On This Day

Tuesday, June 24, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 40 26 .606 --
Yankees 37 25 .597 1.0
Red Sox 34 26 .567 3.0
Tigers 34 31 .523 5.5
White Sox 32 30 .516 6.0
Athletics 28 34 .452 10.0
Senators 23 39 .371 15.0
Browns 21 38 .356 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 44 21 .677 --
Dodgers 43 21 .672 0.5
Giants 33 29 .532 9.5
Reds 32 31 .508 11.0
Cubs 30 34 .469 13.5
Pirates 24 31 .436 15.0
Braves 22 35 .386 18.0
Phillies 18 44 .290 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Bartell 4
1 Joe Medwick 4
1 Wally Moses 4
4 Dom DiMaggio 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Hopp 4
1 Jim Tabor 4
3 Dolph Camilli 3
3 Tommy Henrich 3
3 Joe Medwick 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Reiser 2
2 Cookie Lavagetto 1
2 Gee Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bucky Walters 0.71
2 Cliff Melton 0.62
3 Dutch Leonard 0.50
3 Lon Warneke 0.50
5 Curt Davis 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Johnny Gorsica 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cliff Melton 5
1 Bucky Walters 5
3 Larry French 4
3 Lefty Gomez 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .403
2 Jeff Heath .378
3 Cecil Travis .359
4 Pete Reiser .354
5 Joe Cronin .352

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 57
4 Jim Tabor 54
5 2 tied 53

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 2.15
5 Bob Feller 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 15
2 Whit Wyatt 10
3 Hugh Casey 9
3 Kirby Higbe 9
5 3 tied 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 .449
2 Jimmie Foxx .413
3 Joe DiMaggio .404
4 Jim Tabor .404
5 Pat Mullin .400

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 Dolph Camilli 17
1 Jim Tabor 17
3 Charlie Keller 15
4 Bobby Doerr 12
4 5 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Heath 5
2 Joe Kuhel 4
3 Clyde McCullough 3
4 Vince DiMaggio 2
4 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie White 0.00
2 Joe Bowman 0.57
3 Vern Olsen 1.02
4 Paul Derringer 1.06
5 2 tied 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Kirby Higbe 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Johnny Murphy 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 25
2 Johnny Vander Meer 20
3 Tommy Bridges 18
3 Max Lanier 18
3 Cliff Melton 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 2
2 Al Benton 1
2 Mace Brown 1
2 Hugh Casey 1
2 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .423
2 Jeff Heath .415
3 Joe DiMaggio .402
4 Buddy Lewis .393
5 Pat Mullin .380

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 32
1 Jim Tabor 32
3 Ted Williams 30
4 Jimmie Foxx 28
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Heath 7
2 Mike Kreevich 6
2 Skeeter Newsome 6
4 Joe Kuhel 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Olsen 1.17
2 Mike Ryba 1.17
3 Joe Bowman 1.30
4 Elmer Riddle 1.50
4 Al Javery 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 7
2 Kirby Higbe 5
2 Carl Hubbell 5
4 Hugh Casey 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 63
2 Johnny Vander Meer 40
3 Thornton Lee 36
4 Eddie Smith 32
5 Max Lanier 30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .367
2 Joe DiMaggio .367
3 Enos Slaughter .345
4 Cecil Travis .342
5 Luke Appling .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 40
2 Joe DiMaggio 36
3 Joe Gordon 35
4 Bob Johnson 32
5 4 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 154
2 Joe DiMaggio 151
3 Frank McCormick 127
3 Johnny Mize 127
5 Ted Williams 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 28
2 Lonny Frey 22
3 Stan Hack 19
4 Mike Kreevich 17
4 Pee Wee Reese 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 2.38
2 Bucky Walters 2.44
3 Whit Wyatt 2.46
4 Claude Passeau 2.67
5 Vern Olsen 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 32
2 Claude Passeau 21
2 Bucky Walters 21
4 Lon Warneke 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 283
2 Bobo Newsom 162
3 Kirby Higbe 149
4 Mort Cooper 141
5 Whit Wyatt 138

Saves

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