On This Day

Thursday, August 13, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 73 37 .664 --
Red Sox 60 50 .545 13.0
Indians 61 53 .535 14.0
Browns 59 56 .513 16.5
Tigers 56 61 .479 20.5
White Sox 49 58 .458 22.5
Senators 46 61 .430 25.5
Athletics 44 72 .379 32.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 76 33 .697 --
Cardinals 68 42 .618 8.5
Reds 58 51 .532 18.0
Giants 59 53 .527 18.5
Pirates 50 56 .472 24.5
Cubs 51 64 .443 28.0
Braves 47 66 .416 31.0
Phillies 31 75 .292 43.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harlond Clift 4
1 Wally Moses 4
3 Luke Appling 3
3 Dom Dallessandro 3
5 10 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Terry Moore 1
1 Bill Nicholson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harlond Clift 4
2 Luke Appling 3
2 Oris Hockett 3
4 Phil Cavarretta 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Les Fleming 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Claude Passeau 0.50
2 Murry Dickson 0.40
3 Virgil Trucks 0.20
4 Bill Dietrich 0.18
5 Jim Bagby 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Claude Passeau 1
1 Steve Sundra 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Passeau 6
2 Murry Dickson 4
3 Bill Dietrich 2
3 Virgil Trucks 2
5 4 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hollingsworth 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .343
2 Pete Reiser .339
3 Joe Gordon .338
4 Stan Spence .329
5 Joe Medwick .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 24
2 Chet Laabs 21
3 Johnny Mize 19
4 Charlie Keller 18
4 Mel Ott 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 103
2 Joe DiMaggio 78
2 Vern Stephens 78
4 Enos Slaughter 77
5 2 tied 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 27
2 Joe Kuhel 19
3 Mickey Vernon 17
4 Don Gutteridge 15
5 Phil Rizzuto 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 1.42
2 Spud Chandler 2.03
3 Mort Cooper 2.07
4 Johnny Beazley 2.23
5 Tiny Bonham 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Passeau 16
2 Tex Hughson 14
3 Elden Auker 13
3 Jim Bagby 13
3 8 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 120
2 Mort Cooper 101
2 Bobo Newsom 101
4 Bucky Walters 89
5 Al Benton 88

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 10
2 Johnny Murphy 9
3 Ace Adams 8
4 Joe Beggs 7
5 Johnny Sain 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .400
2 Lou Novikoff .395
3 Wally Moses .371
3 Taffy Wright .371
5 2 tied .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 4
2 Charlie Keller 3
2 Ted Williams 3
4 Jimmy Bloodworth 2
4 16 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 17
2 Pinky Higgins 13
2 Enos Slaughter 13
4 Dolph Camilli 11
4 Mel Ott 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 3
1 Nanny Fernandez 3
1 Les Fleming 3
1 Oris Hockett 3
5 7 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Macon 0.00
1 Bill Butland 0.00
3 Al Javery 0.31
4 Bill McGee 0.45
5 Manny Salvo 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 3
1 Al Javery 3
1 Bobo Newsom 3
1 Dizzy Trout 3
1 Johnny Vander Meer 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 17
2 Dizzy Trout 16
3 Johnny Beazley 14
3 Bobo Newsom 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 2
1 Joe Beggs 2
1 Al Benton 2
4 Pete Appleton 1
4 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .419
2 Enos Slaughter .380
3 Gee Walker .363
4 Clyde McCullough .361
5 Phil Rizzuto .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Laabs 9
2 Charlie Keller 8
3 Mel Ott 6
3 Red Rolfe 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 31
2 Wally Judnich 28
3 Charlie Keller 27
3 Chet Laabs 27
5 Dolph Camilli 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
2 Joe Kuhel 5
2 Phil Rizzuto 5
4 Dom DiMaggio 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill McGee 0.55
2 Spud Chandler 1.00
3 Max Macon 1.32
4 Hal Schumacher 1.33
5 Sid Hudson 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 5
1 Tex Hughson 5
1 Howie Krist 5
1 Max Lanier 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 30
2 Bobo Newsom 27
3 Johnny Beazley 26
3 Tex Hughson 26
3 Johnny Niggeling 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 5
2 Ed Head 4
3 Ace Adams 3
4 Al Benton 2
4 9 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .357
2 Pete Reiser .351
3 Joe Gordon .337
4 Joe Medwick .320
5 Joe DiMaggio .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 39
2 Dolph Camilli 29
3 Chet Laabs 27
4 Rudy York 26
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 143
2 Dolph Camilli 113
3 Jeff Heath 107
4 Frank McCormick 101
5 Joe Medwick 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 41
2 Joe Kuhel 22
3 Mickey Vernon 21
4 Danny Murtaugh 19
5 Phil Rizzuto 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 2.22
2 Spud Chandler 2.27
3 Curt Davis 2.33
4 Whit Wyatt 2.35
5 Johnny Vander Meer 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Passeau 20
1 Whit Wyatt 20
3 Elden Auker 18
3 Spud Chandler 18
3 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 184
2 Bobo Newsom 159
3 Whit Wyatt 137
4 Bucky Walters 132
5 Mort Cooper 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 15
1 Johnny Murphy 15
3 Ace Adams 9
3 Joe Beggs 9
5 Johnny Sain 6