On This Day

Thursday, June 12, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 36 20 .643 --
Yankees 30 22 .577 4.0
Red Sox 27 21 .563 5.0
White Sox 28 24 .538 6.0
Tigers 29 25 .537 6.0
Athletics 25 28 .472 9.5
Browns 17 33 .340 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 26 25 .510 10.0
Reds 27 26 .509 10.0
Cubs 24 27 .471 12.0
Pirates 20 25 .444 13.0
Braves 17 31 .354 17.5
Phillies 16 34 .320 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Finney 4
2 Al Brancato 3
2 Joe Cronin 3
2 Frankie Hayes 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Brancato 1
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harlond Clift 4
2 Johnny Berardino 3
2 Al Brancato 3
2 Joe Grace 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Derringer 1.20
2 Thornton Lee 0.58
3 Carl Hubbell 0.33
4 Art Johnson 0.29
5 Bill Beckmann 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Phil Marchildon 1
1 Bob Muncrief 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Thornton Lee 7
2 Paul Derringer 6
3 Bill Fleming 3
3 Johnny Gorsica 3
3 Carl Hubbell 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lum Harris 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .410
2 Pete Reiser .364
3 Cecil Travis .361
4 Joe Cronin .360
5 Jeff Heath .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 15
2 Dolph Camilli 13
2 Bill Nicholson 13
2 Rudy York 13
5 Joe DiMaggio 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 50
2 Rudy York 48
3 Charlie Keller 46
4 Joe DiMaggio 45
4 Joe Gordon 45

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 1.29
2 Tom Ferrick 1.98
3 Whit Wyatt 2.01
4 Ted Lyons 2.11
5 Bucky Walters 2.20

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 Thornton Lee 56

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 .413
2 Pat Mullin .397
3 Mel Ott .375
4 Buddy Lewis .373
5 Joe DiMaggio .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
1 Tommy Henrich 5
1 Mel Ott 5
1 Ted Williams 5
5 Ken Keltner 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 16
2 Bruce Campbell 14
2 Jimmie Foxx 14
4 Jim Tabor 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 4
1 Skeeter Newsome 4
3 Luke Appling 2
3 Stan Benjamin 2
3 13 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mickey Harris 0.00
1 Mike Ryba 0.00
3 Vern Olsen 0.51
4 Whit Wyatt 1.00
5 Harry Gumbert 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 4
2 Joe Dobson 3
2 Rip Sewell 3
2 Johnny Vander Meer 3
5 25 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 31
2 Johnny Vander Meer 28
3 Thornton Lee 25
4 Tommy Bridges 16
5 Eddie Smith 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Ryba 2
2 Johnny Allen 1
2 Joe Beggs 1
2 Joe Bowman 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .422
2 Frankie Hayes .398
3 Pete Reiser .372
4 Pat Mullin .372
5 Elbie Fletcher .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harlond Clift 8
1 Tommy Henrich 8
1 Mel Ott 8
1 Ted Williams 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 33
2 Ted Williams 28
3 Bill Nicholson 27
4 Jimmie Foxx 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 1.48
2 Art Johnson 1.54
3 Harry Gumbert 1.56
4 Ted Lyons 1.61
5 Tom Ferrick 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 8
2 Harry Gumbert 5
3 Al Benton 4
3 Paul Derringer 4
3 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 65
2 Johnny Vander Meer 37
3 Eddie Smith 36
4 Thornton Lee 35
5 Bobo Newsom 30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .363
2 Joe DiMaggio .355
3 Enos Slaughter .351
4 Barney McCosky .342
5 Hank Greenberg .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 39
2 Joe DiMaggio 36
3 Joe Gordon 34
3 Hank Greenberg 34
5 Bob Johnson 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 156
2 Joe DiMaggio 155
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 Pee Wee Reese 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 2.35
2 Whit Wyatt 2.39
3 Bucky Walters 2.56
4 Claude Passeau 2.64
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 287
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