On This Day

Thursday, June 19, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 39 23 .629 --
Yankees 34 24 .586 3.0
Red Sox 31 24 .564 4.5
White Sox 31 27 .534 6.0
Tigers 32 29 .525 6.5
Athletics 26 32 .448 11.0
Browns 19 35 .352 16.0
Senators 20 38 .345 17.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 42 18 .700 --
Dodgers 38 20 .655 3.0
Giants 29 27 .518 11.0
Reds 30 28 .517 11.0
Cubs 28 30 .483 13.0
Pirates 21 28 .429 15.5
Braves 19 33 .365 19.0
Phillies 17 40 .298 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Case 4
1 Creepy Crespi 4
1 Jake Early 4
1 Jeff Heath 4
1 Pee Wee Reese 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Dahlgren 2
2 Stan Benjamin 1
2 Lou Boudreau 1
2 George Dickey 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Danning 4
1 Charlie Keller 4
3 Jimmy Bloodworth 3
3 Lou Boudreau 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1
1 Johnny Rizzo 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Marv Breuer 0.50
1 Tommy Bridges 0.50
1 Dutch Leonard 0.50
4 Kirby Higbe 0.42
5 Hal Schumacher 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Marv Breuer 1
1 Jumbo Brown 1
1 Kirby Higbe 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kirby Higbe 5
2 Marv Breuer 4
2 Tommy Bridges 4
2 Hal Schumacher 4
5 Buck Ross 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .416
2 Pete Reiser .371
3 Jeff Heath .364
4 Joe Cronin .362
5 Enos Slaughter .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 17
2 Rudy York 15
3 Dolph Camilli 14
3 Joe DiMaggio 14
3 Bob Johnson 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 56
1 Rudy York 56
3 Bill Nicholson 53
4 Joe DiMaggio 49
4 Jimmie Foxx 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonny Frey 9
2 George Case 8
3 Mike Kreevich 7
3 Joe Kuhel 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Johnson 1.92
2 Tom Ferrick 1.98
3 Vern Olsen 2.01
4 Dizzy Trout 2.03
5 Thornton Lee 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 14
2 Whit Wyatt 10
3 Kirby Higbe 8
3 Thornton Lee 8
5 7 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 120
2 Johnny Vander Meer 89
3 Mort Cooper 68
4 Whit Wyatt 62
5 Kirby Higbe 61

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 Pat Mullin .468
2 Joe DiMaggio .404
3 Pete Reiser .396
4 Ted Williams .391
5 Jeff Heath .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 6
1 Charlie Keller 6
3 Mel Ott 5
3 Hal Trosky 5
3 Ted Williams 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 18
2 Bruce Campbell 15
3 Joe DiMaggio 14
3 Ted Williams 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 4
2 Jeff Heath 3
2 Myril Hoag 3
2 Mike Kreevich 3
2 Lou Stringer 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie White 0.00
2 Vern Olsen 0.31
3 Mike Ryba 0.54
4 Lon Warneke 1.44
5 3 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Kirby Higbe 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 30
2 Johnny Vander Meer 27
3 Tommy Bridges 18
4 Paul Derringer 16
4 Mickey Harris 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Lum Harris 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .471
2 Pete Reiser .391
3 Pat Mullin .372
4 Joe DiMaggio .364
5 Jeff Heath .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Henrich 9
1 Mel Ott 9
3 Harlond Clift 8
3 Joe DiMaggio 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 35
2 Ted Williams 30
3 Jimmie Foxx 27
4 Bill Nicholson 26
4 Rudy York 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 5
1 Skeeter Newsome 5
3 Jeff Heath 4
3 Joe Kuhel 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Olsen 0.84
2 Bob Feller 1.50
3 Thornton Lee 1.55
4 Mickey Harris 1.73
4 Max Lanier 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 7
2 Kirby Higbe 5
2 Thornton Lee 5
2 Elmer Riddle 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 63
2 Johnny Vander Meer 38
3 Kirby Higbe 35
4 Thornton Lee 34
5 Eddie Smith 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Ferrick 3
1 Max Lanier 3
3 Marv Breuer 2
3 Lum Harris 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .365
2 Joe DiMaggio .362
3 Enos Slaughter .349
4 Cecil Travis .338
5 Luke Appling .338

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 159
2 Joe DiMaggio 149
3 Frank McCormick 128
4 Johnny Mize 126
5 Ted Williams 124

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.40
2 Bob Feller 2.41
3 Whit Wyatt 2.59
4 Vern Olsen 2.70
5 Thornton Lee 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 32
2 Claude Passeau 21
3 Sid Hudson 20
3 Bucky Walters 20
3 Whit Wyatt 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 288
2 Bobo Newsom 168
3 Kirby Higbe 151
4 Whit Wyatt 148
5 Mort Cooper 143

Saves

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