On This Day

Monday, April 28, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 9 4 .692 --
Yankees 9 5 .643 0.5
White Sox 7 4 .636 1.0
Red Sox 7 4 .636 1.0
Tigers 4 7 .364 4.0
Athletics 4 7 .364 4.0
Senators 4 8 .333 4.5
Browns 2 7 .222 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 11 4 .733 --
Cardinals 8 3 .727 1.0
Giants 8 4 .667 1.5
Reds 7 6 .538 3.0
Cubs 4 6 .400 4.5
Braves 5 8 .385 5.0
Pirates 3 8 .273 6.0
Phillies 3 10 .231 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Heffner 3
2 Luke Appling 2
2 Hank Greenberg 2
2 Frank Grube 2
2 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Kampouris 1
1 Frank McCormick 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Weatherly 3
2 Alex Kampouris 2
2 Ray Mack 2
2 Tuck Stainback 2
5 7 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Boudreau 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whit Wyatt 1.25
2 Al Milnar 0.71
3 Hal Newhouser 0.69
4 Jack Hallett 0.19
5 Paul Derringer 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Hallett 1
1 Al Milnar 1
1 Whit Wyatt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 10
2 Hal Newhouser 9
3 Al Milnar 5
4 Jack Hallett 3
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Travis .588
2 Billy Jurges .421
2 Cookie Lavagetto .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 Lou Boudreau 2
4 6 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
2 Whit Wyatt 3
5 18 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 .354
3 Luke Appling .348
4 Hank Greenberg .340
5 Rip Radcliff .340

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 147
2 Johnny Mize 147
4 Rudy York 141
5 Frank McCormick 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 35
2 Lonny Frey 23
3 Gee Walker 21
4 Stan Hack 20
5 Joe Gordon 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 2.43
2 Claude Passeau 2.53
3 Bucky Walters 2.57
4 Rip Sewell 2.87
5 Jim Turner 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 28
2 Bucky Walters 22
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
4 Whit Wyatt 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 17
2 Clint Brown 11
3 Johnny Murphy 9
4 Jumbo Brown 8
5 2 tied 7