On This Day

Monday, June 2, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	30	19	.612	--
White Sox	26	18	.591	1.5
Yankees	25	20	.556	3.0
Red Sox	22	19	.537	4.0
Athletics	23	21	.523	4.5
Tigers	23	23	.500	5.5
Senators	16	29	.356	12.0
Browns	13	29	.310	13.5

Games

Senators 8, White Sox 3

Indians 7, Yankees 5

Red Sox 9, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	32	12	.727	--
Dodgers	31	13	.705	1.0
Giants	21	19	.525	9.0
Reds	21	24	.467	11.5
Cubs	19	22	.463	11.5
Pirates	14	22	.389	14.0
Braves	14	24	.368	15.0
Phillies	13	29	.310	18.0

Games

Cardinals 5, Dodgers 4

Braves 2, Pirates 0

Reds 4, Giants 3

Phillies 3, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	Danny Litwhiler	3
1	Gene Moore	3
4	Luke Appling	2
4	25 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Henrich	2
1	Danny Litwhiler	2
3	Creepy Crespi	1
3	Harry Danning	1
3	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	5
2	Tommy Henrich	3
3	Lou Boudreau	2
3	Jimmy Brown	2
3	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Heinie Mueller	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Dobson	1.00
2	Dick Errickson	0.67
3	Bob Feller	0.55
4	Bill McGee	0.50
5	Johnny Lanning	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Dick Errickson	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Johnny Podgajny	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Dobson	6
1	Bob Feller	6
3	Bill McGee	5
4	Dick Errickson	4
4	Johnny Lanning	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.424
2	Joe Cronin	.372
3	Roy Cullenbine	.363
4	Jeff Heath	.357
5	Pete Reiser	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	13
2	Mel Ott	12
3	Dolph Camilli	11
4	Jeff Heath	10
4	2 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	45
2	Bill Nicholson	41
3	Joe Gordon	38
3	Charlie Keller	38
5	Jeff Heath	37

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	11
2	Whit Wyatt	8
3	Hugh Casey	7
4	Mort Cooper	6
4	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	90
2	Johnny Vander Meer	62
3	Mort Cooper	58
4	Bobo Newsom	47
5	Kirby Higbe	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	Elbie Fletcher	.436
3	Sam Chapman	.426
4	Frankie Hayes	.421
5	Mel Ott	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bruce Campbell	6
1	Tommy Henrich	6
1	Rudy York	6
4	Harlond Clift	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bruce Campbell	20
2	Joe Kuhel	18
2	Ted Williams	18
4	Bill Nicholson	17
5	2 tied	15

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	Mickey Harris	0.63
2	Dizzy Trout	0.93
3	Ted Lyons	1.00
4	Bob Feller	1.18
5	Art Johnson	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
1	Elmer Riddle	4
3	Harry Gumbert	3
3	Bill Lee	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	33
2	Eddie Smith	24
3	Kirby Higbe	20
4	Johnny Vander Meer	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	3
1	Max Lanier	3
3	Joe Beggs	2
3	Marv Breuer	2
3	Kirby Higbe	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.453
2	Sam Chapman	.385
3	Stan Hack	.380
4	Joe Cronin	.370
5	Frankie Hayes	.369

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bruce Campbell	29
2	Sam Chapman	27
2	Taffy Wright	27
2	Rudy York	27
5	3 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	Ted Lyons	1.00
2	Dizzy Trout	1.01
3	Tom Ferrick	1.24
4	Whit Wyatt	1.99
5	Bill Lee	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	7
2	Bill Lee	5
3	Mort Cooper	4
3	Harry Gumbert	4
3	7 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	61
2	Mort Cooper	36
3	Thornton Lee	34
4	Johnny Vander Meer	32
5	2 tied	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.356
2	Joe DiMaggio	.349
3	Barney McCosky	.346
4	Luke Appling	.346
5	Hank Greenberg	.337

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	154
3	Johnny Mize	141
4	Hank Greenberg	137
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	Ted Lyons	2.56
2	Whit Wyatt	2.57
3	Bob Feller	2.58
4	Bucky Walters	2.61
5	Johnny Rigney	2.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	31
2	Claude Passeau	20
3	Paul Derringer	19
3	Sid Hudson	19
3	4 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	287
2	Bobo Newsom	163
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	Joe Beggs	9
4	Mace Brown	8
4	Johnny Murphy	8