On This Day

Monday, August 31, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 86 44 .662 --
Red Sox 79 53 .598 8.0
Browns 68 61 .527 17.5
Indians 67 63 .515 19.0
Tigers 64 68 .485 23.0
White Sox 57 68 .456 26.5
Senators 50 75 .400 33.5
Athletics 49 88 .358 40.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 88 40 .688 --
Cardinals 85 44 .659 3.5
Giants 71 58 .550 17.5
Reds 64 64 .500 24.0
Pirates 58 67 .464 28.5
Cubs 60 73 .451 30.5
Braves 51 79 .392 38.0
Phillies 36 88 .290 50.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Babe Barna 4
2 Lou Finney 3
2 Lonny Frey 3
2 Augie Galan 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Chet Laabs 1
1 Phil Rizzuto 1
1 Jim Tabor 1
1 Eric Tipton 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luke Appling 3
1 Chet Laabs 3
1 Clyde McCullough 3
1 Elmer Riddle 3
1 Ted Williams 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Wally Moses 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1
1 Eddie Smith 1
1 Skeeter Webb 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Humphries 0.60
2 Atley Donald 0.57
3 Lum Harris 0.43
4 Elmer Riddle 0.38
5 Hank Gornicki 0.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Atley Donald 1
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 Johnny Humphries 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hank Gornicki 5
1 Elmer Riddle 5
3 Atley Donald 4
4 Bob Harris 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .346
2 Joe Gordon .333
3 Johnny Pesky .328
4 Pete Reiser .327
5 Stan Spence .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 27
2 Mel Ott 25
3 Charlie Keller 24
4 Chet Laabs 23
4 Johnny Mize 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 117
2 Joe DiMaggio 91
3 Bobby Doerr 90
3 Charlie Keller 90
3 Joe Medwick 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 35
2 Joe Kuhel 22
3 Mickey Vernon 21
4 Phil Rizzuto 17
5 3 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 1.81
2 Mort Cooper 1.91
3 Curt Davis 2.11
4 Johnny Beazley 2.14
5 Spud Chandler 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 18
2 Johnny Beazley 17
2 Tiny Bonham 17
2 Mort Cooper 17
2 Claude Passeau 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 146
2 Mort Cooper 118
3 Bobo Newsom 113
4 Johnny Niggeling 102
5 Bucky Walters 98

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 11
1 Johnny Murphy 11
3 Ace Adams 9
4 Joe Beggs 8
5 Johnny Sain 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Enos Slaughter .411
2 Johnny Hopp .387
3 Barney McCosky .385
4 Danny Litwhiler .382
5 Johnny Pesky .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 6
1 Jim Tabor 6
3 Charlie Keller 5
4 Joe Gordon 4
4 Johnny Mize 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Tabor 19
2 Charlie Keller 17
3 Mel Ott 15
4 Vince DiMaggio 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Dom DiMaggio 5
2 Johnny Hopp 5
4 Mickey Vernon 4
5 6 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atley Donald 0.00
2 Curt Davis 0.42
3 Bob Harris 0.47
4 Ted Lyons 0.50
4 Eddie Smith 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 3
1 Tiny Bonham 3
1 Bill Butland 3
1 Mort Cooper 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 22
2 Hank Gornicki 18
3 Johnny Humphries 16
3 Max Lanier 16
3 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 2
1 Rube Melton 2
3 Ace Adams 1
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Judnich .371
2 Barney McCosky .367
3 Stan Hack .364
4 Johnny Pesky .345
5 Mel Ott .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 11
2 Charlie Keller 8
2 Bill Nicholson 8
4 Jim Tabor 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 35
2 Dolph Camilli 30
2 Jim Tabor 30
4 Mel Ott 29
5 Vince DiMaggio 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 10
2 Dom DiMaggio 6
2 Terry Moore 6
4 Luke Appling 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Lanning 0.98
2 Al Hollingsworth 0.99
3 Al Javery 1.11
4 Johnny Humphries 1.50
5 Curt Davis 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 6
1 Tiny Bonham 6
1 Tex Hughson 6
1 Al Javery 6
1 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 43
2 Murry Dickson 30
3 Johnny Beazley 28
3 Hank Gornicki 28
3 Dizzy Trout 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 3
1 Johnny Murphy 3
3 Joe Beggs 2
3 Al Benton 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .352
2 Pete Reiser .345
3 Joe Gordon .333
4 Johnny Pesky .328
5 Enos Slaughter .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 34
2 Dolph Camilli 28
2 Mel Ott 28
4 Rudy York 26
5 3 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 139
2 Dolph Camilli 118
3 Joe DiMaggio 104
4 Bobby Doerr 103
4 Joe Medwick 103

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 2.08
2 Curt Davis 2.12
3 Max Lanier 2.14
4 Tiny Bonham 2.25
5 Whit Wyatt 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whit Wyatt 20
2 Tiny Bonham 19
2 Claude Passeau 19
2 Johnny Vander Meer 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 192
2 Bobo Newsom 147
3 Mort Cooper 135
4 Whit Wyatt 126
5 Bucky Walters 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 15
2 Hugh Casey 14
3 Ace Adams 10
3 Joe Beggs 10
5 Johnny Sain 6