On This Day

Thursday, July 3, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 45 26 .634 --
Indians 43 30 .589 3.0
Red Sox 37 33 .529 7.5
White Sox 36 34 .514 8.5
Tigers 37 36 .507 9.0
Athletics 34 37 .479 11.0
Senators 26 44 .371 18.5
Browns 24 42 .364 18.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 48 24 .667 --
Dodgers 48 24 .667 0.0
Giants 38 32 .543 9.0
Reds 36 34 .514 11.0
Pirates 29 34 .460 14.5
Cubs 32 39 .451 15.5
Braves 27 40 .403 18.5
Phillies 20 51 .282 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Cooney 3
2 Sam Chapman 2
2 Lou Finney 2
2 Bob Johnson 2
2 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Tabor 3
2 Max West 2
2 Ted Williams 2
4 Sam Chapman 1
4 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde McCullough 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Javery 0.83
1 Max Lanier 0.83
3 Claude Passeau 0.80
4 Chubby Dean 0.30
5 Lefty Grove 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Al Javery 1
1 Claude Passeau 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Javery 5
1 Max Lanier 5
3 Claude Passeau 4
4 Chubby Dean 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .403
2 Jeff Heath .384
3 Johnny Mize .366
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 2 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 69
2 Joe DiMaggio 65
3 Jim Tabor 61
3 Rudy York 61
5 Ted Williams 58

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 Max Lanier 2.34
4 Cliff Melton 2.35
5 Bucky Walters 2.36

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 .509
2 Nick Etten .471
3 Mike McCormick .465
4 Johnny Mize .449
5 Jim Gleeson .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
1 Charlie Keller 5
1 George McQuinn 5
4 Babe Dahlgren 4
4 Tommy Henrich 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 20
2 Joe DiMaggio 18
2 Jim Tabor 18
4 Charlie Keller 17
5 Ted Williams 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Heath 5
2 Lee Handley 4
2 Don Kolloway 4
2 Buddy Lewis 4
2 Pete Reiser 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Chase 0.36
2 Cliff Melton 0.43
3 Joe Bowman 0.60
4 Sam Nahem 0.75
5 Curt Davis 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kirby Higbe 3
1 Al Javery 3
1 Jack Knott 3
1 Phil Marchildon 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 18
1 Max Lanier 18
3 Whit Wyatt 17
4 Bobo Newsom 16
4 3 others tied 16

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 .433
2 Cecil Travis .390
3 Joe DiMaggio .377
4 Pat Mullin .374
5 Ted Williams .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 11
2 Charlie Keller 10
3 Ted Williams 8
4 Tommy Henrich 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 31
1 Charlie Keller 31
3 Jim Tabor 29
4 Ted Williams 26
5 Harlond Clift 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie White 0.68
2 Joe Bowman 1.17
3 Vern Olsen 1.31
4 Elmer Riddle 1.70
5 Max Lanier 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 5
1 Kirby Higbe 5
1 Al Javery 5
1 Claude Passeau 5
1 Ernie White 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 48
2 Johnny Vander Meer 39
3 Whit Wyatt 34
4 Max Lanier 27
4 2 others tied 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 .372
2 Joe DiMaggio .363
3 Johnny Mize .345
4 Cecil Travis .337
5 Enos Slaughter .336

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 153
2 Rudy York 148
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 Joe Kuhel 17
5 2 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.38
2 Whit Wyatt 2.50
3 Vern Olsen 2.65
4 Claude Passeau 2.66
5 Bob Feller 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 31
2 Claude Passeau 21
2 Bucky Walters 21
4 Lon Warneke 20
4 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
3 Johnny Murphy 9
4 Joe Beggs 8
5 Tom Ferrick 7