On This Day

Tuesday, May 6, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 16 5 .762 --
Tigers 11 8 .579 4.0
White Sox 10 8 .556 4.5
Yankees 12 10 .545 4.5
Red Sox 9 8 .529 5.0
Senators 7 13 .350 8.5
Athletics 6 12 .333 8.5
Browns 4 11 .267 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 15 4 .789 --
Dodgers 16 6 .727 0.5
Giants 10 8 .556 4.5
Reds 8 11 .421 7.0
Braves 8 11 .421 7.0
Pirates 6 11 .353 8.0
Phillies 7 13 .350 8.5
Cubs 5 11 .313 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Herman 4
2 Bruce Campbell 3
2 Lee Handley 3
2 Jo-Jo Moore 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Campbell 2
1 Hank Greenberg 2
1 Dixie Walker 2
4 Bobby Bragan 1
4 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Walker 5
2 Hank Greenberg 3
2 Hank Leiber 3
2 Jerry Priddy 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Lonny Frey 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Vander Meer 1.00
2 Carl Hubbell 0.78
3 Johnny Grodzicki 0.71
4 Cy Blanton 0.60
5 Dutch Leonard 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 Johnny Gorsica 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 11
2 Carl Hubbell 7
2 Whit Wyatt 7
4 Dutch Leonard 6
5 Johnny Grodzicki 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank LaManna 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Travis .477
2 Joe Cronin .415
3 Enos Slaughter .413
4 Jeff Heath .407
5 Dom DiMaggio .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 7
2 Joe Gordon 6
2 Bill Nicholson 6
2 Mel Ott 6
2 Rudy York 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Gordon 25
1 Charlie Keller 25
3 Bobby Doerr 24
3 Rudy York 24
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonny Frey 6
2 Dom DiMaggio 5
3 Pete Fox 3
3 Chet Laabs 3
3 Billy Werber 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luke Hamlin 0.90
2 Paul Erickson 1.71
3 Bucky Walters 1.75
4 Sam Nahem 1.89
5 Schoolboy Rowe 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 5
1 Whit Wyatt 5
3 Hugh Casey 4
3 Bill Dietrich 4
5 11 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 41
1 Johnny Vander Meer 41
3 Whit Wyatt 30
4 Mort Cooper 29
5 Bobo Newsom 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 3
1 Joe Heving 3
1 Ira Hutchinson 3
4 Clint Brown 2
4 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .351
2 Joe DiMaggio .346
3 Hank Greenberg .344
4 Ted Williams .341
5 Barney McCosky .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 43
2 Hank Greenberg 42
3 Rudy York 37
4 Joe DiMaggio 36
5 Joe Gordon 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 152
1 Hank Greenberg 152
3 Rudy York 150
4 Johnny Mize 143
5 Frank McCormick 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 31
2 Lonny Frey 24
3 Stan Hack 20
4 Gee Walker 19
5 Joe Gordon 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Passeau 2.42
2 Bob Feller 2.50
3 Bucky Walters 2.54
4 Luke Hamlin 2.83
5 Ted Lyons 2.92

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 271
2 Bobo Newsom 175
3 Kirby Higbe 142
3 Whit Wyatt 142
5 Johnny Rigney 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 17
2 Clint Brown 12
3 Johnny Murphy 9
4 Jumbo Brown 8
5 3 tied 7