On This Day

Tuesday, July 15, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	54	27	.667	--
Indians	50	33	.602	5.0
Red Sox	43	37	.538	10.5
White Sox	41	40	.506	13.0
Tigers	42	43	.494	14.0
Athletics	36	43	.456	17.0
Senators	29	50	.367	24.0
Browns	28	50	.359	24.5

Games

Yankees 5, White Sox 4

Red Sox 6, Indians 2

Tigers 3, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	56	26	.683	--
Cardinals	52	30	.634	4.0
Giants	42	35	.545	11.5
Reds	43	38	.531	12.5
Pirates	37	37	.500	15.0
Cubs	36	47	.434	20.5
Braves	31	46	.403	22.5
Phillies	21	59	.263	34.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Cubs 0

Dodgers 8, Cubs 4

Reds 3, Braves 0

Pirates 5, Giants 1

Cardinals 3, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stan Hack	5
1	Joe Medwick	5
3	Luke Appling	3
3	Creepy Crespi	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Finney	1
1	Joe Kuhel	1
1	Al Lopez	1
1	Barney McCosky	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buddy Rosar	3
1	Dixie Walker	3
3	Dolph Camilli	2
3	Joe Cronin	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Vander Meer	1.57
2	Joe Dobson	0.90
3	Lee Grissom	0.67
4	Bobo Newsom	0.64
5	Cliff Melton	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Norm Branch	1
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	11
2	Joe Dobson	9
3	Bobo Newsom	7
4	Eddie Smith	6
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.397
2	Cecil Travis	.375
3	Joe DiMaggio	.370
4	Roy Cullenbine	.368
5	Jeff Heath	.367

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	76
2	Charlie Keller	73
3	Rudy York	66
4	Jimmie Foxx	65
5	Bill Nicholson	62

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	12
1	Joe Kuhel	12
3	George Case	11
3	Lee Handley	11
3	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	117
3	Bobo Newsom	89
4	Whit Wyatt	87
5	Eddie Smith	76

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	.481
2	Phil Rizzuto	.468
3	Cecil Travis	.457
4	Roy Cullenbine	.409
5	Red Rolfe	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dickey	3
1	Joe DiMaggio	3
1	Elbie Fletcher	3
1	Jimmie Foxx	3
1	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	16
2	Roy Cullenbine	12
2	Dixie Walker	12
4	Dom Dallessandro	11
4	6 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Archie	4
2	Buddy Lewis	3
2	Bama Rowell	3
2	Gee Walker	3
5	13 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Davis	0.00
1	Elmer Riddle	0.00
3	Newt Kimball	0.61
4	Spud Chandler	0.75
5	Ike Pearson	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	3
1	Max Butcher	3
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	Bobo Newsom	3
5	21 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	23
2	Bob Feller	20
3	Carl Hubbell	16
3	Hal Newhouser	16
3	Johnny Vander Meer	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	2
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	Al Benton	1
2	Clint Brown	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.425
2	Phil Rizzuto	.410
3	Cecil Travis	.400
4	Roy Cullenbine	.398
5	Jeff Heath	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	9
2	Joe DiMaggio	8
3	Jimmie Foxx	6
3	Tommy Henrich	6
3	George McQuinn	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	30
2	Johnny Mize	26
3	Charlie Keller	25
4	Jimmie Foxx	23
4	Jim Tabor	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jeff Heath	8
2	Joe Kuhel	7
3	Lee Handley	6
4	George Archie	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Davis	0.54
2	Sam Nahem	0.98
3	Elmer Riddle	1.17
4	Cliff Melton	1.30
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	46
2	Johnny Vander Meer	35
3	Bobo Newsom	32
4	Hal Newhouser	30
4	Whit Wyatt	30

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	.379
2	Joe DiMaggio	.370
3	Cecil Travis	.339
4	Johnny Mize	.334
5	Johnny Cooney	.333

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	151
2	Rudy York	146
3	Johnny Mize	134
4	Frank McCormick	123
5	Ted Williams	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
2	Lonny Frey	23
3	Stan Hack	18
3	Joe Kuhel	18
5	Mike Kreevich	16

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	Thornton Lee	2.67

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	167
3	Johnny Vander Meer	148
4	Whit Wyatt	144
5	Kirby Higbe	143

Saves

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