On This Day

Thursday, July 17, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 56 27 .675 --
Indians 50 35 .588 7.0
Red Sox 45 37 .549 10.5
Tigers 43 43 .500 14.5
White Sox 41 42 .494 15.0
Athletics 36 45 .444 19.0
Browns 30 50 .375 24.5
Senators 29 51 .363 25.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 56 27 .675 --
Cardinals 53 30 .639 3.0
Giants 43 36 .544 11.0
Reds 44 39 .530 12.0
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 Pinky Higgins 3
1 Billy Jurges 3
1 George McQuinn 3
1 Johnny Rucker 3
1 Billy Sullivan 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Bill Nicholson 1
1 Gee Walker 1
1 Bennie Warren 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dom DiMaggio 3
2 Bruce Campbell 2
2 Harlond Clift 2
2 Frank Croucher 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Thornton Lee 0.64
2 Lefty Gomez 0.56
3 Dizzy Trout 0.50
4 Al Smith 0.44
5 Sid Hudson 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Bob Harris 1
1 Dick Newsome 1
1 Elmer Riddle 1
1 Dizzy Trout 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Thornton Lee 7
2 Lefty Gomez 5
2 Dizzy Trout 5
4 Sid Hudson 4
4 Al Smith 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .395
2 Joe DiMaggio .371
3 Cecil Travis .370
4 Jeff Heath .364
5 Roy Cullenbine .360

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 67
4 Jimmie Foxx 66
5 Bill Nicholson 65

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 Vern Olsen 2.13
2 Elmer Riddle 2.14
3 Whit Wyatt 2.27
4 Bucky Walters 2.27
5 Thornton Lee 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 18
2 Kirby Higbe 13
2 Whit Wyatt 13
4 Elmer Riddle 11
4 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 158
2 Johnny Vander Meer 117
3 Whit Wyatt 93
4 Bobo Newsom 89
5 Thornton Lee 79

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .511
2 Joe Cronin .410
3 Cecil Travis .405
4 Dick Bartell .393
5 Phil Rizzuto .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Elbie Fletcher 3
1 Jimmie Foxx 3
1 Joe Gordon 3
1 Charlie Keller 3
1 Chet Laabs 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Cullenbine 13
2 Dom Dallessandro 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 12
2 Moose Solters 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Archie 3
1 Bama Rowell 3
1 Gee Walker 3
4 Luke Appling 2
4 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Davis 0.00
2 Jim Tobin 1.00
3 Ken Heintzelman 1.02
4 Ike Pearson 1.06
5 Sam Nahem 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kirby Higbe 3
1 Tex Hughson 3
1 Dick Newsome 3
1 Elmer Riddle 3
1 Jim Tobin 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 20
2 Carl Hubbell 16
2 Hal Newhouser 16
2 Johnny Vander Meer 16
5 Bobo Newsom 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 2
2 Al Benton 1
2 Clint Brown 1
2 Jumbo Brown 1
2 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .438
2 Cecil Travis .406
3 Nick Etten .402
4 Dixie Walker .385
5 Jeff Heath .383

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 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Heath 7
1 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 Jim Tobin 1.16
4 Cliff Melton 1.32
5 Elmer Riddle 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kirby Higbe 6
1 Elmer Riddle 6
3 Bob Feller 5
3 Dick Newsome 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 46
2 Whit Wyatt 36
3 Johnny Vander Meer 35
4 Bobo Newsom 31
5 Max Lanier 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 5
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 .370
3 Johnny Cooney .339
4 Cecil Travis .336
5 Johnny Mize .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 38
2 Joe DiMaggio 35
2 Joe Gordon 35
4 Bob Johnson 33
5 Dolph Camilli 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 149
2 Rudy York 146
3 Johnny Mize 133
4 Frank McCormick 124
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 Whit Wyatt 2.66
4 Vern Olsen 2.70
5 Claude Passeau 2.71

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 Johnny Murphy 11
3 Clint Brown 10
4 Joe Beggs 8
5 2 tied 7