On This Day

Wednesday, July 16, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 55 27 .671 --
Indians 50 34 .595 6.0
Red Sox 44 37 .543 10.5
White Sox 41 41 .500 14.0
Tigers 42 43 .494 14.5
Athletics 36 44 .450 18.0
Senators 29 50 .367 24.5
Browns 29 50 .367 24.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 56 27 .675 --
Cardinals 53 30 .639 3.0
Giants 43 35 .551 10.5
Reds 43 39 .524 12.5
Pirates 38 38 .500 14.5
Cubs 37 47 .440 19.5
Braves 32 47 .405 22.0
Phillies 21 60 .259 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vince DiMaggio 5
1 Gene Moore 5
3 Johnny Cooney 4
3 Debs Garms 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Laabs 2
2 Jeff Heath 1
2 Wally Judnich 1
2 Charlie Keller 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buddy Rosar 5
2 Debs Garms 4
2 Chet Laabs 4
2 Gene Moore 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nick Etten 1
1 Elbie Fletcher 1
1 Stu Martin 1
1 Bama Rowell 1
1 Burgess Whitehead 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whit Wyatt 0.86
2 Tommy Hughes 0.50
3 Tex Hughson 0.43
4 Atley Donald 0.42
5 2 tied 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Carpenter 1
1 Dutch Dietz 1
1 Atley Donald 1
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 6
2 Atley Donald 5
3 Bob Carpenter 4
3 Rube Melton 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vern Olsen 1
1 Hal Schumacher 1
1 Lefty Wilkie 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .395
2 Joe DiMaggio .375
3 Cecil Travis .375
4 Jeff Heath .369
5 Roy Cullenbine .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 20
1 Charlie Keller 20
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 74
3 Rudy York 66
4 Jimmie Foxx 65
5 Bill Nicholson 64

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 Vern Olsen 2.13
3 Whit Wyatt 2.27
4 Bucky Walters 2.27
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
4 Lon Warneke 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 158
2 Johnny Vander Meer 117
3 Whit Wyatt 93
4 Bobo Newsom 89
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 .510
2 Cecil Travis .476
3 Phil Rizzuto .422
4 Joe Cronin .405
5 2 tied .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 4
2 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 Elbie Fletcher 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 Chet Laabs 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 14
2 Dom Dallessandro 12
2 Elbie Fletcher 12
2 Moose Solters 12
2 Dixie Walker 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Archie 4
2 Bama Rowell 3
2 Gee Walker 3
4 Luke Appling 2
4 12 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Davis 0.00
1 Elmer Riddle 0.00
3 Newt Kimball 0.54
4 Jim Tobin 1.00
5 Ken Heintzelman 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Butcher 3
1 Kirby Higbe 3
1 Tex Hughson 3
1 Bobo Newsom 3
1 Jim Tobin 3

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 Al Benton 1
2 Clint Brown 1
2 Jumbo Brown 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .439
2 Cecil Travis .420
3 Nick Etten .402
4 Phil Rizzuto .400
5 Jeff Heath .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 10
2 Joe DiMaggio 7
3 Jimmie Foxx 6
3 Tommy Henrich 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 29
2 Johnny Mize 27
3 Charlie Keller 26
4 Jim Tabor 22
5 2 tied 21

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 1.00
4 Jim Tobin 1.16
5 Cliff Melton 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kirby Higbe 6
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Elmer Riddle 5
4 Bob Carpenter 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 46
2 Whit Wyatt 36
3 Johnny Vander Meer 35
4 Bobo Newsom 32
5 Max Lanier 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 .378
2 Joe DiMaggio .371
3 Cecil Travis .339
4 Johnny Cooney .338
5 Johnny Mize .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 38
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 145
3 Johnny Mize 135
4 Frank McCormick 123
5 Ted Williams 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 28
2 Lonny Frey 23
3 Joe Kuhel 18
4 Stan Hack 16
4 2 others tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.36
2 Tiny Bonham 2.54
3 Vern Olsen 2.59
4 Whit Wyatt 2.66
5 Thornton Lee 2.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 268
2 Bobo Newsom 167
3 Johnny Vander Meer 148
3 Whit Wyatt 148
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