On This Day

Sunday, June 29, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	42	26	.618	--
Indians	42	29	.592	1.5
Red Sox	36	30	.545	5.0
White Sox	35	32	.522	6.5
Tigers	35	35	.500	8.0
Athletics	32	36	.471	10.0
Senators	26	42	.382	16.0
Browns	23	41	.359	17.0

Games

White Sox 9, Indians 3

Tigers 3, Browns 1

Red Sox 13, Athletics 1

Athletics 3, Red Sox 2

Yankees 9, Senators 4

Yankees 7, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	47	22	.681	--
Dodgers	46	23	.667	1.0
Giants	36	30	.545	9.5
Reds	35	33	.515	11.5
Pirates	27	33	.450	15.5
Cubs	31	38	.449	16.0
Braves	24	38	.387	19.5
Phillies	19	48	.284	27.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Braves 2

Braves 6, Dodgers 2

Pirates 8, Cubs 2

Reds 6, Cardinals 2

Cardinals 14, Reds 4

Pirates 3, Cubs 2

Giants 10, Phillies 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Creepy Crespi	6
2	Eddie Joost	5
2	Johnny Rizzo	5
2	Jimmy Wasdell	5
5	15 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Jim Gleeson	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Tommy Henrich	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	5
2	Joe Cronin	4
3	Jim Gleeson	3
3	Frankie Gustine	3
3	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Lake	2
2	Vince DiMaggio	1
2	Lonny Frey	1
2	Lee Handley	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Vander Meer	0.88
2	Bob Muncrief	0.83
3	Johnny Lanning	0.71
4	Larry French	0.50
4	Ernie White	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ace Adams	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Al Javery	1
1	Jack Knott	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	7
2	Johnny Lanning	5
2	Bob Muncrief	5
4	Hal Newhouser	4
4	Ernie White	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	1
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Bill Crouch	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.404
2	Jeff Heath	.377
3	Roy Cullenbine	.363
4	Cecil Travis	.360
5	Johnny Mize	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	18
2	Joe DiMaggio	17
3	Bob Johnson	16
3	Charlie Keller	16
5	3 tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	66
2	Joe DiMaggio	60
3	Rudy York	59
4	Bill Nicholson	57
4	Jim Tabor	57

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	10
1	Joe Kuhel	10
3	George Case	9
3	Jeff Heath	9
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ernie White	1.80
2	Whit Wyatt	2.07
3	Vern Olsen	2.13
4	Art Johnson	2.33
5	Bucky Walters	2.36

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	134
2	Johnny Vander Meer	101
3	Whit Wyatt	72
4	Mort Cooper	68
5	Bobo Newsom	66

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	7
2	Al Benton	5
2	Jumbo Brown	5
2	Joe Heving	5
2	Ira Hutchinson	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.459
2	Johnny Mize	.444
3	Jeff Heath	.443
4	Jimmie Foxx	.408
5	Max West	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	6
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
3	Babe Dahlgren	4
3	Bobby Doerr	4
3	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Tabor	19
2	Charlie Keller	18
3	Bob Johnson	16
3	Ted Williams	16
5	Johnny Mize	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jeff Heath	6
2	Joe Kuhel	5
3	Don Kolloway	4
3	Pete Reiser	4
5	Lee Handley	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cliff Melton	0.51
2	Ken Chase	0.53
3	Joe Bowman	0.83
4	Ernie White	0.84
5	Curt Davis	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kirby Higbe	4
1	Ernie White	4
3	Bob Feller	3
3	Al Javery	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	22
2	Ernie White	20
3	Johnny Vander Meer	19
4	Max Lanier	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	2
1	Jumbo Brown	2
1	Mace Brown	2
1	Tom Ferrick	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jeff Heath	.394
2	Ted Williams	.384
3	Joe DiMaggio	.378
4	Buddy Lewis	.371
5	Roy Cullenbine	.354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Tabor	31
2	Ted Williams	30
3	Charlie Keller	29
4	Joe DiMaggio	26
4	Jimmie Foxx	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jeff Heath	7
1	Joe Kuhel	7
3	Mike Kreevich	6
4	Pete Reiser	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Bowman	1.14
2	Vern Olsen	1.19
3	Ernie White	1.33
4	Whit Wyatt	1.71
5	Dick Newsome	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
1	Kirby Higbe	6
3	Elmer Riddle	5
3	Rip Sewell	5
3	Ernie White	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	50
2	Johnny Vander Meer	46
3	Thornton Lee	34
4	Eddie Smith	30
4	Whit Wyatt	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	3
1	Tom Ferrick	3
3	Al Benton	2
3	Jumbo Brown	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.372
2	Joe DiMaggio	.365
3	Enos Slaughter	.341
4	Cecil Travis	.338
5	Johnny Mize	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	39
2	Joe DiMaggio	38
3	Joe Gordon	36
4	Bob Johnson	34
5	Mel Ott	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	154
2	Rudy York	152
3	Ted Williams	131
4	Frank McCormick	130
4	Johnny Mize	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
2	Lonny Frey	23
3	Stan Hack	20
4	Mike Kreevich	17
4	2 others tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.42
2	Whit Wyatt	2.51
3	Bob Feller	2.57
4	Vern Olsen	2.71
5	Claude Passeau	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	32
2	Bucky Walters	22
3	Claude Passeau	20
3	Lon Warneke	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	286
2	Bobo Newsom	161
3	Kirby Higbe	146
4	Mort Cooper	140
4	Whit Wyatt	140

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	16
2	Clint Brown	10
3	Johnny Murphy	9
4	Joe Beggs	8
4	Joe Heving	8