The Red Sox’s Tex Hughson wins his 22nd to tie Mort Cooper for the major league lead, as the Sox edge the Yankees. A Fenway Park crowd of 26,166 – including 4,293 youngsters who gained free admission by bringing 29,000 pounds of scrap metal – watches Hughson scatter 11 hits. Ted Williams, in his final appearance before entering the war, has a single to finish the season at .356 and wins his second straight batting title. Teammate Johnny Pesky is 2nd at .331. Williams also leads the majors in home runs (36), RBI (137), runs (141), and walks (145).

On September 27, 1942 — The Red Sox’s Tex Hughson wins his 22nd to tie Mort Cooper for the major league lead, as the Sox edge the Yankees. A Fenway Park crowd of 26,166 – including 4,293 youngsters who gained free admission by bringing 29,000 pounds of scrap metal – watches Hughson scatter 11 hits. Ted Williams, in his final appearance before entering the war, has a single to finish the season at .356 and wins his second straight batting title. Teammate Johnny Pesky is 2nd at .331. Williams also leads the majors in home runs (36), RBI (137), runs (141), and walks (145).

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