On This Day

Saturday, May 2, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 14 3 .824 --
Tigers 13 7 .650 2.5
Red Sox 10 7 .588 4.0
Yankees 10 7 .588 4.0
Senators 8 11 .421 7.0
Browns 8 12 .400 7.5
Athletics 6 13 .316 9.0
White Sox 4 13 .235 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 14 5 .737 --
Pirates 11 6 .647 2.0
Braves 10 9 .526 4.0
Cardinals 8 8 .500 4.5
Giants 9 9 .500 4.5
Cubs 8 10 .444 5.5
Reds 7 10 .412 6.0
Phillies 4 14 .222 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Appling 3
1 Bruce Campbell 3
1 Jimmie Foxx 3
1 Jeff Heath 3
1 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 2
2 Bruce Campbell 1
2 Bobby Estalella 1
2 Orval Grove 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Heath 5
2 Chet Laabs 4
2 Ted Williams 4
4 Ken Keltner 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Haas 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cliff Melton 0.71
2 Marius Russo 0.43
3 Paul Erickson 0.40
4 Lou Tost 0.33
5 Jim Bagby 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Dick Fowler 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cliff Melton 5
2 Paul Erickson 4
2 Orval Grove 4
4 Jim Bagby 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Gordon .407
2 Stan Spence .400
3 Bill Dickey .393
4 Jeff Heath .388
5 Nanny Fernandez .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 6
2 Frank McCormick 5
2 Ted Williams 5
2 Rudy York 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank McCormick 20
1 Stan Spence 20
3 Ted Williams 19
3 Rudy York 19
5 Willard Marshall 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Oris Hockett 4
3 Nanny Fernandez 3
3 Don Kolloway 3
3 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Beggs 0.38
2 Hugh Casey 1.14
3 Johnny Allen 1.25
4 Tiny Bonham 1.38
5 Cliff Melton 1.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 5
2 Tiny Bonham 3
2 Curt Davis 3
2 Ed Head 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Rigney 20
2 Johnny Vander Meer 19
3 Mort Cooper 17
3 Ed Head 17
3 2 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Allen 2
1 Norm Branch 2
1 Hugh Casey 2
1 Johnny Gorsica 2
1 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .398
2 Joe DiMaggio .346
3 Cecil Travis .343
4 Jeff Heath .342
5 Pete Reiser .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 41
2 Dolph Camilli 34
3 Tommy Henrich 32
4 Charlie Keller 30
5 Rudy York 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 132
2 Jeff Heath 129
3 Joe DiMaggio 121
4 Dolph Camilli 118
5 Rudy York 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 40
2 Joe Kuhel 22
3 Danny Murtaugh 21
4 Jeff Heath 20
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whit Wyatt 2.29
2 Charlie Wagner 2.42
3 Thornton Lee 2.46
4 Ernie White 2.53
5 Elmer Riddle 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kirby Higbe 22
2 Bob Feller 21
2 Dick Newsome 21
4 Thornton Lee 20
4 Elmer Riddle 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 231
2 Johnny Vander Meer 191
3 Whit Wyatt 165
4 Bobo Newsom 164
5 Johnny Rigney 139

Saves

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