On This Day

Wednesday, April 16, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 2 0 1.000 --
Browns 1 0 1.000 0.5
Red Sox 2 0 1.000 0.0
White Sox 1 1 .500 1.0
Indians 1 1 .500 1.0
Yankees 1 2 .333 1.5
Tigers 0 1 .000 1.5
Senators 0 3 .000 2.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 2 0 1.000 --
Cardinals 2 0 1.000 0.0
Cubs 1 0 1.000 0.5
Phillies 1 1 .500 1.0
Braves 1 1 .500 1.0
Pirates 0 1 .000 1.5
Reds 0 2 .000 2.0
Dodgers 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
1 Johnny Lucadello 4
3 Eddie Collins 3
3 Joe Cronin 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Siebert 2
2 Joe Cronin 1
2 Joe DiMaggio 1
2 Bobby Doerr 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 4
2 Doc Cramer 3
2 Dick Siebert 3
2 Hal Trosky 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Chet Laabs 1
1 Johnny Lucadello 1
1 Frankie Pytlak 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mort Cooper 1.17
2 Elden Auker 0.67
2 Manny Salvo 0.67
4 Johnny Vander Meer 0.62
5 Ike Pearson 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Mickey Harris 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 8
2 Mort Cooper 7
3 Bobo Newsom 5
4 Elden Auker 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nick Etten .714
2 Dick Siebert .667
3 Frankie Pytlak .625
4 Joe DiMaggio .615
5 3 tied .571

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Cronin 2
1 Bobby Doerr 2
1 Frank McCormick 2
1 Dick Siebert 2
5 18 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 6
2 Doc Cramer 5
3 Joe Cronin 4
3 Eddie Miller 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Chet Laabs 1
1 Johnny Lucadello 1
1 3 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kirby Higbe 0.00
1 Al Milnar 0.00
1 Marius Russo 0.00
1 Ace Adams 0.00
1 6 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Dietrich 2
2 Ace Adams 1
2 Elden Auker 1
2 Cy Blanton 1
2 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 8
2 Mort Cooper 7
2 Red Ruffing 7
4 Bob Feller 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .359
2 Luke Appling .345
3 Ted Williams .345
4 Rip Radcliff .344
5 Barney McCosky .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 44
2 Hank Greenberg 41
3 Jimmie Foxx 36
4 Rudy York 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 150
2 Johnny Mize 140
3 Rudy York 136
4 Joe DiMaggio 135
5 Frank McCormick 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 35
2 Lonny Frey 22
3 Stan Hack 21
3 Gee Walker 21
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.48
2 Claude Passeau 2.52
3 Bob Feller 2.59
4 Rip Sewell 2.80
5 Jim Turner 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 27
2 Bucky Walters 22
3 Bobo Newsom 21
3 Claude Passeau 21
5 Paul Derringer 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 266
2 Bobo Newsom 169
3 Johnny Rigney 141
4 Kirby Higbe 140
5 Tommy Bridges 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 17
2 Clint Brown 10
3 Johnny Murphy 9
4 Joe Beggs 7
4 2 others tied 7