On This Day

Wednesday, May 14, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 20 9 .690 --
Red Sox 13 9 .591 3.5
White Sox 13 10 .565 4.0
Yankees 14 14 .500 5.5
Senators 12 15 .444 7.0
Tigers 11 14 .440 7.0
Athletics 10 15 .400 8.0
Browns 8 15 .348 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 22 6 .786 --
Cardinals 18 6 .750 2.0
Giants 12 11 .522 7.5
Cubs 10 12 .455 9.0
Braves 10 14 .417 10.0
Reds 10 15 .400 10.5
Pirates 8 14 .364 11.0
Phillies 7 19 .269 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Arky Vaughan 4
2 Luke Appling 3
2 Jimmy Bloodworth 3
2 Bruce Campbell 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Soup Campbell 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Gene Desautels 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 4
1 Rip Radcliff 4
3 Nick Etten 3
3 Frankie Hayes 3
3 Johnny Lucadello 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bruce Campbell 1
1 George Case 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Rip Radcliff 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ruffing 0.62
2 Whit Wyatt 0.33
3 Bill Dietrich 0.18
4 Mel Harder 0.12
4 Tommy Hughes 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Bob Harris 1
1 Bob Klinger 1
1 Dick Newsome 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 5
2 Russ Bauers 4
3 Chubby Dean 3
3 Whit Wyatt 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Oscar Judd 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Travis .411
2 Joe Cronin .408
3 Billy Jurges .395
4 Arky Vaughan .395
5 Enos Slaughter .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 7
1 Bob Johnson 7
1 Mel Ott 7
4 Joe Gordon 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 28
2 Rudy York 27
3 Joe Cronin 25
3 Bobby Doerr 25
3 Joe Gordon 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 6
1 Lonny Frey 6
3 George Case 4
3 Billy Werber 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 1.83
2 Luke Hamlin 1.87
3 Whit Wyatt 2.15
4 Bill Lohrman 2.22
5 Tommy Bridges 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whit Wyatt 7
2 Bob Feller 6
3 Hugh Casey 5
4 Mort Cooper 4
4 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 51
2 Johnny Vander Meer 45
3 Mort Cooper 43
4 Whit Wyatt 35
5 Bobo Newsom 29

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 .469
2 Roy Cullenbine .462
3 Luke Appling .425
4 Joe Cronin .424
5 Dom DiMaggio .405

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 18
2 Mickey Vernon 16
3 Dick Siebert 14
4 Sam Chapman 12
4 7 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
2 Dom DiMaggio 3
2 Billy Werber 3
4 Ben Chapman 2
4 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 1.00
2 Lon Warneke 1.07
3 Dutch Leonard 1.33
4 Bucky Walters 1.55
5 Bill Lohrman 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whit Wyatt 4
2 Bob Feller 3
2 Sid Hudson 3
2 Dutch Leonard 3
5 19 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 29
2 Johnny Vander Meer 23
3 Mort Cooper 21
4 Whit Wyatt 20
5 Sid Hudson 16

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .352
2 Joe DiMaggio .345
3 Ted Williams .341
4 Hank Greenberg .341
5 Barney McCosky .338

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 153
2 Joe DiMaggio 151
3 Hank Greenberg 148
4 Johnny Mize 135
5 2 tied 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 30
2 Lonny Frey 22
3 Stan Hack 21
4 Terry Moore 17
4 Billy Werber 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Passeau 2.36
2 Bucky Walters 2.55
3 Bob Feller 2.66
4 Rip Sewell 2.82
5 Hugh Casey 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 29
2 Bobo Newsom 21
2 Claude Passeau 21
2 Bucky Walters 21
5 Whit Wyatt 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 274
2 Bobo Newsom 175
3 Whit Wyatt 145
4 Kirby Higbe 142
4 Johnny Rigney 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 16
2 Clint Brown 11
3 Johnny Murphy 10
4 Joe Beggs 7
4 3 others tied 7