On This Day

Sunday, July 6, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	48	26	.649	--
Indians	46	31	.597	3.5
Red Sox	40	33	.548	7.5
White Sox	38	36	.514	10.0
Tigers	39	40	.494	11.5
Athletics	34	40	.459	14.0
Browns	27	45	.375	20.0
Senators	26	47	.356	21.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Senators 2

Red Sox 4, Senators 3

White Sox 9, Indians 4

Yankees 8, Athletics 4

Yankees 3, Athletics 1

Tigers 7, Browns 5

Browns 5, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	50	24	.676	--
Cardinals	48	28	.632	3.0
Giants	39	32	.549	9.5
Reds	39	35	.527	11.0
Pirates	33	35	.485	14.0
Cubs	34	42	.447	17.0
Braves	29	42	.408	19.5
Phillies	20	54	.270	30.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Braves 2

Braves 4, Dodgers 4

Giants 7, Phillies 3

Pirates 2, Cubs 1

Pirates 13, Cubs 4

Reds 3, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe DiMaggio	6
2	Phil Rizzuto	5
3	Elbie Fletcher	4
3	Lonny Frey	4
3	9 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Elbie Fletcher	2
2	Phil Cavarretta	1
2	Sam Chapman	1
2	Bill Dickey	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	5
2	Bill Dickey	4
2	Joe DiMaggio	4
4	Dolph Camilli	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	Jim Gleeson	1
1	Cookie Lavagetto	1
1	Moose Solters	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Marv Breuer	1.17
2	Carl Hubbell	1.00
3	Ted Lyons	0.70
4	Ken Chase	0.67
5	Claude Passeau	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Marv Breuer	1
1	Max Butcher	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Marv Breuer	7
1	Carl Hubbell	7
1	Ted Lyons	7
4	Bump Hadley	6
5	7 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Lanning	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.405
2	Jeff Heath	.371
3	Roy Cullenbine	.367
4	Cecil Travis	.361
5	Pete Reiser	.360

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	71
3	Rudy York	62
4	Jimmie Foxx	61
4	2 others tied	61

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ernie White	1.98
2	Whit Wyatt	2.01
3	Elmer Riddle	2.16
4	Bucky Walters	2.22
5	Max Lanier	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	16
2	Whit Wyatt	13
3	Kirby Higbe	11
4	Thornton Lee	10
4	Bucky Walters	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	148
2	Johnny Vander Meer	105
3	Whit Wyatt	83
4	Bobo Newsom	75
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	.490
2	Lou Finney	.450
3	Jim Gleeson	.442
4	Phil Rizzuto	.440
5	Danny Litwhiler	.424

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	5
1	Charlie Keller	5
3	George McQuinn	4
3	Red Rolfe	4
5	4 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	20
2	Johnny Mize	16
3	George McQuinn	14
4	Charlie Keller	13
4	Ted Williams	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lee Handley	5
1	Gee Walker	5
3	Don Kolloway	4
3	Buddy Lewis	4
3	Pete Reiser	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cliff Melton	0.43
2	Bob Harris	0.47
3	Bucky Walters	0.67
4	Jim Tobin	0.69
5	Sam Nahem	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	Al Javery	3
1	Ted Lyons	3
1	Phil Marchildon	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Whit Wyatt	21
3	Max Lanier	18
3	Claude Passeau	18
5	Ernie White	17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Rizzuto	.432
2	Joe DiMaggio	.409
3	Jeff Heath	.398
4	Cecil Travis	.381
5	Roy Cullenbine	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	12
2	Joe DiMaggio	11
3	Ken Keltner	7
3	Hal Trosky	7
3	Ted Williams	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	35
2	Charlie Keller	34
3	Jim Tabor	27
4	Ted Williams	26
5	2 tied	24

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	Elmer Riddle	1.37
3	Joe Bowman	1.52
4	Max Lanier	1.71
5	Cliff Melton	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kirby Higbe	6
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Carl Hubbell	5
2	Al Javery	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	58
2	Johnny Vander Meer	43
3	Whit Wyatt	35
4	Claude Passeau	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	.370
2	Joe DiMaggio	.369
3	Johnny Mize	.339
4	Cecil Travis	.333
5	Enos Slaughter	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	39
2	Joe DiMaggio	37
3	Bob Johnson	34
4	Joe Gordon	33
5	Dolph Camilli	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	157
2	Rudy York	145
3	Johnny Mize	134
4	Frank McCormick	127
5	Maurice Van Robays	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	27
2	Lonny Frey	22
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	2.60
4	Vern Olsen	2.68
5	Thornton Lee	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	30
2	Bucky Walters	21
2	Whit Wyatt	21
4	Kirby Higbe	20
4	3 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	278
2	Bobo Newsom	163
3	Whit Wyatt	148
4	Kirby Higbe	140
5	Johnny Vander Meer	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