On This Day

Thursday, July 10, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	49	26	.653	--
Indians	47	31	.603	3.5
Red Sox	40	33	.548	8.0
White Sox	39	36	.520	10.0
Tigers	39	40	.494	12.0
Athletics	34	41	.453	15.0
Browns	27	46	.370	21.0
Senators	26	48	.351	22.5

Games

White Sox 5, Senators 1

Indians 3, Athletics 2

Yankees 1, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	51	24	.680	--
Cardinals	49	28	.636	3.0
Giants	39	33	.542	10.5
Reds	39	36	.520	12.0
Pirates	34	35	.493	14.0
Cubs	35	42	.455	17.0
Braves	29	43	.403	20.5
Phillies	20	55	.267	31.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Reds 3

Cubs 3, Braves 1

Cardinals 13, Giants 9

Pirates 6, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nick Etten	4
1	Oscar Grimes	4
1	Mike Kreevich	4
4	Dick Bartell	3
4	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	Nick Etten	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Gus Mancuso	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Young	4
2	Billy Herman	3
2	Joe Medwick	3
2	Moose Solters	3
2	Coaker Triplett	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Kreevich	1
1	Buddy Lewis	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Max Lanier	0.64
2	Vern Olsen	0.62
3	Johnny Niggeling	0.50
4	Tommy Hughes	0.45
5	Ken Chase	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	Howie Krist	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	7
2	Ken Chase	6
3	Tommy Hughes	5
3	Vern Olsen	5
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Sullivan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.405
2	Roy Cullenbine	.368
3	Jeff Heath	.366
4	Cecil Travis	.363
5	Joe DiMaggio	.358

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	2 tied	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	Vern Olsen	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	17
2	Whit Wyatt	13
3	Kirby Higbe	12
4	Thornton Lee	10
4	Bucky Walters	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	151
2	Johnny Vander Meer	106
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	Phil Rizzuto	.550
2	Creepy Crespi	.447
3	Cookie Lavagetto	.436
4	Jim Gleeson	.432
5	Dick Siebert	.432

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	5
2	Joe DiMaggio	3
2	Bob Johnson	3
2	George McQuinn	3
2	Dick Siebert	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	15
2	Charlie Keller	13
3	George McQuinn	12
3	Maurice Van Robays	12
5	Johnny Mize	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lee Handley	5
1	Buddy Lewis	5
3	Don Kolloway	4
4	Jeff Heath	3
4	Gee Walker	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Charlie Wagner	0.00
2	Bob Harris	0.47
3	Elmer Riddle	0.50
4	Bucky Walters	1.00
5	Sam Nahem	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Sewell	3
1	Whit Wyatt	3
3	Tiny Bonham	2
3	Max Butcher	2
3	22 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Whit Wyatt	19
3	Max Lanier	16
4	Ken Chase	14
4	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Al Benton	2
2	Clint Brown	2
4	Jim Bagby	1
4	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Rizzuto	.434
2	Joe DiMaggio	.394
3	Dixie Walker	.388
4	Ted Williams	.386
5	Roy Cullenbine	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	10
2	Joe DiMaggio	8
3	Babe Dahlgren	6
3	Bob Johnson	6
3	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	28
2	Joe DiMaggio	27
3	Jim Tabor	24
4	Dolph Camilli	23
4	Ted Williams	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jeff Heath	8
2	Lee Handley	6
2	Joe Kuhel	6
4	Buddy Lewis	5
4	Gee Walker	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ernie White	1.36
2	Elmer Riddle	1.40
3	Vern Olsen	1.70
4	Carl Hubbell	1.85
5	Cliff Melton	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kirby Higbe	6
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Vern Olsen	5
2	Elmer Riddle	5
2	Rip Sewell	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	50
2	Max Lanier	34
3	Johnny Vander Meer	32
4	Whit Wyatt	29
5	Claude Passeau	28

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.371
2	Joe DiMaggio	.369
3	Johnny Mize	.343
4	Cecil Travis	.332
5	Enos Slaughter	.331

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	156
2	Rudy York	144
3	Johnny Mize	133
4	Frank McCormick	124
5	Ted Williams	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	27
2	Lonny Frey	22
3	Stan Hack	20
4	Joe Kuhel	16
5	3 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.35
2	Whit Wyatt	2.49
3	Vern Olsen	2.56
4	Claude Passeau	2.61
5	Thornton Lee	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	31
2	Bucky Walters	21
2	Whit Wyatt	21
4	Kirby Higbe	20
4	3 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	274
2	Bobo Newsom	158
3	Whit Wyatt	143
4	Kirby Higbe	141
5	Ken Chase	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	15
2	Clint Brown	10
3	Johnny Murphy	9
4	Joe Beggs	8
5	Tom Ferrick	7