On This Day

Wednesday, May 21, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	24	12	.667	--
White Sox	18	12	.600	3.0
Red Sox	15	14	.517	5.5
Yankees	18	17	.514	5.5
Tigers	16	16	.500	6.0
Athletics	14	18	.438	8.0
Senators	14	20	.412	9.0
Browns	10	20	.333	11.0

Games

Red Sox 8, Browns 6

Yankees 5, Tigers 4

Athletics 7, White Sox 6

Indians 4, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	21	9	.700	--
Dodgers	22	11	.667	0.5
Giants	17	13	.567	4.0
Cubs	14	15	.483	6.5
Pirates	12	15	.444	7.5
Reds	13	18	.419	8.5
Braves	12	19	.387	9.5
Phillies	10	21	.323	11.5

Games

Cubs 7, Phillies 3

Pirates 8, Braves 4

Cardinals 9, Dodgers 3

Giants 6, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Red Rolfe	4
1	Coaker Triplett	4
1	Ted Williams	4
4	Harlond Clift	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dario Lodigiani	2
2	Johnny Allen	1
2	Sam Chapman	1
2	Harlond Clift	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	4
2	Coaker Triplett	3
3	Phil Cavarretta	2
3	Harlond Clift	2
3	18 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	Stan Hack	1
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	Sibby Sisti	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	0.86
2	Paul Erickson	0.67
3	Atley Donald	0.64
4	Ken Chase	0.36
5	Jack Hallett	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Carpenter	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Lum Harris	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Atley Donald	7
2	Bob Feller	6
3	Ken Chase	5
4	Jack Hallett	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.383
2	Bill Dickey	.375
3	Cecil Travis	.374
4	Ted Williams	.369
5	Jeff Heath	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jeff Heath	8
1	Bill Nicholson	8
1	Mel Ott	8
1	Rudy York	8
5	5 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	32
1	Bill Nicholson	32
1	Rudy York	32
4	Joe Gordon	31
5	Bobby Doerr	29

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	1.62
2	Bucky Walters	2.13
3	Whit Wyatt	2.21
4	Eddie Smith	2.39
5	Johnny Rigney	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	8
2	Whit Wyatt	7
3	Hugh Casey	5
3	Al Milnar	5
5	11 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	63
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	.436
2	Stan Hack	.417
3	Ted Williams	.400
4	Johnny Rucker	.395
5	Roy Cullenbine	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	4
1	Jimmie Foxx	4
1	Frankie Hayes	4
1	Jeff Heath	4
1	Ted Williams	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Taffy Wright	20
2	Frankie Hayes	17
3	Sam Chapman	16
4	Roy Cullenbine	14
5	Bill Nicholson	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
2	Stan Hack	3
2	Lee Handley	3
4	Ben Chapman	2
4	9 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cliff Melton	0.48
2	Denny Galehouse	0.98
3	Tom Ferrick	1.00
4	Claude Passeau	1.33
5	2 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Denny Galehouse	3
1	Bill Lee	3
4	Jim Bagby	2
4	17 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	22
2	Mort Cooper	19
3	Johnny Rigney	18
4	Earl Johnson	15
5	Marius Russo	14

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.410
2	Bill Dickey	.402
3	Roy Cullenbine	.397
4	Ted Williams	.363
5	Jeff Heath	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jeff Heath	8
2	Frankie Hayes	7
2	Rudy York	7
4	Dolph Camilli	6
4	Dixie Walker	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	30
2	Charlie Keller	28
3	Frankie Hayes	26
3	Jeff Heath	26
5	Bill Nicholson	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	7
2	George Case	5
3	Billy Werber	4
4	Roy Cullenbine	3
4	9 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Denny Galehouse	1.53
2	Eddie Smith	1.64
3	Tom Ferrick	1.78
4	Bucky Walters	1.80
5	Whit Wyatt	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	7
2	Whit Wyatt	6
3	Hugh Casey	4
3	Thornton Lee	4
3	4 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	55
2	Johnny Vander Meer	43
3	Whit Wyatt	38
4	Mort Cooper	34
5	Bobo Newsom	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.347
2	Luke Appling	.346
3	Joe DiMaggio	.346
4	Barney McCosky	.342
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	156
2	Joe DiMaggio	154
3	Hank Greenberg	148
4	Johnny Mize	136
5	Frank McCormick	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	31
2	Lonny Frey	23
3	Stan Hack	22
4	Terry Moore	18
5	Billy Werber	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Passeau	2.39
2	Bucky Walters	2.49
3	Bob Feller	2.64
4	Ted Lyons	2.78
5	Johnny Rigney	2.84

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	273
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	11
3	Johnny Murphy	10
4	Joe Beggs	8
5	3 tied	7