 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 22
2 Tiny Bonham 21
2 Tex Hughson 21
4 Johnny Beazley 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 185
2 Mort Cooper 152
3 Bobo Newsom 134
4 Tex Hughson 113
5 Kirby Higbe 112

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 12
2 Ace Adams 11
2 Johnny Murphy 11
4 Joe Beggs 8
5 3 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .432
2 Phil Rizzuto .400
3 Ellis Clary .396
4 Mel Ott .390
5 Doc Cramer .367

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Young 15
2 Bruce Campbell 14
3 Wally Judnich 12
3 Stan Musial 12
3 Rudy York 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Nahem 0.00
2 Ted Lyons 0.50
3 Mort Cooper 0.51
4 Bob Carpenter 0.75
5 Bill Lohrman 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 3
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Tommy Hughes 3
1 Tex Hughson 3
1 Bill Trotter 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 23
1 Johnny Vander Meer 23
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 Hugh Casey 1
3 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .402
2 Roy Cullenbine .354
3 Johnny Pesky .352
4 Mickey Witek .342
5 Bill Nicholson .337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 0.67
2 Eddie Smith 1.00
3 Mort Cooper 1.07
4 Ernie White 1.07
5 Atley Donald 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 7
2 Johnny Beazley 5
2 Tiny Bonham 5
4 Bill Butland 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 56
2 Mort Cooper 41
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 Hugh Casey 2
4 4 others tied 2