On This Day

Friday, June 20, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	39	24	.619	--
Yankees	35	24	.593	2.0
Red Sox	32	24	.571	3.5
White Sox	31	27	.534	5.5
Tigers	32	30	.516	6.5
Athletics	26	32	.448	10.5
Senators	21	38	.356	16.0
Browns	19	36	.345	16.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Browns 2

Yankees 14, Tigers 4

Senators 7, Indians 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	42	19	.689	--
Dodgers	39	20	.661	2.0
Giants	30	27	.526	10.0
Reds	30	29	.508	11.0
Cubs	29	30	.492	12.0
Pirates	22	28	.440	14.5
Braves	19	34	.358	19.0
Phillies	17	41	.293	23.5

Games

Cubs 5, Braves 0

Dodgers 6, Reds 2

Pirates 7, Phillies 6

Giants 6, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Bloodworth	4
1	Joe DiMaggio	4
1	Jeff Heath	4
4	George Case	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	Babe Dahlgren	1
1	Harry Danning	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	3
1	Soup Campbell	3
1	Nick Etten	3
1	Tommy Henrich	3
1	Charlie Keller	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jeff Heath	2
2	George Archie	1
2	Stan Benjamin	1
2	Dolph Camilli	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry French	1.75
2	Hugh Casey	0.50
3	Joe Dobson	0.45
4	Marius Russo	0.38
5	Elden Auker	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Carpenter	1
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Dutch Dietz	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry French	7
2	Marius Russo	6
3	Joe Dobson	5
4	Elden Auker	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Ryba	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.420
2	Jeff Heath	.373
3	Pete Reiser	.366
4	Joe Cronin	.360
5	Joe DiMaggio	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	17
2	Dolph Camilli	15
2	Rudy York	15
4	Joe DiMaggio	14
4	2 others tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	59
2	Rudy York	57
3	Bill Nicholson	53
4	Joe DiMaggio	50
5	Jimmie Foxx	49

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	9
2	George Case	8
3	Jeff Heath	7
3	Mike Kreevich	7
3	2 others tied	7

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	Hugh Casey	8
3	Kirby Higbe	8
3	Thornton Lee	8

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	4 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.468
2	Jeff Heath	.440
3	Pat Mullin	.435
4	Ted Williams	.378
5	Pete Reiser	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	7
2	Joe DiMaggio	6
3	Ken Keltner	5
3	Mel Ott	5
3	Hal Trosky	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	21
2	Dolph Camilli	14
2	Bruce Campbell	14
2	Joe DiMaggio	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ernie White	0.00
2	Vern Olsen	0.31
3	Marv Breuer	0.67
4	Mike Ryba	0.92
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
5	4 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Ryba	2
2	Hugh Casey	1
2	Lum Harris	1
2	Joe Heving	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.480
2	Joe DiMaggio	.393
3	Jeff Heath	.376
4	Pat Mullin	.372
5	Pete Reiser	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Henrich	10
2	Mel Ott	9
3	Dolph Camilli	8
3	Joe DiMaggio	8
3	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bruce Campbell	35
2	Ted Williams	32
3	Charlie Keller	27
4	Jimmie Foxx	26
5	3 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jeff Heath	6
2	Mike Kreevich	5
2	Skeeter Newsome	5
2	Pee Wee Reese	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vern Olsen	0.84
2	Bob Feller	1.50
3	Elmer Riddle	1.64
4	Mickey Harris	1.73
4	Max Lanier	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	7
2	Kirby Higbe	5
3	Bob Carpenter	4
3	Paul Derringer	4
3	8 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	63
2	Johnny Vander Meer	38
3	Thornton Lee	34
4	Eddie Smith	32
5	Kirby Higbe	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Max Lanier	3
1	Mike Ryba	3
3	Marv Breuer	2
3	Tom Ferrick	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.367
2	Joe DiMaggio	.367
3	Enos Slaughter	.347
4	Cecil Travis	.339
5	Luke Appling	.337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	158
2	Joe DiMaggio	150
3	Frank McCormick	129
4	Johnny Mize	127
5	Ted Williams	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
2	Lonny Frey	22
3	Stan Hack	20
4	Pee Wee Reese	18
5	Mike Kreevich	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	2.41
2	Bucky Walters	2.51
3	Whit Wyatt	2.58
4	Vern Olsen	2.70
5	Claude Passeau	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	32
2	Claude Passeau	21
3	Sid Hudson	20
3	Bucky Walters	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	288
2	Bobo Newsom	165
3	Kirby Higbe	151
4	Mort Cooper	143
5	Whit Wyatt	140

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	14
2	Joe Beggs	9
2	Clint Brown	9
4	Joe Heving	8
5	2 tied	7