On This Day

Monday, June 9, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 35 16 .686 --
Dodgers 33 16 .673 1.0
Giants 24 23 .511 9.0
Reds 25 25 .500 9.5
Cubs 22 25 .468 11.0
Pirates 19 24 .442 12.0
Braves 16 29 .356 16.0
Phillies 16 32 .333 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Stringer 4
2 Jimmy Brown 3
2 Dom Dallessandro 3
2 Bobby Sturgeon 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Moore 2
2 Dom Dallessandro 1
2 Lonny Frey 1
2 Marty Marion 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lonny Frey 4
2 Dom Dallessandro 3
2 Gene Moore 3
2 Babe Phelps 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Earley 1
1 Nick Etten 1
1 Lou Stringer 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Gumbert 0.86
2 Hugh Casey 0.57
3 Gene Thompson 0.30
4 Lee Grissom 0.25
4 Lefty Wilkie 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beggs 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Charlie Root 1
1 Lefty Wilkie 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Gumbert 6
2 Hugh Casey 4
3 Charlie Root 3
3 Gene Thompson 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Elmer Riddle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .416
2 Pete Reiser .373
3 Jeff Heath .360
4 Cecil Travis .359
5 Roy Cullenbine .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 15
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 46
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 9 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 101
2 Johnny Vander Meer 74
3 Mort Cooper 62
4 Whit Wyatt 54
5 Kirby Higbe 50

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 .440
2 Joe DiMaggio .412
3 Pete Reiser .400
4 Buddy Lewis .390
5 Pat Mullin .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Henrich 6
2 Joe DiMaggio 5
2 Mel Ott 5
2 Ted Williams 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 21
2 Ted Williams 16
3 Jimmie Foxx 15
3 Jim Tabor 15
5 Enos Slaughter 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 4
1 Skeeter Newsome 4
3 Stan Benjamin 3
3 Johnny Hopp 3
3 Mel Ott 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mickey Harris 0.00
2 Whit Wyatt 1.00
3 Harry Gumbert 1.04
4 Lee Grissom 1.17
5 Thornton Lee 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Dobson 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Red Ruffing 3
4 Elden Auker 2
4 24 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 25
2 Eddie Smith 21
3 Johnny Vander Meer 20
4 Thornton Lee 18
5 Kirby Higbe 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Breuer 2
1 Kirby Higbe 2
1 Mike Ryba 2
4 Johnny Allen 1
4 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .432
2 Pete Reiser .388
3 Frankie Hayes .386
4 Elbie Fletcher .376
5 Joe DiMaggio .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 9
2 Tommy Henrich 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 Bill Nicholson 27
3 Jim Tabor 27
3 2 others tied 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 Bob Feller 1.55
4 Whit Wyatt 1.66
5 Art Johnson 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 7
2 Harry Gumbert 5
2 Bill Lee 5
2 Thornton Lee 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 59
2 Eddie Smith 36
3 Thornton Lee 34
4 Johnny Vander Meer 33
5 Kirby Higbe 27

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 .365
2 Joe DiMaggio .355
3 Enos Slaughter .346
4 Barney McCosky .343
5 Hank Greenberg .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 39
2 Joe DiMaggio 36
3 Hank Greenberg 34
4 Joe Gordon 33
4 Bob Johnson 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 156
1 Rudy York 156
3 Johnny Mize 133
4 Hank Greenberg 130
5 Ted Williams 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 29
2 Lonny Frey 22
3 Stan Hack 21
4 Terry Moore 17
5 3 tied 16

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 Sid Hudson 19
4 4 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 286
2 Bobo Newsom 162
3 Whit Wyatt 155
4 Kirby Higbe 150
5 Mort Cooper 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 15
2 Joe Beggs 9
2 Clint Brown 9
4 Joe Heving 8
5 2 tied 7