On This Day

Tuesday, July 14, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	55	28	.663	--
Red Sox	48	33	.593	6.0
Indians	49	37	.570	7.5
Tigers	45	43	.511	12.5
Browns	41	43	.488	14.5
White Sox	34	46	.425	19.5
Athletics	36	54	.400	22.5
Senators	30	54	.357	25.5

Games

Browns 3, Red Sox 2

Yankees 3, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	57	23	.713	--
Cardinals	48	30	.615	8.0
Reds	44	38	.537	14.0
Giants	42	41	.506	16.5
Cubs	41	44	.482	18.5
Pirates	37	42	.468	19.5
Braves	36	51	.414	24.5
Phillies	22	58	.275	35.0

Games

Cubs 3, Giants 0

Dodgers 5, Pirates 1

Cardinals 7, Braves 5

Phillies 2, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buster Maynard	4
1	Stan Musial	4
3	Don Gutteridge	3
3	Clyde Kluttz	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Finney	1
1	Tommy Henrich	1
1	Oscar Judd	1
1	Whitey Kurowski	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Herman	3
2	Tommy Henrich	2
2	Wally Judnich	2
2	Clyde Kluttz	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	2
2	Don Gutteridge	1
2	Billy Herman	1
2	Tommy Holmes	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whit Wyatt	0.86
2	Hank Borowy	0.75
3	Al Javery	0.67
4	Al Benton	0.62
5	Rube Melton	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Howie Krist	1
1	Rube Melton	1
1	Johnny Niggeling	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Javery	6
1	Whit Wyatt	6
3	Al Benton	5
3	Mort Cooper	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Reiser	.361
2	Joe Gordon	.345
3	Ted Williams	.339
4	Joe Medwick	.338
5	Bobby Doerr	.334

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	2 others tied	58

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	15
2	Joe Kuhel	14
3	Don Gutteridge	13
3	Mickey Vernon	13
5	Pete Reiser	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Beazley	1.34
2	Mort Cooper	1.64
3	Hank Borowy	1.83
4	Curt Davis	2.03
5	Whit Wyatt	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Claude Passeau	13
2	Ray Starr	12
3	Mort Cooper	11
3	Cliff Melton	11
5	6 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	90
2	Mort Cooper	87
3	Bobo Newsom	74
4	Al Benton	71
5	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	.432
2	Bill Knickerbocker	.405
3	Luke Appling	.400
3	Ted Williams	.400
5	Marty Marion	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Chartak	4
2	Elbie Fletcher	3
2	Pinky Higgins	3
2	Johnny Mize	3
5	9 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	15
2	Babe Barna	14
3	Taffy Wright	13
4	Johnny Mize	12
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	0.47
2	Johnny Beazley	0.49
3	Lefty Wilkie	0.73
4	Elmer Riddle	0.84
5	Jake Wade	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	3
1	Tex Hughson	3
1	Whit Wyatt	3
4	Jim Bagby	2
4	21 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	Pete Appleton	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elbie Fletcher	.411
2	Stan Musial	.378
3	Lou Novikoff	.373
4	Luke Appling	.365
5	Pete Reiser	.353

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	6
1	Phil Rizzuto	6
1	Mickey Vernon	6
4	Don Kolloway	5
5	11 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Hughes	0.64
2	Virgil Trucks	0.67
3	Larry French	0.92
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	Vern Olsen	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	32
2	Mort Cooper	30
3	Herman Besse	29
4	Johnny Vander Meer	28
4	Whit Wyatt	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Ace Adams	2
2	Alex Carrasquel	2
4	Johnny Allen	1
4	17 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.372
2	Pete Reiser	.346
3	Joe Medwick	.340
4	Joe Gordon	.322
5	Bobby Doerr	.317

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	114
3	Johnny Mize	110
4	Joe DiMaggio	109
5	Dolph Camilli	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	37
2	Danny Murtaugh	26
3	Joe Kuhel	22
4	Phil Rizzuto	21
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Charlie Wagner	2.20
2	Johnny Vander Meer	2.23
3	Spud Chandler	2.28
4	Mort Cooper	2.32
5	Curt Davis	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whit Wyatt	19
2	Elden Auker	18
2	Spud Chandler	18
2	Curt Davis	18
2	4 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	186
2	Bobo Newsom	167
3	Whit Wyatt	142
4	Mort Cooper	137
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	4 others tied	5