On This Day

Wednesday, July 2, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	45	26	.634	--
Indians	43	30	.589	3.0
Red Sox	36	33	.522	8.0
White Sox	36	34	.514	8.5
Tigers	37	36	.507	9.0
Athletics	34	36	.486	10.5
Senators	26	44	.371	18.5
Browns	24	42	.364	18.5

Games

Tigers 1, White Sox 0

Yankees 8, Red Sox 4

Athletics 7, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	48	23	.676	--
Dodgers	48	24	.667	0.5
Giants	38	32	.543	9.5
Reds	36	34	.514	11.5
Pirates	29	34	.460	15.0
Cubs	31	39	.443	16.5
Braves	26	40	.394	19.5
Phillies	20	50	.286	27.5

Games

Dodgers 9, Phillies 3

Braves 5, Giants 4

Giants 6, Braves 0

Pirates 8, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Johnson	4
1	Sibby Sisti	4
3	Jim Gleeson	3
3	Buddy Hassett	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Case	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	Charlie Keller	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Jurges	5
1	Dixie Walker	5
3	Joe DiMaggio	3
3	Maurice Van Robays	3
5	8 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Alf Anderson	1
1	George Archie	1
1	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
1	Lee Handley	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobo Newsom	1.60
2	Bill Lohrman	0.43
3	Dick Errickson	0.33
4	Lefty Gomez	0.29
5	Johnny Babich	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Dick Errickson	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	Newt Kimball	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	8
2	Rube Melton	7
3	Tom Earley	3
3	Dick Errickson	3
3	Bill Lohrman	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Earley	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.401
2	Jeff Heath	.384
3	Johnny Mize	.369
4	Cecil Travis	.364
5	Roy Cullenbine	.362

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	69
2	Joe DiMaggio	65
3	Rudy York	61
4	Jim Tabor	58
5	Bill Nicholson	57

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	10
1	Lee Handley	10
1	Jeff Heath	10
1	Joe Kuhel	10
5	George Case	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whit Wyatt	2.07
2	Vern Olsen	2.19
3	Cliff Melton	2.35
4	Bucky Walters	2.36
5	Dizzy Trout	2.41

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	Bobo Newsom	74
5	Mort Cooper	68

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	7
2	Al Benton	5
2	Jumbo Brown	5
2	Joe Heving	5
2	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jeff Heath	.492
2	Johnny Mize	.467
3	Mike McCormick	.465
4	Nick Etten	.444
5	Jim Gleeson	.438

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	20
2	Charlie Keller	19
3	Joe DiMaggio	18
4	Jim Tabor	15
5	George McQuinn	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cliff Melton	0.31
2	Ken Chase	0.36
3	Joe Bowman	0.60
4	Newt Kimball	0.71
5	Sam Nahem	0.75

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	Johnny Vander Meer	19
3	Max Lanier	17
3	Cliff Melton	17
3	Whit Wyatt	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Al Benton	2
2	Jumbo Brown	2
2	Mace Brown	2
2	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jeff Heath	.431
2	Cecil Travis	.385
3	Joe DiMaggio	.382
4	Johnny Hopp	.374
5	Buddy Lewis	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	11
2	Charlie Keller	10
3	Tommy Henrich	9
4	Bob Johnson	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	31
1	Charlie Keller	31
3	Jim Tabor	26
4	Ted Williams	25
5	Jimmie Foxx	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jeff Heath	8
2	Joe Kuhel	7
3	Lee Handley	6
4	Mike Kreevich	5
5	4 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	2 tied	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
2	Kirby Higbe	5
2	Elmer Riddle	5
2	Ernie White	5
5	14 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	54
2	Johnny Vander Meer	39
3	Whit Wyatt	34
4	Bobo Newsom	28
5	Ernie White	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	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	.366
3	Johnny Mize	.345
4	Enos Slaughter	.339
5	Cecil Travis	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	40
2	Joe DiMaggio	37
3	Joe Gordon	36
4	Bob Johnson	35
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	154
2	Rudy York	151
3	Johnny Mize	135
4	Frank McCormick	128
5	2 tied	124

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	Vern Olsen	2.65
4	Claude Passeau	2.71
5	Bob Feller	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	31
2	Bucky Walters	21
3	Claude Passeau	20
3	Lon Warneke	20
3	Whit Wyatt	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	279
2	Bobo Newsom	162
3	Whit Wyatt	147
4	Kirby Higbe	142
5	Mort Cooper	137

Saves

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