On This Day

Tuesday, September 15, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 98 47 .676 --
Red Sox 88 57 .607 10.0
Browns 80 67 .544 19.0
Indians 70 75 .483 28.0
Tigers 70 76 .479 28.5
White Sox 62 77 .446 33.0
Senators 59 84 .413 38.0
Athletics 52 96 .351 47.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 97 47 .674 --
Dodgers 94 48 .662 2.0
Giants 80 62 .563 16.0
Reds 71 70 .504 24.5
Pirates 62 76 .449 32.0
Cubs 65 80 .448 32.5
Braves 58 83 .411 37.5
Phillies 38 99 .277 55.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nick Etten 3
1 Pinky May 3
3 Jimmy Brown 2
3 Mickey Livingston 2
3 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Etten 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 2
2 Jimmy Brown 1
2 Nick Etten 1
2 Earl Naylor 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marty Marion 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mort Cooper 0.50
2 Si Johnson 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Murry Dickson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 5
1 Si Johnson 5
3 Murry Dickson 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .353
2 Johnny Pesky .338
3 Joe Gordon .328
4 Stan Spence .325
5 Pete Reiser .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 32
2 Mel Ott 27
3 Chet Laabs 26
4 Charlie Keller 25
4 Johnny Mize 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 132
2 Joe DiMaggio 106
2 Charlie Keller 106
4 Joe Gordon 101
5 Johnny Mize 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 40
2 Mickey Vernon 24
3 Joe Kuhel 22
4 Phil Rizzuto 21
5 5 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 1.86
2 Johnny Beazley 2.07
3 Spud Chandler 2.11
4 Ted Lyons 2.15
5 Curt Davis 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 20
1 Mort Cooper 20
3 Johnny Beazley 19
3 Tex Hughson 19
5 Claude Passeau 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 165
2 Mort Cooper 137
3 Bobo Newsom 127
4 Johnny Niggeling 105
5 Tex Hughson 104

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 Johnny Pesky .439
2 Ted Williams .432
3 Ellis Clary .429
4 Lou Boudreau .400
4 Roy Cullenbine .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Judnich 6
2 Ted Williams 5
3 Whitey Kurowski 3
3 Chet Laabs 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Judnich 18
2 Charlie Keller 16
3 Bruce Campbell 15
3 Joe DiMaggio 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Charlie Keller 4
2 Marty Marion 4
2 Phil Rizzuto 4
5 2 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Butland 0.00
2 Luke Hamlin 0.47
3 Bob Carpenter 0.67
4 Hank Borowy 1.00
5 Ray Starr 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 3
1 Hank Borowy 3
1 Bob Carpenter 3
1 Mort Cooper 3
1 Steve Sundra 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 19
1 Johnny Vander Meer 19
3 Hank Borowy 17
3 Spud Chandler 17
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Gorsica 2
2 Ace Adams 1
2 Hi Bithorn 1
2 Mace Brown 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Pesky .406
2 Ted Williams .373
3 Stan Hack .370
4 Lou Finney .363
5 Mickey Vernon .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Judnich 8
1 Mel Ott 8
3 Joe Gordon 7
3 Ted Williams 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 35
2 Joe Gordon 29
3 Joe DiMaggio 28
3 Lou Finney 28
5 Ted Williams 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
2 Phil Rizzuto 7
2 Mickey Vernon 7
4 Johnny Hopp 6
4 Charlie Keller 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atley Donald 0.87
2 Ted Lyons 0.96
3 Bob Harris 1.16
4 Mort Cooper 1.57
5 Hank Gornicki 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 6
1 Tiny Bonham 6
1 Bill Butland 6
1 Mort Cooper 6
5 Max Lanier 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 45
2 Mort Cooper 30
3 Hank Gornicki 28
4 Bobo Newsom 26
4 Elmer Riddle 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 3
2 Ace Adams 2
2 George Caster 2
2 Johnny Gorsica 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .354
2 Johnny Pesky .338
3 Pete Reiser .327
4 Stan Musial .326
5 Stan Spence .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 35
2 Chet Laabs 28
3 Mel Ott 27
4 Charlie Keller 25
4 Johnny Mize 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 139
2 Joe DiMaggio 115
3 Bobby Doerr 109
4 Joe Gordon 106
4 Charlie Keller 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 46
2 Mickey Vernon 25
3 Phil Rizzuto 23
4 Joe Kuhel 22
5 Luke Appling 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mort Cooper 2.01
2 Johnny Beazley 2.03
3 Spud Chandler 2.10
4 Curt Davis 2.15
5 Ted Lyons 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 20
1 Tiny Bonham 20
1 Mort Cooper 20
4 Tex Hughson 19
4 Whit Wyatt 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 183
2 Bobo Newsom 142
3 Mort Cooper 140
4 Bucky Walters 117
5 Rube Melton 116

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 13
2 Ace Adams 11
2 Johnny Murphy 11
4 Joe Beggs 9
5 2 tied 6