On This Day

Sunday, June 1, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	26	17	.605	--
Indians	29	19	.604	-0.5
Yankees	25	19	.568	1.5
Red Sox	21	19	.525	3.5
Athletics	23	21	.523	3.5
Tigers	23	22	.511	4.0
Senators	15	29	.341	11.5
Browns	13	29	.310	12.5

Games

Senators 3, White Sox 2

Yankees 2, Indians 0

Yankees 5, Indians 3

Red Sox 7, Tigers 6

Red Sox 6, Tigers 5

Athletics 5, Browns 2

White Sox 4, Senators 3

Athletics 5, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	31	12	.721	--
Dodgers	31	12	.721	0.0
Giants	21	18	.538	8.0
Cubs	19	21	.475	10.5
Reds	20	24	.455	11.5
Pirates	14	21	.400	13.0
Braves	13	24	.351	15.0
Phillies	12	29	.293	18.0

Games

Dodgers 3, Cardinals 2

Giants 3, Reds 2

Reds 3, Giants 2

Cubs 9, Phillies 5

Cubs 1, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stan Benjamin	4
1	Dom Dallessandro	4
1	Dom DiMaggio	4
1	Jimmie Foxx	4
1	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Bragan	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	Ken Keltner	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Bragan	4
1	Bruce Campbell	4
1	Ted Williams	4
4	Sam Chapman	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	Johnny Hudson	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	Mel Ott	1
1	Cecil Travis	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Gomez	0.83
2	Lee Grissom	0.64
3	Eddie Smith	0.58
4	Johnny Rigney	0.57
5	Max Lanier	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	Lum Harris	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Grissom	7
1	Eddie Smith	7
3	Lefty Gomez	5
4	Johnny Rigney	4
4	Hal Schumacher	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Breuer	1
1	Tom Ferrick	1
1	Vance Page	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.430
2	Bill Dickey	.376
3	Joe Cronin	.375
4	Pete Reiser	.369
5	Roy Cullenbine	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	13
2	Mel Ott	12
3	Dolph Camilli	11
4	Bob Johnson	10
4	Bill Nicholson	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	45
2	Bill Nicholson	41
3	Joe Gordon	38
3	Charlie Keller	38
5	Sam Chapman	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	9
2	George Case	7
3	Dom DiMaggio	6
4	Harlond Clift	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Ferrick	1.63
2	Ted Lyons	2.00
3	Whit Wyatt	2.12
4	Bucky Walters	2.22
5	Johnny Rigney	2.33

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	Kirby Higbe	46
4	Bobo Newsom	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	5
1	Ira Hutchinson	5
3	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	Sam Chapman	.424
3	Frankie Hayes	.419
4	Stan Hack	.404
5	Elbie Fletcher	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bruce Campbell	6
1	Harlond Clift	6
1	Rudy York	6
4	Dolph Camilli	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bruce Campbell	20
2	Joe Kuhel	18
2	Bill Nicholson	18
4	Bob Johnson	17
4	Ted Williams	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Skeeter Newsome	4
2	Stan Benjamin	3
2	Harlond Clift	3
2	Roy Cullenbine	3
2	Marty Marion	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	0.00
2	Mickey Harris	0.63
3	Dizzy Trout	0.93
4	Ted Lyons	1.00
5	Elmer Riddle	1.13

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	27
2	Eddie Smith	24
3	Kirby Higbe	20
4	Paul Derringer	17
4	2 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	3
1	Max Lanier	3
3	Marv Breuer	2
3	Kirby Higbe	2
5	22 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.448
2	Pete Reiser	.380
3	Sam Chapman	.373
4	Joe Cronin	.370
4	Stan Hack	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	9
2	Bruce Campbell	8
2	Mel Ott	8
4	Harlond Clift	7
4	Ted Williams	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bruce Campbell	29
1	Rudy York	29
3	Sam Chapman	27
3	Jeff Heath	27
3	2 others tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Roy Cullenbine	5
3	Harlond Clift	4
3	Lonny Frey	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	1.00
2	Dizzy Trout	1.01
3	Tom Ferrick	1.24
4	Elmer Riddle	1.63
5	Howie Krist	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
2	Bill Lee	5
2	Whit Wyatt	5
4	Mort Cooper	4
4	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	55
2	Mort Cooper	36
3	Sid Hudson	34
3	Thornton Lee	34
5	Johnny Vander Meer	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	4
2	Max Lanier	3
3	Marv Breuer	2
3	Clint Brown	2
3	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.358
2	Joe DiMaggio	.350
3	Luke Appling	.348
4	Barney McCosky	.348
5	Enos Slaughter	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	41
2	Hank Greenberg	36
3	Johnny Mize	35
4	Joe DiMaggio	34
5	2 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	157
2	Joe DiMaggio	155
3	Johnny Mize	141
4	Hank Greenberg	138
5	Frank McCormick	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
2	Lonny Frey	23
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	Johnny Rigney	2.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	30
2	Claude Passeau	20
3	Paul Derringer	19
3	Sid Hudson	19
3	5 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	281
2	Bobo Newsom	169
3	Kirby Higbe	149
4	Whit Wyatt	147
5	Johnny Rigney	145

Saves

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