On This Day

Wednesday, July 29, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	67	31	.684	--
Red Sox	55	43	.561	12.0
Indians	56	46	.549	13.0
Browns	52	49	.515	16.5
Tigers	48	52	.480	20.0
White Sox	42	55	.433	24.5
Senators	40	60	.400	28.0
Athletics	40	64	.385	30.0

Games

White Sox 6, Yankees 5

White Sox 7, Yankees 5

Indians 7, Red Sox 6

Tigers 12, Athletics 7

Senators 11, Browns 10

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	69	29	.704	--
Cardinals	60	36	.625	8.0
Reds	52	44	.542	16.0
Giants	52	47	.525	17.5
Cubs	47	54	.465	23.5
Pirates	43	52	.453	24.5
Braves	41	61	.402	30.0
Phillies	27	68	.284	40.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Cardinals 3

Pirates 3, Braves 0

Braves 6, Pirates 5

Cubs 4, Giants 2

Giants 3, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rip Radcliff	5
1	Vern Stephens	5
3	Bruce Campbell	4
3	Joe DiMaggio	4
3	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	Bruce Campbell	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam West	4
2	George Case	3
2	Joe Cronin	3
2	Wally Judnich	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	1
1	Lou Boudreau	1
1	George Case	1
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walt Masterson	0.57
2	Van Mungo	0.50
2	Whit Wyatt	0.50
4	Atley Donald	0.42
5	Mort Cooper	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hi Bithorn	1
1	Red Embree	1
1	Joe Haynes	1
1	Bill Lohrman	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whit Wyatt	7
2	Atley Donald	5
3	Bill Dietrich	4
3	Walt Masterson	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sid Hudson	1
1	Eddie Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.350
2	Pete Reiser	.349
3	Joe Gordon	.337
4	Stan Spence	.331
5	Bobby Doerr	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	21
2	Chet Laabs	19
2	Johnny Mize	19
4	Joe DiMaggio	16
5	3 tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	95
2	Johnny Mize	75
3	Joe DiMaggio	72
3	Vern Stephens	72
5	Bobby Doerr	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	24
2	Joe Kuhel	19
3	Mickey Vernon	17
4	Don Gutteridge	15
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	1.29
2	Hank Borowy	1.78
3	Mort Cooper	1.78
4	Johnny Beazley	2.06
5	Spud Chandler	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	14
2	Ray Starr	13
3	Mort Cooper	12
3	Phil Marchildon	12
3	2 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	103
2	Mort Cooper	96
3	Bobo Newsom	87
4	Bucky Walters	79
5	2 tied	78

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	10
2	Johnny Murphy	8
3	Ace Adams	6
4	Joe Beggs	5
4	3 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Enos Slaughter	.459
2	Joe DiMaggio	.421
3	Ted Williams	.407
4	Harry Walker	.400
5	Bob Elliott	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chet Laabs	7
2	Charlie Keller	5
3	Joe DiMaggio	4
3	Clyde McCullough	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chet Laabs	20
2	Enos Slaughter	18
3	Wally Judnich	16
4	Joe DiMaggio	14
4	4 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
2	Joe Kuhel	5
3	Jeff Heath	4
3	Mickey Vernon	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Schmitz	0.00
2	Spud Chandler	0.50
3	Hal White	0.63
4	Bill McGee	0.69
5	Red Ruffing	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Alex Carrasquel	4
2	Johnny Allen	3
2	Carl Hubbell	3
2	Howie Krist	3
2	Max Lanier	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	16
1	Johnny Sain	16
3	Kirby Higbe	15
4	Johnny Allen	14
4	3 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	3
1	Ed Head	3
3	Hugh Casey	2
3	Joe Haynes	2
5	19 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.404
2	Enos Slaughter	.389
3	Stan Spence	.365
4	Marty Marion	.364
5	Joe DiMaggio	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chet Laabs	9
2	Charlie Keller	7
2	Johnny Mize	7
4	Joe DiMaggio	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	29
2	Chet Laabs	28
3	Enos Slaughter	27
4	Wally Judnich	24
5	Ted Williams	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	11
2	Mickey Vernon	8
3	Don Kolloway	6
3	Joe Kuhel	6
3	Phil Rizzuto	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	0.96
2	Spud Chandler	1.29
3	Howie Krist	1.42
4	Max Lanier	1.44
5	Bill Fleming	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	5
1	Tex Hughson	5
1	Howie Krist	5
1	Whit Wyatt	5
5	7 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	29
2	Herman Besse	27
2	Tex Hughson	27
2	Bobo Newsom	27
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	3
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Ed Head	3
4	Ace Adams	2
4	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.369
2	Pete Reiser	.349
3	Joe Medwick	.334
4	Joe Gordon	.323
5	Bobby Doerr	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	39
2	Dolph Camilli	33
3	Johnny Mize	28
4	Chet Laabs	25
5	Rudy York	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	146
2	Dolph Camilli	115
3	Jeff Heath	113
4	Johnny Mize	110
5	Joe DiMaggio	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	41
2	Joe Kuhel	26
3	Danny Murtaugh	23
4	Phil Rizzuto	21
4	Mickey Vernon	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	2.24
2	Tiny Bonham	2.25
3	Johnny Allen	2.31
4	Johnny Vander Meer	2.31
5	Spud Chandler	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whit Wyatt	21
2	Kirby Higbe	19
2	Bucky Walters	19
4	Spud Chandler	18
4	3 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	185
2	Bobo Newsom	156
3	Mort Cooper	145
4	Whit Wyatt	139
5	Bucky Walters	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	16
2	Johnny Murphy	15
3	Ace Adams	7
3	Joe Beggs	7
5	4 tied	5