On This Day

Sunday, June 15, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	36	22	.621	--
Yankees	32	22	.593	2.0
Red Sox	29	22	.569	3.5
Tigers	30	26	.536	5.0
White Sox	29	26	.527	5.5
Athletics	26	29	.473	8.5
Browns	18	34	.346	15.0
Senators	18	37	.327	16.5

Games

Red Sox 8, White Sox 6

Yankees 3, Indians 2

Athletics 10, Browns 4

Red Sox 6, White Sox 4

Senators 7, Tigers 5

Tigers 4, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	39	18	.684	--
Dodgers	36	19	.655	2.0
Reds	29	26	.527	9.0
Giants	26	27	.491	11.0
Cubs	26	28	.481	11.5
Pirates	21	26	.447	13.0
Braves	18	32	.360	17.5
Phillies	17	36	.321	20.0

Games

Cubs 6, Phillies 0

Phillies 8, Cubs 4

Braves 5, Pirates 1

Dodgers 8, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 3, Dodgers 0

Reds 5, Giants 2

Reds 6, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dom Dallessandro	5
1	Jimmie Foxx	5
1	Bill Knickerbocker	5
1	Mike Kreevich	5
1	Terry Moore	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bruce Campbell	1
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bruce Campbell	4
1	Bobby Doerr	4
1	Buddy Lewis	4
1	Mel Ott	4
1	Lew Riggs	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jo-Jo Moore	1
1	Lou Stringer	1
1	Rudy York	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ernie White	0.80
2	Lefty Grove	0.60
2	Dizzy Trout	0.60
4	Bucky Walters	0.56
5	2 tied	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Babich	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	Sid Hudson	1
1	Dick Newsome	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sid Hudson	6
2	Johnny Podgajny	5
2	Bucky Walters	5
4	Kirby Higbe	4
4	5 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.425
2	Pete Reiser	.368
3	Jeff Heath	.355
4	Cecil Travis	.353
5	Joe Cronin	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	16
2	Dolph Camilli	14
3	Joe DiMaggio	13
3	Bob Johnson	13
3	2 others tied	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	52
2	Rudy York	49
3	Charlie Keller	48
4	Joe DiMaggio	47
5	2 tied	45

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	9
2	George Case	7
2	Mike Kreevich	7
4	Dom DiMaggio	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Johnson	1.29
2	Whit Wyatt	1.95
3	Tom Ferrick	1.98
4	Dizzy Trout	2.06
5	Vern Olsen	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	13
2	Whit Wyatt	9
3	Hugh Casey	7
3	Kirby Higbe	7
3	5 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	112
2	Johnny Vander Meer	82
3	Mort Cooper	62
4	Bobo Newsom	57
4	Whit Wyatt	57

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	Jimmy Brown	.435
2	Ted Williams	.417
3	Buddy Lewis	.382
4	Joe DiMaggio	.375
5	Jo-Jo Moore	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	6
2	Tommy Henrich	5
2	Mel Ott	5
2	Ted Williams	5
5	12 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	17
2	Bruce Campbell	16
3	Ted Williams	15
4	Bill Nicholson	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Kreevich	4
2	Lou Stringer	3
3	Sam Chapman	2
3	Vince DiMaggio	2
3	5 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Ryba	0.00
2	Vern Olsen	0.34
3	Claude Passeau	1.00
3	Red Ruffing	1.00
5	Max Lanier	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	Claude Passeau	3
1	Johnny Podgajny	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Johnny Vander Meer	20
3	Eddie Smith	18
4	Thornton Lee	16
5	Tommy Bridges	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Marv Breuer	1
1	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.472
2	Frankie Hayes	.400
3	Joe DiMaggio	.381
4	Pete Reiser	.377
5	Mel Ott	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	9
1	Tommy Henrich	9
1	Mel Ott	9
4	Joe DiMaggio	8
4	Ted Williams	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bruce Campbell	33
2	Bill Nicholson	29
2	Ted Williams	29
4	Jimmie Foxx	26
5	Joe DiMaggio	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Kreevich	7
2	Skeeter Newsome	5
3	Marty Marion	4
4	Stan Benjamin	3
4	13 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	1.32
2	Vern Olsen	1.42
3	Whit Wyatt	1.62
4	Art Johnson	1.70
5	Tom Ferrick	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	7
2	Harry Gumbert	5
2	Elmer Riddle	5
4	Al Benton	4
4	12 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	61
2	Johnny Vander Meer	37
3	Thornton Lee	35
3	Eddie Smith	35
5	Kirby Higbe	32

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	.373
2	Joe DiMaggio	.357
3	Enos Slaughter	.346
4	Hank Greenberg	.341
5	Barney McCosky	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	39
2	Joe DiMaggio	37
3	Joe Gordon	34
3	Hank Greenberg	34
5	Bob Johnson	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	156
2	Joe DiMaggio	154
3	Frank McCormick	130
4	Hank Greenberg	128
5	Johnny Mize	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
2	Lonny Frey	22
3	Stan Hack	20
4	Mike Kreevich	17
5	Pee Wee Reese	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	2.41
2	Whit Wyatt	2.43
3	Claude Passeau	2.55
4	Bucky Walters	2.57
5	Thornton Lee	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	32
2	Claude Passeau	22
3	Sid Hudson	20
3	Bobo Newsom	20
3	3 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	292
2	Bobo Newsom	170
3	Kirby Higbe	152
4	Whit Wyatt	150
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