On This Day

Friday, September 25, 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
Tigers 73 79 .480 29.5
Indians 73 79 .480 29.5
White Sox 66 82 .446 34.5
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 102 50 .671 2.0
Giants 84 66 .560 19.0
Reds 76 74 .507 27.0
Cubs 68 84 .447 36.0
Pirates 64 81 .441 36.5
Braves 58 88 .397 43.0
Phillies 42 107 .282 60.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Northey 5
2 Wally Moses 4
3 Dick Bartell 3
3 Ken Keltner 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max West 2
2 Dolph Camilli 1
2 Wally Moses 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Max West 4
2 Ed Murphy 3
2 Hal Schumacher 3
4 Bill Burich 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Myril Hoag 1
1 Ron Northey 1
1 Mel Ott 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Thornton Lee 0.62
2 Curt Davis 0.60
3 Si Johnson 0.33
4 Al Javery 0.25
5 Hank Leiber 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Head 1
1 Si Johnson 1
1 Thornton Lee 1
1 Hal Schumacher 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Davis 6
2 Thornton Lee 5
3 Si Johnson 3
3 Hank Leiber 3
5 2 tied 2

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 Enos Slaughter .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 36
2 Mel Ott 29
3 Chet Laabs 27
4 Dolph Camilli 26
4 Charlie Keller 26

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 105

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.74
2 Larry French 1.79
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 Phil Rizzuto .400
2 Mel Ott .395
3 Max West .385
4 Nanny Fernandez .364
5 Charlie Keller .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max West 5
1 Ted Williams 5
3 Dolph Camilli 4
3 Chet Laabs 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Young 15
2 Dolph Camilli 13
3 Bruce Campbell 12
3 Stan Musial 12
5 3 tied 11

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 Mort Cooper 0.51
3 Larry French 0.73
4 Bob Carpenter 0.75
4 2 others tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 3
1 Tex Hughson 3
1 Bill Trotter 3
4 Tiny Bonham 2
4 13 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 23
1 Johnny Vander Meer 23
3 Jack Hallett 15
4 Kirby Higbe 14
5 4 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 2
1 Bill Kennedy 2
3 Ace Adams 1
3 Hugh Casey 1
3 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .438
2 Roy Cullenbine .378
3 Johnny Pesky .354
4 Phil Rizzuto .345
5 Wally Judnich .340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 27
1 Babe Young 27
3 Joe DiMaggio 26
4 Ted Williams 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 11
2 Johnny Hopp 6
2 Mickey Vernon 6
4 Charlie Keller 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 0.67
2 Eddie Smith 1.00
3 Ernie White 1.07
4 Mort Cooper 1.16
5 Atley Donald 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 6
2 Johnny Beazley 5
3 Tiny Bonham 4
3 Bill Butland 4
3 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 45
2 Mort Cooper 37
3 Kirby Higbe 28
4 Bobo Newsom 25
5 Tex Hughson 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 3
1 Mace Brown 3
3 Hugh Casey 2
3 Johnny Gorsica 2
3 3 others tied 2