On This Day

Saturday, August 29, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	83	44	.654	--
Red Sox	77	52	.597	7.0
Browns	67	59	.532	15.5
Indians	66	62	.516	17.5
Tigers	64	65	.496	20.0
White Sox	54	67	.446	26.0
Senators	49	74	.398	32.0
Athletics	48	85	.361	38.0

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 2

Indians 6, Yankees 5

Senators 4, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	86	39	.688	--
Cardinals	83	44	.654	4.0
Giants	69	58	.543	18.0
Reds	61	64	.488	25.0
Pirates	57	65	.467	27.5
Cubs	60	71	.458	29.0
Braves	51	77	.398	36.5
Phillies	36	85	.298	48.0

Games

Cubs 4, Dodgers 3

Giants 2, Pirates 0

Giants 7, Pirates 4

Cardinals 5, Phillies 2

Reds 1, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roy Weatherly	5
1	Mickey Witek	5
3	Billy Werber	4
4	Barney McCosky	3
4	Johnny Mize	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max Marshall	1
1	Johnny Mize	1
1	Mel Ott	1
1	Roy Weatherly	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	4
2	Marty Marion	3
2	Mickey Witek	3
4	Johnny Barrett	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Boudreau	1
1	George Case	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Schumacher	1.25
2	Dutch Dietz	0.71
3	Paul Derringer	0.43
4	Al Smith	0.40
5	Mort Cooper	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Bill McGee	1
1	Bobo Newsom	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Dietz	5
1	Hal Schumacher	5
3	Johnny Lindell	4
3	Bobo Newsom	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.340
2	Joe Gordon	.336
3	Stan Spence	.329
4	Pete Reiser	.327
5	Johnny Pesky	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	27
2	Mel Ott	25
3	Charlie Keller	23
4	Chet Laabs	22
4	Johnny Mize	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	113
2	Joe DiMaggio	89
3	Bobby Doerr	87
4	Dolph Camilli	86
4	Charlie Keller	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	34
2	Joe Kuhel	22
3	Mickey Vernon	21
4	Phil Rizzuto	17
5	Dom DiMaggio	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	1.71
2	Mort Cooper	1.91
3	Johnny Beazley	2.06
4	Hal Newhouser	2.09
5	Curt Davis	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	17
1	Mort Cooper	17
1	Tex Hughson	17
1	Claude Passeau	17
5	Johnny Beazley	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	140
2	Mort Cooper	118
3	Bobo Newsom	113
4	Johnny Niggeling	98
4	Bucky Walters	98

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	11
2	Johnny Murphy	10
3	Ace Adams	8
4	Joe Beggs	7
5	Johnny Sain	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Barney McCosky	.421
2	Buddy Blair	.409
3	Mickey Owen	.386
4	Johnny Hopp	.383
5	Danny Litwhiler	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	7
2	Charlie Keller	5
2	Bill Nicholson	5
2	Jim Tabor	5
5	Joe Gordon	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	16
1	Jim Tabor	16
3	Mel Ott	15
4	Bobby Doerr	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Dom DiMaggio	5
3	Stan Hack	4
3	Mickey Vernon	4
5	8 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Hollingsworth	0.00
1	Virgil Trucks	0.00
1	Denny Galehouse	0.00
4	Curt Davis	0.50
5	Carl Hubbell	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	4
1	Max Lanier	4
3	Johnny Beazley	3
3	Bill Butland	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	20
2	Murry Dickson	17
2	Hank Gornicki	17
4	Max Lanier	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Melton	2
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	Mace Brown	1
2	Hugh Casey	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Judnich	.397
2	Barney McCosky	.369
3	Stan Hack	.366
4	Charlie Keller	.352
5	Johnny Mize	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	11
2	Charlie Keller	8
3	Bill Nicholson	7
4	Dolph Camilli	6
4	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	35
2	Dolph Camilli	29
3	Mel Ott	27
4	Jim Tabor	26
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	10
2	Dom DiMaggio	6
3	Stan Hack	5
3	Terry Moore	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Lanning	0.98
2	Hal Newhouser	0.99
3	Virgil Trucks	1.02
4	Al Javery	1.11
5	Hank Gornicki	1.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	6
1	Tex Hughson	6
1	Al Javery	6
1	Max Lanier	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	37
2	Murry Dickson	30
2	Phil Marchildon	30
4	Tex Hughson	26
4	Bobo Newsom	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	2
1	Joe Beggs	2
1	Al Benton	2
1	George Caster	2
1	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.349
2	Pete Reiser	.346
3	Joe Gordon	.338
4	Johnny Pesky	.326
5	Enos Slaughter	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	35
2	Mel Ott	29
3	Dolph Camilli	28
4	Rudy York	26
5	Chet Laabs	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	137
2	Dolph Camilli	116
3	Bobby Doerr	103
4	Joe DiMaggio	102
5	Joe Medwick	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	46
2	Joe Kuhel	22
2	Mickey Vernon	22
4	Phil Rizzuto	21
5	Dom DiMaggio	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Beazley	2.00
2	Max Lanier	2.14
3	Curt Davis	2.16
4	Tiny Bonham	2.25
5	Mort Cooper	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whit Wyatt	20
2	Tiny Bonham	19
2	Claude Passeau	19
4	Mort Cooper	18
4	Johnny Vander Meer	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	186
2	Bobo Newsom	152
3	Mort Cooper	135
4	Whit Wyatt	131
5	Bucky Walters	123

Saves

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