On This Day

Thursday, June 26, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 39 25 .609 --
Indians 41 27 .603 0.0
Red Sox 35 27 .565 3.0
White Sox 33 31 .516 6.0
Tigers 34 33 .507 6.5
Athletics 30 34 .469 9.0
Senators 24 40 .375 15.0
Browns 21 40 .344 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 45 21 .682 --
Dodgers 45 21 .682 0.0
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 37 .373 19.5
Phillies 18 46 .281 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Johnson 4
1 Buddy Lewis 4
1 Benny McCoy 4
1 Dixie Walker 4
5 4 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 2
2 Bobby Doerr 1
2 Lou Finney 1
2 Tommy Henrich 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Johnson 6
2 Bobby Doerr 3
2 Dixie Walker 3
4 Dolph Camilli 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 Buddy Lewis 1
1 Pete Reiser 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Marius Russo 1.33
2 Whit Wyatt 0.73
3 Bob Feller 0.50
4 Mickey Harris 0.38
5 Ken Chase 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Carrasquel 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Phil Marchildon 1
1 Marius Russo 1
1 Whit Wyatt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 8
1 Whit Wyatt 8
3 Ken Chase 4
3 Marius Russo 4
3 Eddie Smith 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .412
2 Jeff Heath .375
3 Roy Cullenbine .357
4 Pete Reiser .356
5 Cecil Travis .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 17
2 Joe DiMaggio 16
2 Bob Johnson 16
4 Dolph Camilli 15
4 Rudy York 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 59
1 Rudy York 59
3 Joe DiMaggio 57
3 Bill Nicholson 57
5 Jim Tabor 55

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie White 1.80
2 Whit Wyatt 2.07
3 Art Johnson 2.11
4 Dizzy Trout 2.11
5 Vern Olsen 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 16
2 Whit Wyatt 11
3 Kirby Higbe 10
4 Hugh Casey 9
5 3 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 134
2 Johnny Vander Meer 94
3 Whit Wyatt 72
4 Mort Cooper 68
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 2 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Heath .434
2 Dixie Walker .432
3 Johnny Hopp .425
4 Jimmie Foxx .408
5 3 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Dahlgren 5
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
1 Bob Johnson 5
4 Bobby Doerr 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Johnson 18
1 Jim Tabor 18
3 Dolph Camilli 16
4 Bobby Doerr 15
4 Ted Williams 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Heath 6
2 Joe Kuhel 5
3 Pete Reiser 3
4 Luke Appling 2
4 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Melton 0.51
2 Ken Chase 0.53
3 Joe Bowman 0.57
4 Ernie White 0.67
5 Paul Derringer 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kirby Higbe 4
1 Johnny Murphy 4
3 Bob Feller 3
3 Carl Hubbell 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 27
2 Mickey Harris 18
2 Max Lanier 18
2 Whit Wyatt 18
5 Paul Derringer 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 2
2 Al Benton 1
2 Clint Brown 1
2 Mace Brown 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .420
2 Joe DiMaggio .396
3 Jeff Heath .389
4 Pat Mullin .383
5 Buddy Lewis .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 10
1 Tommy Henrich 10
3 Bob Johnson 9
3 Ted Williams 9
5 Ken Keltner 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Tabor 33
2 Bruce Campbell 31
2 Bob Johnson 31
2 Ted Williams 31
5 Jimmie Foxx 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Heath 8
2 Mike Kreevich 6
2 Joe Kuhel 6
4 Skeeter Newsome 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Olsen 1.02
2 Joe Bowman 1.05
3 Whit Wyatt 1.71
4 Elmer Riddle 1.80
5 Ernie White 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 7
2 Kirby Higbe 6
3 Carl Hubbell 5
3 Elmer Riddle 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 58
2 Johnny Vander Meer 40
3 Eddie Smith 36
4 Thornton Lee 31
5 2 tied 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 .371
2 Joe DiMaggio .366
3 Enos Slaughter .342
4 Cecil Travis .339
5 Joe Cronin .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 39
2 Joe DiMaggio 37
3 Joe Gordon 35
4 Bob Johnson 34
5 4 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 154
2 Rudy York 152
3 Frank McCormick 130
4 Johnny Mize 128
4 Ted Williams 128

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 Bucky Walters 2.44
2 Whit Wyatt 2.44
3 Bob Feller 2.57
4 Claude Passeau 2.71
5 Vern Olsen 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 32
2 Bucky Walters 21
3 Claude Passeau 20
3 Lon Warneke 20
3 Whit Wyatt 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 286
2 Bobo Newsom 162
3 Kirby Higbe 146
3 Whit Wyatt 146
5 Mort Cooper 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 15
2 Clint Brown 10
3 Joe Beggs 8
3 Joe Heving 8
5 Johnny Murphy 7