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Thursday, October 1, 1942

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1942 World Series

Series tied 1 - 1

New York Yankees 3
St. Louis Cardinals 4
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Dickey 2
1 Johnny Hopp 2
1 Charlie Keller 2
4 Walker Cooper 1
4 9 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 2
1 Charlie Keller 2
3 Joe DiMaggio 1
3 Whitey Kurowski 1
3 Stan Musial 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Cullenbine 1
1 Phil Rizzuto 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tiny Bonham 0.43
2 Johnny Beazley 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Beazley 4
2 Tiny Bonham 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Dickey .500
2 Joe DiMaggio .444
3 Buddy Hassett .375
4 Red Rolfe .333
5 4 tied .286

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 2
1 Joe DiMaggio 2
1 Buddy Hassett 2
1 Charlie Keller 2
1 Marty Marion 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Cullenbine 1
1 Phil Rizzuto 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Beazley 3.00
2 Mort Cooper 3.52
3 Red Ruffing 4.15
4 Tiny Bonham 4.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 1
1 Red Ruffing 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 8
2 Mort Cooper 7
3 Johnny Beazley 4
4 Tiny Bonham 3
5 Max Lanier 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Spud Chandler 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Dickey .500
2 Joe DiMaggio .462
3 Buddy Hassett .375
4 Red Rolfe .333
4 Enos Slaughter .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Boudreau 1
1 Charlie Keller 1
1 Mickey Owen 1
1 Rudy York 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 2
1 Joe DiMaggio 2
1 Buddy Hassett 2
1 Charlie Keller 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Cullenbine 1
1 Phil Rizzuto 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.00
1 Johnny Vander Meer 0.00
1 Claude Passeau 0.00
4 Al Benton 1.80
5 Johnny Beazley 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 1
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Red Ruffing 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 9
2 Red Ruffing 8
3 Johnny Beazley 4
3 Johnny Vander Meer 4
5 Tiny Bonham 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 1
1 Spud Chandler 1

Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 103 51 .669 --
Red Sox 93 59 .612 9.0
Browns 82 69 .543 19.5
Indians 75 79 .487 28.0
Tigers 73 81 .474 30.0
White Sox 66 82 .446 34.0
Senators 62 89 .411 39.5
Athletics 55 99 .357 48.0

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 106 48 .688 --
Dodgers 104 50 .675 2.0
Giants 85 67 .559 20.0
Reds 76 76 .500 29.0
Pirates 66 81 .449 36.5
Cubs 68 86 .442 38.0
Braves 59 89 .399 44.0
Phillies 42 109 .278 62.5