On This Day

Thursday, June 5, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 30 20 .600 --
White Sox 27 19 .587 1.0
Red Sox 23 19 .548 3.0
Yankees 25 22 .532 3.5
Athletics 24 22 .522 4.0
Tigers 25 23 .521 4.0
Browns 16 29 .356 11.5
Senators 16 32 .333 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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dom DiMaggio 3
1 Lou Finney 3
1 Pat Mullin 3
1 Buddy Myer 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Ted Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Moses 4
2 Joe Cronin 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 Ted Williams 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frenchy Bordagaray 1
1 Buddy Myer 1
1 Rudy York 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Newhouser 0.53
2 Mickey Harris 0.36
3 Sid Hudson 0.20
4 Eddie Smith 0.14
5 2 tied 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny Galehouse 1
1 Mickey Harris 1
1 Jack Knott 1
1 Bobo Newsom 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 8
2 Mickey Harris 4
3 Cal Dorsett 2
3 Sid Hudson 2
5 9 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Allen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .434
2 Joe Cronin .373
3 Roy Cullenbine .367
4 Pete Reiser .361
5 Dom DiMaggio .355

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 Jimmie Foxx 39
4 Joe Gordon 38
4 Charlie Keller 38

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 Mickey Harris 1.99
5 Ted Lyons 2.00

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 Bobo Newsom 48
4 Whit Wyatt 48

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 .538
2 Mel Ott .459
3 Elbie Fletcher .429
4 Joe Cronin .415
5 Billy Herman .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Henrich 7
2 Bruce Campbell 6
3 Dolph Camilli 5
3 Rudy York 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 21
2 Ted Williams 18
3 Pete Reiser 16
4 Jimmie Foxx 15
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Skeeter Newsome 4
2 Stan Benjamin 3
2 Harlond Clift 3
2 Marty Marion 3
5 13 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mickey Harris 0.42
2 Phil Marchildon 0.56
3 Whit Wyatt 0.86
4 Ted Lyons 1.00
5 Manny Salvo 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Thornton Lee 3
1 Elmer Riddle 3
4 Elden Auker 2
4 24 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 27
2 Eddie Smith 20
3 Thornton Lee 19
4 Sid Hudson 18
5 Kirby Higbe 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Max Lanier 3
2 Marv Breuer 2
2 Tom Ferrick 2
2 Kirby Higbe 2
5 23 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .471
2 Frankie Hayes .391
3 Stan Hack .388
4 Sam Chapman .387
5 Billy Herman .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Campbell 8
1 Ted Williams 8
3 Tommy Henrich 7
3 Mel Ott 7
3 Rudy York 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 29
2 Sam Chapman 28
3 Roy Cullenbine 27
3 Jimmie Foxx 27
3 2 others tied 27

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 0.91
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 6
2 Bill Lee 5
2 Thornton Lee 5
2 Whit Wyatt 5
5 3 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 49
2 Johnny Vander Meer 32
3 Mort Cooper 31
3 Sid Hudson 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 .359
2 Joe DiMaggio .347
3 Barney McCosky .346
4 Luke Appling .344
5 Enos Slaughter .339

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 157
2 Joe DiMaggio 149
3 Johnny Mize 137
4 Hank Greenberg 134
5 2 tied 126

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 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 280
2 Bobo Newsom 164
3 Whit Wyatt 149
4 Kirby Higbe 146
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