On This Day

Friday, May 2, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 13 4 .765 --
White Sox 10 5 .667 2.0
Yankees 11 7 .611 2.5
Red Sox 8 7 .533 4.0
Tigers 7 8 .467 5.0
Senators 6 10 .375 6.5
Athletics 4 11 .267 8.0
Browns 3 10 .231 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 12 3 .800 --
Dodgers 14 5 .737 0.0
Giants 8 7 .533 4.0
Reds 8 8 .500 4.5
Braves 6 9 .400 6.0
Cubs 5 8 .385 6.0
Phillies 5 12 .294 8.0
Pirates 4 10 .286 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Gehringer 4
2 Frank Croucher 3
2 Jeff Heath 3
2 Ken Keltner 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Wally Judnich 1
1 Billy Jurges 1
1 Mel Ott 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Ferrell 4
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Jeff Heath 3
2 Joe Kuhel 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Roy Cullenbine 1
1 Clyde McCullough 1
1 Jo-Jo Moore 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whit Wyatt 0.89
2 Schoolboy Rowe 0.71
3 Howie Krist 0.67
4 Red Ruffing 0.50
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Sid Hudson 1
1 Howie Krist 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 8
2 Sid Hudson 5
2 Schoolboy Rowe 5
4 Harry Gumbert 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Travis .521
2 Jeff Heath .417
3 Dom DiMaggio .406
4 Cookie Lavagetto .403
5 Billy Jurges .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 7
2 Joe DiMaggio 5
2 Frank McCormick 5
2 Bill Nicholson 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 23
2 Bobby Doerr 22
3 Joe DiMaggio 20
3 Joe Gordon 20
5 Dolph Camilli 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonny Frey 5
2 Dom DiMaggio 4
3 Pete Fox 3
3 Chet Laabs 3
3 Billy Werber 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luke Hamlin 1.00
2 Thornton Lee 1.38
3 Larry French 1.71
4 Bucky Walters 1.75
5 Johnny Vander Meer 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 4
1 Bill Dietrich 4
1 Bob Feller 4
1 Whit Wyatt 4
5 6 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 30
2 Bob Feller 29
3 Whit Wyatt 23
4 Mort Cooper 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 3
1 Ira Hutchinson 3
3 Al Benton 2
3 Jumbo Brown 2
5 11 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .352
2 Luke Appling .352
3 Ted Williams .344
4 Hank Greenberg .337
5 Cecil Travis .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 44
2 Hank Greenberg 40
3 Rudy York 37
4 Joe DiMaggio 36
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 152
2 Hank Greenberg 150
3 Rudy York 147
4 Johnny Mize 145
5 Frank McCormick 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 32
2 Lonny Frey 24
3 Stan Hack 20
4 Gee Walker 19
5 Joe Gordon 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Passeau 2.37
2 Bucky Walters 2.52
3 Bob Feller 2.53
4 Luke Hamlin 2.88
5 Rip Sewell 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 29
2 Bucky Walters 22
3 Bobo Newsom 21
4 Claude Passeau 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 267
2 Bobo Newsom 175
3 Kirby Higbe 139
4 Whit Wyatt 137
5 Johnny Rigney 132

Saves

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