On This Day

Saturday, June 21, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 39 25 .609 --
Yankees 35 25 .583 2.0
Red Sox 32 25 .561 3.5
White Sox 31 28 .525 5.5
Tigers 33 30 .524 5.5
Athletics 27 32 .458 9.5
Senators 22 38 .367 15.0
Browns 20 36 .357 15.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 43 19 .694 --
Dodgers 39 21 .650 3.0
Giants 30 28 .517 11.0
Reds 31 29 .517 11.0
Cubs 29 31 .483 13.0
Pirates 23 28 .451 14.5
Braves 20 34 .370 19.0
Phillies 17 42 .288 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George McQuinn 4
1 Wally Moses 4
3 Harlond Clift 3
3 Babe Dahlgren 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Campbell 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Babe Dahlgren 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Tabor 5
2 Harlond Clift 4
3 Chet Laabs 3
3 Benny McCoy 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Hayes 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 Barney McCosky 1
1 Clyde McCullough 1
1 Phil Rizzuto 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Elmer Riddle 1.14
2 Joe Bowman 0.57
3 Ken Chase 0.50
3 Lee Grissom 0.50
3 Luke Hamlin 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 Ken Chase 1
1 Bob Harris 1
1 Art Johnson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Elmer Riddle 8
2 Bill Lee 6
2 Buck Ross 6
4 Art Johnson 5
4 Jack Knott 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 1
1 Johnny Hutchings 1
1 Bob Muncrief 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .415
2 Jeff Heath .374
3 Pete Reiser .364
4 Joe Cronin .354
5 Cecil Travis .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 17
2 Dolph Camilli 15
2 Rudy York 15
4 Joe DiMaggio 14
4 3 others tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 59
1 Rudy York 59
3 Bill Nicholson 54
4 Joe DiMaggio 51
5 3 tied 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonny Frey 9
2 George Case 8
2 Jeff Heath 8
4 Mike Kreevich 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Olsen 2.01
2 Art Johnson 2.06
3 Dizzy Trout 2.11
4 Thornton Lee 2.22
5 Whit Wyatt 2.24

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 4
5 4 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .451
2 Jeff Heath .431
3 Pat Mullin .419
4 Soup Campbell .412
5 Enos Slaughter .411

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 21
2 Joe DiMaggio 15
2 Enos Slaughter 15
2 Jim Tabor 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Heath 6
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 0.33
3 Marv Breuer 0.67
4 Mike Ryba 1.10
5 Joe Bowman 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Dick Newsome 3
1 Vern Olsen 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 19
2 Tommy Bridges 18
3 Paul Derringer 16
4 Bill Lee 15
4 3 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 1
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Lum Harris 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .455
2 Joe DiMaggio .387
3 Jeff Heath .385
4 Pat Mullin .374
5 George McQuinn .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Henrich 10
2 Mel Ott 9
3 Dolph Camilli 8
3 Bruce Campbell 8
3 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 37
2 Ted Williams 31
3 Jim Tabor 28
4 Charlie Keller 27
4 Rudy York 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Heath 7
2 Mike Kreevich 5
2 Skeeter Newsome 5
2 Pee Wee Reese 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Ryba 0.66
2 Vern Olsen 0.84
3 Joe Bowman 1.19
4 Elmer Riddle 1.50
5 2 tied 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 6
2 Kirby Higbe 5
2 Elmer Riddle 5
4 Paul Derringer 4
4 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 57
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 .369
2 Joe DiMaggio .367
3 Enos Slaughter .348
4 Cecil Travis .340
5 Luke Appling .336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 159
2 Joe DiMaggio 151
3 Frank McCormick 128
3 Johnny Mize 128
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 2.45
2 Bucky Walters 2.51
3 Whit Wyatt 2.58
4 Vern Olsen 2.72
5 Claude Passeau 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 31
2 Claude Passeau 21
3 Sid Hudson 20
3 Bucky Walters 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 277
2 Bobo Newsom 165
3 Kirby Higbe 147
4 Mort Cooper 143
5 Whit Wyatt 140

Saves

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