On This Day

Monday, June 30, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 42 26 .618 --
Indians 42 30 .583 2.0
Red Sox 36 30 .545 5.0
White Sox 36 32 .529 6.0
Tigers 35 36 .493 8.5
Athletics 32 36 .471 10.0
Senators 26 42 .382 16.0
Browns 24 41 .369 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 47 23 .671 --
Dodgers 47 23 .671 0.0
Giants 37 30 .552 8.5
Reds 36 33 .522 10.5
Pirates 28 33 .459 14.5
Cubs 31 39 .443 16.0
Braves 24 39 .381 19.5
Phillies 19 49 .279 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Creepy Crespi 4
2 Ben Chapman 3
2 Joe Grace 3
2 Cookie Lavagetto 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Boudreau 1
1 Joe Grace 1
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 Danny Litwhiler 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George McQuinn 4
2 Cookie Lavagetto 3
2 Mike McCormick 3
2 Hal Trosky 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Handley 1
1 Buddy Hassett 1
1 Pat Mullin 1
1 Enos Slaughter 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whit Wyatt 1.17
2 Elmer Riddle 0.86
3 Cliff Melton 0.67
4 Bob Feller 0.33
5 Johnny Rigney 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Heintzelman 1
1 Jack Kramer 1
1 Cliff Melton 1
1 Elmer Riddle 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 7
2 Cliff Melton 6
2 Elmer Riddle 6
4 Bob Feller 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .404
2 Jeff Heath .375
3 Cecil Travis .360
4 Roy Cullenbine .359
5 Johnny Mize .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 18
2 Joe DiMaggio 17
3 Bob Johnson 16
3 Charlie Keller 16
3 Rudy York 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 66
2 Joe DiMaggio 60
2 Rudy York 60
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 Lee Handley 9
3 Jeff Heath 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie White 1.80
2 Whit Wyatt 2.07
3 Vern Olsen 2.19
4 Art Johnson 2.33
5 Cliff Melton 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 16
2 Whit Wyatt 12
3 Kirby Higbe 10
4 Hugh Casey 9
4 2 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 138
2 Johnny Vander Meer 101
3 Whit Wyatt 79
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 Mike McCormick .462
2 Jeff Heath .443
3 Nick Etten .425
3 Johnny Mize .425
5 Joe Medwick .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 6
2 George McQuinn 5
3 Lou Boudreau 4
3 Babe Dahlgren 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 18
1 Jim Tabor 18
3 Johnny Mize 15
4 Lou Boudreau 14
4 Ted Williams 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Melton 0.31
2 Ken Chase 0.53
3 Sam Nahem 0.75
4 Joe Bowman 0.83
5 Curt Davis 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Kirby Higbe 3
1 Al Javery 3
1 Jack Knott 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 26
2 Whit Wyatt 22
3 Johnny Vander Meer 19
4 Max Lanier 17
4 Cliff Melton 17

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 .400
2 Buddy Lewis .380
3 Joe DiMaggio .377
4 Ted Williams .372
5 Johnny Hopp .359

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 29
2 Charlie Keller 28
2 Jim Tabor 28
4 Joe DiMaggio 26
4 Jimmie Foxx 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Heath 7
1 Joe Kuhel 7
3 Lee Handley 5
3 Mike Kreevich 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Bowman 1.17
2 Vern Olsen 1.31
3 Ernie White 1.33
4 Cliff Melton 1.76
5 Dick Newsome 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 6
1 Kirby Higbe 6
3 Elmer Riddle 5
3 Ernie White 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 54
2 Johnny Vander Meer 46
3 Whit Wyatt 34
4 Eddie Smith 30
5 Ernie White 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 3
1 Tom Ferrick 3
3 Al Benton 2
3 Jumbo Brown 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .371
2 Joe DiMaggio .363
3 Enos Slaughter .340
4 Cecil Travis .338
5 Johnny Mize .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 40
2 Joe DiMaggio 37
3 Joe Gordon 36
4 Bob Johnson 34
5 Mel Ott 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 151
2 Rudy York 150
3 Frank McCormick 132
4 Johnny Mize 130
5 Ted Williams 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 28
2 Lonny Frey 23
3 Stan Hack 20
4 Mike Kreevich 17
4 Joe Kuhel 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.42
2 Whit Wyatt 2.50
3 Claude Passeau 2.70
4 Vern Olsen 2.73
5 Bob Feller 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 31
2 Bucky Walters 22
3 Claude Passeau 20
3 Lon Warneke 20
3 Whit Wyatt 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 279
2 Bobo Newsom 161
3 Whit Wyatt 147
4 Kirby Higbe 141
5 Mort Cooper 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 15
2 Clint Brown 10
3 Johnny Murphy 9
4 Joe Beggs 8
4 Joe Heving 8