On This Day

Sunday, May 24, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	23	10	.697	--
Indians	22	14	.611	2.5
Tigers	22	18	.550	4.5
Red Sox	18	16	.529	5.5
Browns	17	21	.447	8.5
Athletics	17	23	.425	9.5
Senators	14	21	.400	10.0
White Sox	13	23	.361	11.5

Games

Athletics 6, Red Sox 5

Tigers 6, White Sox 2

Tigers 14, White Sox 0

Browns 3, Indians 2

Browns 4, Indians 1

Senators 9, Yankees 8

Red Sox 6, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	26	11	.703	--
Braves	21	17	.553	5.5
Cardinals	19	17	.528	6.5
Pirates	19	20	.487	8.0
Giants	18	20	.474	8.5
Reds	17	19	.472	8.5
Cubs	17	20	.459	9.0
Phillies	13	26	.333	14.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Giants 0

Phillies 3, Braves 2

Braves 6, Phillies 3

Cubs 7, Pirates 5

Cubs 11, Pirates 4

Reds 3, Cardinals 2

Reds 2, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Doc Cramer	6
2	Phil Cavarretta	5
2	Wally Moses	5
2	Danny Murtaugh	5
2	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Eddie Joost	1
1	Eddie Miller	1
1	Ted Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pinky Higgins	6
2	Bruce Campbell	4
2	Phil Cavarretta	4
2	Bobby Doerr	4
2	Rip Radcliff	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Cramer	1
1	Frank Demaree	1
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	Mickey Owen	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Vander Meer	1.12
2	Mort Cooper	1.00
3	Al Smith	0.62
4	Al Milnar	0.55
5	Larry French	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Dick Errickson	1
1	Larry French	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	9
2	Al Milnar	6
3	Mort Cooper	5
3	Al Smith	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Doerr	.411
2	Joe Gordon	.397
3	Stan Spence	.384
4	Les Fleming	.341
5	Roy Weatherly	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	11
2	Rudy York	9
3	Dolph Camilli	8
3	Joe DiMaggio	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	41
2	Bobby Doerr	34
3	Johnny Mize	32
3	Rudy York	32
5	Bob Johnson	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
1	Joe Kuhel	8
3	Eddie Miller	6
3	Pete Reiser	6
5	6 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	0.85
2	Johnny Allen	1.35
3	Hugh Casey	1.54
4	Mort Cooper	1.61
5	Jim Bagby	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	6
1	Jim Bagby	6
1	Tiny Bonham	6
1	Bill Lee	6
1	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	43
2	Johnny Vander Meer	42
3	Phil Marchildon	34
3	Johnny Rigney	34
5	Ray Starr	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	5
2	Hal Newhouser	3
2	Johnny Sain	3
4	Ace Adams	2
4	7 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Gordon	.442
2	Roy Weatherly	.429
3	Ray Lamanno	.400
3	Wally Moses	.400
5	Mel Ott	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	5
1	Ted Williams	5
3	Joe DiMaggio	4
3	Ernie Lombardi	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	17
1	Ted Williams	17
3	Johnny Mize	16
4	Ken Keltner	14
4	Joe Medwick	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	4
1	Mike Kreevich	4
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
4	Luke Appling	3
4	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	0.00
2	Johnny Niggeling	0.47
3	Tiny Bonham	0.50
3	Curt Davis	0.50
5	Murry Dickson	0.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	4
2	Elden Auker	3
2	Tommy Bridges	3
2	Ray Starr	3
2	Roger Wolff	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	21
2	Tommy Bridges	18
3	Red Ruffing	17
4	Johnny Vander Meer	16
5	Bucky Walters	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	2
1	Johnny Sain	2
3	Ace Adams	1
3	Johnny Beazley	1
3	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Doerr	.433
2	Stan Spence	.400
3	Les Fleming	.366
4	Pete Reiser	.364
5	Joe Gordon	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	9
2	Frank McCormick	7
2	Rudy York	7
4	Dolph Camilli	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	31
2	Ted Williams	29
3	Frank McCormick	27
4	Ken Keltner	24
5	Johnny Mize	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	6
1	Pete Reiser	6
3	George Case	5
3	Lonny Frey	5
5	7 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	0.00
2	Tiny Bonham	1.02
3	Mort Cooper	1.37
4	Tommy Bridges	1.38
5	Bob Klinger	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	5
1	Tiny Bonham	5
1	Phil Marchildon	5
1	Claude Passeau	5
1	Ray Starr	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	31
2	Mort Cooper	30
3	Phil Marchildon	27
4	Johnny Niggeling	25
5	3 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Hal Newhouser	3
3	Johnny Murphy	2
3	Tot Pressnell	2
3	Johnny Sain	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.388
2	Cecil Travis	.353
3	Joe DiMaggio	.346
4	Pete Reiser	.338
5	Jeff Heath	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	43
2	Dolph Camilli	34
3	Joe DiMaggio	32
4	Tommy Henrich	30
4	Charlie Keller	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	140
2	Joe DiMaggio	125
3	Dolph Camilli	120
4	Bob Johnson	116
5	Jeff Heath	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
2	Joe Kuhel	25
3	Danny Murtaugh	22
4	Jeff Heath	21
5	Mike Kreevich	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Thornton Lee	2.31
2	Whit Wyatt	2.38
3	Charlie Wagner	2.40
4	Curt Davis	2.50
5	Ernie White	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kirby Higbe	21
2	Dick Newsome	20
3	Elden Auker	18
3	Max Butcher	18
3	3 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	197
2	Johnny Vander Meer	190
3	Bobo Newsom	158
4	Whit Wyatt	154
5	Johnny Rigney	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	16
2	Hugh Casey	12
3	Bill Crouch	7
4	Mike Ryba	6
5	3 tied	5