On This Day

Thursday, May 28, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	27	10	.730	--
Indians	23	17	.575	5.5
Tigers	24	20	.545	6.5
Red Sox	19	19	.500	8.5
Browns	20	22	.476	9.5
Senators	17	22	.436	11.0
Athletics	17	27	.386	13.5
White Sox	15	25	.375	13.5

Games

Yankees 3, Athletics 2

Browns 6, White Sox 4

Senators 5, Red Sox 1

Tigers 6, Indians 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	29	11	.725	--
Cardinals	23	17	.575	6.0
Braves	23	19	.548	7.0
Reds	19	20	.487	9.5
Giants	19	22	.463	10.5
Pirates	19	23	.452	11.0
Cubs	18	23	.439	11.5
Phillies	13	28	.317	16.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Braves 4

Cubs 2, Reds 1

Cardinals 3, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Nicholson	3
1	Pee Wee Reese	3
1	Dick Siebert	3
1	Mickey Vernon	3
5	25 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Hank Sauer	1
1	Roy Weatherly	1
1	Max West	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pinky Higgins	4
2	Vern Stephens	3
2	Early Wynn	3
4	Walker Cooper	2
4	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Barrett	1
1	George Case	1
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Eddie Joost	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Virgil Trucks	1.20
2	Bill Lee	0.88
3	Early Wynn	0.67
4	Hank Borowy	0.50
5	Mort Cooper	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Loy Hanning	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Lee	7
2	Mort Cooper	6
2	Virgil Trucks	6
2	Early Wynn	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Gordon	.382
2	Bobby Doerr	.379
3	Stan Spence	.361
4	Les Fleming	.345
5	Johnny Pesky	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	12
2	Rudy York	9
3	Dolph Camilli	8
3	Joe DiMaggio	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	45
2	Bobby Doerr	34
2	Rudy York	34
4	Joe DiMaggio	32
4	Johnny Mize	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
2	Joe Kuhel	8
2	Eddie Miller	8
4	Nanny Fernandez	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	1.16
2	Johnny Allen	1.35
3	Mort Cooper	1.67
4	Tommy Bridges	1.80
5	Al Hollingsworth	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	7
1	Bill Lee	7
3	Elden Auker	6
3	Jim Bagby	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	49
2	Johnny Vander Meer	42
3	Phil Marchildon	40
4	Ray Starr	35
5	Johnny Rigney	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	5
2	Hal Newhouser	3
2	Johnny Sain	3
4	Ace Adams	2
4	8 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Gordon	.447
2	Johnny Pesky	.429
2	Roy Weatherly	.429
4	Ted Williams	.400
5	Walker Cooper	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	5
1	Ted Williams	5
3	Vince DiMaggio	3
3	Joe Gordon	3
3	Eddie Joost	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	18
2	Joe Medwick	16
3	Johnny Mize	14
3	Mel Ott	14
5	Walker Cooper	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	5
2	Lonny Frey	4
2	Gee Walker	4
4	Luke Appling	3
4	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	0.00
2	Spud Chandler	0.50
2	Curt Davis	0.50
4	Oscar Judd	0.73
5	Johnny Niggeling	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	3
1	Tiny Bonham	3
1	Sid Hudson	3
1	Bill Lee	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	20
2	Johnny Niggeling	16
3	Johnny Vander Meer	15
4	Phil Marchildon	13
4	Virgil Trucks	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	2
1	Johnny Sain	2
3	Ace Adams	1
3	Johnny Beazley	1
3	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Doerr	.375
2	Pete Reiser	.372
3	Roy Weatherly	.359
4	Les Fleming	.350
5	Ted Williams	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	10
2	Dolph Camilli	6
2	Joe DiMaggio	6
2	Rudy York	6
5	6 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	33
2	Bobby Doerr	28
3	Les Fleming	24
3	Ken Keltner	24
5	Johnny Mize	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
1	Joe Kuhel	6
3	Lonny Frey	5
3	Lennie Merullo	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	0.00
2	Tiny Bonham	0.80
3	Atley Donald	1.33
4	Mort Cooper	1.44
5	Tommy Bridges	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	5
1	Tiny Bonham	5
1	Bill Lee	5
4	Johnny Beazley	4
4	8 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	33
2	Phil Marchildon	30
3	Johnny Niggeling	28
4	Hal Newhouser	27
4	Bucky Walters	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	3
2	Johnny Murphy	2
2	Hal Newhouser	2
2	Johnny Sain	2
5	16 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.383
2	Joe DiMaggio	.338
3	Pete Reiser	.336
4	Joe Medwick	.329
5	Jeff Heath	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	43
2	Dolph Camilli	33
3	Tommy Henrich	32
4	Joe DiMaggio	31
5	Charlie Keller	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	140
2	Joe DiMaggio	123
3	Dolph Camilli	118
4	Jeff Heath	113
5	Bob Johnson	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	37
2	Joe Kuhel	25
3	Danny Murtaugh	22
4	Jeff Heath	20
5	Mike Kreevich	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	1.96
2	Thornton Lee	2.28
3	Whit Wyatt	2.29
4	Curt Davis	2.42
5	Charlie Wagner	2.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kirby Higbe	21
2	Dick Newsome	20
3	Elden Auker	18
3	Max Butcher	18
3	5 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	190
2	Bob Feller	184
3	Bobo Newsom	156
4	Whit Wyatt	155
5	Ernie White	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	15
2	Hugh Casey	12
3	Bill Crouch	7
4	Mike Ryba	6
5	4 tied	5