On This Day

Saturday, May 31, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 29 17 .630 --
White Sox 25 16 .610 1.5
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
Senators 14 28 .333 13.0
Browns 13 27 .325 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 31 11 .738 --
Dodgers 30 12 .714 1.0
Giants 20 17 .541 8.5
Reds 19 23 .452 12.0
Cubs 17 21 .447 12.0
Pirates 14 21 .400 13.5
Braves 13 24 .351 15.5
Phillies 12 27 .308 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Medwick 3
2 Chuck Aleno 2
2 Lonny Frey 2
2 Ernie Koy 2
2 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Medwick 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Cullenbine 2
1 Ernie Lombardi 2
1 Joe Medwick 2
4 Chuck Aleno 1
4 13 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harlond Clift 2
2 Stan Benjamin 1
2 Roy Cullenbine 1
2 Rick Ferrell 1
2 Billy Herman 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Vander Meer 0.47
2 Hugh Casey 0.44
3 Si Johnson 0.29
4 Lon Warneke 0.25
5 Jack Hallett 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Jack Hallett 1
1 Si Johnson 1
1 Johnny Vander Meer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 7
2 Hugh Casey 4
2 Johnnie Wittig 4
4 Lon Warneke 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .429
2 Bill Dickey .376
3 Pete Reiser .374
4 Joe Cronin .372
5 Cecil Travis .369

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 Joe Kuhel 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonny Frey 8
2 George Case 7
3 Dom DiMaggio 6
4 Harlond Clift 5
4 3 others tied 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 7
4 Mort Cooper 6
4 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 84
2 Johnny Vander Meer 62
3 Mort Cooper 58
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 .536
2 Frankie Hayes .466
3 Sam Chapman .435
4 Frank Croucher .413
5 Pete Reiser .397

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Kuhel 18
2 Bruce Campbell 16
2 Jeff Heath 16
2 Bob Johnson 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Skeeter Newsome 4
2 Stan Benjamin 3
2 George Case 3
2 Harlond Clift 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mickey Harris 0.63
2 Tom Ferrick 0.84
3 Dizzy Trout 0.93
4 Ted Lyons 1.00
5 Art Johnson 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 4
2 Al Benton 3
2 Tom Ferrick 3
2 Harry Gumbert 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 33
2 Kirby Higbe 18
3 Paul Derringer 17
3 Bobo Newsom 17
3 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 .436
2 Chuck Aleno .389
3 Pete Reiser .382
4 Roy Cullenbine .378
5 Frankie Hayes .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Campbell 8
1 Rudy York 8
3 Harlond Clift 7
3 Bob Johnson 7
3 Mel Ott 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Heath 29
1 Rudy York 29
3 Joe Kuhel 27
4 Bob Johnson 26
4 Taffy Wright 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Roy Cullenbine 5
3 Harlond Clift 4
3 Bill Knickerbocker 4
3 Skeeter Newsome 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 1.00
2 Tom Ferrick 1.04
3 Elmer Riddle 1.63
4 Dizzy Trout 1.82
5 Howie Krist 2.00

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 Sid Hudson 32
4 Johnny Vander Meer 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Ferrick 3
1 Max Lanier 3
3 Clint Brown 2
3 Harry Eisenstat 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .357
2 Luke Appling .352
3 Joe DiMaggio .351
4 Barney McCosky .345
5 Hank Greenberg .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 40
2 Hank Greenberg 36
3 Johnny Mize 35
4 Joe DiMaggio 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 155
1 Rudy York 155
3 Johnny Mize 141
4 Hank Greenberg 138
5 Frank McCormick 129

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 Whit Wyatt 2.57
4 Bucky Walters 2.61
5 Claude Passeau 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 30
2 Claude Passeau 20
3 Paul Derringer 19
3 Bobo Newsom 19
3 4 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 281
2 Bobo Newsom 169
3 Kirby Higbe 147
3 Whit Wyatt 147
5 2 tied 141

Saves

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