On This Day

Wednesday, May 7, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 16 6 .727 --
Yankees 13 10 .565 3.5
Red Sox 10 8 .556 4.0
Tigers 11 9 .550 4.0
White Sox 10 9 .526 4.5
Senators 8 13 .381 7.5
Athletics 6 13 .316 8.5
Browns 5 11 .313 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 15 5 .750 --
Dodgers 17 6 .739 -0.5
Giants 10 9 .526 4.5
Reds 9 11 .450 6.0
Braves 9 11 .450 6.0
Cubs 6 11 .353 7.5
Pirates 6 12 .333 8.0
Phillies 7 14 .333 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Cooney 5
2 Roy Cullenbine 4
3 Frenchy Bordagaray 3
3 Doc Cramer 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Lee 2
1 Ted Williams 2
3 Roy Cullenbine 1
3 Vince DiMaggio 1
3 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Cullenbine 4
1 Max West 4
3 Sam Chapman 3
3 Vince DiMaggio 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Joost 1
1 Sibby Sisti 1
1 Mickey Vernon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sid Hudson 0.67
1 Johnny Rigney 0.67
3 Bill Lee 0.62
4 Hal Schumacher 0.57
5 Johnny Allen 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Sid Hudson 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Marius Russo 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Rigney 8
2 Sid Hudson 6
2 Marius Russo 6
4 Johnny Allen 5
4 Bill Lee 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Travis .464
2 Enos Slaughter .398
3 Jeff Heath .397
4 Joe Cronin .386
5 Dom DiMaggio .382

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 Charlie Keller 26
2 Joe Gordon 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 Bucky Walters 1.40
3 Paul Erickson 1.71
4 Sam Nahem 1.89
5 Thornton Lee 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 5
1 Whit Wyatt 5
3 Hugh Casey 4
3 Bill Dietrich 4
3 2 others tied 4

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .447
2 Johnny Cooney .405
3 Enos Slaughter .404
4 Cecil Travis .395
5 Bill Dickey .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dixie Walker 5
2 Dolph Camilli 4
2 Cecil Travis 4
2 Rudy York 4
2 Babe Young 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 19
2 Charlie Keller 17
3 Babe Young 16
4 Joe Gordon 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonny Frey 6
2 Billy Werber 3
3 Lou Boudreau 2
3 Harlond Clift 2
3 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 0.71
2 Curt Davis 0.90
3 Joe Sullivan 1.23
4 Luke Hamlin 1.29
5 Eddie Smith 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 4
1 Bucky Walters 4
1 Whit Wyatt 4
4 Marius Russo 3
5 21 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 33
2 Whit Wyatt 27
3 Johnny Vander Meer 21
4 Bucky Walters 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ira Hutchinson 3
2 Al Benton 2
2 Clint Brown 2
2 Tom Ferrick 2
2 Joe Heving 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .348
2 Joe DiMaggio .344
3 Ted Williams .343
4 Hank Greenberg .342
5 Barney McCosky .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 43
2 Hank Greenberg 41
3 Rudy York 37
4 Joe DiMaggio 36
5 Joe Gordon 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 152
2 Rudy York 150
3 Hank Greenberg 149
4 Johnny Mize 143
5 Frank McCormick 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 30
2 Lonny Frey 24
3 Stan Hack 20
4 Joe Gordon 18
4 Gee Walker 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Passeau 2.42
2 Bucky Walters 2.46
3 Bob Feller 2.50
4 Luke Hamlin 2.87
5 Ted Lyons 2.92

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 271
2 Bobo Newsom 175
3 Kirby Higbe 144
4 Whit Wyatt 142
5 Johnny Rigney 139

Saves

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