On This Day

Tuesday, May 20, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	23	12	.657	--
White Sox	18	11	.621	2.0
Tigers	16	15	.516	5.0
Red Sox	14	14	.500	5.5
Yankees	17	17	.500	5.5
Senators	14	19	.424	8.0
Athletics	13	18	.419	8.0
Browns	10	19	.345	10.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Tigers 2

Yankees 10, Browns 9

Athletics 6, Indians 5

White Sox 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	20	9	.690	--
Dodgers	22	10	.688	-0.5
Giants	16	13	.552	4.0
Cubs	13	15	.464	6.5
Reds	13	17	.433	7.5
Pirates	11	15	.423	7.5
Braves	12	18	.400	8.5
Phillies	10	20	.333	10.5

Games

Cubs 9, Dodgers 1

Pirates 7, Giants 5

Phillies 6, Cardinals 4

Reds 9, Braves 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harlond Clift	3
1	Roy Cullenbine	3
1	Bill Dickey	3
1	Johnny Lucadello	3
1	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	2
2	Roy Cullenbine	1
2	Bill Dickey	1
2	Jeff Heath	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harlond Clift	4
1	Ernie Koy	4
1	Frank McCormick	4
1	Johnny Mize	4
1	Lou Stringer	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Lewis	1
1	Terry Moore	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Earl Johnson	1.00
2	Kirby Higbe	0.50
2	Red Ruffing	0.50
4	Dick Errickson	0.33
4	2 others tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Norm Branch	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	Earl Johnson	1
1	Bob Klinger	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Johnson	6
2	Kirby Higbe	4
2	Red Ruffing	4
2	Clyde Shoun	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Dickey	.391
2	Arky Vaughan	.389
3	Cecil Travis	.383
4	Jeff Heath	.371
5	Joe Cronin	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jeff Heath	8
1	Mel Ott	8
1	Rudy York	8
4	Dolph Camilli	7
4	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	32
1	Rudy York	32
3	Joe Gordon	31
4	Bobby Doerr	29
5	2 tied	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	1.62
3	Bucky Walters	1.86
4	Whit Wyatt	2.21
5	Bill Lohrman	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	7
1	Whit Wyatt	7
3	Hugh Casey	5
3	Al Milnar	5
5	11 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	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.447
2	Stan Hack	.429
3	Johnny Cooney	.425
4	Johnny Rucker	.421
5	Roy Cullenbine	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	4
1	Jeff Heath	4
1	Ted Williams	4
4	Harlond Clift	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Taffy Wright	20
2	Frankie Hayes	16
3	Sam Chapman	15
4	Roy Cullenbine	14
5	2 tied	13

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	0.48
2	Denny Galehouse	0.98
3	Tom Ferrick	1.00
4	Bill Lee	1.50
4	Eddie Smith	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny Galehouse	3
1	Bill Lee	3
1	Whit Wyatt	3
4	Jim Bagby	2
4	16 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	21
2	Mort Cooper	19
3	Johnny Rigney	18
3	Whit Wyatt	18
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nels Potter	2
2	Joe Beggs	1
2	Clint Brown	1
2	Jumbo Brown	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Dickey	.423
2	Roy Cullenbine	.406
3	Cecil Travis	.380
4	Gee Walker	.366
5	Enos Slaughter	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jeff Heath	8
2	Joe Gordon	7
2	Mel Ott	7
2	Rudy York	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	31
2	Joe Gordon	28
2	Charlie Keller	28
4	Frankie Hayes	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	7
2	George Case	5
2	Dom DiMaggio	5
4	Lee Handley	4
4	Billy Werber	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	1.45
2	Denny Galehouse	1.53
3	Eddie Smith	1.64
4	Tom Ferrick	1.78
5	Whit Wyatt	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
1	Whit Wyatt	6
3	Hugh Casey	5
4	Mel Harder	4
4	5 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	49
2	Johnny Vander Meer	43
3	Mort Cooper	41
4	Whit Wyatt	38
5	Bobo Newsom	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	4
1	Ira Hutchinson	4
3	Clint Brown	3
3	Tom Ferrick	3
5	4 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.349
2	Joe DiMaggio	.345
3	Ted Williams	.344
4	Barney McCosky	.341
5	Hank Greenberg	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	40
2	Rudy York	39
3	Joe DiMaggio	36
4	Joe Gordon	34
4	Johnny Mize	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	157
2	Joe DiMaggio	153
3	Hank Greenberg	148
4	Johnny Mize	135
5	Frank McCormick	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	31
2	Lonny Frey	23
3	Stan Hack	21
4	Terry Moore	18
5	Billy Werber	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Passeau	2.39
2	Bucky Walters	2.44
3	Bob Feller	2.73
4	Johnny Rigney	2.76
5	Ted Lyons	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	29
2	Claude Passeau	21
3	Paul Derringer	20
3	Bobo Newsom	20
3	Bucky Walters	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	267
2	Bobo Newsom	173
3	Whit Wyatt	149
4	Kirby Higbe	142
4	Johnny Rigney	142

Saves

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