On This Day

Saturday, September 26, 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 74 79 .484 29.0
Tigers 73 80 .477 30.0
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 103 50 .673 1.5
Giants 85 67 .559 19.0
Reds 76 74 .507 27.0
Cubs 68 84 .447 36.0
Pirates 64 81 .441 36.5
Braves 59 89 .399 43.0
Phillies 42 108 .280 61.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Mize 5
2 Buster Maynard 4
3 Danny Litwhiler 3
4 Dick Bartell 2
4 17 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Holmes 1
1 Ernie Lombardi 1
1 Johnny Mize 1
1 Mel Ott 1
1 Bennie Warren 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dolph Camilli 4
2 Tommy Holmes 3
2 Johnny Mize 3
4 Babe Barna 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Hank Edwards 1
1 Johnny Mize 1
1 Mickey Owen 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Hubbell 0.50
2 Mel Harder 0.33
3 Warren Spahn 0.13
4 Bob Carpenter 0.11
5 2 tied 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 4
2 Mel Harder 3
3 Hugh Casey 2
3 Larry French 2
3 3 others tied 2

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 Enos Slaughter .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 36
2 Mel Ott 30
3 Chet Laabs 27
4 Dolph Camilli 26
4 2 others tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 137
2 Joe DiMaggio 112
3 Johnny Mize 110
4 Dolph Camilli 109
4 Charlie Keller 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 44
2 Mickey Vernon 25
3 Joe Kuhel 22
3 Phil Rizzuto 22
5 Pete Reiser 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.74
2 Larry French 1.83
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 13
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 Mel Ott .415
2 Phil Rizzuto .400
3 Ellis Clary .375
4 Jeff Heath .364
5 2 tied .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max West 5
1 Ted Williams 5
3 Dolph Camilli 4
4 Nick Etten 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dolph Camilli 17
1 Babe Young 17
3 Johnny Mize 13
4 Bruce Campbell 12
4 Stan Musial 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Marty Marion 4
2 Pete Reiser 4
2 Phil Rizzuto 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Vander Meer 0.50
2 Mort Cooper 0.69
3 Kirby Higbe 0.75
3 Thornton Lee 0.75
5 Tex Hughson 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 3
1 Bill Trotter 3
3 Tiny Bonham 2
3 Mort Cooper 2
3 15 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 20
1 Johnny Vander Meer 20
3 Jack Hallett 15
4 Kirby Higbe 14
5 3 tied 13

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .430
2 Roy Cullenbine .378
3 Johnny Pesky .358
4 Bob Johnson .349
5 Max West .347

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 28
1 Babe Young 28
3 Joe DiMaggio 25
3 Ted Williams 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 11
2 Johnny Hopp 6
2 Pete Reiser 6
2 Mickey Vernon 6
5 3 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 Bill Lohrman 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 6
2 Johnny Beazley 4
2 Tiny Bonham 4
2 Paul Derringer 4
2 3 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
1 Hugh Casey 3
4 Johnny Gorsica 2
4 2 others tied 2