On This Day

Wednesday, April 30, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 11 4 .733 --
White Sox 9 4 .692 1.0
Yankees 10 6 .625 1.5
Red Sox 7 6 .538 3.0
Tigers 6 7 .462 4.0
Athletics 4 9 .308 6.0
Senators 4 10 .286 6.5
Browns 3 8 .273 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 10 3 .769 --
Dodgers 13 4 .765 -1.0
Giants 8 6 .571 2.5
Reds 7 8 .467 4.0
Cubs 5 7 .417 4.5
Braves 6 9 .400 5.0
Phillies 5 10 .333 6.0
Pirates 3 10 .231 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Gordon 4
2 Bruce Campbell 3
2 Frank Croucher 3
2 Dom DiMaggio 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 Ken Keltner 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 5
2 Joe Gordon 4
3 Birdie Tebbetts 3
3 Babe Young 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Werber 2
2 Stan Benjamin 1
2 Lonny Frey 1
2 Joe Kuhel 1
2 Mike McCormick 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry French 0.70
2 Johnny Vander Meer 0.67
3 Cy Blanton 0.64
4 Bobo Newsom 0.36
5 Ken Chase 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Harry Eisenstat 1
1 Larry French 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 8
2 Cy Blanton 7
2 Larry French 7
4 Ken Chase 5
4 Bobo Newsom 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 1
1 Paul Erickson 1
1 Ira Hutchinson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Travis .553
2 Cookie Lavagetto .429
3 Enos Slaughter .414
4 Billy Jurges .413
5 4 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 6
2 Joe DiMaggio 5
2 Frank McCormick 5
2 Bill Nicholson 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 20
2 Joe DiMaggio 19
3 Joe Gordon 18
4 Dolph Camilli 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonny Frey 5
2 Dom DiMaggio 3
2 Pete Fox 3
2 Chet Laabs 3
2 Billy Werber 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 0.47
2 Luke Hamlin 1.00
3 Thornton Lee 1.38
4 Larry French 1.71
5 Johnny Vander Meer 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 4
1 Bill Dietrich 4
3 Bob Feller 3
3 Luke Hamlin 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 30
2 Mort Cooper 22
2 Bob Feller 22
4 Bobo Newsom 21
5 Si Johnson 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ira Hutchinson 3
2 Al Benton 2
2 Jumbo Brown 2
2 Joe Heving 2
5 10 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .355
2 Ted Williams .350
3 Luke Appling .349
4 Rip Radcliff .339
5 Cecil Travis .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 44
2 Hank Greenberg 40
3 Joe DiMaggio 36
3 Rudy York 36
5 Jimmie Foxx 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 151
2 Hank Greenberg 148
3 Johnny Mize 145
4 Rudy York 144
5 Frank McCormick 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 33
2 Lonny Frey 24
3 Stan Hack 20
3 Gee Walker 20
5 Joe Gordon 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 2.38
2 Claude Passeau 2.57
3 Bucky Walters 2.57
4 Rip Sewell 2.82
5 Luke Hamlin 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 28
2 Bucky Walters 22
3 Bobo Newsom 21
4 Claude Passeau 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 260
2 Bobo Newsom 177
3 Kirby Higbe 139
4 Johnny Rigney 134
5 Whit Wyatt 129

Saves

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