On This Day

Sunday, May 31, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	31	11	.738	--
Tigers	26	22	.542	8.0
Red Sox	23	20	.535	8.5
Indians	24	21	.533	8.5
Browns	23	24	.489	10.5
White Sox	18	26	.409	14.0
Athletics	19	30	.388	15.5
Senators	17	27	.386	15.0

Games

Red Sox 11, Senators 1

White Sox 9, Tigers 4

Yankees 11, Athletics 7

Athletics 4, Yankees 2

Browns 5, Indians 4

Browns 8, Indians 3

Red Sox 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	32	13	.711	--
Cardinals	25	18	.581	6.0
Braves	25	22	.532	8.0
Reds	22	22	.500	9.5
Giants	23	23	.500	9.5
Cubs	21	24	.467	11.0
Pirates	19	27	.413	13.5
Phillies	14	32	.304	18.5

Games

Dodgers 10, Braves 2

Dodgers 3, Braves 1

Cardinals 3, Cubs 0

Giants 3, Phillies 2

Giants 7, Phillies 1

Reds 8, Pirates 2

Reds 3, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Gutteridge	6
1	Pete Reiser	6
3	Bob Johnson	5
4	Dom DiMaggio	4
4	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	2
2	Joe Cronin	1
2	Nick Etten	1
2	Joe Gordon	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	4
1	Willard Marshall	4
1	George McQuinn	4
1	Dixie Walker	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mickey Owen	2
2	Luke Appling	1
2	Bill Conroy	1
2	Dom DiMaggio	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bucky Walters	1.00
2	Max Butcher	0.57
3	Rip Sewell	0.50
4	Howie Pollet	0.45
5	Vern Olsen	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Bob Carpenter	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bucky Walters	7
2	Howie Pollet	5
3	Max Butcher	4
3	Rip Sewell	4
5	10 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tex Hughson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Gordon	.380
2	Bobby Doerr	.377
3	Stan Spence	.360
4	Pete Reiser	.343
5	Johnny Pesky	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	15
2	Rudy York	12
3	Joe DiMaggio	9
4	Dolph Camilli	8
4	Bobby Doerr	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	55
2	Bobby Doerr	40
3	Rudy York	39
4	Joe DiMaggio	38
5	Johnny Mize	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	10
2	George Case	9
3	Eddie Miller	8
4	Nanny Fernandez	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	1.16
2	Al Hollingsworth	1.66
3	Mort Cooper	1.67
4	Tommy Bridges	1.83
5	Whit Wyatt	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	7
1	Tiny Bonham	7
1	Curt Davis	7
1	Bill Lee	7
1	Claude Passeau	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	49
2	Johnny Vander Meer	48
3	Phil Marchildon	41
4	Bucky Walters	39
5	Rube Melton	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	5
2	Tot Pressnell	4
2	Johnny Sain	4
4	Johnny Murphy	3
4	Hal Newhouser	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Rizzuto	.435
2	Johnny Pesky	.426
3	Joe Gordon	.424
4	Ted Williams	.418
5	Pinky Higgins	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	7
2	Max West	6
3	Joe Gordon	5
3	Rudy York	5
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	25
2	Johnny Mize	15
3	Tommy Henrich	14
3	Pinky Higgins	14
3	Don Kolloway	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	5
1	Myril Hoag	5
1	Pee Wee Reese	5
1	Gee Walker	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Tost	0.00
1	Joe Haynes	0.00
1	Johnny Beazley	0.00
4	Larry French	0.57
5	Oscar Judd	0.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	3
1	Johnny Beazley	3
1	Tommy Bridges	3
1	Curt Davis	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	21
2	Bucky Walters	19
3	Tommy Bridges	15
3	Johnny Niggeling	15
5	5 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Sain	3
2	Johnny Beazley	2
2	Johnny Murphy	2
2	Tot Pressnell	2
5	9 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.376
2	Pete Reiser	.375
3	Bobby Doerr	.371
4	Joe Gordon	.365
5	Johnny Pesky	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	12
2	Rudy York	9
3	Joe DiMaggio	7
4	Bob Johnson	6
4	Max West	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	41
2	Bobby Doerr	30
3	Joe DiMaggio	24
3	Johnny Mize	24
3	Rudy York	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	8
2	Myril Hoag	6
2	Pee Wee Reese	6
4	Luke Appling	5
4	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry French	0.27
2	Tiny Bonham	1.00
3	Spud Chandler	1.25
4	Mort Cooper	1.44
5	Tommy Bridges	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	5
1	Tommy Bridges	5
1	Joe Haynes	5
1	Bill Lee	5
1	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bucky Walters	34
2	Mort Cooper	33
3	Johnny Vander Meer	32
4	Johnny Niggeling	31
5	Phil Marchildon	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
1	Tot Pressnell	3
1	Johnny Sain	3
5	3 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.380
2	Pete Reiser	.338
3	Joe Medwick	.336
4	Joe DiMaggio	.333
5	Jeff Heath	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	45
2	Joe DiMaggio	32
3	Dolph Camilli	31
3	Charlie Keller	31
5	Tommy Henrich	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	147
2	Joe DiMaggio	129
3	Dolph Camilli	118
4	Jeff Heath	111
5	Bob Johnson	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	35
2	Joe Kuhel	27
3	Danny Murtaugh	25
4	Jeff Heath	20
5	Mike Kreevich	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	1.96
2	Thornton Lee	2.29
3	Whit Wyatt	2.32
4	Curt Davis	2.34
5	Spud Chandler	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kirby Higbe	22
2	Dick Newsome	20
3	Curt Davis	19
3	Bucky Walters	19
5	5 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	195
2	Bob Feller	176
3	Bobo Newsom	157
4	Whit Wyatt	155
5	2 tied	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	16
2	Hugh Casey	12
3	Bill Crouch	6
4	Joe Beggs	5
4	5 others tied	5