On This Day

Thursday, August 20, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 78 41 .655 --
Red Sox 67 51 .568 10.5
Indians 62 56 .525 15.5
Browns 62 58 .517 16.5
Tigers 60 62 .492 19.5
White Sox 51 62 .451 24.0
Senators 47 68 .409 29.0
Athletics 48 77 .384 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 81 35 .698 --
Cardinals 74 42 .638 7.0
Giants 65 54 .546 17.5
Reds 59 57 .509 22.0
Pirates 54 60 .474 26.0
Cubs 54 68 .443 30.0
Braves 48 72 .400 35.0
Phillies 32 79 .288 46.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Kreevich 5
2 Roy Cullenbine 4
2 Crash Davis 4
2 Bob Johnson 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Chet Laabs 1
1 Frank McCormick 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Crash Davis 5
2 Vince DiMaggio 3
2 Dick Siebert 3
2 Jim Tabor 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Myril Hoag 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whit Wyatt 7.00
2 Johnny Humphries 0.64
3 Johnny Vander Meer 0.56
4 Bill Butland 0.50
4 Russ Christopher 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Butland 1
1 Russ Christopher 1
1 Johnny Humphries 1
1 Phil Marchildon 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Humphries 7
1 Whit Wyatt 7
3 Russ Christopher 6
4 Johnny Vander Meer 5
5 Bill Butland 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Oscar Judd 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .351
2 Pete Reiser .338
3 Joe Gordon .337
4 Stan Spence .330
5 Johnny Pesky .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 26
2 Chet Laabs 22
3 Charlie Keller 21
3 Mel Ott 21
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 109
2 Joe DiMaggio 84
3 Bobby Doerr 82
4 Chet Laabs 81
5 2 tied 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 30
2 Joe Kuhel 20
3 Mickey Vernon 17
4 Don Gutteridge 15
4 Phil Rizzuto 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 1.40
2 Mort Cooper 1.93
3 Hal Newhouser 2.21
4 Johnny Beazley 2.22
5 Tiny Bonham 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 16
1 Claude Passeau 16
3 Tiny Bonham 15
3 Mort Cooper 15
3 Whit Wyatt 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 129
2 Mort Cooper 110
3 Bobo Newsom 105
4 Bucky Walters 93
5 Al Benton 92

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .419
2 Stan Hack .393
3 Bob Johnson .392
3 Mel Ott .392
5 Tommy Holmes .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 6
2 Charlie Keller 5
2 Mel Ott 5
4 Jimmy Bloodworth 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 22
2 Dolph Camilli 13
2 Vince DiMaggio 13
2 Bob Elliott 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
1 Terry Moore 4
3 Les Fleming 3
4 Luke Appling 2
4 13 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Bridges 0.00
2 Al Hollingsworth 0.55
3 Bill McGee 0.60
4 Johnny Lanning 0.69
5 Curt Davis 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 3
1 Bill Butland 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Tex Hughson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 21
2 Joe Dobson 17
3 Murry Dickson 15
3 Hank Gornicki 15
3 Virgil Trucks 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 2
2 Al Benton 1
2 George Caster 1
2 Murry Dickson 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .393
2 Enos Slaughter .385
3 Mel Ott .375
4 Stan Spence .364
5 2 tied .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 10
2 Mel Ott 9
3 Babe Young 8
4 Bill Nicholson 7
4 Ted Williams 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 37
2 Enos Slaughter 27
3 Dolph Camilli 25
4 Vince DiMaggio 23
4 Wally Judnich 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
2 Dom DiMaggio 6
3 Wally Moses 5
3 Phil Rizzuto 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill McGee 0.50
2 Max Macon 1.24
3 Hal Schumacher 1.33
4 Al Javery 1.42
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 6
1 Tex Hughson 6
1 Max Lanier 6
4 Tiny Bonham 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 34
2 Whit Wyatt 29
3 Johnny Beazley 28
3 Bobo Newsom 28
5 Tex Hughson 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 4
2 Ed Head 3
2 Johnny Murphy 3
4 Ace Adams 2
4 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .360
2 Pete Reiser .351
3 Joe Gordon .335
4 Johnny Pesky .323
5 Joe Medwick .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 37
2 Dolph Camilli 29
3 Chet Laabs 28
3 Rudy York 28
5 Mel Ott 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 140
2 Dolph Camilli 113
3 Jeff Heath 103
4 Chet Laabs 101
5 Bobby Doerr 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 44
2 Joe Kuhel 22
3 Mickey Vernon 21
4 Phil Rizzuto 19
5 Danny Murtaugh 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 2.10
2 Johnny Beazley 2.15
3 Max Lanier 2.21
4 Johnny Allen 2.28
5 Curt Davis 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whit Wyatt 21
2 Claude Passeau 19
3 Tiny Bonham 18
3 Johnny Vander Meer 18
5 4 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 185
2 Bobo Newsom 154
3 Whit Wyatt 138
4 Mort Cooper 131
5 Bucky Walters 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 16
2 Hugh Casey 14
3 Ace Adams 9
3 Joe Beggs 9
5 Johnny Sain 6