On This Day

Monday, July 13, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 54 28 .659 --
Red Sox 48 32 .600 5.0
Indians 49 37 .570 7.0
Tigers 45 42 .517 11.5
Browns 40 43 .482 14.5
White Sox 34 46 .425 19.0
Athletics 36 54 .400 22.0
Senators 30 54 .357 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 56 23 .709 --
Cardinals 47 30 .610 8.0
Reds 44 37 .543 13.0
Giants 42 40 .512 15.5
Cubs 40 44 .476 18.5
Pirates 37 41 .474 18.5
Braves 36 50 .419 23.5
Phillies 21 58 .266 35.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Gordon 4
2 Bobby Estalella 3
3 Luke Appling 2
3 George Case 2
3 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Kreevich 1
1 Red Rolfe 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Case 2
1 Bobby Estalella 2
1 Joe Gordon 2
1 Red Rolfe 2
5 12 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Kolloway 1
1 Birdie Tebbetts 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walt Masterson 1.00
2 Lefty Gomez 0.78
3 Phil Marchildon 0.33
4 Dizzy Trout 0.30
5 Johnny Humphries 0.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Phil Marchildon 1
1 Walt Masterson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 7
2 Walt Masterson 5
3 Phil Marchildon 4
4 Tom Ferrick 3
4 Dizzy Trout 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Reiser .356
2 Joe Gordon .348
3 Ted Williams .344
4 Joe Medwick .343
5 Bobby Doerr .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 18
2 Johnny Mize 15
3 Rudy York 14
4 Dolph Camilli 12
4 3 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 82
2 Johnny Mize 67
3 Bobby Doerr 59
4 Joe DiMaggio 58
4 Vern Stephens 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 15
2 Joe Kuhel 14
3 Mickey Vernon 13
4 Don Gutteridge 12
5 5 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.69
2 Johnny Beazley 1.34
3 Mort Cooper 1.51
4 Curt Davis 2.03
5 Hank Borowy 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Passeau 13
2 Ray Starr 12
3 Mort Cooper 11
3 Cliff Melton 11
5 5 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 90
2 Mort Cooper 82
3 Bobo Newsom 74
4 Al Benton 66
4 Bucky Walters 66

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 8
2 Johnny Murphy 7
3 Ace Adams 5
3 Hal Newhouser 5
3 Johnny Sain 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Reiser .410
2 Bill Knickerbocker .405
3 Luke Appling .400
4 Joe Medwick .393
5 Charlie Keller .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Chartak 4
2 Elbie Fletcher 3
2 Pinky Higgins 3
2 Johnny Mize 3
5 8 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 15
2 Babe Barna 14
2 Taffy Wright 14
4 Jeff Heath 12
4 Johnny Mize 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 4
1 Don Kolloway 4
1 Lennie Merullo 4
1 Mickey Vernon 4
5 2 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 0.47
2 Johnny Beazley 0.49
3 Elmer Riddle 0.84
4 Jake Wade 0.90
5 Murry Dickson 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 3
1 Tex Hughson 3
3 Jim Bagby 2
3 George Caster 2
3 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herman Besse 20
2 Hal Newhouser 18
3 Johnny Vander Meer 16
4 Cliff Melton 15
4 Rip Sewell 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Pete Appleton 1
1 Hank Borowy 1
1 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Elbie Fletcher .422
2 Ted Williams .379
3 Luke Appling .364
4 Joe Medwick .363
5 Lou Novikoff .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 9
2 Mike Chartak 6
3 Babe Barna 5
3 Elbie Fletcher 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Barna 27
2 Johnny Mize 24
3 Bob Elliott 23
3 Vern Stephens 23
3 Taffy Wright 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Vernon 6
2 Don Kolloway 5
2 Phil Rizzuto 5
4 Luke Appling 4
4 11 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Hughes 0.64
2 Larry French 0.92
3 Virgil Trucks 1.35
4 Johnny Beazley 1.36
5 Elmer Riddle 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 6
2 Lum Harris 5
2 Tex Hughson 5
2 Ray Starr 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 32
2 Herman Besse 29
3 Johnny Vander Meer 28
4 Cliff Melton 27
5 4 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 4
2 Ace Adams 2
2 Alex Carrasquel 2
4 Johnny Allen 1
4 18 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .376
2 Joe Medwick .343
3 Pete Reiser .343
4 Joe Gordon .322
5 Bobby Doerr .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 39
2 Dolph Camilli 30
3 Tommy Henrich 25
3 Johnny Mize 25
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 140
2 Jeff Heath 120
3 Johnny Mize 113
4 Joe DiMaggio 109
5 Dolph Camilli 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 38
2 Danny Murtaugh 26
3 Joe Kuhel 22
4 Phil Rizzuto 20
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 2.22
2 Johnny Vander Meer 2.23
3 Mort Cooper 2.26
4 Charlie Wagner 2.32
5 Curt Davis 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Spud Chandler 19
1 Claude Passeau 19
3 Elden Auker 18
3 Curt Davis 18
3 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 186
2 Bobo Newsom 167
3 Whit Wyatt 136
4 Mort Cooper 132
5 Bucky Walters 127

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 16
2 Hugh Casey 14
3 Ace Adams 6
4 Joe Beggs 5
4 5 others tied 5