On This Day

Monday, July 14, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	53	27	.663	--
Indians	50	32	.610	4.0
Red Sox	42	37	.532	10.5
White Sox	41	39	.513	12.0
Tigers	41	43	.488	14.0
Athletics	36	42	.462	16.0
Senators	29	50	.367	23.5
Browns	28	50	.359	24.0

Games

White Sox 7, Yankees 1

Indians 4, Red Sox 1

Tigers 4, Athletics 2

Browns 6, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	54	26	.675	--
Cardinals	51	30	.630	3.5
Giants	42	34	.553	10.0
Reds	42	38	.525	12.0
Pirates	36	37	.493	14.5
Cubs	36	45	.444	18.5
Braves	31	45	.408	21.0
Phillies	21	58	.266	32.5

Games

Dodgers 1, Cubs 0

Reds 7, Braves 4

Giants 3, Pirates 2

Phillies 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Joost	4
1	Danny Litwhiler	4
3	Harry Craft	3
3	Buddy Hassett	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George McQuinn	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick West	3
2	George Archie	2
2	Bobby Bragan	2
2	Bruce Campbell	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	Eddie Joost	1
1	Phil Masi	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Hubbell	1.12
2	Kirby Higbe	1.00
3	Tommy Bridges	0.89
4	Rip Sewell	0.88
5	Bob Feller	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	9
2	Tommy Bridges	8
3	Bob Feller	7
3	Rip Sewell	7
5	Johnny Rigney	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.397
2	Cecil Travis	.375
3	Jeff Heath	.372
4	Joe DiMaggio	.368
5	Roy Cullenbine	.368

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	Vern Olsen	2.17
4	Bucky Walters	2.20
5	Thornton Lee	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	18
2	Kirby Higbe	13
2	Whit Wyatt	13
4	Bucky Walters	11
5	4 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	158
2	Johnny Vander Meer	106
3	Whit Wyatt	87
4	Bobo Newsom	82
5	Kirby Higbe	73

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	Joe DiMaggio	.479
2	Phil Rizzuto	.465
3	Cecil Travis	.457
4	Red Rolfe	.413
5	Joe Grace	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dickey	3
1	Joe DiMaggio	3
1	Elbie Fletcher	3
1	Jimmie Foxx	3
1	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	14
2	Maurice Van Robays	13
3	Roy Cullenbine	12
3	Jeff Heath	12
5	4 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Archie	4
2	Lee Handley	3
2	Buddy Lewis	3
2	Gee Walker	3
5	9 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	0.33
2	Newt Kimball	0.61
3	Spud Chandler	0.75
4	Sam Nahem	0.84
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	3
1	Ken Heintzelman	3
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	Elmer Riddle	3
1	Johnny Rigney	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	24
2	Johnny Rigney	17
3	Carl Hubbell	16
3	Hal Newhouser	16
3	Bobo Newsom	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	2
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	Al Benton	1
2	Clint Brown	1
2	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.423
2	Phil Rizzuto	.406
3	Cecil Travis	.400
4	Roy Cullenbine	.398
5	Jeff Heath	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	9
2	Joe DiMaggio	8
3	Tommy Henrich	7
4	Babe Dahlgren	6
4	3 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	Sam Nahem	1.57
4	Vern Olsen	1.86
5	Lefty Gomez	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kirby Higbe	7
2	Elmer Riddle	6
3	Bob Feller	5
3	Dick Newsome	5
3	Bucky Walters	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	51
2	Hal Newhouser	30
2	Whit Wyatt	30
4	Max Lanier	29
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	Ted Williams	.375
2	Joe DiMaggio	.370
3	Cecil Travis	.339
4	Johnny Mize	.336
5	Enos Slaughter	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	39
2	Joe DiMaggio	35
3	Joe Gordon	34
4	Bob Johnson	33
5	Dolph Camilli	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	150
2	Rudy York	146
3	Johnny Mize	137
4	Frank McCormick	123
5	Ted Williams	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
2	Lonny Frey	22
3	Stan Hack	18
3	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	2.61
5	Claude Passeau	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	31
2	Kirby Higbe	21
2	Bucky Walters	21
2	Lon Warneke	21
2	Whit Wyatt	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	268
2	Bobo Newsom	160
3	Kirby Higbe	145
4	Whit Wyatt	144
5	Ken Chase	140

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	14
2	Clint Brown	10
2	Johnny Murphy	10
4	Joe Beggs	8
5	2 tied	7