On This Day

Tuesday, June 17, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	37	23	.617	--
Yankees	33	23	.589	2.0
Red Sox	30	23	.566	3.5
White Sox	30	26	.536	5.0
Tigers	31	28	.525	5.5
Athletics	26	30	.464	9.0
Browns	18	34	.346	15.0
Senators	19	37	.339	16.0

Games

Red Sox 14, Tigers 6

Tigers 8, Red Sox 5

White Sox 8, Yankees 7

Indians 3, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	40	18	.690	--
Dodgers	37	19	.661	2.0
Reds	30	27	.526	9.5
Giants	28	27	.509	10.5
Cubs	27	29	.482	12.0
Pirates	21	27	.438	14.0
Braves	18	33	.353	18.5
Phillies	17	38	.309	21.5

Games

Dodgers 7, Cubs 6

Giants 6, Pirates 3

Cardinals 11, Phillies 3

Reds 5, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bruce Campbell	5
2	Jim Tabor	4
2	Rudy York	4
4	Johnny Cooney	3
4	14 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	2
2	Dom DiMaggio	1
2	Nick Etten	1
2	Elbie Fletcher	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	6
2	Jim Tabor	4
3	Bruce Campbell	3
3	Creepy Crespi	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Myril Hoag	1
1	Joe Kuhel	1
1	Joe Marty	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mort Cooper	0.60
2	Paul Derringer	0.54
3	Johnny Rigney	0.45
4	Johnny Gorsica	0.36
5	Phil Marchildon	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Jack Hallett	1
1	Joe Heving	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Derringer	7
2	Mort Cooper	6
3	Bill Lee	5
3	Johnny Rigney	5
3	Whit Wyatt	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Eddie Smith	1
1	Dizzy Trout	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.424
2	Pete Reiser	.375
3	Joe Cronin	.356
4	Jeff Heath	.354
5	Cecil Travis	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	16
2	Rudy York	15
3	Dolph Camilli	14
3	Bob Johnson	14
5	3 tied	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	55
2	Bill Nicholson	53
3	Charlie Keller	50
4	Jimmie Foxx	48
5	3 tied	47

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	9
2	George Case	7
2	Mike Kreevich	7
4	Dom DiMaggio	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Johnson	1.92
2	Tom Ferrick	1.98
3	Dizzy Trout	2.03
4	Vern Olsen	2.17
5	Whit Wyatt	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	13
2	Whit Wyatt	10
3	Hugh Casey	7
3	Mort Cooper	7
3	7 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	112
2	Johnny Vander Meer	82
3	Mort Cooper	68
4	Whit Wyatt	62
5	Bobo Newsom	58

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	.459
2	Pat Mullin	.439
3	Ted Williams	.425
4	Pete Reiser	.422
5	Dario Lodigiani	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	6
2	Ted Williams	5
3	Bob Johnson	4
3	Charlie Keller	4
3	Mel Ott	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bruce Campbell	15
2	Joe DiMaggio	13
3	Jimmie Foxx	12
3	Charlie Keller	12
3	4 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Kreevich	4
2	Myril Hoag	3
2	Joe Kuhel	3
2	Lou Stringer	3
5	5 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ernie White	0.00
1	Mike Ryba	0.00
3	Vern Olsen	0.34
4	Claude Passeau	1.00
5	Cy Blanton	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Carl Hubbell	3
1	Claude Passeau	3
4	Elden Auker	2
4	20 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	22
2	Johnny Vander Meer	20
3	Paul Derringer	17
3	Whit Wyatt	17
5	Thornton Lee	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	George Caster	1
1	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.471
2	Frankie Hayes	.396
3	Pete Reiser	.387
4	Joe DiMaggio	.364
5	Pat Mullin	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	9
1	Tommy Henrich	9
1	Ted Williams	9
4	Mel Ott	8
4	Rudy York	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bruce Campbell	35
2	Bill Nicholson	30
2	Ted Williams	30
4	Jimmie Foxx	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Kreevich	6
2	Skeeter Newsome	5
3	Joe Kuhel	4
3	Marty Marion	4
5	12 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vern Olsen	0.80
2	Max Lanier	1.32
3	Bob Feller	1.43
4	Mickey Harris	1.48
5	2 tied	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
2	Paul Derringer	5
2	Elmer Riddle	5
4	Al Benton	4
4	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	55
2	Johnny Vander Meer	37
3	Eddie Smith	35
4	Paul Derringer	34
5	2 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	3
1	Max Lanier	3
3	Joe Beggs	2
3	Marv Breuer	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.370
2	Joe DiMaggio	.358
3	Enos Slaughter	.349
4	Luke Appling	.339
5	Cecil Travis	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	41
2	Joe DiMaggio	35
2	Joe Gordon	35
4	Bob Johnson	34
5	Hank Greenberg	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	158
2	Joe DiMaggio	149
3	Frank McCormick	129
4	Johnny Mize	124
5	Ted Williams	123

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	2.42
2	Bucky Walters	2.42
3	Whit Wyatt	2.59
4	Claude Passeau	2.61
5	Thornton Lee	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	31
2	Claude Passeau	21
3	Sid Hudson	20
3	Bucky Walters	20
3	Whit Wyatt	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	280
2	Bobo Newsom	168
3	Whit Wyatt	148
4	Mort Cooper	146
4	Kirby Higbe	146

Saves

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