On This Day

Wednesday, June 25, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	38	25	.603	--
Indians	40	27	.597	0.0
Red Sox	35	26	.574	2.0
White Sox	33	30	.524	5.0
Tigers	34	32	.515	5.5
Athletics	29	34	.460	9.0
Senators	23	40	.365	15.0
Browns	21	39	.350	15.5

Games

Red Sox 7, Indians 2

Yankees 7, Browns 5

White Sox 2, Senators 0

Athletics 5, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	45	21	.682	--
Dodgers	44	21	.677	0.5
Giants	34	29	.540	9.5
Reds	34	31	.523	10.5
Cubs	30	35	.462	14.5
Pirates	24	32	.429	16.0
Braves	22	36	.379	19.0
Phillies	18	46	.281	26.0

Games

Giants 4, Cubs 1

Dodgers 5, Pirates 4

Cardinals 6, Braves 2

Reds 8, Phillies 3

Reds 5, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roy Cullenbine	4
2	Johnny Berardino	3
2	Nick Etten	3
2	Lonny Frey	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Danny Litwhiler	1
1	Terry Moore	1
1	Ted Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	3
1	Cookie Lavagetto	3
1	Frank McCormick	3
1	Billy Werber	3
5	12 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Johnny Berardino	1
1	George Case	1
1	Nick Etten	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lee Grissom	1.00
1	Ernie White	1.00
3	Bob Carpenter	0.50
3	Johnny Rigney	0.50
3	Schoolboy Rowe	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Carpenter	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	Jack Knott	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ernie White	9
2	Sid Hudson	6
3	Bob Carpenter	5
3	Lefty Grove	5
3	Ken Heintzelman	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.407
2	Jeff Heath	.374
3	Roy Cullenbine	.363
4	Cecil Travis	.356
5	Pete Reiser	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	17
2	Joe DiMaggio	16
3	Dolph Camilli	15
3	Rudy York	15
5	4 tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	59
1	Rudy York	59
3	Bill Nicholson	57
4	Joe DiMaggio	56
5	2 tied	54

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ernie White	1.80
2	Whit Wyatt	2.08
3	Art Johnson	2.11
4	Dizzy Trout	2.11
5	Vern Olsen	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	15
2	Kirby Higbe	10
2	Whit Wyatt	10
4	Hugh Casey	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	Tom Ferrick	6
2	Jumbo Brown	5
2	Joe Heving	5
2	Ira Hutchinson	5
5	Al Benton	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jeff Heath	.420
2	Johnny Hopp	.419
3	Joe DiMaggio	.413
4	Jimmie Foxx	.408
5	Dixie Walker	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Dahlgren	5
1	Joe DiMaggio	5
3	Charlie Keller	4
3	Hal Trosky	4
3	Ted Williams	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Tabor	17
2	Dolph Camilli	15
3	Ted Williams	14
4	Harlond Clift	13
4	Charlie Keller	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jeff Heath	5
1	Joe Kuhel	5
3	Luke Appling	2
3	George Case	2
3	10 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Bowman	0.57
2	Ernie White	0.67
3	Paul Derringer	1.06
4	Cliff Melton	1.35
4	Dizzy Trout	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kirby Higbe	4
1	Johnny Murphy	4
3	Carl Hubbell	3
3	Dick Newsome	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	19
2	Max Lanier	18
2	Cliff Melton	18
4	Paul Derringer	17
4	Claude Passeau	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	.411
2	Joe DiMaggio	.402
3	Jeff Heath	.393
4	Pat Mullin	.380
5	2 tied	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	10
2	Tommy Henrich	9
2	Ted Williams	9
4	Ken Keltner	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bruce Campbell	32
1	Jim Tabor	32
3	Ted Williams	30
4	Jimmie Foxx	27
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vern Olsen	1.17
2	Mike Ryba	1.17
3	Al Javery	1.24
4	Joe Bowman	1.30
5	Whit Wyatt	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
1	Kirby Higbe	6
3	Carl Hubbell	5
3	Elmer Riddle	5
5	11 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	50
2	Johnny Vander Meer	40
3	Eddie Smith	32
4	Thornton Lee	31
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	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.369
2	Joe DiMaggio	.367
3	Enos Slaughter	.342
4	Cecil Travis	.341
5	Joe Cronin	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	40
2	Joe DiMaggio	37
3	Joe Gordon	35
4	Bob Johnson	32
5	4 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	154
1	Rudy York	154
3	Frank McCormick	130
4	Johnny Mize	128
5	Ted Williams	127

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	2.42
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	31
2	Claude Passeau	21
2	Bucky Walters	21
4	Lon Warneke	20
5	4 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	278
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