On This Day

Sunday, September 27, 1942

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1942 World Series

Upcoming Games

September 30, 1942

New York Yankees at St. Louis Cardinals

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 103 51 .669 --
Red Sox 93 59 .612 9.0
Browns 82 69 .543 19.5
Indians 75 79 .487 28.0
Tigers 73 81 .474 30.0
White Sox 66 82 .446 34.0
Senators 62 89 .411 39.5
Athletics 55 99 .357 48.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 106 48 .688 --
Dodgers 104 50 .675 2.0
Giants 85 67 .559 20.0
Reds 76 76 .500 29.0
Pirates 66 81 .449 36.5
Cubs 68 86 .442 38.0
Braves 59 89 .399 44.0
Phillies 42 109 .278 62.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alf Anderson 5
1 Eddie Joost 5
3 Frankie Gustine 4
3 Jimmy Wasdell 4
5 15 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Frankie Kelleher 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 3
1 Frankie Kelleher 3
1 Terry Moore 3
1 Maurice Van Robays 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Boudreau 1
1 Bill Burich 1
1 Les Fleming 1
1 Max Marshall 1
1 Pete Reiser 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ernie White 1.33
2 Tommy Bridges 1.00
3 Claude Passeau 0.46
4 Johnny Beazley 0.33
5 Kirby Higbe 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Johnny Beazley 1
1 Bill Brandt 1
1 Kirby Higbe 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ernie White 8
2 Claude Passeau 6
3 Tommy Bridges 5
4 Dutch Dietz 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Gornicki 2
2 Les Webber 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .356
2 Johnny Pesky .331
3 Stan Spence .323
4 Joe Gordon .322
5 Enos Slaughter .318

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 115
3 Charlie Keller 110
3 Johnny Mize 110
5 Dolph Camilli 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 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.74
2 Larry French 1.83
3 Johnny Beazley 2.09
4 Ted Lyons 2.10
5 Tiny Bonham 2.27

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 186
2 Mort Cooper 152
3 Bobo Newsom 134
4 Kirby Higbe 115
5 Tex Hughson 114

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 Charlie Keller .396
4 Nanny Fernandez .395
5 Max West .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max West 5
1 Ted Williams 5
3 Dolph Camilli 4
4 Joe DiMaggio 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dolph Camilli 17
1 Babe Young 17
3 Joe DiMaggio 14
4 Johnny Mize 13
4 Stan Musial 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
1 Pete Reiser 5
3 Marty Marion 3
3 Dee Miles 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Harder 0.00
2 Mort Cooper 0.69
3 Thornton Lee 0.75
4 Marv Breuer 0.95
5 Bill Lohrman 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 4
2 Ernie White 3
3 Jim Bagby 2
3 Johnny Beazley 2
3 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 21
2 Mort Cooper 20
2 Ernie White 20
4 Tommy Bridges 17
4 Kirby Higbe 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 2
1 Hank Gornicki 2
1 Bill Kennedy 2
4 Ace Adams 1
4 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .424
2 Roy Cullenbine .372
3 Johnny Pesky .355
4 Dixie Walker .353
5 Bob Johnson .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 9
2 Wally Judnich 7
3 Mel Ott 6
4 Dolph Camilli 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 28
1 Johnny Mize 28
1 Babe Young 28
4 Charlie Keller 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 11
2 Pete Reiser 7
3 Johnny Hopp 6
3 Mickey Vernon 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 0.67
2 Eddie Smith 1.00
3 Mort Cooper 1.16
4 Bill Lohrman 1.35
5 Ernie White 1.35

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 46
2 Mort Cooper 37
3 Kirby Higbe 31
4 Bobo Newsom 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 3
1 Mace Brown 3
1 Hugh Casey 3
4 Hank Gornicki 2
4 3 others tied 2