On This Day

Wednesday, June 4, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 30 19 .612 --
White Sox 27 18 .600 1.0
Yankees 25 21 .543 3.5
Red Sox 22 19 .537 4.0
Athletics 23 22 .511 5.0
Tigers 24 23 .511 5.0
Browns 15 29 .341 12.5
Senators 16 31 .340 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 32 13 .711 --
Cardinals 32 14 .696 0.5
Giants 22 19 .537 8.0
Reds 21 25 .457 11.5
Cubs 19 23 .452 11.5
Pirates 15 22 .405 13.0
Braves 15 25 .375 14.5
Phillies 14 29 .326 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dario Lodigiani 3
1 Bama Rowell 3
3 Johnny Berardino 2
3 Jimmy Bloodworth 2
3 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 1
1 Bob Johnson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Berardino 3
2 Dario Lodigiani 2
3 Jimmy Bloodworth 1
3 Harlond Clift 1
3 15 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Thornton Lee 0.71
2 Fritz Ostermueller 0.42
3 Red Anderson 0.13
4 Harry Gumbert 0.08
4 Art Johnson 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Johnson 1
1 Jack Kramer 1
1 Thornton Lee 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Thornton Lee 5
1 Fritz Ostermueller 5
3 Red Anderson 2
3 Jack Kramer 2
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .424
2 Joe Cronin .372
3 Roy Cullenbine .371
4 Pete Reiser .361
5 Jeff Heath .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 13
2 Dolph Camilli 12
2 Mel Ott 12
4 Bob Johnson 11
5 2 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 2 tied 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 Dizzy Trout 1.59
2 Tom Ferrick 1.63
3 Whit Wyatt 1.92
4 Ted Lyons 2.00
5 Bucky Walters 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 11
2 Whit Wyatt 9
3 Hugh Casey 7
3 Thornton Lee 7
5 2 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 90
2 Johnny Vander Meer 62
3 Mort Cooper 60
4 Whit Wyatt 48
5 Bobo Newsom 47

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 .547
2 Mel Ott .450
3 Elbie Fletcher .405
4 Joe Cronin .392
5 Rudy York .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Campbell 6
1 Tommy Henrich 6
3 Dolph Camilli 5
3 Rudy York 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 20
2 Pete Reiser 17
3 Ted Williams 16
4 Joe Kuhel 15
5 Bob Johnson 14

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 0.73
2 Whit Wyatt 0.86
3 Ted Lyons 1.00
4 Bob Feller 1.18
5 2 tied 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 4
2 Bob Carpenter 3
2 Harry Gumbert 3
2 Thornton Lee 3
2 Elmer Riddle 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 33
2 Thornton Lee 19
2 Eddie Smith 19
4 Kirby Higbe 16
4 Sid Hudson 16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .459
2 Stan Hack .388
3 Frankie Hayes .387
4 Billy Herman .384
5 Sam Chapman .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Campbell 8
2 Mel Ott 7
2 Ted Williams 7
2 Rudy York 7
5 7 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 28
2 Sam Chapman 27
2 Roy Cullenbine 27
2 Taffy Wright 27
5 Joe Kuhel 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Lonny Frey 4
2 Bill Knickerbocker 4
2 Mike Kreevich 4
2 Skeeter Newsome 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Johnson 0.88
2 Ted Lyons 1.00
3 Dizzy Trout 1.26
4 Tom Ferrick 1.31
5 Whit Wyatt 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 7
2 Bill Lee 5
2 Thornton Lee 5
2 Whit Wyatt 5
5 3 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 61
2 Johnny Vander Meer 32
3 Mort Cooper 31
3 Eddie Smith 31
5 Thornton Lee 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Ferrick 3
1 Max Lanier 3
3 Joe Beggs 2
3 Marv Breuer 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .355
2 Joe DiMaggio .349
3 Barney McCosky .347
4 Luke Appling .341
5 Enos Slaughter .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 41
2 Hank Greenberg 35
3 Joe DiMaggio 34
3 Bob Johnson 34
5 Johnny Mize 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 157
2 Joe DiMaggio 150
3 Johnny Mize 138
4 Hank Greenberg 135
5 Maurice Van Robays 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 29
2 Lonny Frey 23
3 Stan Hack 21
4 Terry Moore 18
5 Joe Gordon 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whit Wyatt 2.45
2 Johnny Rigney 2.54
3 Bob Feller 2.59
4 Bucky Walters 2.65
5 Ted Lyons 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 30
2 Claude Passeau 20
2 Whit Wyatt 20
4 Sid Hudson 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 280
2 Bobo Newsom 163
3 Kirby Higbe 149
3 Whit Wyatt 149
5 Mort Cooper 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 15
2 Clint Brown 10
3 Joe Beggs 9
4 Mace Brown 8
4 Johnny Murphy 8