On This Day

Saturday, May 24, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	27	12	.692	--
White Sox	20	14	.588	4.5
Yankees	20	17	.541	6.0
Tigers	18	18	.500	7.5
Red Sox	15	16	.484	8.0
Athletics	16	19	.457	9.0
Senators	14	23	.378	12.0
Browns	11	22	.333	13.0

Games

Indians 4, Browns 2

Tigers 1, White Sox 0

Yankees 7, Red Sox 6

Athletics 13, Senators 5

Athletics 6, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	24	9	.727	--
Dodgers	23	12	.657	2.0
Giants	17	14	.548	6.0
Cubs	15	17	.469	8.5
Reds	16	19	.457	9.0
Pirates	12	17	.414	10.0
Braves	12	19	.387	11.0
Phillies	10	22	.313	13.5

Games

Dodgers 7, Phillies 3

Cubs 4, Reds 2

Reds 4, Cubs 1

Cardinals 10, Pirates 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frankie Hayes	7
2	Sam Chapman	4
2	Jake Early	4
2	Stan Hack	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Jake Early	1
1	Nick Etten	1
1	Don Padgett	1
1	Mickey Vernon	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Padgett	4
2	Al Brancato	3
2	Ripper Collins	3
2	Doc Cramer	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chuck Aleno	1
1	Jimmy Brown	1
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	Wally Judnich	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Kirby Higbe	0.56
2	Eddie Smith	0.46
3	Earl Johnson	0.33
4	Les McCrabb	0.30
5	Bill Lee	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Norm Branch	1
1	Johnny Gorsica	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Smith	6
2	Kirby Higbe	5
3	Tommy Hughes	4
3	Walt Masterson	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	1
1	Lum Harris	1
1	Max Lanier	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1
1	Bill Swift	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cecil Travis	.385
2	Ted Williams	.383
3	Roy Cullenbine	.381
4	Bill Dickey	.375
5	Arky Vaughan	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	10
2	Dolph Camilli	9
3	Jeff Heath	8
3	Frank McCormick	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	34
1	Bill Nicholson	34
1	Rudy York	34
4	Joe Gordon	32
5	2 tied	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	8
2	Dom DiMaggio	6
3	George Case	5
4	Roy Cullenbine	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Ferrick	1.50
2	Johnny Rigney	2.08
3	Bucky Walters	2.13
4	Denny Galehouse	2.17
5	Eddie Smith	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	8
2	Whit Wyatt	7
3	Al Milnar	6
4	Hugh Casey	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	63
2	Mort Cooper	57
3	Johnny Vander Meer	54
4	Whit Wyatt	41
5	Bobo Newsom	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	4
1	Joe Heving	4
1	Ira Hutchinson	4
4	Al Benton	3
4	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frankie Hayes	.466
2	Stan Hack	.420
3	Rip Radcliff	.405
4	Ted Williams	.393
5	2 tied	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	4
1	Jimmie Foxx	4
1	Jeff Heath	4
1	Mel Ott	4
5	7 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Taffy Wright	19
2	Frankie Hayes	18
3	Sam Chapman	15
3	Bill Nicholson	15
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
2	Lee Handley	3
3	Chuck Aleno	2
3	Roy Cullenbine	2
3	9 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Ferrick	0.00
2	Cliff Melton	0.48
3	Whitey Moore	0.59
3	Dizzy Trout	0.59
5	Johnny Podgajny	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Denny Galehouse	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	21
2	Mort Cooper	19
3	Earl Johnson	18
4	Sid Hudson	17
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Eisenstat	2
1	Tom Ferrick	2
1	Max Lanier	2
4	Joe Beggs	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Arky Vaughan	.407
2	Bill Dickey	.390
3	Luke Appling	.382
4	Roy Cullenbine	.380
5	Ted Williams	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jeff Heath	7
2	Dolph Camilli	6
2	Frank McCormick	6
2	Mel Ott	6
2	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	29
2	Jeff Heath	27
2	Bill Nicholson	27
4	Charlie Keller	25
5	3 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	7
2	George Case	5
3	Roy Cullenbine	4
3	Billy Werber	4
5	11 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Ferrick	1.08
2	Eddie Smith	1.54
3	Cliff Melton	1.60
4	Joe Heving	1.71
5	Ted Lyons	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
2	Al Milnar	5
2	Whit Wyatt	5
4	Mort Cooper	4
4	6 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	47
2	Mort Cooper	43
3	Whit Wyatt	36
4	Johnny Vander Meer	34
5	Bobo Newsom	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ira Hutchinson	4
2	Clint Brown	3
2	Tom Ferrick	3
2	Joe Heving	3
5	7 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.347
2	Ted Williams	.347
3	Luke Appling	.345
4	Hank Greenberg	.341
5	Barney McCosky	.340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	156
1	Rudy York	156
3	Hank Greenberg	145
4	Johnny Mize	139
5	Frank McCormick	133

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	27
2	Lonny Frey	24
3	Stan Hack	22
4	Terry Moore	18
5	Billy Werber	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.49
2	Claude Passeau	2.50
3	Bob Feller	2.64
4	Ted Lyons	2.70
5	Whit Wyatt	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	30
2	Paul Derringer	21
2	Claude Passeau	21
4	Al Milnar	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	273
2	Bobo Newsom	170
3	Whit Wyatt	148
4	Kirby Higbe	147
5	Johnny Rigney	144

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	16
2	Clint Brown	11
2	Johnny Murphy	11
4	Joe Beggs	8
5	3 tied	7