On This Day

Tuesday, April 28, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 10 3 .769 --
Yankees 9 4 .692 1.0
Tigers 10 6 .625 1.5
Red Sox 8 5 .615 2.0
Senators 6 9 .400 5.0
Browns 6 10 .375 5.5
Athletics 5 10 .333 6.0
White Sox 3 10 .231 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 12 3 .800 --
Pirates 8 5 .615 3.0
Cardinals 6 6 .500 4.5
Giants 7 7 .500 4.5
Cubs 7 7 .500 4.5
Braves 7 8 .467 5.0
Reds 5 8 .385 6.0
Phillies 3 11 .214 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nanny Fernandez 4
2 Les Fleming 3
2 Jeff Heath 3
2 Bob Johnson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Tommy Holmes 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Boudreau 3
1 Dolph Camilli 3
1 Bobby Doerr 3
1 Frank McCormick 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 2
2 Bob Kennedy 1
2 Roy Weatherly 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Elden Auker 0.40
2 Cliff Melton 0.33
2 Red Ruffing 0.33
2 Whit Wyatt 0.33
5 Bobo Newsom 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Max Butcher 1
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hugh Casey 6
1 Max Lanier 6
3 Elden Auker 4
3 Cliff Melton 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Errickson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Dickey .415
2 Joe Gordon .412
3 Les Fleming .370
4 Stan Spence .365
5 Barney McCosky .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 3
1 Bobby Doerr 3
1 Bob Elliott 3
1 Ken Keltner 3
1 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willard Marshall 16
1 Stan Spence 16
3 Frank McCormick 15
3 Rudy York 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Eddie Miller 3
2 Pete Reiser 3
4 Harlond Clift 2
4 11 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Heintzelman 0.00
1 Johnny Beazley 0.00
3 Joe Beggs 0.41
4 Mel Harder 0.56
5 Johnny Schmitz 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 4
2 Curt Davis 3
2 Ed Head 3
4 Johnny Allen 2
4 25 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 16
1 Johnny Vander Meer 16
3 Johnny Beazley 15
3 Ed Head 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Norm Branch 2
1 Hugh Casey 2
3 Ace Adams 1
3 Johnny Allen 1
3 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .394
2 Joe DiMaggio .349
3 Cecil Travis .345
4 Jeff Heath .341
5 Pete Reiser .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 39
2 Dolph Camilli 31
2 Tommy Henrich 31
2 Charlie Keller 31
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 128
2 Jeff Heath 125
3 Joe DiMaggio 118
4 Rudy York 117
5 Charlie Keller 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 38
2 Joe Kuhel 22
3 Danny Murtaugh 20
4 Jeff Heath 19
5 3 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whit Wyatt 2.28
2 Thornton Lee 2.41
3 Ernie White 2.50
4 Elmer Riddle 2.52
5 Max Lanier 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 22
1 Kirby Higbe 22
3 Thornton Lee 21
4 Dick Newsome 20
4 Whit Wyatt 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 238
2 Johnny Vander Meer 196
3 Whit Wyatt 175
4 Bobo Newsom 169
5 Johnny Rigney 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 15
2 Hugh Casey 9
3 Bill Crouch 7
4 Joe Beggs 6
4 5 others tied 6