On This Day

Friday, May 16, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 22 9 .710 --
White Sox 14 11 .560 5.0
Red Sox 13 11 .542 5.5
Yankees 15 15 .500 6.5
Tigers 13 14 .481 7.0
Senators 13 16 .448 8.0
Athletics 10 17 .370 10.0
Browns 9 16 .360 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 22 7 .759 --
Cardinals 19 7 .731 1.5
Giants 14 11 .560 6.0
Braves 11 15 .423 9.5
Cubs 10 14 .417 9.5
Pirates 9 14 .391 10.0
Reds 10 16 .385 10.5
Phillies 8 19 .296 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 4
1 Mickey Vernon 4
3 Johnny Berardino 3
3 Soup Campbell 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Elbie Fletcher 1
1 Charlie Keller 1
1 Pat Mullin 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 3
1 Gee Walker 3
3 Johnny Berardino 2
3 Elbie Fletcher 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Marv Breuer 0.44
2 Bill Lohrman 0.40
3 Thornton Lee 0.38
3 Dutch Leonard 0.38
5 Mickey Harris 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Anderson 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Harris 5
1 Thornton Lee 5
1 Dutch Leonard 5
4 Marv Breuer 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cronin .405
2 Cecil Travis .398
3 Arky Vaughan .392
4 Dick Siebert .379
5 Enos Slaughter .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 8
2 Dolph Camilli 7
2 Bob Johnson 7
4 Joe DiMaggio 6
4 6 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 30
2 Bobby Doerr 28
2 Rudy York 28
4 Joe Cronin 26
4 Joe Gordon 26

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 Tom Ferrick 2.03
4 Whit Wyatt 2.15
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 .452
2 Gee Walker .436
3 Roy Cullenbine .435
4 Joe Cronin .429
5 Johnny Cooney .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 4
1 Cecil Travis 4
3 Lou Boudreau 3
3 Nick Etten 3
3 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Siebert 14
1 Mickey Vernon 14
3 Taffy Wright 13
4 Sam Chapman 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Galehouse 0.96
2 Ted Lyons 1.00
2 Hal Schumacher 1.00
4 Tom Ferrick 1.35
5 Lon Warneke 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whit Wyatt 4
2 Sid Hudson 3
2 Al Milnar 3
4 Jim Bagby 2
4 16 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 22
2 Mort Cooper 21
3 Thornton Lee 20
3 Whit Wyatt 20
5 Sid Hudson 16

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 .348
2 Joe DiMaggio .345
3 Ted Williams .342
4 Hank Greenberg .341
5 Barney McCosky .340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 154
2 Joe DiMaggio 153
3 Hank Greenberg 148
4 Johnny Mize 134
5 2 tied 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 140
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