1942 American League Leaders

1942 American League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1942 American League Standings

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Johnny Pesky	Boston Red Sox	205	29	9	2
Stan Spence	Washington Senators	203	27	15	4
Joe DiMaggio	New York Yankees	186	29	13	21
Ted Williams	Boston Red Sox	186	34	5	36
Ken Keltner	Cleveland Indians	179	34	4	6
Dom DiMaggio	Boston Red Sox	178	36	8	14
Barney McCosky	Detroit Tigers	176	28	11	7
Joe Gordon	New York Yankees	173	29	4	18
Vern Stephens	St. Louis Browns	169	26	6	14
Mickey Vernon	Washington Senators	168	34	6	9

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	HR
Ted Williams	Boston Red Sox	36
Chet Laabs	St. Louis Browns	27
Charlie Keller	New York Yankees	26
Joe DiMaggio	New York Yankees	21
Rudy York	Detroit Tigers	21
Joe Gordon	New York Yankees	18
Wally Judnich	St. Louis Browns	17
Bobby Doerr	Boston Red Sox	15
Dom DiMaggio	Boston Red Sox	14
Les Fleming	Cleveland Indians	14
Vern Stephens	St. Louis Browns	14

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	2B
Don Kolloway	Chicago White Sox	40
Harlond Clift	St. Louis Browns	39
Jeff Heath	Cleveland Indians	37
Dom DiMaggio	Boston Red Sox	36
Bobby Doerr	Boston Red Sox	35
Bob Johnson	Philadelphia Athletics	35
Pinky Higgins	Detroit Tigers	34
Ken Keltner	Cleveland Indians	34
Mickey Vernon	Washington Senators	34
Ted Williams	Boston Red Sox	34

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	3B
Stan Spence	Washington Senators	15
Joe DiMaggio	New York Yankees	13
Jeff Heath	Cleveland Indians	13
Glenn McQuillen	St. Louis Browns	12
Don Gutteridge	St. Louis Browns	11
Barney McCosky	Detroit Tigers	11
Lou Boudreau	Cleveland Indians	10
Ned Harris	Detroit Tigers	10
Elmer Valo	Philadelphia Athletics	10
Charlie Keller	New York Yankees	9
Johnny Pesky	Boston Red Sox	9

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	RBI
Ted Williams	Boston Red Sox	137
Joe DiMaggio	New York Yankees	114
Charlie Keller	New York Yankees	108
Joe Gordon	New York Yankees	103
Bobby Doerr	Boston Red Sox	102
Chet Laabs	St. Louis Browns	99
Vern Stephens	St. Louis Browns	92
Rudy York	Detroit Tigers	90
Mickey Vernon	Washington Senators	86
Les Fleming	Cleveland Indians	82
Wally Judnich	St. Louis Browns	82

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	W	L
Tex Hughson	Boston Red Sox	22	6
Tiny Bonham	New York Yankees	21	5
Jim Bagby	Cleveland Indians	17	9
Phil Marchildon	Philadelphia Athletics	17	14
Spud Chandler	New York Yankees	16	5
Hank Borowy	New York Yankees	15	4
Johnny Niggeling	St. Louis Browns	15	11
Elden Auker	St. Louis Browns	14	13
Ted Lyons	Chicago White Sox	14	6
Red Ruffing	New York Yankees	14	7
Virgil Trucks	Detroit Tigers	14	8
Charlie Wagner	Boston Red Sox	14	11

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	SHO
Tiny Bonham	New York Yankees	6
Jim Bagby	Cleveland Indians	4
Hank Borowy	New York Yankees	4
Mel Harder	Cleveland Indians	4
Tex Hughson	Boston Red Sox	4
Walt Masterson	Washington Senators	4
Red Ruffing	New York Yankees	4
Hal White	Detroit Tigers	4
Spud Chandler	New York Yankees	3
Joe Dobson	Boston Red Sox	3
Denny Galehouse	St. Louis Browns	3
Johnny Niggeling	St. Louis Browns	3

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	SO
Tex Hughson	Boston Red Sox	113
Bobo Newsom	Washington Senators	113
Al Benton	Detroit Tigers	110
Phil Marchildon	Philadelphia Athletics	110
Johnny Niggeling	St. Louis Browns	107
Hal Newhouser	Detroit Tigers	103
Tommy Bridges	Detroit Tigers	97
Roger Wolff	Philadelphia Athletics	94
Hal White	Detroit Tigers	93
Dizzy Trout	Detroit Tigers	91
Virgil Trucks	Detroit Tigers	91

Save Leaders

Player	Team	SV
Johnny Murphy	New York Yankees	11
Mace Brown	Boston Red Sox	6
Joe Haynes	Chicago White Sox	6
George Caster	St. Louis Browns	5
Hal Newhouser	Detroit Tigers	5
Alex Carrasquel	Washington Senators	4
Johnny Gorsica	Detroit Tigers	4
Al Hollingsworth	St. Louis Browns	4
Tex Hughson	Boston Red Sox	4
Tom Ferrick	Cleveland Indians	3
Joe Heving	Cleveland Indians	3
Mike Ryba	Boston Red Sox	3
Roger Wolff	Philadelphia Athletics	3

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