On This Day

Monday, June 23, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 40 25 .615 --
Yankees 36 25 .590 2.0
Red Sox 33 26 .559 4.0
White Sox 32 29 .525 6.0
Tigers 33 31 .516 6.5
Athletics 28 33 .459 10.0
Browns 21 37 .362 15.5
Senators 22 39 .361 16.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 43 21 .672 --
Dodgers 42 21 .667 0.5
Giants 32 29 .525 9.5
Reds 31 31 .500 11.0
Cubs 30 33 .476 12.5
Pirates 24 30 .444 14.0
Braves 22 34 .393 17.0
Phillies 18 43 .295 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dolph Camilli 3
1 Joe Medwick 3
1 Pete Reiser 3
4 Stan Hack 2
4 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Herman Franks 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Herman Franks 3
2 Frankie Gustine 2
3 Dolph Camilli 1
3 Vince DiMaggio 1
3 7 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Schumacher 1.00
2 Claude Passeau 0.88
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.30
4 Bob Klinger 0.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Claude Passeau 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Passeau 7
2 Hal Schumacher 5
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
3 Bob Klinger 3
5 Ace Adams 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .407
2 Jeff Heath .380
3 Pete Reiser .358
4 Cecil Travis .357
5 Joe DiMaggio .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 17
2 Dolph Camilli 15
2 Joe DiMaggio 15
2 Rudy York 15
5 3 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 59
1 Rudy York 59
3 Bill Nicholson 56
4 Joe DiMaggio 53
5 Jimmie Foxx 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonny Frey 9
2 George Case 8
2 Jeff Heath 8
2 Mike Kreevich 8
2 Joe Kuhel 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Johnson 2.06
2 Whit Wyatt 2.08
3 Dizzy Trout 2.11
4 Vern Olsen 2.19
5 Thornton Lee 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 15
2 Whit Wyatt 10
3 Hugh Casey 9
3 Kirby Higbe 9
5 Thornton Lee 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 126
2 Johnny Vander Meer 94
3 Mort Cooper 68
4 Whit Wyatt 64
5 Kirby Higbe 63

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 5
1 Tom Ferrick 5
1 Joe Heving 5
1 Ira Hutchinson 5
5 Al Benton 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Heath .467
2 Dixie Walker .429
3 Joe DiMaggio .419
3 Jimmie Foxx .419
5 Pat Mullin .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Dahlgren 5
1 Charlie Keller 5
3 Joe DiMaggio 4
3 Ken Keltner 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 15
2 Dolph Camilli 14
3 Jim Tabor 13
4 Chet Laabs 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Heath 5
2 Joe Kuhel 4
3 Clyde McCullough 3
3 Lou Stringer 3
5 8 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie White 0.00
2 Joe Bowman 0.57
3 Bob Muncrief 0.96
4 Paul Derringer 1.06
4 Vern Olsen 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Kirby Higbe 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Johnny Murphy 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 25
2 Johnny Vander Meer 20
3 Tommy Bridges 18
3 Max Lanier 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 2
2 Al Benton 1
2 Mace Brown 1
2 Hugh Casey 1
2 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .439
2 Jeff Heath .419
3 Joe DiMaggio .402
4 Pat Mullin .388
5 Jim Tabor .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 9
2 Tommy Henrich 8
2 Charlie Keller 8
2 Ken Keltner 8
2 Ted Williams 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 32
2 Ted Williams 30
3 Jimmie Foxx 28
3 Jim Tabor 28
5 Charlie Keller 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Heath 7
2 Mike Kreevich 6
2 Skeeter Newsome 6
4 Joe Kuhel 5
4 Pee Wee Reese 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Ryba 1.17
2 Joe Bowman 1.19
3 Vern Olsen 1.20
4 Elmer Riddle 1.50
4 Al Javery 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 7
2 Kirby Higbe 6
3 Carl Hubbell 5
4 Hugh Casey 4
4 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 63
2 Johnny Vander Meer 40
3 Eddie Smith 38
4 Thornton Lee 34
5 Kirby Higbe 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Ryba 3
2 Marv Breuer 2
2 Jumbo Brown 2
2 Mace Brown 2
2 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .368
2 Joe DiMaggio .367
3 Enos Slaughter .346
4 Cecil Travis .343
5 Luke Appling .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 41
2 Joe DiMaggio 36
3 Joe Gordon 34
4 Dolph Camilli 32
4 Bob Johnson 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 158
2 Joe DiMaggio 151
3 Frank McCormick 128
3 Johnny Mize 128
5 Ted Williams 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 28
2 Lonny Frey 22
3 Stan Hack 20
4 Pee Wee Reese 18
5 Mike Kreevich 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 2.38
2 Whit Wyatt 2.49
3 Bucky Walters 2.51
4 Claude Passeau 2.67
5 Vern Olsen 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 32
2 Claude Passeau 21
3 Bucky Walters 20
4 Sid Hudson 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 283
2 Bobo Newsom 167
3 Kirby Higbe 149
4 Whit Wyatt 142
5 Mort Cooper 141

Saves

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