On This Day

Monday, September 7, 1942

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	93	45	.674	--
Red Sox	84	54	.609	9.0
Browns	74	65	.532	19.5
Indians	69	69	.500	24.0
Tigers	67	72	.482	26.5
White Sox	59	72	.450	30.5
Senators	54	81	.400	37.5
Athletics	50	92	.352	45.0

Games

Tigers 5, Browns 3

Yankees 6, Athletics 5

Yankees 11, Athletics 2

Red Sox 9, Senators 7

Browns 3, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	93	43	.684	--
Cardinals	91	46	.664	2.5
Giants	76	61	.555	17.5
Reds	66	70	.485	27.0
Pirates	62	70	.470	29.0
Cubs	63	77	.450	32.0
Braves	55	81	.404	38.0
Phillies	36	94	.277	54.0

Games

Dodgers 11, Braves 4

Braves 5, Dodgers 3

Giants 5, Phillies 3

Giants 4, Phillies 0

Pirates 11, Cardinals 6

Cardinals 6, Pirates 4

Reds 3, Cubs 1

Cubs 5, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harlond Clift	6
1	Roy Cullenbine	6
3	Willard Marshall	5
4	Pete Coscarart	4
4	9 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	Red Rolfe	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	5
1	Lou Finney	5
3	Bud Stewart	4
3	Mickey Vernon	4
5	7 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Creepy Crespi	2
1	Pete Reiser	2
3	George Case	1
3	Phil Cavarretta	1
3	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Vander Meer	0.73
2	Roger Wolff	0.46
3	Hank Borowy	0.43
4	Spud Chandler	0.42
5	Al Benton	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	1
1	Al Benton	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Bob Carpenter	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	8
2	Roger Wolff	6
3	Spud Chandler	5
4	Al Benton	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hi Bithorn	1
1	George Caster	1
1	Johnny Gorsica	1
1	Tex Hughson	1
1	Bob Klinger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.351
2	Joe Gordon	.331
3	Johnny Pesky	.331
4	Stan Spence	.330
5	Pete Reiser	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	30
2	Mel Ott	26
3	Charlie Keller	25
4	Johnny Mize	24
5	Chet Laabs	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	125
2	Joe DiMaggio	101
3	Charlie Keller	100
4	Johnny Mize	96
5	2 tied	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	37
2	Joe Kuhel	22
2	Mickey Vernon	22
4	Phil Rizzuto	18
5	4 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.92
2	Spud Chandler	2.17
3	Johnny Beazley	2.17
4	Curt Davis	2.22
5	Tiny Bonham	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	19
1	Mort Cooper	19
3	Tiny Bonham	18
3	Tex Hughson	18
3	Claude Passeau	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	162
2	Mort Cooper	129
3	Bobo Newsom	123
4	Johnny Niggeling	105
5	Al Benton	103

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	11
1	Johnny Murphy	11
3	Ace Adams	10
4	Joe Beggs	8
5	2 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Witek	.425
2	Ted Williams	.393
3	Dario Lodigiani	.386
4	Danny Litwhiler	.367
5	Johnny Pesky	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	4
2	Joe Gordon	3
2	Johnny Mize	3
4	Les Fleming	2
4	8 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	16
2	Joe DiMaggio	15
2	Charlie Keller	15
4	Ted Williams	14
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Johnny Hopp	5
2	Charlie Keller	5
2	Mickey Vernon	5
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Niggeling	0.50
2	Ernie White	0.57
3	Atley Donald	0.78
4	Hank Gornicki	1.24
5	Oscar Judd	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	4
1	Mort Cooper	4
3	Bill Butland	3
3	Bill Lohrman	3
3	Rip Sewell	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	33
2	Mort Cooper	18
3	Bill Zuber	16
4	Marv Breuer	15
5	4 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	2
1	George Caster	2
1	Rube Melton	2
4	Jim Bagby	1
4	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.386
2	Stan Hack	.375
3	Johnny Pesky	.368
4	Mickey Vernon	.354
5	Bill Nicholson	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	9
1	Bill Nicholson	9
3	Mel Ott	8
4	Joe Gordon	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	41
2	Dolph Camilli	26
3	Lou Finney	25
4	Joe DiMaggio	24
4	3 others tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	11
2	Charlie Keller	7
3	Johnny Hopp	6
3	Terry Moore	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Bridges	0.93
2	Johnny Lanning	0.98
3	Johnny Niggeling	1.00
4	Curt Davis	1.18
5	Hank Gornicki	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	7
2	Tiny Bonham	6
2	Mort Cooper	6
4	Bill Butland	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	54
2	Hank Gornicki	31
3	Mort Cooper	30
4	Murry Dickson	27
4	Phil Marchildon	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	3
1	George Caster	3
3	Mace Brown	2
3	Oscar Judd	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.355
2	Pete Reiser	.335
3	Stan Musial	.331
4	Johnny Pesky	.331
5	Stan Spence	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	33
2	Dolph Camilli	26
2	Mel Ott	26
4	Charlie Keller	25
4	2 others tied	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	138
2	Joe DiMaggio	114
3	Dolph Camilli	112
4	Bobby Doerr	104
4	Joe Medwick	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	46
2	Mickey Vernon	23
3	Joe Kuhel	22
4	Phil Rizzuto	21
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	2.06
2	Johnny Beazley	2.12
3	Mort Cooper	2.18
4	Curt Davis	2.27
5	Tiny Bonham	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Beazley	20
1	Whit Wyatt	20
3	Tiny Bonham	19
3	Mort Cooper	19
3	Claude Passeau	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	183
2	Bobo Newsom	143
3	Mort Cooper	142
4	Bucky Walters	123
5	Whit Wyatt	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	14
2	Johnny Murphy	12
3	Ace Adams	11
4	Joe Beggs	9
5	2 tied	6