On This Day

Sunday, June 28, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	46	22	.676	--
Red Sox	40	27	.597	5.5
Indians	39	33	.542	9.0
Tigers	41	35	.539	9.0
Browns	33	39	.458	15.0
White Sox	30	37	.448	15.5
Athletics	29	47	.382	21.0
Senators	26	44	.371	21.0

Games

White Sox 6, Yankees 2

White Sox 13, Yankees 1

Red Sox 8, Indians 3

Indians 3, Red Sox 2

Tigers 3, Athletics 2

Athletics 3, Tigers 0

Senators 14, Browns 13

Senators 7, Browns 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	47	19	.712	--
Cardinals	37	27	.578	9.0
Reds	38	32	.543	11.0
Giants	36	35	.507	13.5
Cubs	36	37	.493	14.5
Pirates	32	35	.478	15.5
Braves	32	43	.427	19.5
Phillies	19	49	.279	29.0

Games

Reds 6, Dodgers 3

Dodgers 2, Reds 1

Pirates 8, Giants 7

Pirates 9, Giants 3

Phillies 2, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 3, Phillies 1

Braves 3, Cubs 0

Cubs 5, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Case	7
1	Vern Stephens	7
3	Taffy Wright	6
4	Roy Cullenbine	5
4	5 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Elliott	2
1	Jimmy Wasdell	2
3	Walker Cooper	1
3	Pete Coscarart	1
3	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	5
1	Mickey Vernon	5
3	Bobby Estalella	4
3	Mel Ott	4
5	11 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Glossop	1
1	Don Gutteridge	1
1	Myril Hoag	1
1	Billy Jurges	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Kirby Higbe	2.00
2	Dizzy Trout	0.45
3	Johnny Humphries	0.44
4	Bob Klinger	0.43
5	Jim Tobin	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Larry French	1
1	Lum Harris	1
1	Tommy Hughes	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Kirby Higbe	6
2	Tommy Hughes	5
2	Dizzy Trout	5
4	Johnny Humphries	4
5	7 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Alex Carrasquel	2

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Gordon	.365
2	Pete Reiser	.347
3	Les Fleming	.344
4	Bobby Doerr	.340
5	Joe Medwick	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	17
2	Rudy York	14
3	Johnny Mize	12
4	Dolph Camilli	11
4	2 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	72
2	Johnny Mize	55
3	Bobby Doerr	53
4	Bob Elliott	52
5	3 tied	50

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
1	Joe Kuhel	13
3	Don Gutteridge	10
3	Eddie Miller	10
5	4 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.19
2	Tiny Bonham	2.08
3	Curt Davis	2.10
4	Johnny Vander Meer	2.15
5	Claude Passeau	2.28

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	Johnny Vander Meer	74
2	Mort Cooper	73
3	Al Benton	62
4	Bobo Newsom	60
5	Bucky Walters	58

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	.479
2	Stan Musial	.459
3	Lou Finney	.396
4	Lou Novikoff	.383
5	Bill Nicholson	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	6
2	Bob Elliott	4
2	Mel Ott	4
2	Max West	4
5	6 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	19
2	Frank McCormick	14
3	Babe Barna	13
3	Mel Ott	13
5	Jimmy Bloodworth	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Myril Hoag	3
1	Joe Kuhel	3
1	Pete Reiser	3
1	Phil Rizzuto	3
1	Billy Werber	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	0.00
1	Al Milnar	0.00
3	Tommy Hughes	0.36
4	Larry French	0.86
5	Virgil Trucks	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry French	4
2	Mort Cooper	3
2	Lum Harris	3
2	Oscar Judd	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Kirby Higbe	19
2	Bobo Newsom	18
3	Whit Wyatt	17
4	Al Benton	16
4	Mort Cooper	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Alex Carrasquel	2
3	Ace Adams	1
3	Joe Beggs	1
3	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elbie Fletcher	.397
2	Taffy Wright	.374
3	Pete Reiser	.363
4	Joe Medwick	.359
5	Lou Finney	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max West	8
2	George McQuinn	7
2	Johnny Mize	7
4	Dom DiMaggio	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	30
2	Ted Williams	27
3	George McQuinn	26
4	Joe Gordon	24
4	2 others tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Gutteridge	6
1	Myril Hoag	6
1	Wally Moses	6
4	Joe Kuhel	5
4	Mickey Vernon	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	0.51
2	Larry French	0.94
3	Lum Harris	1.13
4	Tommy Hughes	1.34
5	Hank Borowy	1.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	6
2	Oscar Judd	5
2	Claude Passeau	5
2	Ray Starr	5
5	15 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	35
2	Al Benton	33
3	Virgil Trucks	32
3	Johnny Vander Meer	32
5	2 tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Ace Adams	2
2	Johnny Beazley	2
2	Alex Carrasquel	2
2	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.366
2	Pete Reiser	.340
3	Joe Medwick	.330
4	Joe Gordon	.318
5	Joe DiMaggio	.318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	138
2	Joe DiMaggio	116
3	Johnny Mize	114
4	Jeff Heath	112
5	Dolph Camilli	109

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	2.11
2	Mort Cooper	2.14
3	Spud Chandler	2.20
4	Johnny Vander Meer	2.27
5	Tiny Bonham	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	19
1	Kirby Higbe	19
1	Dick Newsome	19
1	Bucky Walters	19
5	5 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	182
2	Bobo Newsom	174
3	Whit Wyatt	146
4	Bucky Walters	130
5	Bob Feller	126

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