On This Day

Tuesday, July 1, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 44 26 .629 --
Indians 43 30 .589 2.5
Red Sox 36 32 .529 7.0
White Sox 36 33 .522 7.5
Tigers 36 36 .500 9.0
Athletics 33 36 .478 10.5
Senators 26 43 .377 17.5
Browns 24 42 .364 18.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 48 23 .676 --
Dodgers 47 24 .662 1.0
Giants 37 31 .544 9.5
Reds 36 33 .522 11.0
Pirates 28 34 .452 15.5
Cubs 31 39 .443 16.5
Braves 25 39 .391 19.5
Phillies 20 49 .290 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Heath 4
1 Johnny Hopp 4
1 Charlie Keller 4
1 Johnny Mize 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Chapman 5
1 Johnny Mize 5
3 Stan Benjamin 3
3 Bobby Bragan 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Benjamin 1
1 Bobby Bragan 1
1 Odell Hale 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tiny Bonham 0.75
2 Lee Grissom 0.67
3 Marius Russo 0.57
4 Hank LaManna 0.40
4 Dizzy Trout 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Hank LaManna 1
1 Phil Marchildon 1
1 Al Milnar 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill McGee 6
2 Maury Newlin 5
2 Mike Ryba 5
4 Lee Grissom 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Johnny Hutchings 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .402
2 Jeff Heath .384
3 Johnny Mize .369
4 Roy Cullenbine .362
5 Cecil Travis .358

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 68
2 Joe DiMaggio 62
3 Rudy York 60
4 Bill Nicholson 57
4 Jim Tabor 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonny Frey 10
1 Jeff Heath 10
1 Joe Kuhel 10
4 George Case 9
4 Lee Handley 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 3 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 Jeff Heath .484
2 Johnny Mize .467
3 Mike McCormick .462
4 Nick Etten .447
5 Dick Siebert .432

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 20
1 Johnny Mize 20
3 Jim Tabor 18
4 Joe DiMaggio 15
5 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 0.36
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 5 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 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Heath .422
2 Johnny Hopp .385
3 Joe DiMaggio .381
4 Buddy Lewis .378
5 Ted Williams .370

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 Charlie Keller 30
2 Ted Williams 29
3 Joe DiMaggio 28
3 Jim Tabor 28
5 Jimmie Foxx 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Heath 8
2 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 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 54
2 Johnny Vander Meer 39
3 Whit Wyatt 34
4 Eddie Smith 32
5 Ernie White 27

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .371
2 Joe DiMaggio .367
3 Johnny Mize .342
4 Enos Slaughter .340
5 Cecil Travis .336

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 153
2 Rudy York 150
3 Johnny Mize 135
4 Frank McCormick 129
5 Ted Williams 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 27
2 Lonny Frey 21
3 Stan Hack 20
4 Mike Kreevich 17
4 Joe Kuhel 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.38
2 Whit Wyatt 2.50
3 Claude Passeau 2.70
4 Vern Olsen 2.71
5 Bob Feller 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 31
2 Bucky Walters 21
2 Lon Warneke 21
4 Claude Passeau 20
4 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 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 15
2 Clint Brown 10
3 Johnny Murphy 9
4 Joe Beggs 8
5 Tom Ferrick 7