On This Day

Saturday, July 5, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 46 26 .639 --
Indians 46 30 .605 2.0
Red Sox 38 33 .535 7.5
White Sox 37 36 .507 9.5
Tigers 38 39 .494 10.5
Athletics 34 38 .472 12.0
Browns 26 44 .371 19.0
Senators 26 45 .366 19.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 49 24 .671 --
Cardinals 48 27 .640 2.0
Giants 38 32 .543 9.5
Reds 38 35 .521 11.0
Pirates 31 35 .470 14.5
Cubs 34 40 .459 15.5
Braves 29 41 .414 18.5
Phillies 20 53 .274 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Heffner 6
2 Harlond Clift 4
2 Wally Judnich 4
2 Clyde McCullough 4
2 George McQuinn 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 2
1 Dick Siebert 2
3 Dolph Camilli 1
3 Dom Dallessandro 1
3 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dom Dallessandro 4
2 Johnny Allen 3
2 Elbie Fletcher 3
2 Wally Judnich 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Handley 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Phil Masi 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whit Wyatt 0.57
2 Johnny Vander Meer 0.44
3 Tom Earley 0.25
3 Eddie Smith 0.25
5 Johnny Allen 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Allen 1
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 Red Ruffing 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 4
1 Whit Wyatt 4
3 Johnny Allen 3
3 Johnny Gorsica 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Bob Klinger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .402
2 Jeff Heath .376
3 Cecil Travis .364
4 Roy Cullenbine .363
5 Pete Reiser .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 19
1 Charlie Keller 19
3 Mel Ott 18
4 Bob Johnson 17
5 3 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 72
2 Joe DiMaggio 67
3 Rudy York 62
4 Jim Tabor 61
5 2 tied 59

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie White 1.98
2 Whit Wyatt 2.01
3 Bucky Walters 2.22
4 Max Lanier 2.34
5 Cliff Melton 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 16
2 Whit Wyatt 13
3 Kirby Higbe 10
3 Thornton Lee 10
3 Bucky Walters 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 148
2 Johnny Vander Meer 105
3 Whit Wyatt 83
4 Bobo Newsom 74
5 Thornton Lee 70

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Cullenbine .457
2 Lou Finney .443
3 Mike McCormick .426
4 Jim Gleeson .425
5 Bob Johnson .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
1 Charlie Keller 5
1 George McQuinn 5
4 Bobby Doerr 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 17
1 Johnny Mize 17
3 George McQuinn 16
3 Jim Tabor 16
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Handley 5
1 Gee Walker 5
3 Jeff Heath 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 Bucky Walters 0.67
4 Jim Tobin 0.69
5 Sam Nahem 1.15

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 Whit Wyatt 21
3 Ernie White 20
4 Max Lanier 18
5 3 tied 16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Heath .407
2 Cecil Travis .380
3 Pat Mullin .378
4 Joe DiMaggio .377
5 Charlie Keller .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 12
2 Joe DiMaggio 11
3 Ted Williams 8
4 Tommy Henrich 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 34
2 Joe DiMaggio 32
3 Jim Tabor 29
4 Ted Williams 27
5 Harlond Clift 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Heath 9
2 Lee Handley 7
2 Joe Kuhel 7
4 Gee Walker 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie White 1.13
2 Joe Bowman 1.52
3 Elmer Riddle 1.70
4 Max Lanier 1.71
5 Cliff Melton 1.77

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 43
3 Whit Wyatt 35
4 Hal Newhouser 31
5 Ernie White 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 3
1 Johnny Murphy 3
3 Clint Brown 2
3 Jumbo Brown 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .369
2 Joe DiMaggio .366
3 Johnny Mize .343
4 Cecil Travis .337
5 Enos Slaughter .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 39
2 Joe DiMaggio 38
3 Bob Johnson 35
4 Joe Gordon 34
5 Dolph Camilli 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 154
2 Rudy York 145
3 Johnny Mize 135
4 Frank McCormick 128
5 Maurice Van Robays 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 27
2 Lonny Frey 21
3 Stan Hack 20
4 Joe Kuhel 16
4 Gee Walker 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.35
2 Whit Wyatt 2.45
3 Claude Passeau 2.61
4 Vern Olsen 2.76
5 Thornton Lee 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 30
2 Bucky Walters 21
2 Whit Wyatt 21
4 Claude Passeau 20
4 Lon Warneke 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 278
2 Bobo Newsom 162
3 Whit Wyatt 148
4 Kirby Higbe 138
5 2 tied 136

Saves

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