On This Day

Monday, May 4, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 14 5 .737 --
Tigers 15 8 .652 1.0
Yankees 13 7 .650 1.5
Red Sox 12 7 .632 2.0
Senators 9 12 .429 6.0
Browns 9 13 .409 6.5
Athletics 7 15 .318 8.5
White Sox 4 16 .200 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 14 7 .667 --
Pirates 13 7 .650 0.5
Cardinals 10 8 .556 2.5
Giants 10 10 .500 3.5
Braves 11 11 .500 3.5
Cubs 9 11 .450 4.5
Reds 8 11 .421 5.0
Phillies 5 15 .250 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Doerr 3
1 Les Fleming 3
1 Pinky Higgins 3
1 Mike McCormick 3
1 Jack Wallaesa 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 1
1 Otto Denning 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 4
2 Eddie Joost 3
2 Frank McCormick 3
4 Jimmy Bloodworth 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Nanny Fernandez 1
1 Buddy Gremp 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Starr 0.46
2 Jim Tobin 0.33
3 Charlie Fuchs 0.30
4 Spud Chandler 0.27
5 Bill McGee 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Charlie Fuchs 1
1 Bob Klinger 1
1 Dick Newsome 1
1 Ray Starr 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Starr 6
2 Spud Chandler 3
2 Harry Feldman 3
2 Charlie Fuchs 3
2 Jim Tobin 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 Hal Newhouser 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Spence .422
2 Bill Dickey .381
3 Joe Gordon .379
4 Jeff Heath .377
5 Les Fleming .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 7
2 Dolph Camilli 6
3 Frank McCormick 5
3 Ted Williams 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank McCormick 23
1 Stan Spence 23
1 Rudy York 23
4 Ted Williams 21
5 Willard Marshall 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
2 Nanny Fernandez 4
2 Oris Hockett 4
2 Eddie Miller 4
2 Danny Murtaugh 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Beggs 0.38
2 Bob Klinger 0.93
3 Johnny Allen 1.05
4 Hugh Casey 1.14
5 Tiny Bonham 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 5
2 Dick Newsome 4
3 Tiny Bonham 3
3 Max Butcher 3
3 14 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Melton 21
2 Johnny Rigney 20
2 Ray Starr 20
4 Ed Head 19
4 Johnny Vander Meer 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Newhouser 3
2 Johnny Allen 2
2 Norm Branch 2
2 Hugh Casey 2
2 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Spence .492
2 Bobby Doerr .467
3 Jeff Heath .390
4 Johnny Pesky .377
5 Oris Hockett .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 5
1 Frank McCormick 5
1 Rudy York 5
4 Bobby Doerr 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank McCormick 21
2 Bobby Doerr 18
3 Dolph Camilli 15
3 Stan Spence 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Nanny Fernandez 3
2 Oris Hockett 3
2 Barney McCosky 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hugh Casey 0.66
2 Joe Beggs 0.69
3 Mort Cooper 0.92
4 Bob Klinger 1.08
5 Johnny Allen 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 3
2 Tiny Bonham 2
2 Max Butcher 2
2 Bob Carpenter 2
2 26 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Rigney 17
2 Kirby Higbe 16
2 Max Lanier 16
4 Ed Head 14
4 Johnny Vander Meer 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Newhouser 3
2 Norm Branch 2
2 Johnny Gorsica 2
4 Ace Adams 1
4 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .400
2 Joe DiMaggio .349
3 Cecil Travis .342
4 Pete Reiser .337
5 Jeff Heath .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 41
2 Dolph Camilli 33
3 Tommy Henrich 32
4 Charlie Keller 31
5 Rudy York 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 134
2 Jeff Heath 126
3 Joe DiMaggio 123
4 Dolph Camilli 118
5 Rudy York 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 41
2 Danny Murtaugh 22
3 Joe Kuhel 21
4 Jeff Heath 20
5 Jim Tabor 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whit Wyatt 2.26
2 Thornton Lee 2.38
3 Ernie White 2.49
4 Charlie Wagner 2.49
5 Elmer Riddle 2.54

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 231
2 Johnny Vander Meer 191
3 Bobo Newsom 164
4 Whit Wyatt 158
5 Johnny Rigney 138

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 16
2 Hugh Casey 9
3 Bill Crouch 7
4 Joe Beggs 6
4 4 others tied 6