On This Day

Sunday, April 20, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 5 0 1.000 --
Indians 4 2 .667 1.5
Yankees 4 3 .571 2.0
Browns 1 1 .500 2.5
White Sox 2 2 .500 2.5
Athletics 2 4 .333 3.5
Tigers 1 3 .250 3.5
Senators 1 5 .167 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 5 1 .833 --
Cubs 3 1 .750 1.0
Cardinals 3 2 .600 1.5
Dodgers 4 3 .571 1.5
Braves 3 4 .429 2.5
Pirates 2 3 .400 2.5
Reds 2 4 .333 3.0
Phillies 1 5 .167 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Babe Dahlgren 4
1 Dom DiMaggio 4
1 Pete Reiser 4
1 Buddy Rosar 4
5 15 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Gordon 2
1 Mel Ott 2
3 Bobby Bragan 1
3 Harry Craft 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 6
2 Joe Gordon 5
3 Doc Cramer 4
3 Bobby Doerr 4
3 Mel Ott 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 2
2 Lou Finney 1
2 Pete Fox 1
2 Lee Handley 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Manny Salvo 0.59
2 Max Lanier 0.57
3 Red Ruffing 0.42
4 Schoolboy Rowe 0.33
5 Mel Harder 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Hank LaManna 1
1 Tot Pressnell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Manny Salvo 10
2 Mort Cooper 7
3 Red Ruffing 5
4 Larry French 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Herb Hash 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 Gene Thompson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nick Etten .524
2 Cecil Travis .500
3 Joe DiMaggio .484
4 Dom DiMaggio .478
5 Bobby Doerr .476

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 4
2 Joe Cronin 3
2 Babe Dahlgren 3
2 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 14
2 Joe DiMaggio 12
3 Harry Danning 10
3 Mel Ott 10
5 2 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 3
2 Joe DiMaggio 2
2 Pete Fox 2
4 Luke Appling 1
4 14 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luke Hamlin 0.00
1 Kirby Higbe 0.00
1 Al Milnar 0.00
1 Al Smith 0.00
1 2 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 39 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 14
1 Manny Salvo 14
3 Red Ruffing 12
4 Bob Feller 8
4 Johnny Vander Meer 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 1
1 Jumbo Brown 1
1 Herb Hash 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 Gene Thompson 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .360
2 Ted Williams .348
3 Luke Appling .347
4 Rip Radcliff .343
5 Barney McCosky .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 45
2 Hank Greenberg 40
3 Joe DiMaggio 34
3 Jimmie Foxx 34
3 Rudy York 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 146
2 Johnny Mize 145
3 Joe DiMaggio 144
4 Rudy York 137
5 Frank McCormick 128

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 2.54
2 Bob Feller 2.62
3 Claude Passeau 2.63
4 Rip Sewell 2.72
5 Jim Turner 2.91

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 261
2 Bobo Newsom 167
3 Johnny Rigney 141
4 Kirby Higbe 136
5 Tommy Bridges 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 18
2 Clint Brown 10
3 Johnny Murphy 9
4 Jumbo Brown 8
5 2 tied 7