3+ Homers
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Bill Nicholson Chicago
3 homers
Philadelphia vs Chicago
August 25



5+ Hits
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Mike Higgins Detroit
5 hits
Detroit vs Cleveland
August 11


Jeff Heath Cleveland
5 hits
St. Louis vs Cleveland
August 17


Mickey Vernon Washington
5 hits
Washington vs New York
August 22


Buddy Hassett New York
5 hits
Detroit vs New York
August 30


Bruce Campbell Washington
5 hits
Cleveland vs Washington
August 30


Eric Tipton Cincinnati
5 hits
Philadelphia vs Cincinnati
August 31


Chet Laabs St. Louis
5 hits
Cleveland vs St. Louis
September 5


Joe DiMaggio New York             
5 hits
New York vs Washington
September 6


Billy Jurges New York
5 hits
New York vs Philadelphia
September 7


Lennie Merullo Chicago
5 hits
Chicago vs New York
September 11


Eddie Joost Cincinnati
5 hits
Cincinnati vs Philadelphia
September 12


Barney McCosky Detroit
5 hits
Washington vs Detroit
September 13


Johnny Hopp St. Louis
5 hits
St. Louis vs Boston
September 16


George Case Washington
5 hits
Washington vs Philadelphia
September 19


Mel Ott New York
5 hits
New York vs Philadelphia
September 27



8+ RBI
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Bill Nicholson Chicago
8 RBI
Philadelphia vs Chicago
August 25



No-Hit Games
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Steve Sundra St. Louis
Detroit vs St. Louis
August 9


Mort Cooper St. Louis
Cincinnati vs St. Louis
September 24



1-Hit Games
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Bob Klinger Pittsburgh
Chicago vs Pittsburgh
August 4


Red Ruffing New York
New York vs Cleveland
September 13


Hank Gornicki Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn
September 16


Johnny Vander Meer Cincinnati
Cincinnati vs Pittsburgh
September 18


Larry French Brooklyn
Philadelphia vs Brooklyn
September 23



14+ whoofs
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Johnny Vander Meer Cincinnati
15 whiffs
Philadelphia vs Cincinnati
August 30



Combined 1-Hitters
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Brooklyn
Boston vs Brooklyn
August 7


Cincinnati
Cincinnati vs Chicago
August 22


Chicago
Detroit vs Chicago
September 6


Detroit
Detroit vs Cleveland
September 26

Longest Winning Streak: Donald (NYY), Chandler (NYY) and Davis (Bums) - 8 games

Longest Losing Streak: Russ Christopher (A's), 9 games.

Longest Team Winning Streak: Bums, 12 games, starting 8-4.

Longest Team Losing Streak: Chisox, 8 games, starting 8-26.

April 16 - Yanks beat Nats, 18-13-1/9-11-5.

April 20 - Bosox beat Nats 16-23-3/2-5-1.  Every starter, including pitcher (Dobson), had at least 1 hit.  

April 25 - Cards sweep Pirates, taking opener, 17-21-2/2-6-2 and then nightcap, 14-14-0/0-3-2.

April 29 - Yanks lose in 12 to Browns, 1-6-1/0-3-1.  Yanks' Spud Chandler and Browns' Denny Galehouse go the distance.

May 4 - A's beat Tigers, 18-18-1/3-10-1.  

May 12 - Cards's Lanier 1-hits Phils, winning 1-6-0/0-1-1.  Only hit is 4th inning single by Al Glossop.

May 14 - Yanks take over first by 1/2 game as Red Sox lose 8-0 to Browns (Niggeling).

May 17 - Reds (Walters) beats Braves, 3-9-0/0-4-2, pitching 11 inning complete game shutout.

May 23 - Tribe's Jim Bagby (6-3/1.07) 1-hits Browns (5 walks), 1-7-1/0-1-1.  Only hit is leadoff double by McQuinn in top of 7th.

May 24 - Bums beat Giants, 15-21-0/0-2-1.  Every Dodger starter except Rizzo had at least 1 hit.  Camilli hit for cycle, 4-5, 6 RBI.

 Cubs sweep Buccos, taking nightcap in 15 innings, 3-14-0/2-6-1.

May 25 - Nats beat A's, 16-17-4/4-14-1.  Every Nat starter except Estalella had at least 1 hit.

May 27 - Browns beat Tigers, 15-17-0/2-10-2.  Every Brown starter except catcher Farrell had at least 1 hit.  Judnich 4-6, 6 RBI,

 homer, double.   

May 28 - Yanks beat A's, 14-15-2/2-4-2.  Every Yank starter except pitcher Borowy had at least 1 hit.  Keller 3-4, 6 RBI, double,

 homer, 3 runs.  Gordon also 3-4,  6 RBI, 2 homers, 2 runs.  

May 30 - Bosox beat A's in opener, 16-22-1/8-11-1.  Ted Williams 4-5, 4 RBI, 4 runs.  Tabor 3-6, 5 RBI.  Yanks (31-9) sweep

Nats and have now won 10 straight.  Cards 32-9, have won 7 straight.

May 31 - Yanks split w/A's, dropping nightcap, ending their 11 game winning streak.

June 2- Bosox beat Tribe, 15-19-2/5-8-5.  Every starter except pitcher had at least 1 hit.  

June 5 - Browns beat A's, 17-17-0/2-7-4.  

June 13 - Washington beats Chisox in 19 innings, 4-12-2/3-16-3.  

June 14 - Giants beat Pirates in opener, 16-17-0/0-7-1.  Every Giant except Ott had at least 1 hit.

June 27 - Cards sweep Phils, winning nightcap, 20-21-0/2-4-4.  Every Card starter, except 1B Sanders, had at least 1 hit.  Walker

 Cooper 3-5, 5 RBI, double, homer, 2 runs.

June 30 - Cubs beat Reds in 16 innings, 2-8-0/1-5-0.

July 1 - Cubs beat Reds 1-6-0/0-7-0 in 16 innings.  VanderMeer goes first 15, pitching no-hitter for 7 1/3 innings.  Cubs'

 Passeau goes the route.

July 4 - Bums sweep Phils, taking nightcap 16-21-2/2-9-0.  Resier 5-6, 7 RBI, double, homer.  Camilli 3-4, 4 RBI, 4 runs, double,

 triple, homer.  Every Bum starter except Mickey Owen had at least I hit.  Cards (Mort Cooper 14-3/1.89) sweep, beating Cubs

 in opener, 16-15-1/0-5-0 and taking nightcap 10-14-2/0-7-2.  A's and Nats split with Nats taking nightcap in 10, 17-16-2/16-22-8.

  Every A's starter,e xcept pitcher Marchildon, had at least 1 hit.

July 11 - Yanks beat Browns, 15-17-1/1-3-1.  Joe Gordon 4-5, 4 runs, 4 RBI, homer.  Buddy Rosar 4-5, homer, 4 RBI, 2 runs.

July 24 - Reds beat Giants, 18-16-0/1-7-2.  

Cards and Yanks go 21-3 in July. 

August 2 - Giants sweep Cards, taking nightcap in 12 innings, 3-2.  Cards 78-23, .772, ahead of Bums by 18 1/2.  

August 6 - Bosox beat A's, 17-19-2/0-2-2.  Every Red Sox starter had at least 1 hit.  

August 7 - Bums beat Braves on combined 3 pitcher 1-hitter, 1-5-0/0-1-1.  Only Brave hit is Lombardi single with 2 outs in 4th.

  Bum starter Davis was injured in 2nd, Hugh Casey went next 6, then Head pitched the 9th (and won).

August 10 - Chisox beat Tribe, 19-19-1/4-13-3.

August 11 - Tribe beats Tigers in 16 innings, 5-8-2/4-13-2.  Pinky Higgins 5-7.

August 23 - Cards' Mort Cooper (20-6, 1.93) wins his 20th in relief, in 10th inning of nightcap in twinbill sweep of Bucs.  Cooper

 is 1st '42 20 game winner.

August 28 - Tigers beat Nats, 18-21-2/13-20-3.  Every Tiger starter except pitcher had at least 1 hit.  

August 30 - Yanks beat Detroit in opener, 16-20-1/2-5-1.  Every Yank starter had at least 1 hit.  Hassett 5-6, 2 RBI, 3 runs.  Spud 

 Chandler homer, double, 5 RBI.   Bosox's Tex Hughson (20-6/1.89) wins his 20th, beating Browns, 8-13-2/0-5-0.

September 5 - Browns beat Tribe in nightcap, 21-21-1/7-15-4.  Every starter for BOTH teams, except Browns' catcher Ferrell, 

 had at least 1 hit.  Laabs 5-6, 4 RBI, homer.

September 6 - Phils' sweep Braves with Frank Hoerst (1-17, 5.78) winning his 1st game of the year in the nightcap.  

September 10 - Yanks (101-36, .743) clinch after dropping 10 inning game 6-5 to Browns as Tigers (Newhouser) beat Bosox 2-0.  

 Braves beat Reds in 16 innings in nightcap, 5-9-1/4-9-2 after dropping opener in 11, 4-1.

September 15 - Cards (104-42, .712) clinch, beating Braves 15-19-0/5-8-2 as Bums lose 2-0 to Bucs in 10.  Every Card starter

 had at least 1 hit.  Hopp 5-6.