On This Day

Sunday, May 11, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 18 9 .667 --
Red Sox 11 8 .579 3.0
White Sox 12 9 .571 3.0
Yankees 14 11 .560 3.0
Tigers 11 12 .478 5.0
Athletics 9 13 .409 6.5
Senators 9 15 .375 7.5
Browns 7 14 .333 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 20 6 .769 --
Cardinals 16 6 .727 2.0
Giants 12 10 .545 6.0
Reds 10 12 .455 8.0
Braves 10 13 .435 8.5
Cubs 8 12 .400 9.0
Pirates 6 13 .316 10.5
Phillies 7 17 .292 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chet Laabs 5
1 Alan Strange 5
1 Hal Trosky 5
4 Sam Chapman 4
4 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Nick Etten 1
1 Ned Harris 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Tabor 5
2 Nick Etten 4
3 Sam Chapman 3
3 Doc Cramer 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Gustine 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 Myril Hoag 1
1 Mike McCormick 1
1 Pat Mullin 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Claude Passeau 0.75
2 Johnny Allen 0.50
3 Johnny Vander Meer 0.40
4 Ted Lyons 0.38
5 Earl Johnson 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Chubby Dean 1
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 Kirby Higbe 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Allen 5
1 Earl Johnson 5
1 Ted Lyons 5
4 Sam Nahem 4
4 Johnny Vander Meer 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Eisenstat 1
1 Ira Hutchinson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Travis .422
2 Joe Cronin .410
3 Dom DiMaggio .390
3 Billy Jurges .390
5 2 tied .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 7
1 Mel Ott 7
3 Joe Gordon 6
3 Bob Johnson 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 27
2 Bobby Doerr 25
2 Joe Gordon 25
2 Rudy York 25
5 Cecil Travis 23

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 Johnny Vander Meer 45
2 Bob Feller 42
3 Mort Cooper 38
4 Whit Wyatt 32
5 Bobo Newsom 27

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .463
2 Johnny Mize .439
3 Johnny Cooney .432
4 Luke Appling .415
4 Billy Herman .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Travis 5
2 Dixie Walker 4
3 Lou Boudreau 3
3 Joe Gordon 3
3 11 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 16
2 Jeff Heath 14
3 Cecil Travis 13
3 Babe Young 13
5 6 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 0.55
2 Bucky Walters 0.93
3 Ted Lyons 1.00
4 Dutch Leonard 1.50
5 2 tied 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whit Wyatt 4
2 Bob Feller 3
2 Al Milnar 3
2 Bucky Walters 3
5 20 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 27
2 Bob Feller 25
3 Mort Cooper 24
4 Johnny Vander Meer 23
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 3
1 Ira Hutchinson 3
3 Al Benton 2
3 Nels Potter 2
5 10 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .347
2 Luke Appling .347
3 Ted Williams .346
4 Hank Greenberg .341
5 Cecil Travis .337

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 140
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 2.45
2 Bucky Walters 2.51
3 Bob Feller 2.74
4 Ted Lyons 2.83
5 Jim Turner 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 28
2 Bobo Newsom 21
2 Claude Passeau 21
2 Bucky Walters 21
5 Paul Derringer 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 265
2 Bobo Newsom 173
3 Kirby Higbe 145
4 Whit Wyatt 142
5 Johnny Rigney 137

Saves

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