On This Day

Thursday, July 23, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 63 29 .685 --
Red Sox 51 39 .567 11.0
Indians 52 42 .553 12.0
Browns 49 45 .521 15.0
Tigers 47 49 .490 18.0
White Sox 38 52 .422 24.0
Senators 36 57 .387 27.5
Athletics 38 61 .384 28.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 64 27 .703 --
Cardinals 56 33 .629 7.0
Giants 48 43 .527 16.0
Reds 47 43 .522 16.5
Cubs 45 49 .479 20.5
Pirates 41 47 .466 21.5
Braves 38 57 .400 28.0
Phillies 25 65 .278 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe DiMaggio 3
1 Don Kolloway 3
1 Chet Laabs 3
1 Taffy Wright 3
1 Babe Young 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Johnny Mize 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Sullivan 4
1 Babe Young 4
3 Vince DiMaggio 3
4 Russ Christopher 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 Myril Hoag 1
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 Stan Spence 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Koslo 0.60
2 Chubby Dean 0.57
3 Rip Sewell 0.42
4 Rube Melton 0.31
5 Tex Hughson 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Appleton 1
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Alex Carrasquel 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rip Sewell 5
2 Chubby Dean 4
2 Rube Melton 4
2 Hal Newhouser 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Yank Terry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Reiser .350
2 Ted Williams .339
3 Bobby Doerr .339
4 Joe Medwick .335
5 Joe Gordon .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 19
1 Ted Williams 19
3 Chet Laabs 18
4 Dolph Camilli 14
4 2 others tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 89
2 Johnny Mize 73
3 Joe DiMaggio 67
4 Chet Laabs 66
5 3 tied 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 18
2 Joe Kuhel 17
3 Don Gutteridge 15
4 Mickey Vernon 13
5 Pete Reiser 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.97
2 Mort Cooper 1.67
3 Johnny Beazley 1.83
4 Hank Borowy 1.85
5 Johnny Allen 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Passeau 14
2 Mort Cooper 12
2 Ray Starr 12
2 Bucky Walters 12
5 5 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 95
2 Mort Cooper 93
3 Bobo Newsom 79
4 Bucky Walters 76
5 Al Benton 72

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 10
2 Johnny Murphy 8
3 Ace Adams 6
4 Joe Haynes 5
4 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chet Laabs .431
2 Enos Slaughter .394
3 Joe DiMaggio .387
4 Stan Spence .382
5 Walker Cooper .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Laabs 8
2 Johnny Mize 5
2 Red Rolfe 5
4 Whitey Kurowski 4
5 Charlie Keller 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chet Laabs 24
2 Luke Appling 15
2 Wally Judnich 15
4 Vince DiMaggio 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Hopp 5
1 Don Kolloway 5
3 George Case 4
3 Don Gutteridge 4
3 Eddie Joost 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Schmitz 0.44
2 Howie Krist 0.65
3 Bill McGee 0.67
4 Hal White 0.92
5 2 tied 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Krist 4
2 Johnny Beazley 3
2 Hank Borowy 3
2 Alex Carrasquel 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 19
2 Tex Hughson 18
3 Hi Bithorn 15
3 Kirby Higbe 15
3 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 2
1 Joe Haynes 2
1 Johnny Murphy 2
4 Ace Adams 1
4 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Elbie Fletcher .378
2 Ted Williams .370
3 Joe DiMaggio .369
4 Walker Cooper .357
5 Lou Novikoff .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Laabs 10
2 Johnny Mize 8
3 Les Fleming 5
3 Charlie Keller 5
3 Red Rolfe 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chet Laabs 31
2 Vern Stephens 28
3 Ted Williams 23
4 Luke Appling 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Don Gutteridge 6
3 Johnny Hopp 5
3 Don Kolloway 5
3 Mickey Vernon 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Trucks 1.08
2 Bucky Walters 1.15
3 Larry French 1.25
4 Howie Krist 1.41
5 Johnny Beazley 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 6
2 Johnny Beazley 5
2 Bucky Walters 5
4 Johnny Allen 4
4 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 29
1 Bobo Newsom 29
3 Herman Besse 28
3 Tex Hughson 28
3 Johnny Vander Meer 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 4
2 Hugh Casey 3
3 Ace Adams 2
3 Alex Carrasquel 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .370
2 Pete Reiser .349
3 Joe Medwick .339
4 Bobby Doerr .324
5 Joe Gordon .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 38
2 Dolph Camilli 32
3 Johnny Mize 29
4 Tommy Henrich 24
4 Chet Laabs 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 142
2 Dolph Camilli 113
3 Jeff Heath 111
3 Johnny Mize 111
5 Joe DiMaggio 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 39
2 Danny Murtaugh 25
3 Joe Kuhel 24
4 Phil Rizzuto 18
4 Mickey Vernon 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 2.32
2 Charlie Wagner 2.32
3 Spud Chandler 2.33
4 Tiny Bonham 2.39
5 Johnny Vander Meer 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kirby Higbe 19
1 Claude Passeau 19
1 Bucky Walters 19
1 Whit Wyatt 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 180
2 Bobo Newsom 162
3 Mort Cooper 143
4 Bucky Walters 130
4 Whit Wyatt 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 16
2 Johnny Murphy 15
3 Ace Adams 7
4 Joe Beggs 5
4 4 others tied 5