On This Day

Saturday, May 10, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	17	8	.680	--
Yankees	14	10	.583	2.5
Red Sox	10	8	.556	3.5
White Sox	11	9	.550	3.5
Tigers	11	11	.500	4.5
Senators	9	14	.391	7.0
Athletics	8	13	.381	7.0
Browns	6	13	.316	8.0

Games

Indians 4, Browns 3

Athletics 8, Senators 7

White Sox 4, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	19	6	.760	--
Cardinals	15	6	.714	2.0
Giants	11	10	.524	6.0
Reds	10	11	.476	7.0
Braves	10	12	.455	7.5
Cubs	7	12	.368	9.0
Pirates	6	12	.333	9.5
Phillies	7	16	.304	11.0

Games

Reds 5, Cubs 1

Braves 11, Giants 3

Giants 4, Braves 2

Dodgers 4, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Herman	5
2	Billy Jurges	4
3	Soup Campbell	3
3	Ben Chapman	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Boudreau	1
1	Babe Dahlgren	1
1	Eddie Miller	1
1	Mel Ott	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Chapman	3
1	Babe Dahlgren	3
1	Mel Ott	3
4	Lou Boudreau	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Knickerbocker	2
2	Ray Berres	1
2	Ben Chapman	1
2	Pee Wee Reese	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Thornton Lee	0.75
1	Bill Lohrman	0.75
3	Bob Harris	0.50
4	Paul Derringer	0.33
4	2 others tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Thornton Lee	1
1	Bill Lohrman	1
1	Phil Marchildon	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Thornton Lee	6
2	Paul Derringer	4
2	Bob Harris	4
4	Tommy Hughes	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	1
1	Nels Potter	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cecil Travis	.436
2	Billy Jurges	.392
3	Enos Slaughter	.391
4	Jeff Heath	.387
5	Joe Cronin	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	7
1	Mel Ott	7
3	Joe Gordon	6
3	Bill Nicholson	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	27
2	Joe Gordon	25
2	Rudy York	25
4	Bobby Doerr	24
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	6
2	Dom DiMaggio	5
3	Pete Fox	3
3	Bill Knickerbocker	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	1.40
2	Paul Erickson	1.59
3	Luke Hamlin	1.87
4	Whit Wyatt	2.18
5	Bill Lohrman	2.22

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	42
2	Johnny Vander Meer	41
3	Mort Cooper	38
4	Whit Wyatt	32
5	Bobo Newsom	27

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Cooney	.439
2	Billy Jurges	.429
3	Luke Appling	.419
4	Bill Dickey	.417
5	Johnny Mize	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cecil Travis	5
1	Dixie Walker	5
3	Babe Young	4
4	Lou Boudreau	3
4	11 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	16
2	Charlie Keller	15
2	Babe Young	15
4	Jeff Heath	14
5	Joe Gordon	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	3
1	Bill Knickerbocker	3
1	Billy Werber	3
4	Lou Boudreau	2
4	8 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	0.55
2	Vern Olsen	0.69
3	Curt Davis	0.90
4	Bucky Walters	0.93
5	Joe Sullivan	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whit Wyatt	4
2	Bob Feller	3
2	Al Milnar	3
2	Bucky Walters	3
5	18 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whit Wyatt	27
2	Bob Feller	25
3	Mort Cooper	24
4	Johnny Vander Meer	21
5	Bobo Newsom	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	3
2	Al Benton	2
2	Clint Brown	2
2	Ira Hutchinson	2
2	Nels Potter	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.349
2	Joe DiMaggio	.344
3	Ted Williams	.343
4	Hank Greenberg	.341
5	Cecil Travis	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	41
2	Hank Greenberg	40
3	Rudy York	37
4	Joe DiMaggio	36
5	Joe Gordon	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	152
2	Rudy York	151
3	Hank Greenberg	148
4	Johnny Mize	139
5	Frank McCormick	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
2	Lonny Frey	24
3	Stan Hack	20
4	Joe Gordon	18
5	Terry Moore	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Passeau	2.49
2	Bucky Walters	2.51
3	Bob Feller	2.74
4	Jim Turner	2.92
5	Ted Lyons	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Bobo Newsom	22
3	Bucky Walters	21
4	Paul Derringer	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	265
2	Bobo Newsom	177
3	Kirby Higbe	144
3	Whit Wyatt	144
5	Johnny Rigney	139

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	16
2	Clint Brown	11
3	Johnny Murphy	10
4	Jumbo Brown	8
5	3 tied	7