On This Day

Friday, June 26, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	45	20	.692	--
Red Sox	38	26	.594	6.5
Indians	38	31	.551	9.0
Tigers	39	34	.534	10.0
Browns	32	37	.464	15.0
White Sox	28	36	.438	16.5
Athletics	28	45	.384	21.0
Senators	24	43	.358	22.0

Games

White Sox 4, Yankees 2

Red Sox 3, Indians 2

Tigers 3, Athletics 1

Browns 8, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	46	17	.730	--
Cardinals	36	26	.581	9.5
Reds	36	31	.537	12.0
Giants	35	33	.515	13.5
Cubs	35	35	.500	14.5
Pirates	30	34	.469	16.5
Braves	30	42	.417	20.5
Phillies	18	48	.273	29.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Reds 4

Cubs 6, Braves 4

Giants 4, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Les Fleming	4
2	Max Marshall	3
2	Mickey Vernon	3
4	Dolph Camilli	2
4	20 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	4
2	Harlond Clift	3
2	Chet Laabs	3
2	Mickey Vernon	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	2
2	Dom DiMaggio	1
2	Bobby Estalella	1
2	Lonny Frey	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Benton	1.29
2	Bobo Newsom	0.83
3	Cliff Melton	0.67
3	Dick Newsome	0.67
5	Eddie Smith	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Al Benton	1
1	Larry French	1
1	Cliff Melton	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	10
2	Al Benton	9
3	Elden Auker	4
3	Cliff Melton	4
3	Dick Newsome	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Gordon	.369
2	Pete Reiser	.360
3	Les Fleming	.348
4	Bobby Doerr	.344
5	Joe Medwick	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	17
2	Rudy York	14
3	Dolph Camilli	11
3	Bobby Doerr	11
3	Johnny Mize	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	71
2	Johnny Mize	53
3	Bobby Doerr	51
4	Joe DiMaggio	49
5	Joe Medwick	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
1	Joe Kuhel	13
3	Eddie Miller	10
4	Don Gutteridge	9
4	2 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.19
2	Hank Borowy	1.54
3	Tiny Bonham	1.67
4	Curt Davis	2.00
5	Bill Lohrman	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	11
2	Mort Cooper	10
2	Ray Starr	10
4	Elden Auker	9
4	3 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	73
2	Johnny Vander Meer	67
3	Al Benton	62
4	Bobo Newsom	60
5	2 tied	57

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	7
2	Johnny Murphy	6
3	Hal Newhouser	5
3	Johnny Sain	5
5	2 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elbie Fletcher	.474
2	Lou Finney	.426
3	Bill Nicholson	.407
4	Les Fleming	.386
5	Joe Medwick	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	5
2	George McQuinn	4
2	Max West	4
4	Babe Barna	3
4	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Barna	13
1	Bob Elliott	13
3	Bill Nicholson	12
4	Jimmy Bloodworth	11
4	4 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	3
1	Pete Reiser	3
1	Phil Rizzuto	3
4	Dolph Camilli	2
4	11 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Charlie Wagner	0.00
1	Russ Christopher	0.00
3	Mort Cooper	0.25
4	Larry French	0.95
5	Tommy Hughes	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	4
2	Larry French	3
2	Vern Olsen	3
2	Al Smith	3
2	Ray Starr	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	18
1	Virgil Trucks	18
3	Mort Cooper	17
4	Al Benton	16
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Ace Adams	1
2	Joe Beggs	1
2	Hi Bithorn	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Reiser	.402
2	Joe Medwick	.394
3	Stan Hack	.368
4	Les Fleming	.357
5	Ted Williams	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max West	9
2	George McQuinn	7
3	Johnny Mize	6
4	Dom DiMaggio	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Henrich	28
1	Ted Williams	28
3	Bob Elliott	25
3	Pinky Higgins	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Moses	6
2	George Case	5
2	Don Gutteridge	5
2	Myril Hoag	5
2	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	0.73
2	Larry French	1.01
3	Red Ruffing	1.30
4	Hank Borowy	1.43
5	Lum Harris	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	6
2	Hank Borowy	5
2	Kirby Higbe	5
2	Oscar Judd	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	39
2	Virgil Trucks	38
3	Al Benton	33
3	Bucky Walters	33
5	Oscar Judd	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Ace Adams	2
2	Johnny Beazley	2
2	Hugh Casey	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.369
2	Pete Reiser	.346
3	Joe Medwick	.333
4	Joe Gordon	.321
5	Joe DiMaggio	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	40
2	Dolph Camilli	30
3	Tommy Henrich	27
3	Charlie Keller	27
5	Rudy York	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	138
2	Joe DiMaggio	118
3	Johnny Mize	113
4	Dolph Camilli	111
4	Jeff Heath	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	37
2	Danny Murtaugh	26
3	Joe Kuhel	24
4	Phil Rizzuto	19
5	Don Kolloway	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Charlie Wagner	2.06
2	Tiny Bonham	2.08
3	Mort Cooper	2.14
4	Spud Chandler	2.16
5	Curt Davis	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	19
1	Kirby Higbe	19
1	Dick Newsome	19
1	Bucky Walters	19
1	Whit Wyatt	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	175
2	Bobo Newsom	174
3	Whit Wyatt	151
4	Bob Feller	134
5	Bucky Walters	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	19
2	Hugh Casey	13
3	Bill Crouch	6
4	Ace Adams	5
4	4 others tied	5