On This Day

Sunday, May 18, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 23 10 .697 --
White Sox 16 11 .593 4.0
Tigers 15 14 .517 6.0
Red Sox 13 13 .500 6.5
Yankees 16 16 .500 6.5
Senators 14 17 .452 8.0
Athletics 11 18 .379 10.0
Browns 9 18 .333 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 22 8 .733 --
Cardinals 20 8 .714 1.0
Giants 16 11 .593 4.5
Braves 12 16 .429 9.0
Cubs 11 15 .423 9.0
Reds 11 17 .393 10.0
Pirates 9 15 .375 10.0
Phillies 9 20 .310 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Brown 4
1 Taffy Wright 4
3 Frank Croucher 3
3 Joe DiMaggio 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Frankie Hayes 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Gordon 5
2 Taffy Wright 4
3 Bob Johnson 3
3 Terry Moore 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Handley 1
1 Mike Kreevich 1
1 Chet Laabs 1
1 Johnny Lucadello 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Derringer 1.00
2 Mort Cooper 0.71
3 Bobo Newsom 0.56
4 Whit Wyatt 0.50
5 Lefty Gomez 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ace Adams 1
1 Al Benton 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Tom Ferrick 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Derringer 9
2 Whit Wyatt 6
3 Al Benton 5
3 Mort Cooper 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 1
1 Thornton Lee 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Travis .398
2 Arky Vaughan .386
3 Joe Cronin .382
4 Bill Dickey .376
5 Dick Siebert .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 8
2 Dolph Camilli 7
2 Joe Gordon 7
2 Jeff Heath 7
2 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 32
2 Joe Gordon 31
3 Rudy York 30
4 Bobby Doerr 29
5 Cecil Travis 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonny Frey 7
2 Dom DiMaggio 6
3 George Case 5
4 Lee Handley 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Ferrick 1.72
2 Bucky Walters 1.86
3 Luke Hamlin 1.87
4 Whit Wyatt 2.21
5 Mel Harder 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 7
1 Whit Wyatt 7
3 Hugh Casey 5
3 Al Milnar 5
5 8 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 57
2 Mort Cooper 48
3 Johnny Vander Meer 45
4 Whit Wyatt 41
5 Bobo Newsom 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 4
1 Ira Hutchinson 4
3 Al Benton 3
3 Clint Brown 3
3 Jumbo Brown 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Cooney .438
2 Roy Cullenbine .417
2 Arky Vaughan .417
4 Myril Hoag .413
5 2 tied .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Lou Boudreau 3
2 Nick Etten 3
2 Frankie Hayes 3
2 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Taffy Wright 18
2 Sam Chapman 15
3 Frankie Hayes 13
3 Jim Tabor 13
3 Mickey Vernon 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Lee Handley 3
3 Ben Chapman 2
3 Dom DiMaggio 2
3 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Galehouse 0.96
2 Tom Ferrick 1.00
2 Hal Schumacher 1.00
4 Cliff Melton 1.38
5 Bill Lee 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Cliff Melton 3
1 Whit Wyatt 3
4 Jim Bagby 2
4 12 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 28
2 Mort Cooper 26
3 Johnny Rigney 18
3 Whit Wyatt 18
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Nels Potter 2
3 Jumbo Brown 1
3 Alex Carrasquel 1
3 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .349
2 Joe DiMaggio .347
3 Ted Williams .344
4 Hank Greenberg .341
5 Barney McCosky .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 40
2 Rudy York 38
3 Johnny Mize 37
4 Joe DiMaggio 36
5 Joe Gordon 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 156
2 Joe DiMaggio 152
3 Hank Greenberg 148
4 Johnny Mize 135
5 Joe Cronin 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 31
2 Lonny Frey 23
3 Stan Hack 21
4 Joe Gordon 17
4 2 others tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Passeau 2.43
2 Bucky Walters 2.49
3 Bob Feller 2.68
4 Johnny Rigney 2.76
5 Whit Wyatt 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 30
2 Bobo Newsom 21
2 Bucky Walters 21
4 Paul Derringer 20
4 Claude Passeau 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 273
2 Bobo Newsom 180
3 Whit Wyatt 149
4 Johnny Rigney 142
5 Kirby Higbe 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 16
2 Clint Brown 12
3 Johnny Murphy 10
4 Jumbo Brown 8
5 3 tied 7