On This Day

Monday, May 12, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 18 9 .667 --
Red Sox 12 8 .600 2.5
White Sox 12 9 .571 3.0
Yankees 14 12 .538 3.5
Tigers 11 12 .478 5.0
Senators 10 15 .400 7.0
Athletics 9 14 .391 7.0
Browns 7 14 .333 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 20 6 .769 --
Cardinals 17 6 .739 1.5
Giants 12 10 .545 6.0
Reds 10 13 .435 8.5
Braves 10 13 .435 8.5
Cubs 9 12 .429 8.5
Pirates 6 14 .300 11.0
Phillies 7 17 .292 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Brown 3
1 Gus Mancuso 3
1 Lou Novikoff 3
1 Buddy Rosar 3
5 13 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Mickey Vernon 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 4
2 Dom Dallessandro 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
4 Jimmy Bloodworth 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Billy Myers 1
1 Billy Werber 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Leonard 0.57
2 Lon Warneke 0.43
3 Lefty Grove 0.27
4 Lefty Gomez 0.18
4 2 others tied 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Lon Warneke 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 4
1 Dutch Leonard 4
3 Jim Turner 3
3 Lon Warneke 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Travis .425
2 Joe Cronin .406
3 Billy Jurges .390
4 Enos Slaughter .389
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 28
2 Bobby Doerr 25
2 Joe Gordon 25
2 Rudy York 25
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 6
1 Lonny Frey 6
3 Billy Werber 4
4 Pete Fox 3
4 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 4 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 Luke Appling .432
2 Arky Vaughan .432
3 Billy Herman .415
4 Johnny Cooney .410
5 Jeff Heath .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Travis 5
2 Dixie Walker 4
3 Lou Boudreau 3
3 Joe Gordon 3
3 10 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 16
2 Jim Tabor 13
2 Mickey Vernon 13
4 Roy Cullenbine 12
4 6 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 3
1 Lonny Frey 3
1 Billy Werber 3
4 George Case 2
4 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 0.45
2 Ted Lyons 1.00
3 Lon Warneke 1.07
4 Dutch Leonard 1.33
5 Tommy Hughes 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whit Wyatt 4
2 Dutch Leonard 3
2 Al Milnar 3
4 Cy Blanton 2
4 19 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 27
2 Johnny Vander Meer 23
3 Bob Feller 20
4 Mort Cooper 16
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 3
1 Ira Hutchinson 3
3 Al Benton 2
3 Nels Potter 2
5 9 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .349
2 Luke Appling .348
3 Ted Williams .345
4 Hank Greenberg .341
5 Cecil Travis .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 40
1 Johnny Mize 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 28
2 Lonny Frey 22
3 Stan Hack 20
4 Terry Moore 17
4 Billy Werber 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Passeau 2.36
2 Bucky Walters 2.51
3 Bob Feller 2.74
4 Ted Lyons 2.83
5 Johnny Rigney 2.96

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 142
3 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