On This Day

Saturday, June 7, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	32	20	.615	--
White Sox	28	20	.583	2.0
Red Sox	24	20	.545	4.0
Yankees	26	22	.542	4.0
Tigers	27	23	.540	4.0
Athletics	24	24	.500	6.0
Browns	16	30	.348	13.0
Senators	16	34	.320	15.0

Games

White Sox 5, Red Sox 4

Indians 6, Athletics 2

Tigers 10, Senators 6

Yankees 11, Browns 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	34	14	.708	--
Dodgers	33	14	.702	0.5
Giants	22	22	.500	10.0
Reds	23	25	.479	11.0
Cubs	20	24	.455	12.0
Pirates	17	23	.425	13.0
Braves	15	27	.357	16.0
Phillies	15	30	.333	17.5

Games

Reds 8, Dodgers 3

Cubs 5, Braves 1

Cardinals 11, Giants 3

Phillies 2, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Brown	4
1	Terry Moore	4
1	Coaker Triplett	4
4	Jim Bagby	3
4	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Creepy Crespi	1
1	Odell Hale	1
1	Wally Judnich	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	4
1	Clyde McCullough	4
3	Jimmy Brown	3
3	Frank Croucher	3
3	Ernie Lombardi	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Myril Hoag	1
1	Mike Kreevich	1
1	Pat Mullin	1
1	Skeeter Newsome	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Steve Sundra	0.64
2	Jim Bagby	0.62
3	Eddie Smith	0.54
4	Bucky Walters	0.50
5	Claude Passeau	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Cy Blanton	1
1	Archie McKain	1
1	Claude Passeau	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Smith	7
1	Steve Sundra	7
3	Jim Bagby	5
3	Archie McKain	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.431
2	Pete Reiser	.373
3	Joe Cronin	.371
4	Cecil Travis	.361
5	Jeff Heath	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	14
2	Rudy York	13
3	Dolph Camilli	12
4	Bob Johnson	11
5	3 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	47
2	Jimmie Foxx	42
2	Charlie Keller	42
2	Bill Nicholson	42
5	Jeff Heath	40

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	9
2	George Case	7
3	Dom DiMaggio	6
3	Skeeter Newsome	6
5	8 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	12
2	Whit Wyatt	9
3	Hugh Casey	7
3	Thornton Lee	7
5	6 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	101
2	Johnny Vander Meer	74
3	Mort Cooper	60
4	Kirby Higbe	49
5	2 tied	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	.528
2	Elbie Fletcher	.463
3	Rudy York	.415
4	Jake Early	.400
5	Pete Reiser	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Henrich	5
1	Ted Williams	5
1	Rudy York	5
4	Dolph Camilli	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bruce Campbell	21
2	Jimmie Foxx	18
3	Ted Williams	17
4	Jake Early	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Skeeter Newsome	5
2	Stan Benjamin	3
2	Johnny Hopp	3
2	Mike Kreevich	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey Harris	0.00
2	Phil Marchildon	0.56
3	Hugh Casey	0.59
4	Whit Wyatt	0.86
5	Bob Feller	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
2	Joe Dobson	3
2	Kirby Higbe	3
2	Thornton Lee	3
5	27 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	38
2	Eddie Smith	27
3	Johnny Vander Meer	20
4	Kirby Higbe	19
4	Thornton Lee	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Breuer	2
1	Tom Ferrick	2
1	Kirby Higbe	2
1	Max Lanier	2
1	Mike Ryba	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.453
2	Pete Reiser	.390
3	Frankie Hayes	.387
4	Elbie Fletcher	.387
5	Johnny Rucker	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	8
2	Jimmie Foxx	7
2	Tommy Henrich	7
2	Ted Williams	7
2	Rudy York	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bruce Campbell	32
2	Jimmie Foxx	30
3	Jim Tabor	27
3	Taffy Wright	27
5	Ted Williams	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Mike Kreevich	5
2	Skeeter Newsome	5
4	Lee Handley	4
4	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Johnson	0.91
2	Ted Lyons	1.00
3	Tom Ferrick	1.04
4	Dizzy Trout	1.34
5	Whit Wyatt	1.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	7
2	Thornton Lee	5
3	Jim Bagby	4
3	Denny Galehouse	4
3	6 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	60
2	Eddie Smith	36
3	Johnny Vander Meer	33
4	Mort Cooper	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	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.366
2	Joe DiMaggio	.350
3	Barney McCosky	.343
4	Luke Appling	.342
5	Hank Greenberg	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	40
2	Hank Greenberg	35
3	Joe DiMaggio	33
3	Bob Johnson	33
5	2 tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	157
2	Joe DiMaggio	150
3	Johnny Mize	134
4	Hank Greenberg	133
5	2 tied	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
2	Lonny Frey	22
3	Stan Hack	21
4	Terry Moore	18
5	4 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whit Wyatt	2.45
2	Bob Feller	2.53
3	Claude Passeau	2.63
4	Bucky Walters	2.63
5	Johnny Rigney	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	31
2	Claude Passeau	21
3	Lon Warneke	20
3	Whit Wyatt	20
5	4 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	291
2	Bobo Newsom	162
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
5	3 tied	7