On This Day

Thursday, May 15, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 21 9 .700 --
White Sox 14 10 .583 4.0
Red Sox 13 10 .565 4.5
Yankees 14 15 .483 6.5
Tigers 12 14 .462 7.0
Senators 12 16 .429 8.0
Athletics 10 16 .385 9.0
Browns 9 15 .375 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 22 6 .786 --
Cardinals 18 7 .720 2.5
Giants 13 11 .542 7.0
Braves 11 14 .440 9.5
Cubs 10 13 .435 9.5
Reds 10 16 .385 11.0
Pirates 8 14 .364 11.0
Phillies 8 19 .296 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Cooney 4
1 Myril Hoag 4
1 Bill Knickerbocker 4
1 Pat Mullin 4
5 5 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Knickerbocker 1
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 Frank McCormick 1
1 Birdie Tebbetts 1
1 Taffy Wright 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Taffy Wright 4
2 Bobby Doerr 3
2 Denny Galehouse 3
2 Bill Knickerbocker 3
2 Birdie Tebbetts 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Morrie Arnovich 1
1 Bobby Bragan 1
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Eddie Joost 1
1 Mickey Livingston 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Denny Galehouse 1.25
2 Hal Schumacher 0.55
3 Tiny Bonham 0.50
4 Claude Passeau 0.40
4 Eddie Smith 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Crouch 1
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 Hank LaManna 1
1 Al Milnar 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Schumacher 6
2 Denny Galehouse 5
3 Tiny Bonham 4
3 Earl Johnson 4
3 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Art Johnson 1
1 Ike Pearson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Travis .394
2 Enos Slaughter .388
3 Joe Cronin .387
4 Dick Siebert .384
5 Billy Jurges .382

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 28
1 Charlie Keller 28
1 Rudy York 28
4 Joe Cronin 25
4 Joe Gordon 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonny Frey 7
2 Dom DiMaggio 6
3 George Case 4
3 Billy Werber 4
5 5 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
3 Al Milnar 5
5 7 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 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .477
2 Roy Cullenbine .476
3 Johnny Cooney .439
4 Dick Siebert .407
5 3 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Travis 5
2 Bob Johnson 4
3 Lou Boudreau 3
3 Nick Etten 3
3 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Vernon 16
2 Rudy York 14
3 Dick Siebert 13
4 Joe Cronin 12
4 5 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
2 Dom DiMaggio 3
3 Ben Chapman 2
3 Roy Cullenbine 2
3 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Galehouse 0.96
2 Ted Lyons 1.00
2 Hal Schumacher 1.00
4 Lon Warneke 1.07
5 Dutch Leonard 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whit Wyatt 4
2 Bob Feller 3
2 Sid Hudson 3
2 Dutch Leonard 3
2 Al Milnar 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 29
2 Mort Cooper 21
3 Whit Wyatt 20
4 Sid Hudson 16
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 2
1 Nels Potter 2
3 Al Benton 1
3 Clint Brown 1
3 12 others tied 1

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 Barney McCosky .340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 154
2 Joe DiMaggio 152
3 Hank Greenberg 148
4 Johnny Mize 135
5 Frank McCormick 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 30
2 Lonny Frey 23
3 Stan Hack 21
4 Terry Moore 17
4 Billy Werber 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Passeau 2.35
2 Bucky Walters 2.50
3 Bob Feller 2.57
4 Johnny Rigney 2.78
5 Rip Sewell 2.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 267
2 Bobo Newsom 175
3 Whit Wyatt 145
4 Kirby Higbe 142
5 Johnny Rigney 137

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