On This Day

Monday, June 16, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 36 23 .610 --
Yankees 33 22 .600 1.0
Red Sox 29 22 .569 3.0
White Sox 29 26 .527 5.0
Tigers 30 27 .526 5.0
Athletics 26 29 .473 8.0
Browns 18 34 .346 14.5
Senators 19 37 .339 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 39 18 .684 --
Dodgers 36 19 .655 2.0
Reds 29 27 .518 9.5
Giants 27 27 .500 10.5
Cubs 27 28 .491 11.0
Pirates 21 26 .447 13.0
Braves 18 32 .360 17.5
Phillies 17 37 .315 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Soup Campbell 3
1 Bennie Warren 3
3 Bobby Bragan 2
3 Doc Cramer 2
3 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Boudreau 1
1 Joe Gordon 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Boudreau 2
1 Bill Dickey 2
1 Joe Gordon 2
1 Buddy Lewis 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 Bobby Sturgeon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Chase 0.78
2 Lee Grissom 0.64
3 Bill Lohrman 0.33
4 Jake Mooty 0.27
5 Lefty Gomez 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Chase 1
1 Bill Lohrman 1
1 Jake Mooty 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Chase 7
1 Lee Grissom 7
3 Jake Mooty 3
4 Lefty Gomez 2
4 Al Milnar 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tot Pressnell 1
1 Marius Russo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .425
2 Pete Reiser .368
3 Jeff Heath .354
4 Cecil Travis .352
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
4 Joe Gordon 47

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 58
5 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 .452
2 Dario Lodigiani .396
3 Buddy Lewis .385
4 Red Rolfe .383
5 Joe DiMaggio .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 6
2 Tommy Henrich 5
3 Mel Ott 4
3 Ted Williams 4
5 11 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 14
2 Joe DiMaggio 13
3 Bruce Campbell 12
3 Buddy Lewis 12
3 Al Lopez 12

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
4 Dick Errickson 1.13
5 Cy Blanton 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Claude Passeau 3
1 Johnny Podgajny 3
4 Elden Auker 2
4 21 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 28
2 Johnny Vander Meer 20
3 Thornton Lee 16
4 Ken Chase 15
5 Tommy Bridges 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Joe Beggs 1
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 George Caster 1
1 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .481
2 Frankie Hayes .406
3 Pete Reiser .377
4 Pat Mullin .369
5 Joe DiMaggio .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harlond Clift 9
1 Tommy Henrich 9
3 Mel Ott 8
3 Ted Williams 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 32
2 Bill Nicholson 29
2 Ted Williams 29
4 Jimmie Foxx 26
5 4 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 6
2 Skeeter Newsome 5
3 Marty Marion 4
4 Stan Benjamin 3
4 14 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 1.32
2 Vern Olsen 1.42
3 Mickey Harris 1.48
4 Whit Wyatt 1.62
5 Thornton Lee 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 7
2 Elmer Riddle 5
3 Al Benton 4
3 Max Butcher 4
3 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 61
2 Johnny Vander Meer 37
3 Eddie Smith 35
4 Kirby Higbe 30
4 Thornton Lee 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 .370
2 Joe DiMaggio .357
3 Enos Slaughter .344
4 Luke Appling .338
5 Barney McCosky .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 39
2 Joe DiMaggio 37
3 Joe Gordon 35
4 Hank Greenberg 33
4 Bob Johnson 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 154
2 Rudy York 152
3 Frank McCormick 129
4 Joe Cronin 125
4 Johnny Mize 125

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 Bucky Walters 2.42
3 Whit Wyatt 2.43
4 Claude Passeau 2.55
5 Thornton Lee 2.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 292
2 Bobo Newsom 168
3 Kirby Higbe 152
4 Whit Wyatt 150
5 Mort Cooper 140

Saves

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