On This Day

Wednesday, June 11, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 36 20 .643 --
Yankees 29 22 .569 4.5
Red Sox 26 20 .565 5.0
White Sox 28 23 .549 5.5
Tigers 29 24 .547 5.5
Athletics 24 28 .462 10.0
Browns 16 32 .333 16.0
Senators 17 36 .321 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 37 16 .698 --
Dodgers 34 17 .667 2.0
Giants 25 25 .500 10.5
Reds 26 26 .500 10.5
Cubs 24 26 .480 11.5
Pirates 20 25 .444 13.0
Braves 17 30 .362 17.0
Phillies 16 34 .320 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Hack 5
2 Doc Cramer 4
2 Burgess Whitehead 4
4 Babe Dahlgren 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Hack 2
2 Bob Bowman 1
2 Harry Danning 1
2 Vince DiMaggio 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vince DiMaggio 3
1 Stan Hack 3
1 Hal Trosky 3
4 Nick Etten 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Benny McCoy 1
1 Bill Nicholson 1
1 Lloyd Waner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobo Newsom 0.90
2 Cliff Melton 0.70
3 Rip Sewell 0.50
4 Dick Errickson 0.33
4 Bucky Walters 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Bowman 1
1 Dick Errickson 1
1 Howie Krist 1
1 Bobo Newsom 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 9
2 Cliff Melton 7
3 Rip Sewell 5
4 Claude Passeau 4
5 Bucky Walters 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .416
2 Pete Reiser .364
3 Cecil Travis .361
4 Jeff Heath .359
5 Roy Cullenbine .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 15
2 Dolph Camilli 13
2 Bill Nicholson 13
2 Rudy York 13
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 50
2 Rudy York 48
3 Charlie Keller 46
4 Joe DiMaggio 44
4 Joe Gordon 44

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 Tom Ferrick 1.98
2 Whit Wyatt 2.01
3 Ted Lyons 2.11
4 Bucky Walters 2.20
5 Thornton Lee 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 13
2 Whit Wyatt 9
3 Hugh Casey 7
3 Thornton Lee 7
3 Lon Warneke 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 107
2 Johnny Vander Meer 82
3 Mort Cooper 62
4 Bobo Newsom 57
5 Whit Wyatt 54

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 .455
2 Pat Mullin .413
3 Buddy Lewis .375
4 George McQuinn .362
5 Rudy York .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Henrich 6
2 Mel Ott 5
3 Dolph Camilli 4
3 Joe DiMaggio 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 16
2 Jimmie Foxx 15
2 Jim Tabor 15
4 Bill Nicholson 14
4 Ted Williams 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 4
1 Skeeter Newsome 4
3 Stan Benjamin 3
3 Sam Chapman 3
5 14 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mickey Harris 0.00
2 Vern Olsen 0.51
3 Whit Wyatt 1.00
4 Harry Gumbert 1.04
5 Dick Errickson 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 4
2 Al Benton 3
2 Joe Dobson 3
2 Rip Sewell 3
2 Johnny Vander Meer 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 31
2 Johnny Vander Meer 28
3 Eddie Smith 21
4 Thornton Lee 18
5 Tommy Bridges 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marv Breuer 2
1 Mike Ryba 2
3 Johnny Allen 1
3 Joe Beggs 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .429
2 Frankie Hayes .387
3 Pete Reiser .372
4 Pat Mullin .371
5 Stan Hack .360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 33
2 Bill Nicholson 31
3 Jimmie Foxx 29
4 Ted Williams 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
1 Mike Kreevich 6
3 Skeeter Newsome 5
4 Lee Handley 4
4 Marty Marion 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 1.48
2 Harry Gumbert 1.56
3 Ted Lyons 1.61
4 Art Johnson 1.67
5 Tom Ferrick 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 8
2 Harry Gumbert 5
2 Bill Lee 5
4 Al Benton 4
4 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 65
2 Johnny Vander Meer 37
3 Eddie Smith 36
4 Bobo Newsom 30
5 2 tied 28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .365
2 Joe DiMaggio .351
3 Enos Slaughter .351
4 Barney McCosky .342
5 Hank Greenberg .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 39
2 Joe DiMaggio 35
3 Hank Greenberg 34
4 Joe Gordon 33
4 Bob Johnson 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 157
2 Joe DiMaggio 154
3 Hank Greenberg 130
4 Johnny Mize 129
5 Frank McCormick 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 29
2 Lonny Frey 22
3 Stan Hack 21
4 Mike Kreevich 16
4 2 others tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whit Wyatt 2.39
2 Bob Feller 2.42
3 Bucky Walters 2.60
4 Claude Passeau 2.63
5 Ted Lyons 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 32
2 Claude Passeau 21
3 Bobo Newsom 20
3 Rip Sewell 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 292
2 Bobo Newsom 171
3 Whit Wyatt 153
4 Kirby Higbe 152
5 Mort Cooper 144

Saves

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