On This Day

Monday, May 19, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 23 11 .676 --
White Sox 17 11 .607 3.0
Tigers 16 14 .533 5.0
Yankees 16 17 .485 6.5
Red Sox 13 14 .481 6.5
Senators 14 18 .438 8.0
Athletics 12 18 .400 9.0
Browns 10 18 .357 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 20 8 .714 --
Dodgers 22 9 .710 -0.5
Giants 16 12 .571 4.0
Cubs 12 15 .444 7.5
Reds 12 17 .414 8.5
Braves 12 17 .414 8.5
Pirates 10 15 .400 8.5
Phillies 9 20 .310 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frankie Hayes 4
2 Phil Cavarretta 3
2 Sam Chapman 3
2 Bama Rowell 3
5 20 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Al Milnar 1
1 Bill Nicholson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Claude Passeau 5
2 Frankie Hayes 3
2 Bill Nicholson 3
2 Taffy Wright 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Aleno 1
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 Wally Moses 1
1 Pat Mullin 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Gorsica 0.50
2 Eddie Smith 0.42
3 Al Milnar 0.38
4 Johnny Vander Meer 0.35
5 Max Butcher 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Butcher 1
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 Johnny Gorsica 1
1 Les McCrabb 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 6
2 Al Milnar 5
2 Eddie Smith 5
4 Johnny Gorsica 3
5 7 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Travis .393
2 Arky Vaughan .384
3 Joe Cronin .376
4 Bill Dickey .375
5 Dick Siebert .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 8
2 Dolph Camilli 7
2 Joe Gordon 7
2 Jeff Heath 7
2 3 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 Denny Galehouse 1.53
2 Tom Ferrick 1.72
3 Bucky Walters 1.86
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 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 57
2 Johnny Vander Meer 51
3 Mort Cooper 48
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 Stan Hack .444
2 Johnny Cooney .432
2 Billy Herman .432
4 George Case .404
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Ted Williams 4
3 Lou Boudreau 3
3 Nick Etten 3
3 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Taffy Wright 20
2 Frankie Hayes 16
3 Sam Chapman 15
4 Mickey Vernon 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
2 Lee Handley 3
3 Ben Chapman 2
3 Lonny Frey 2
3 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Melton 0.00
2 Denny Galehouse 0.98
3 Hal Schumacher 1.00
4 Tom Ferrick 1.13
5 Bill Lee 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Denny Galehouse 3
1 Whit Wyatt 3
4 Jim Bagby 2
4 14 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 28
2 Johnny Vander Meer 21
3 Mort Cooper 19
4 Johnny Rigney 18
4 Whit Wyatt 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nels Potter 2
2 Joe Beggs 1
2 Clint Brown 1
2 Jumbo Brown 1
2 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .351
2 Joe DiMaggio .346
3 Ted Williams .344
4 Barney McCosky .341
5 Hank Greenberg .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 40
2 Rudy York 38
3 Joe DiMaggio 36
4 Johnny Mize 35
5 Joe Gordon 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 155
2 Joe DiMaggio 152
3 Hank Greenberg 148
4 Johnny Mize 133
5 Joe Cronin 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 31
2 Lonny Frey 23
3 Stan Hack 21
4 Terry Moore 17
4 Billy Werber 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Passeau 2.38
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 Claude Passeau 21
2 Bucky Walters 21
4 Paul Derringer 20
4 Bobo Newsom 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 273
2 Bobo Newsom 173
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 Joe Beggs 8
5 3 tied 7