On This Day

Friday, July 4, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 45 26 .634 --
Indians 45 30 .600 2.0
Red Sox 37 33 .529 7.5
White Sox 37 35 .514 8.5
Tigers 38 37 .507 9.0
Athletics 34 37 .479 11.0
Senators 26 44 .371 18.5
Browns 24 44 .353 19.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 48 24 .667 --
Cardinals 48 26 .649 1.0
Giants 38 32 .543 9.0
Reds 37 35 .514 11.0
Cubs 34 39 .466 14.5
Pirates 30 35 .462 14.5
Braves 29 40 .420 17.5
Phillies 20 53 .274 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marty Marion 5
2 Bob Elliott 4
2 Bobby Sturgeon 4
4 Soup Campbell 3
4 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Dahlgren 1
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Eddie Joost 1
1 Ken Keltner 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rip Radcliff 5
2 Moose Solters 4
3 Vince DiMaggio 3
3 Joe Grace 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 3
2 Jeff Heath 1
2 Rollie Hemsley 1
2 Bob Kennedy 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Tobin 1.25
2 Larry French 0.73
2 Hal Newhouser 0.73
4 Bob Harris 0.62
5 Clyde Shoun 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Ken Heintzelman 1
1 Thornton Lee 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 10
2 Larry French 8
2 Hal Newhouser 8
4 Clyde Shoun 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .403
2 Jeff Heath .380
3 Roy Cullenbine .368
4 Cecil Travis .364
5 Pete Reiser .355

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 Rudy York 62
4 Jim Tabor 61
5 Bill Nicholson 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Heath 11
2 Lonny Frey 10
2 Lee Handley 10
2 Joe Kuhel 10
5 George Case 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie White 1.98
2 Whit Wyatt 2.07
3 Bucky Walters 2.22
4 Vern Olsen 2.31
5 Max Lanier 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 16
2 Whit Wyatt 12
3 Kirby Higbe 10
3 Thornton Lee 10
3 Bucky Walters 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 148
2 Johnny Vander Meer 101
3 Whit Wyatt 79
4 Bobo Newsom 74
5 Thornton Lee 70

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Ferrick 7
2 Al Benton 6
3 Jumbo Brown 5
3 Joe Heving 5
3 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Cullenbine .465
2 Mike McCormick .451
3 Bob Johnson .449
4 Jeff Heath .446
5 Lou Finney .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George McQuinn 5
2 Joe DiMaggio 4
2 Tommy Henrich 4
2 Charlie Keller 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 18
1 Jim Tabor 18
3 Joe DiMaggio 16
4 George McQuinn 14
5 Charlie Keller 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Chase 0.36
2 Cliff Melton 0.43
3 Jim Tobin 0.69
4 Joe Bowman 1.17
4 Curt Davis 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Javery 3
1 Jack Knott 3
1 Phil Marchildon 3
1 Elmer Riddle 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 28
2 Larry French 22
3 Ernie White 20
4 Max Lanier 18
5 Whit Wyatt 17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Heath .419
2 Joe DiMaggio .382
3 Pat Mullin .378
4 Cecil Travis .372
4 Ted Williams .372

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 31
2 Joe DiMaggio 30
3 Jim Tabor 29
4 Ted Williams 26
5 Harlond Clift 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Heath 9
2 Joe Kuhel 7
3 Lee Handley 6
4 Mike Kreevich 5
4 Gee Walker 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie White 1.13
2 Joe Bowman 1.52
3 Vern Olsen 1.62
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 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 58
2 Johnny Vander Meer 39
3 Hal Newhouser 31
3 Whit Wyatt 31
5 Thornton Lee 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 3
1 Johnny Murphy 3
3 Jumbo Brown 2
3 Mace Brown 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .371
2 Joe DiMaggio .363
3 Johnny Mize .341
4 Cecil Travis .337
5 Enos Slaughter .333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 153
2 Rudy York 148
3 Johnny Mize 135
4 Frank McCormick 129
5 Maurice Van Robays 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 27
2 Lonny Frey 21
3 Stan Hack 20
4 Gee Walker 17
5 2 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.31
2 Whit Wyatt 2.50
3 Claude Passeau 2.61
4 Vern Olsen 2.68
5 Thornton Lee 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 30
2 Bucky Walters 22
3 Claude Passeau 20
3 Lon Warneke 20
3 Whit Wyatt 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 278
2 Bobo Newsom 162
3 Whit Wyatt 144
4 Kirby Higbe 138
5 Mort Cooper 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 16
2 Clint Brown 10
3 Johnny Murphy 9
4 Joe Beggs 8
5 Tom Ferrick 7