On This Day

Sunday, May 25, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	28	12	.700	--
White Sox	21	14	.600	4.5
Yankees	20	18	.526	7.0
Red Sox	16	16	.500	8.0
Tigers	18	19	.486	8.5
Athletics	17	19	.472	9.0
Senators	14	24	.368	13.0
Browns	11	23	.324	14.0

Games

Indians 6, Browns 0

Red Sox 10, Yankees 3

White Sox 7, Tigers 3

Athletics 7, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	26	9	.743	--
Dodgers	24	12	.667	2.5
Giants	18	14	.563	6.5
Cubs	16	17	.485	9.0
Reds	16	20	.444	10.5
Pirates	12	19	.387	12.0
Braves	12	20	.375	12.5
Phillies	10	23	.303	15.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Phillies 4

Giants 6, Braves 2

Cubs 3, Reds 2

Cardinals 6, Pirates 4

Cardinals 4, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lee Handley	5
2	Jimmy Brown	4
2	Ripper Collins	4
2	Wally Moses	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Croucher	1
1	Jake Early	1
1	Nick Etten	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Reiser	5
2	Charlie Keller	3
2	Joe Kuhel	3
2	Steve Mesner	3
2	Terry Moore	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Bill Knickerbocker	1
1	Marty Marion	1
1	Skeeter Newsome	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	1.44
2	Marius Russo	0.67
3	Paul Derringer	0.50
3	Hal Newhouser	0.50
5	Bob Klinger	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Tom Ferrick	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	13
2	Marius Russo	8
3	Bob Klinger	5
3	Thornton Lee	5
3	Hal Newhouser	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Max Lanier	1
1	Bill Lohrman	1
1	Ernie White	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.404
2	Roy Cullenbine	.386
3	Joe Cronin	.386
4	Cecil Travis	.381
5	Bill Dickey	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	10
2	Dolph Camilli	9
2	Jeff Heath	9
2	Rudy York	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	37
2	Rudy York	35
3	Bill Nicholson	34
4	Joe Gordon	32
4	Cecil Travis	32

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Ferrick	1.66
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	9
2	Whit Wyatt	7
3	Al Milnar	6
4	Hugh Casey	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	76
2	Mort Cooper	57
3	Johnny Vander Meer	54
4	Whit Wyatt	42
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	3 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frankie Hayes	.473
2	Ted Williams	.426
3	Johnny Rucker	.426
4	Stan Hack	.420
5	Chuck Aleno	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jeff Heath	5
2	Harlond Clift	4
2	Nick Etten	4
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
5	8 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frankie Hayes	18
1	Taffy Wright	18
3	Jimmie Foxx	15
3	Jeff Heath	15
3	Bill Nicholson	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
2	Lee Handley	3
3	Chuck Aleno	2
3	Roy Cullenbine	2
3	11 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	0.00
2	Whitey Moore	0.59
3	Tom Ferrick	0.63
4	Johnny Podgajny	0.75
5	Ted Lyons	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Denny Galehouse	3
2	Harry Gumbert	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	34
2	Mort Cooper	19
3	Earl Johnson	18
4	Sid Hudson	17
5	Marius Russo	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Max Lanier	3
2	Harry Eisenstat	2
2	Tom Ferrick	2
4	Joe Beggs	1
4	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.404
2	Arky Vaughan	.398
3	Bill Dickey	.392
4	Roy Cullenbine	.390
5	Luke Appling	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jeff Heath	8
2	Frank McCormick	6
2	Mel Ott	6
2	Rudy York	6
5	10 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	29
1	Rudy York	29
3	Bill Nicholson	27
4	Charlie Keller	25
4	Joe Kuhel	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Ferrick	1.33
2	Eddie Smith	1.54
3	Joe Heving	1.71
4	Cliff Melton	1.77
5	Ted Lyons	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	7
2	Al Milnar	5
2	Whit Wyatt	5
4	Mort Cooper	4
4	7 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	60
2	Mort Cooper	43
3	Whit Wyatt	37
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
2	Max Lanier	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.351
2	Joe DiMaggio	.346
3	Luke Appling	.346
4	Barney McCosky	.342
5	Hank Greenberg	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	39
2	Hank Greenberg	38
3	Joe DiMaggio	35
3	Johnny Mize	35
5	Joe Gordon	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	157
2	Joe DiMaggio	156
3	Hank Greenberg	144
4	Johnny Mize	140
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	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.49
2	Claude Passeau	2.50
3	Bob Feller	2.62
4	Ted Lyons	2.70
5	Whit Wyatt	2.81

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	277
2	Bobo Newsom	170
3	Whit Wyatt	149
4	Kirby Higbe	147
5	Mort Cooper	142

Saves

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