Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, April 27, 1941

On This Day

Sunday, April 27, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	8	4	.667	--
Yankees	9	5	.643	0.0
Red Sox	7	4	.636	0.5
White Sox	6	4	.600	1.0
Tigers	4	6	.400	3.0
Athletics	4	7	.364	3.5
Senators	4	8	.333	4.0
Browns	2	6	.250	4.0

Games

Indians 2, Tigers 1

Senators 6, Yankees 3

White Sox 7, Browns 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	8	3	.727	--
Dodgers	10	4	.714	-0.5
Giants	8	4	.667	0.5
Reds	7	5	.583	1.5
Cubs	4	6	.400	3.5
Braves	5	8	.385	4.0
Pirates	3	8	.273	5.0
Phillies	3	10	.231	6.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Giants 5

Cardinals 8, Cubs 5

Reds 3, Pirates 2

Braves 8, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cookie Lavagetto	4
1	Moose Solters	4
3	Johnny Berardino	3
3	Jimmy Brown	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Elbie Fletcher	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Berardino	3
1	Cookie Lavagetto	3
1	Dario Lodigiani	3
1	Bill Nicholson	3
1	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Berardino	1
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Bill Knickerbocker	1
1	Ray Mack	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mort Cooper	0.67
2	Schoolboy Rowe	0.60
3	Bob Feller	0.56
4	Rip Sewell	0.40
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	8
2	Bob Feller	5
3	Rip Sewell	4
4	Atley Donald	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lee Grissom	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cecil Travis	.588
2	Cookie Lavagetto	.444
3	Billy Jurges	.421
4	Enos Slaughter	.417
5	Joe Cronin	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	6
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
3	Bobby Doerr	4
3	Bill Nicholson	4
3	Mel Ott	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	20
2	Joe DiMaggio	18
3	Dolph Camilli	16
3	Charlie Keller	16
5	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	5 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	0.47
1	Larry French	0.47
3	Luke Hamlin	0.50
4	Johnny Vander Meer	1.00
5	Al Smith	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Dietrich	4
2	Hugh Casey	3
2	Bob Feller	3
4	Elden Auker	2
4	17 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mort Cooper	22
1	Bob Feller	22
1	Johnny Vander Meer	22
4	Si Johnson	19
5	Red Ruffing	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	2
2	Al Benton	1
2	Clint Brown	1
2	Bob Carpenter	1
2	9 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.355
2	Ted Williams	.351
3	Luke Appling	.345
4	Rip Radcliff	.343
5	Hank Greenberg	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	45
2	Hank Greenberg	40
3	Joe DiMaggio	36
4	Rudy York	35
5	Jimmie Foxx	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	150
2	Hank Greenberg	148
3	Johnny Mize	147
4	Rudy York	141
5	Frank McCormick	131

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	2.43
2	Bucky Walters	2.50
3	Claude Passeau	2.53
4	Luke Hamlin	2.83
5	Rip Sewell	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Bucky Walters	23
3	Paul Derringer	20
3	Bobo Newsom	20
3	Claude Passeau	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	266
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	Johnny Murphy	9
4	Jumbo Brown	8
5	2 tied	7