On This Day

Saturday, July 12, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	51	26	.662	--
Indians	47	32	.595	5.0
Red Sox	42	34	.553	8.5
White Sox	40	37	.519	11.0
Tigers	40	42	.488	13.5
Athletics	35	41	.461	15.5
Browns	27	48	.360	23.0
Senators	27	49	.355	23.5

Games

Senators 5, White Sox 3

Athletics 4, Indians 2

Red Sox 7, Tigers 5

Yankees 7, Browns 5

Red Sox 10, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	52	25	.675	--
Cardinals	49	29	.628	3.5
Giants	40	33	.548	10.0
Reds	40	37	.519	12.0
Pirates	35	35	.500	13.5
Cubs	35	43	.449	17.5
Braves	30	43	.411	20.0
Phillies	20	56	.263	31.5

Games

Reds 3, Dodgers 2

Giants 6, Cardinals 4

Pirates 6, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmie Foxx	6
2	Bobby Doerr	4
2	Johnny Peacock	4
2	Rip Radcliff	4
5	3 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	2
2	Bill Dickey	1
2	Bobby Doerr	1
2	Elbie Fletcher	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	6
2	Bob Carpenter	3
2	Chet Laabs	3
2	Johnny Mize	3
2	Rudy York	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Archie	1
1	Morrie Arnovich	1
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	George Case	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whit Wyatt	0.67
2	Bucky Walters	0.57
3	Bob Carpenter	0.50
3	Johnny Lanning	0.50
3	Les McCrabb	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Bob Carpenter	1
1	Tex Hughson	1
1	Johnny Lanning	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	5
1	Buck Ross	5
3	Bob Carpenter	4
3	Johnny Lanning	4
3	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1
1	Mike Ryba	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.397
2	Roy Cullenbine	.368
3	Joe DiMaggio	.365
4	Cecil Travis	.365
5	Jeff Heath	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	20
2	Charlie Keller	19
3	Mel Ott	18
4	Bob Johnson	17
4	Rudy York	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	74
2	Charlie Keller	73
3	Rudy York	66
4	Jimmie Foxx	63
5	3 tied	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	12
2	Lonny Frey	11
2	Lee Handley	11
2	Jeff Heath	11
5	George Case	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whit Wyatt	2.02
2	Elmer Riddle	2.16
3	Bucky Walters	2.20
4	Vern Olsen	2.26
5	Thornton Lee	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	17
2	Whit Wyatt	13
3	Kirby Higbe	12
4	Bucky Walters	11
5	Thornton Lee	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	151
2	Johnny Vander Meer	106
3	Whit Wyatt	87
4	Bobo Newsom	82
5	2 tied	70

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Rizzuto	.561
2	Joe Grace	.452
3	Creepy Crespi	.447
4	Lloyd Waner	.444
5	Joe DiMaggio	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	5
2	Bill Dickey	3
2	Joe DiMaggio	3
2	Elbie Fletcher	3
2	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	15
2	Charlie Keller	13
2	Johnny Mize	13
2	Maurice Van Robays	13
5	4 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lee Handley	5
2	Don Kolloway	4
3	Joe Kuhel	3
3	Buddy Lewis	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Charlie Wagner	0.00
2	Elmer Riddle	0.50
3	Sam Nahem	1.15
4	Curt Davis	1.17
5	Bucky Walters	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	3
1	Bucky Walters	3
3	Max Butcher	2
3	Curt Davis	2
3	24 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	21
2	Bob Feller	17
3	Whit Wyatt	15
4	Larry French	12
4	4 others tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Al Benton	2
3	Jim Bagby	1
3	Tiny Bonham	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Phil Rizzuto	.429
2	Joe DiMaggio	.423
3	Jimmie Foxx	.393
3	Dixie Walker	.393
5	Roy Cullenbine	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	9
1	Charlie Keller	9
3	Babe Dahlgren	6
3	Jimmie Foxx	6
3	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	30
2	Charlie Keller	27
3	Jim Tabor	24
4	Dolph Camilli	23
4	2 others tied	23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	1.40
2	Cliff Melton	1.56
3	Carl Hubbell	1.85
4	Vern Olsen	1.98
5	Whit Wyatt	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kirby Higbe	6
2	Dick Newsome	5
2	Elmer Riddle	5
2	Bucky Walters	5
5	10 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	44
2	Max Lanier	34
3	Whit Wyatt	33
4	Ernie White	27
5	2 tied	25

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.372
2	Ted Williams	.371
3	Johnny Mize	.344
4	Johnny Cooney	.336
5	2 tied	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	40
2	Joe DiMaggio	38
3	Joe Gordon	34
4	Bob Johnson	33
5	Dolph Camilli	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	159
2	Rudy York	148
3	Johnny Mize	136
4	Frank McCormick	123
5	Ted Williams	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	28
2	Lonny Frey	22
3	Stan Hack	20
4	Joe Kuhel	18
5	2 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.32
2	Whit Wyatt	2.47
3	Tiny Bonham	2.54
4	Vern Olsen	2.56
5	Claude Passeau	2.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	274
2	Bobo Newsom	165
3	Whit Wyatt	144
4	Kirby Higbe	141
5	Ken Chase	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	15
2	Clint Brown	10
2	Johnny Murphy	10
4	Joe Beggs	8
5	2 tied	7