On This Day

Friday, June 27, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 42 27 .609 --
Yankees 39 26 .600 1.0
Red Sox 35 28 .556 4.0
White Sox 33 32 .508 7.0
Tigers 34 34 .500 7.5
Athletics 31 34 .477 9.0
Senators 25 40 .385 15.0
Browns 22 40 .355 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 46 21 .687 --
Dodgers 45 21 .682 0.5
Giants 35 29 .547 9.5
Reds 34 32 .515 11.5
Cubs 30 36 .455 15.5
Pirates 25 32 .439 16.0
Braves 22 37 .373 20.0
Phillies 18 47 .277 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rick Ferrell 3
1 Al Lopez 3
1 Dick Siebert 3
1 Pete Suder 3
1 Cecil Travis 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Berardino 1
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Nick Etten 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Etten 3
2 Phil Cavarretta 2
2 Harlond Clift 2
2 Chubby Dean 2
2 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Craft 1
1 Gene Desautels 1
1 Don Heffner 1
1 Buddy Lewis 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rip Sewell 1.00
2 Bob Harris 0.83
3 Steve Sundra 0.50
4 Dizzy Trout 0.43
5 Bill Lohrman 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Ferrick 1
1 Bob Harris 1
1 Max Lanier 1
1 Bill Lohrman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rip Sewell 8
2 Bob Harris 5
2 Steve Sundra 5
4 Max Lanier 4
4 Bill Lohrman 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .411
2 Jeff Heath .377
3 Roy Cullenbine .360
4 Cecil Travis .359
5 Pete Reiser .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 18
2 Joe DiMaggio 17
3 Bob Johnson 16
4 Dolph Camilli 15
4 Rudy York 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 60
2 Joe DiMaggio 59
2 Rudy York 59
4 Bill Nicholson 57
5 Jim Tabor 56

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 Whit Wyatt 2.07
2 Art Johnson 2.11
3 Vern Olsen 2.15
4 Thornton Lee 2.37
5 Bucky Walters 2.38

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 .439
2 Dixie Walker .432
3 Ted Williams .413
4 Joe DiMaggio .408
5 Jimmie Foxx .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Dahlgren 5
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
1 Bob Johnson 5
4 Bobby Doerr 4
4 2 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
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Heath 6
2 Joe Kuhel 5
3 Pete Reiser 3
4 George Case 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 Al Milnar 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kirby Higbe 4
2 Bob Feller 3
2 Max Lanier 3
2 Johnny Murphy 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 27
2 Max Lanier 22
3 Mickey Harris 18
3 Whit Wyatt 18
5 2 tied 16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .423
2 Jeff Heath .394
3 Joe DiMaggio .385
4 Buddy Lewis .378
5 Pat Mullin .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 10
1 Tommy Henrich 10
3 Bob Johnson 8
3 Mel Ott 8
3 Ted Williams 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Tabor 34
2 Ted Williams 29
3 Bob Johnson 28
4 Bruce Campbell 27
4 Jimmie Foxx 27

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 1.02
2 Joe Bowman 1.05
3 Red Ruffing 1.54
4 Whit Wyatt 1.71
5 Elmer Riddle 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 7
2 Kirby Higbe 6
3 Elmer Riddle 5
3 Rip Sewell 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 58
2 Johnny Vander Meer 40
3 Eddie Smith 36
4 Thornton Lee 31
5 Whit Wyatt 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 .367
3 Enos Slaughter .343
4 Cecil Travis .339
5 Johnny Mize .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 39
2 Joe DiMaggio 38
3 Joe Gordon 35
4 Bob Johnson 34
5 Mel Ott 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 153
2 Rudy York 152
3 Frank McCormick 130
4 Ted Williams 128
5 Johnny Mize 126

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 Vern Olsen 2.74
5 Claude Passeau 2.75

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 140

Saves

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