On This Day

Sunday, June 8, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	34	20	.630	--
Red Sox	26	20	.565	4.0
White Sox	28	22	.560	4.0
Yankees	28	22	.560	4.0
Tigers	27	24	.529	5.5
Athletics	24	26	.480	8.0
Browns	16	32	.333	15.0
Senators	17	34	.333	15.5

Games

Indians 7, Athletics 4

Indians 8, Athletics 6

Yankees 9, Browns 3

Yankees 8, Browns 3

Red Sox 5, White Sox 3

Red Sox 3, White Sox 0

Senators 9, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	33	15	.688	--
Cardinals	34	16	.680	0.0
Giants	24	22	.522	8.0
Reds	24	25	.490	9.5
Cubs	21	25	.457	11.0
Pirates	18	24	.429	12.0
Braves	16	28	.364	15.0
Phillies	16	31	.340	16.5

Games

Reds 3, Dodgers 2

Giants 7, Cardinals 5

Giants 12, Cardinals 7

Cubs 5, Braves 1

Braves 13, Cubs 1

Pirates 12, Phillies 2

Phillies 5, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rollie Hemsley	5
1	Johnny Hopp	5
1	Enos Slaughter	5
4	Dick Bartell	4
4	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	3
2	Dick Bartell	1
2	Harlond Clift	1
2	Harry Danning	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	7
2	Dick Bartell	5
2	Enos Slaughter	5
4	Babe Dahlgren	4
4	5 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Bragan	1
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Rollie Hemsley	1
1	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Thornton Lee	0.57
2	Whit Wyatt	0.55
3	Lefty Grove	0.54
4	Howie Krist	0.50
4	Bill Lee	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bowman	1
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Marv Breuer	1
1	Clint Brown	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	7
2	Whit Wyatt	6
3	Red Ruffing	5
4	Elden Auker	4
4	6 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	1
1	Rip Sewell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.416
2	Pete Reiser	.374
3	Jeff Heath	.360
4	Cecil Travis	.359
5	Roy Cullenbine	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	14
2	Rudy York	13
3	Dolph Camilli	12
4	Joe DiMaggio	11
4	2 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	47
2	Bill Nicholson	45
3	Joe DiMaggio	44
3	Charlie Keller	44
5	2 tied	42

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	9
2	George Case	7
3	Dom DiMaggio	6
3	Bill Knickerbocker	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Johnson	1.34
2	Tom Ferrick	1.68
3	Whit Wyatt	2.01
4	Ted Lyons	2.11
5	Bucky Walters	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	12
2	Whit Wyatt	9
3	Hugh Casey	7
3	Thornton Lee	7
5	8 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	101
2	Johnny Vander Meer	74
3	Mort Cooper	62
4	Whit Wyatt	54
5	2 tied	49

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	5
1	Joe Heving	5
1	Ira Hutchinson	5
4	Al Benton	3
4	3 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.473
2	Elbie Fletcher	.467
3	Buddy Lewis	.413
4	Joe DiMaggio	.400
5	2 tied	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Henrich	6
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
2	Ted Williams	5
2	Rudy York	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bruce Campbell	21
2	Ted Williams	18
3	Jimmie Foxx	17
4	Enos Slaughter	15
4	Jim Tabor	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Skeeter Newsome	5
2	Mike Kreevich	4
3	Stan Benjamin	3
3	Johnny Hopp	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey Harris	0.00
2	Hugh Casey	0.59
3	Bob Feller	1.25
4	Harry Gumbert	1.44
5	2 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
2	Joe Dobson	3
2	Thornton Lee	3
2	Red Ruffing	3
5	28 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	38
2	Thornton Lee	23
3	Eddie Smith	21
4	Johnny Vander Meer	20
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Breuer	2
1	Kirby Higbe	2
1	Mike Ryba	2
4	Johnny Allen	1
4	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.432
2	Elbie Fletcher	.390
2	Pete Reiser	.390
4	Frankie Hayes	.386
5	Johnny Rucker	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Henrich	8
1	Mel Ott	8
3	Harlond Clift	7
3	Jimmie Foxx	7
3	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
1	Mike Kreevich	6
3	Bill Knickerbocker	5
3	Skeeter Newsome	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Ferrick	1.20
2	Ted Lyons	1.46
3	Whit Wyatt	1.66
4	Art Johnson	1.67
5	Mickey Harris	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	7
2	Bill Lee	5
2	Thornton Lee	5
4	Jim Bagby	4
4	7 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	60
2	Eddie Smith	36
3	Thornton Lee	34
4	Johnny Vander Meer	33
5	2 tied	26

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	.366
2	Joe DiMaggio	.353
3	Enos Slaughter	.344
4	Barney McCosky	.343
5	Luke Appling	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	40
2	Joe DiMaggio	36
3	Hank Greenberg	35
4	Joe Gordon	33
4	Bob Johnson	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	157
2	Joe DiMaggio	156
3	Johnny Mize	134
4	Hank Greenberg	132
5	Ted Williams	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
2	Lonny Frey	22
3	Stan Hack	21
4	Mike Kreevich	17
4	Terry Moore	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	2.46
2	Whit Wyatt	2.47
3	Bucky Walters	2.61
4	Claude Passeau	2.65
5	Johnny Rigney	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	31
2	Claude Passeau	20
2	Whit Wyatt	20
4	Paul Derringer	19
4	5 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	286
2	Bobo Newsom	162
3	Whit Wyatt	155
4	Kirby Higbe	149
5	Mort Cooper	145

Saves

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