On This Day

Sunday, July 13, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	53	26	.671	--
Indians	49	32	.605	5.0
Red Sox	42	36	.538	10.5
White Sox	40	39	.506	13.0
Tigers	40	43	.482	15.0
Athletics	36	41	.468	16.0
Senators	29	49	.372	23.5
Browns	27	50	.351	25.0

Games

Yankees 8, White Sox 1

Yankees 1, White Sox 0

Indians 9, Red Sox 6

Indians 2, Red Sox 1

Athletics 5, Tigers 4

Senators 7, Browns 3

Senators 6, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	53	26	.671	--
Cardinals	51	29	.638	2.5
Giants	41	34	.547	10.0
Reds	41	38	.519	12.0
Pirates	36	36	.500	13.5
Cubs	36	44	.450	17.5
Braves	31	44	.413	20.0
Phillies	20	58	.256	32.5

Games

Cubs 10, Dodgers 3

Dodgers 3, Cubs 1

Reds 4, Braves 0

Braves 6, Reds 5

Pirates 4, Giants 0

Giants 8, Pirates 2

Cardinals 7, Phillies 2

Cardinals 8, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Cronin	6
2	Stan Benjamin	5
2	Jimmy Brown	5
2	Lou Finney	5
2	4 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pinky Higgins	2
2	Dick Bartell	1
2	Dom Dallessandro	1
2	Tommy Henrich	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	6
2	Dick Bartell	4
2	Dom Dallessandro	4
2	Mickey Vernon	4
5	6 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Archie	2
2	George Case	1
2	Eddie Joost	1
2	Marty Marion	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ken Heintzelman	1.17
2	Mickey Harris	1.11
3	Bill Lee	0.71
4	Hal Newhouser	0.62
5	Claude Passeau	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Anderson	1
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Tom Earley	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey Harris	10
2	Hal Newhouser	8
3	Ken Heintzelman	7
4	Denny Galehouse	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	Bill Crouch	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.397
2	Roy Cullenbine	.370
3	Jeff Heath	.370
4	Cecil Travis	.370
5	Joe DiMaggio	.369

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	64
5	Bill Nicholson	62

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	1.96
2	Whit Wyatt	2.02
3	Bucky Walters	2.20
4	Vern Olsen	2.26
5	Thornton Lee	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	17
2	Whit Wyatt	13
3	Kirby Higbe	12
4	Bucky Walters	11
5	4 tied	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	72

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	.489
2	Dick Siebert	.463
3	Joe DiMaggio	.444
4	Creepy Crespi	.439
5	Cecil Travis	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	4
2	Bill Dickey	3
2	Joe DiMaggio	3
2	Elbie Fletcher	3
2	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	16
2	Joe DiMaggio	15
3	Maurice Van Robays	14
4	Dom Dallessandro	12
5	4 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Archie	4
1	Lee Handley	4
3	Buddy Lewis	3
3	Gee Walker	3
5	11 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	0.33
2	Newt Kimball	0.61
3	Spud Chandler	0.75
4	Bill Lohrman	1.10
5	Bobo Newsom	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	3
1	Ken Heintzelman	3
1	Elmer Riddle	3
1	Red Ruffing	3
1	Bucky Walters	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	20
2	Bob Feller	17
3	Bobo Newsom	16
4	Whit Wyatt	15
5	Ken Heintzelman	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Al Benton	2
2	Bill Crouch	2
4	Jim Bagby	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.426
2	Phil Rizzuto	.409
3	Roy Cullenbine	.404
4	Dixie Walker	.396
5	Jeff Heath	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	9
2	Joe DiMaggio	8
3	Tommy Henrich	7
4	Babe Dahlgren	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	29
2	Charlie Keller	27
3	Johnny Mize	26
4	Dolph Camilli	23
4	Jim Tabor	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jeff Heath	8
1	Joe Kuhel	8
3	Lee Handley	6
4	George Archie	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	1.17
2	Cliff Melton	1.56
3	Johnny Niggeling	1.82
4	Vern Olsen	1.98
5	Whit Wyatt	2.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	44
2	Max Lanier	34
3	Whit Wyatt	33
4	Hal Newhouser	30
5	2 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Al Benton	3
2	Jumbo Brown	3
4	Clint Brown	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.374
2	Ted Williams	.371
3	Johnny Mize	.342
4	Johnny Cooney	.337
5	Cecil Travis	.336

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	139
4	Frank McCormick	125
5	2 tied	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
2	Lonny Frey	22
3	Stan Hack	19
4	Joe Kuhel	18
5	3 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.32
2	Whit Wyatt	2.47
3	Tiny Bonham	2.54
4	Claude Passeau	2.64
5	Vern Olsen	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	30
2	Bucky Walters	21
2	Lon Warneke	21
2	Whit Wyatt	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	261
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