On This Day

Sunday, September 20, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	101	49	.673	--
Red Sox	91	59	.607	10.0
Browns	82	69	.543	19.5
Indians	73	76	.490	27.5
Tigers	71	79	.473	30.0
White Sox	63	80	.441	34.5
Senators	62	87	.416	38.5
Athletics	55	99	.357	48.0

Games

Indians 2, Tigers 0

Tigers 6, Indians 5

Yankees 2, Red Sox 1

Red Sox 3, Yankees 2

Senators 11, Athletics 9

Athletics 2, Senators 1

White Sox 6, Browns 5

Browns 4, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	100	48	.676	--
Dodgers	97	50	.660	2.5
Giants	82	63	.566	16.5
Reds	74	72	.507	25.0
Cubs	68	82	.453	33.0
Pirates	64	79	.448	33.5
Braves	58	86	.403	40.0
Phillies	40	103	.280	57.5

Games

Phillies 7, Dodgers 3

Dodgers 4, Phillies 2

Cardinals 1, Cubs 0

Cubs 3, Cardinals 0

Pirates 2, Reds 1

Reds 3, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Kolloway	6
2	Phil Cavarretta	4
2	Harlond Clift	4
2	George Dickey	4
2	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buddy Blair	1
1	George Case	1
1	Nick Etten	1
1	Danny Litwhiler	1
1	Ted Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buddy Blair	4
1	Nick Etten	4
1	Val Heim	4
4	Lou Finney	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Oris Hockett	2
2	Alf Anderson	1
2	Johnny Berardino	1
2	George Case	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mort Cooper	1.80
2	Mel Harder	1.00
2	Claude Passeau	1.00
2	Gene Thompson	1.00
5	Red Ruffing	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	Lum Harris	1
1	Tommy Hughes	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	9
2	Mel Harder	8
3	Phil Marchildon	7
3	Bobo Newsom	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Bill Kennedy	1
1	Rube Melton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.358
2	Johnny Pesky	.330
3	Stan Spence	.327
4	Joe Gordon	.323
5	Pete Reiser	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	35
2	Mel Ott	28
3	Chet Laabs	27
4	Charlie Keller	26
5	Johnny Mize	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	135
2	Joe DiMaggio	110
3	Charlie Keller	109
4	Johnny Mize	105
5	2 tied	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	43
2	Mickey Vernon	25
3	Joe Kuhel	22
3	Phil Rizzuto	22
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.80
2	Ted Lyons	2.15
3	Johnny Beazley	2.19
4	Curt Davis	2.27
5	Tiny Bonham	2.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	21
2	Tiny Bonham	20
2	Tex Hughson	20
4	Johnny Beazley	19
4	Claude Passeau	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	174
2	Mort Cooper	146
3	Bobo Newsom	134
4	Phil Marchildon	110
5	Tex Hughson	109

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.442
2	Phil Rizzuto	.410
3	Tony Lupien	.407
4	Lou Finney	.400
5	Jeff Heath	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Judnich	6
1	Ted Williams	6
3	Chet Laabs	4
4	Dolph Camilli	3
4	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bruce Campbell	20
2	Lou Finney	19
3	Roy Cullenbine	17
3	Joe DiMaggio	17
3	Wally Judnich	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Pete Reiser	4
2	Phil Rizzuto	4
4	Nanny Fernandez	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Carpenter	0.00
1	Sam Nahem	0.00
3	Luke Hamlin	0.45
4	Ray Starr	0.60
5	Al Smith	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Tommy Hughes	3
1	Bill Trotter	3
1	Bucky Walters	3
5	19 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	21
2	Johnny Vander Meer	20
3	Jack Hallett	15
4	Joe Dobson	14
4	Lum Harris	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	2
1	Johnny Gorsica	2
1	Bill Kennedy	2
4	Ace Adams	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.382
2	Ellis Clary	.364
3	Phil Rizzuto	.359
4	Mickey Witek	.350
5	Johnny Pesky	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	9
2	Wally Judnich	7
2	Mel Ott	7
4	Joe Gordon	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Finney	31
2	Charlie Keller	29
3	Johnny Mize	28
3	Mickey Vernon	28
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Mickey Vernon	8
3	Johnny Hopp	7
3	Phil Rizzuto	7
5	Charlie Keller	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	0.33
2	Eddie Smith	0.75
3	Atley Donald	1.35
4	Luke Hamlin	1.38
5	Mort Cooper	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	6
2	Johnny Beazley	5
2	Tiny Bonham	5
4	Hank Borowy	4
4	8 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	45
2	Mort Cooper	36
3	Bobo Newsom	29
4	Phil Marchildon	24
4	Hal White	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	4
2	Ace Adams	3
2	Rube Melton	3
4	George Caster	2
4	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.361
2	Johnny Pesky	.330
3	Pete Reiser	.327
4	Stan Spence	.325
5	Joe Gordon	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	37
2	Mel Ott	28
3	Chet Laabs	27
4	Charlie Keller	26
5	2 tied	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	139
2	Joe DiMaggio	119
3	Bobby Doerr	110
4	Charlie Keller	109
5	Joe Gordon	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	48
2	Mickey Vernon	25
3	Phil Rizzuto	24
4	Joe Kuhel	22
5	Luke Appling	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.87
2	Johnny Beazley	2.14
3	Curt Davis	2.17
4	Spud Chandler	2.32
5	Ted Lyons	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	21
2	Johnny Beazley	20
2	Tiny Bonham	20
2	Tex Hughson	20
2	Whit Wyatt	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	181
2	Bobo Newsom	148
3	Mort Cooper	147
4	Bucky Walters	119
5	Whit Wyatt	117

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	13
2	Ace Adams	12
3	Johnny Murphy	11
4	Joe Beggs	9
5	3 tied	6