On This Day

Saturday, May 23, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	23	9	.719	--
Indians	22	12	.647	2.0
Red Sox	17	15	.531	6.0
Tigers	20	18	.526	6.0
Athletics	16	22	.421	10.0
Browns	15	21	.417	10.0
White Sox	13	21	.382	11.0
Senators	13	21	.382	11.0

Games

Athletics 4, Red Sox 3

Browns 2, Indians 1

Yankees 8, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	25	11	.694	--
Cardinals	19	15	.559	5.0
Braves	20	16	.556	5.0
Pirates	19	18	.514	6.5
Giants	18	19	.486	7.5
Reds	15	19	.441	9.0
Cubs	15	20	.429	9.5
Phillies	12	25	.324	13.5

Games

Giants 5, Dodgers 2

Phillies 6, Braves 5

Cardinals 6, Reds 3

Pirates 5, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buddy Blair	4
2	Phil Cavarretta	3
2	Nick Etten	3
2	Joe Gordon	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Billy Jurges	1
1	Stan Musial	1
1	Ted Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Jurges	3
1	Stan Musial	3
1	Pete Suder	3
4	Frankie Crosetti	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Les Fleming	1
1	Wally Judnich	1
1	Ray Mack	1
1	Eddie Miller	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Bagby	1.50
2	Johnny Niggeling	1.33
3	Roger Wolff	0.50
4	Lefty Gomez	0.44
5	Tommy Hughes	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Si Johnson	1
1	Howie Krist	1
1	Johnny Lanning	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Niggeling	8
2	Tommy Hughes	5
3	Lefty Gomez	4
3	Howie Krist	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rip Sewell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Doerr	.404
2	Joe Gordon	.402
3	Stan Spence	.391
4	Les Fleming	.344
5	2 tied	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	10
2	Rudy York	9
3	Joe DiMaggio	8
4	Dolph Camilli	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	38
2	Johnny Mize	32
3	Bob Johnson	31
3	Rudy York	31
5	2 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
1	Joe Kuhel	8
3	Eddie Miller	6
3	Pete Reiser	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	0.85
2	Johnny Allen	1.35
3	Mort Cooper	1.50
4	Hugh Casey	1.54
5	Tommy Bridges	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	6
1	Tiny Bonham	6
1	Phil Marchildon	6
4	Elden Auker	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	38
2	Phil Marchildon	34
2	Johnny Rigney	34
4	Johnny Vander Meer	33
5	Ray Starr	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	5
2	Hal Newhouser	3
3	Ace Adams	2
3	Johnny Allen	2
3	7 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Gordon	.462
2	Mel Ott	.432
3	Ray Lamanno	.419
4	Lou Boudreau	.390
5	Bobby Doerr	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	5
2	Joe DiMaggio	4
2	Ernie Lombardi	4
2	Bill Nicholson	4
2	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	17
2	Johnny Mize	16
3	Ted Williams	14
4	Ken Keltner	13
4	Joe Medwick	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Kreevich	4
1	Joe Kuhel	4
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
4	Luke Appling	3
4	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	0.50
1	Curt Davis	0.50
3	Murry Dickson	0.66
4	Tom Sunkel	0.71
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	3
1	Roger Wolff	3
3	Elden Auker	2
3	Tiny Bonham	2
3	23 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Niggeling	21
2	Mort Cooper	16
3	Red Ruffing	15
4	Tommy Bridges	14
4	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	2
2	Ace Adams	1
2	Johnny Beazley	1
2	Fred Caligiuri	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Spence	.421
2	Bobby Doerr	.404
3	Joe Gordon	.378
4	Pete Reiser	.366
5	Ray Lamanno	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	8
2	Frank McCormick	7
2	Rudy York	7
4	Joe DiMaggio	6
4	Ernie Lombardi	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	27
1	Frank McCormick	27
1	Ted Williams	27
4	Ken Keltner	24
4	Johnny Mize	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
1	Joe Kuhel	6
1	Pete Reiser	6
4	Lonny Frey	4
4	6 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	1.02
2	Mort Cooper	1.18
3	Tommy Bridges	1.20
4	Bob Klinger	1.50
5	Johnny Allen	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	5
1	Phil Marchildon	5
3	Elden Auker	4
3	Jim Bagby	4
3	6 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	28
2	Phil Marchildon	27
3	Mort Cooper	25
3	Johnny Niggeling	25
5	Johnny Rigney	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	4
2	Hal Newhouser	3
3	Ace Adams	2
3	Norm Branch	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.390
2	Cecil Travis	.353
3	Joe DiMaggio	.346
4	Pete Reiser	.338
5	Jeff Heath	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	42
2	Dolph Camilli	33
3	Joe DiMaggio	32
4	Tommy Henrich	31
5	Charlie Keller	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	140
2	Joe DiMaggio	126
3	Dolph Camilli	118
4	Bob Johnson	116
5	Jeff Heath	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
2	Joe Kuhel	25
3	Danny Murtaugh	22
4	Jeff Heath	21
5	Mike Kreevich	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Charlie Wagner	2.29
2	Thornton Lee	2.31
3	Whit Wyatt	2.38
4	Curt Davis	2.50
5	Elmer Riddle	2.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kirby Higbe	21
2	Dick Newsome	20
3	Elmer Riddle	19
4	Max Butcher	18
4	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	197
2	Johnny Vander Meer	184
3	Bobo Newsom	158
4	Whit Wyatt	154
5	Johnny Rigney	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	16
2	Hugh Casey	12
3	Bill Crouch	7
4	Mike Ryba	6
5	3 tied	5