On This Day

Tuesday, May 27, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 28 14 .667 --
White Sox 21 15 .583 4.0
Yankees 21 18 .538 5.5
Tigers 20 19 .513 6.5
Red Sox 17 17 .500 7.0
Athletics 18 20 .474 8.0
Senators 14 25 .359 12.5
Browns 12 23 .343 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 28 9 .757 --
Dodgers 26 12 .684 2.5
Giants 19 14 .576 7.0
Reds 17 20 .459 11.0
Cubs 16 19 .457 11.0
Pirates 12 20 .375 13.5
Braves 12 21 .364 14.0
Phillies 10 25 .286 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Chapman 4
1 Dom DiMaggio 4
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
4 Al Brancato 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Campbell 2
2 Luke Appling 1
2 Sam Chapman 1
2 Roy Cullenbine 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 4
1 Joe Gordon 4
3 Sam Chapman 3
3 Joe DiMaggio 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 Johnny Hopp 1
1 Mel Ott 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Max Lanier 1.29
2 Hal Schumacher 0.60
3 Hugh Casey 0.50
4 Johnny Rigney 0.40
5 Bob Muncrief 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Max Lanier 1
1 Phil Marchildon 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Lanier 9
2 Hugh Casey 4
2 Bob Muncrief 4
2 Johnny Rigney 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Johnny Gorsica 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .400
2 Roy Cullenbine .385
3 Cecil Travis .378
4 Bill Dickey .375
5 Joe Cronin .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 10
1 Rudy York 10
3 Dolph Camilli 9
3 Jeff Heath 9
3 Bill Nicholson 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 37
2 Joe Gordon 36
2 Bill Nicholson 36
2 Rudy York 36
5 Joe DiMaggio 34

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Ferrick 1.66
2 Denny Galehouse 2.17
3 Eddie Smith 2.18
4 Ted Lyons 2.20
5 Bucky Walters 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 9
2 Whit Wyatt 7
3 Hugh Casey 6
3 Mort Cooper 6
3 Al Milnar 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 76
2 Mort Cooper 57
3 Johnny Vander Meer 54
4 Bobo Newsom 44
5 Whit Wyatt 42

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 .464
2 Stan Hack .426
3 Pete Reiser .421
4 Ted Williams .414
5 Roy Weatherly .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Heath 5
2 Bruce Campbell 4
2 Harlond Clift 4
2 Nick Etten 4
2 Rudy York 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Hayes 18
1 Taffy Wright 18
3 Bruce Campbell 17
4 Jeff Heath 16
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 3
1 Joe Gordon 3
1 Lee Handley 3
1 Marty Marion 3
5 10 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 0.00
2 Tom Ferrick 0.63
3 Whitey Moore 0.67
4 Max Butcher 1.06
5 Bill Lee 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 4
2 Mort Cooper 3
2 Harry Gumbert 3
2 Johnny Rigney 3
5 21 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 34
2 Mort Cooper 19
3 Sid Hudson 17
3 Bobo Newsom 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Max Lanier 3
2 Tom Ferrick 2
3 Joe Beggs 1
3 Norm Branch 1
3 21 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .400
2 Johnny Mize .394
3 Roy Cullenbine .393
4 Luke Appling .381
5 Arky Vaughan .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Heath 8
2 Rudy York 7
3 Bruce Campbell 6
3 Nick Etten 6
3 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Heath 30
2 Bill Nicholson 27
2 Rudy York 27
4 Bruce Campbell 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 1.00
2 Cliff Melton 1.63
3 Eddie Smith 1.65
4 Denny Galehouse 1.77
5 Bucky Walters 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 7
2 Mort Cooper 5
2 Al Milnar 5
2 Whit Wyatt 5
5 6 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 59
2 Mort Cooper 43
3 Whit Wyatt 37
4 Johnny Vander Meer 32
5 2 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Ferrick 3
1 Joe Heving 3
1 Ira Hutchinson 3
1 Max Lanier 3
5 5 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .351
2 Joe DiMaggio .350
3 Luke Appling .347
4 Barney McCosky .344
5 Hank Greenberg .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 39
2 Hank Greenberg 38
3 Joe DiMaggio 36
4 Johnny Mize 35
5 Joe Gordon 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 159
2 Rudy York 156
3 Hank Greenberg 144
4 Johnny Mize 142
5 Frank McCormick 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 27
2 Lonny Frey 24
3 Stan Hack 21
4 Joe Gordon 18
4 Terry Moore 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.54
2 Claude Passeau 2.55
3 Bob Feller 2.62
4 Ted Lyons 2.70
5 Whit Wyatt 2.81

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 277
2 Bobo Newsom 176
3 Whit Wyatt 149
4 Kirby Higbe 143
5 Johnny Rigney 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 15
2 Clint Brown 11
3 Johnny Murphy 10
4 Joe Beggs 8
5 3 tied 7