On This Day

Friday, May 30, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	29	17	.630	--
White Sox	24	16	.600	2.0
Yankees	23	19	.548	4.0
Tigers	23	20	.535	4.5
Red Sox	19	19	.500	6.0
Athletics	21	21	.500	6.0
Browns	13	26	.333	12.5
Senators	14	28	.333	13.0

Games

Yankees 4, Red Sox 3

Red Sox 13, Yankees 0

White Sox 7, Indians 1

White Sox 5, Indians 2

Tigers 6, Browns 5

Tigers 10, Browns 6

Athletics 7, Senators 4

Athletics 14, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	31	10	.756	--
Dodgers	29	12	.707	2.0
Giants	20	16	.556	8.5
Cubs	17	21	.447	12.5
Reds	18	23	.439	13.0
Pirates	14	21	.400	14.0
Braves	13	23	.361	15.5
Phillies	11	27	.289	18.5

Games

Dodgers 8, Giants 0

Dodgers 6, Giants 2

Cubs 7, Pirates 6

Cardinals 4, Reds 1

Reds 3, Cardinals 2

Phillies 6, Braves 5

Braves 4, Phillies 1

Pirates 5, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Elbie Fletcher	5
1	Buddy Hassett	5
1	Pinky Higgins	5
1	Joe Kuhel	5
1	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Kuhel	2
1	Rudy York	2
3	Dolph Camilli	1
3	Bruce Campbell	1
3	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Kuhel	6
1	Rudy York	6
3	Bob Johnson	4
3	Dick Siebert	4
5	6 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Skeeter Newsome	2
2	Luke Appling	1
2	Stan Benjamin	1
2	Lou Boudreau	1
2	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mickey Harris	3.00
2	Thornton Lee	1.50
3	Luke Hamlin	1.33
4	Art Johnson	1.00
5	Earl Johnson	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Babich	1
1	Al Benton	1
1	Cy Blanton	1
1	Marv Breuer	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Thornton Lee	9
2	Art Johnson	8
3	Mickey Harris	6
3	Earl Johnson	6
3	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Crouch	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	Dizzy Trout	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.429
2	Bill Dickey	.376
3	Roy Cullenbine	.373
3	Pete Reiser	.373
5	Joe Cronin	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	12
2	Dolph Camilli	11
2	Mel Ott	11
4	Bob Johnson	10
4	Bill Nicholson	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	43
2	Charlie Keller	38
2	Bill Nicholson	38
4	Joe Gordon	37
5	3 tied	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	8
2	George Case	7
3	Dom DiMaggio	6
4	Bill Knickerbocker	5
4	Skeeter Newsome	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Ferrick	1.50
2	Ted Lyons	2.00
3	Whit Wyatt	2.12
4	Bucky Walters	2.22
5	Bill Lohrman	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	10
2	Whit Wyatt	8
3	Hugh Casey	6
3	Mort Cooper	6
3	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	84
2	Mort Cooper	58
3	Johnny Vander Meer	55
4	Bobo Newsom	46
5	Whit Wyatt	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ira Hutchinson	5
2	Tom Ferrick	4
2	Joe Heving	4
4	Al Benton	3
4	3 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.517
2	Frankie Hayes	.452
3	Sam Chapman	.439
4	Frank Croucher	.400
4	Mel Ott	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bruce Campbell	6
1	Harlond Clift	6
1	Rudy York	6
4	Jeff Heath	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bruce Campbell	17
1	Jeff Heath	17
1	Joe Kuhel	17
4	Bob Johnson	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Skeeter Newsome	4
2	George Case	3
2	Joe Gordon	3
2	Mike Kreevich	3
2	Marty Marion	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Ferrick	0.74
2	Dizzy Trout	0.76
3	Ted Lyons	1.00
4	Art Johnson	1.10
5	Elmer Riddle	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
1	Harry Gumbert	4
3	Al Benton	3
3	Tom Ferrick	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	33
2	Kirby Higbe	20
3	Thornton Lee	19
4	Paul Derringer	17
4	2 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Max Lanier	3
2	Tom Ferrick	2
2	Kirby Higbe	2
4	Joe Beggs	1
4	23 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.425
2	Roy Cullenbine	.383
3	Pete Reiser	.380
4	Elbie Fletcher	.376
5	Luke Appling	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	9
2	Bruce Campbell	8
3	Harlond Clift	7
3	Jeff Heath	7
3	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	34
2	Jeff Heath	30
3	Joe Kuhel	28
4	Bruce Campbell	26
4	2 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Roy Cullenbine	4
2	Lonny Frey	4
2	Bill Knickerbocker	4
2	Skeeter Newsome	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Johnson	0.64
2	Ted Lyons	1.00
3	Tom Ferrick	1.04
4	Elmer Riddle	1.63
5	Dizzy Trout	1.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	62
2	Mort Cooper	36
3	Thornton Lee	34
4	Johnny Vander Meer	33
5	Sid Hudson	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	3
1	Ira Hutchinson	3
1	Max Lanier	3
4	Al Benton	2
4	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.356
2	Joe DiMaggio	.352
3	Barney McCosky	.349
4	Luke Appling	.349
5	Hank Greenberg	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	41
2	Hank Greenberg	37
3	Joe DiMaggio	35
3	Johnny Mize	35
5	3 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	160
2	Joe DiMaggio	158
3	Hank Greenberg	142
4	Johnny Mize	141
5	Frank McCormick	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
2	Lonny Frey	22
3	Stan Hack	21
4	Joe Gordon	18
4	Terry Moore	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	2.51
2	Ted Lyons	2.56
3	Bucky Walters	2.61
4	Claude Passeau	2.69
5	Johnny Rigney	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	30
2	Paul Derringer	20
2	Claude Passeau	20
4	Al Milnar	19
4	5 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	281
2	Bobo Newsom	169
3	Kirby Higbe	150
4	Whit Wyatt	148
5	2 tied	141

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	15
2	Clint Brown	11
3	Johnny Murphy	9
4	Joe Beggs	8
5	3 tied	7