On This Day

Saturday, April 26, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 9 4 .692 --
Red Sox 7 4 .636 1.0
Indians 7 4 .636 1.0
White Sox 5 4 .556 2.0
Tigers 4 5 .444 3.0
Athletics 4 7 .364 4.0
Browns 2 5 .286 4.0
Senators 3 8 .273 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 8 3 .727 --
Cardinals 7 3 .700 0.5
Dodgers 9 4 .692 0.0
Reds 6 5 .545 2.0
Cubs 4 5 .444 3.0
Braves 4 8 .333 4.5
Pirates 3 7 .300 4.5
Phillies 3 9 .250 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Danning 4
2 Bill Dickey 3
2 Billy Jurges 3
2 Cookie Lavagetto 3
2 Joe Marty 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Marty Marion 1
1 Dixie Walker 1
1 Babe Young 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 4
1 Charlie Keller 4
3 Bob Johnson 3
3 Mel Ott 3
3 Gee Walker 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Boudreau 1
1 Creepy Crespi 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Skeeter Newsome 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Curt Davis 1.67
2 Max Lanier 1.17
3 Bobo Newsom 0.80
4 George Caster 0.71
4 Eddie Smith 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Bill Fleming 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Max Lanier 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 8
2 Max Lanier 7
3 Mel Harder 6
4 George Caster 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Spud Chandler 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Travis .586
2 Nick Etten .422
3 Enos Slaughter .419
4 Joe Cronin .412
5 Stan Hack .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 5
2 Joe DiMaggio 4
2 Bobby Doerr 4
2 Mel Ott 4
5 11 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 20
2 Joe DiMaggio 17
3 Charlie Keller 16
4 Dolph Camilli 15
4 Mel Ott 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 3
1 Pete Fox 3
1 Lonny Frey 3
4 Joe DiMaggio 2
4 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Nahem 0.00
2 Tiny Bonham 0.47
3 Luke Hamlin 0.50
4 Larry French 0.55
5 Johnny Vander Meer 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Dietrich 3
2 Elden Auker 2
2 Tiny Bonham 2
2 Bob Bowman 2
2 14 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 22
2 Si Johnson 19
3 Bob Feller 17
3 Red Ruffing 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 2
2 Al Benton 1
2 Clint Brown 1
2 Bob Carpenter 1
2 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .356
2 Ted Williams .348
3 Luke Appling .344
4 Rip Radcliff .343
5 Hank Greenberg .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 45
2 Hank Greenberg 40
3 Joe DiMaggio 35
3 Rudy York 35
5 Jimmie Foxx 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 149
2 Hank Greenberg 148
3 Johnny Mize 146
4 Rudy York 141
5 Frank McCormick 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 35
2 Lonny Frey 24
3 Gee Walker 21
4 Stan Hack 20
5 Joe Gordon 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 2.47
2 Bucky Walters 2.51
3 Claude Passeau 2.52
4 Luke Hamlin 2.83
5 Rip Sewell 2.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 261
2 Bobo Newsom 172
3 Kirby Higbe 141
4 Johnny Rigney 134
5 Ken Chase 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 17
2 Clint Brown 11
3 Jumbo Brown 9
3 Johnny Murphy 9
5 2 tied 7