On This Day

Sunday, July 20, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	59	28	.678	--
Indians	53	36	.596	7.0
Red Sox	45	42	.517	14.0
White Sox	44	44	.500	15.5
Tigers	43	47	.478	17.5
Athletics	39	47	.453	19.5
Browns	34	51	.400	24.0
Senators	31	53	.369	26.5

Games

White Sox 2, Athletics 1

Senators 8, Indians 4

Indians 5, Senators 1

Yankees 12, Tigers 6

Browns 6, Red Sox 3

Browns 10, Red Sox 0

Athletics 4, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	57	29	.663	--
Cardinals	56	31	.644	1.5
Giants	44	37	.543	10.5
Reds	46	39	.541	10.5
Pirates	40	40	.500	14.0
Cubs	38	48	.442	19.0
Braves	34	50	.405	22.0
Phillies	21	62	.253	34.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Pirates 1

Pirates 5, Dodgers 1

Cardinals 4, Braves 2

Giants 7, Cubs 5

Cubs 7, Giants 4

Reds 7, Phillies 1

Reds 3, Phillies 2

Cardinals 7, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Jurges	6
2	Babe Dahlgren	5
2	Joe Grace	5
2	Danny Litwhiler	5
2	George McQuinn	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George McQuinn	3
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
2	Sam Chapman	1
2	Babe Dahlgren	1
2	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Augie Galan	4
1	Mike McCormick	4
1	George McQuinn	4
1	Johnny Rucker	4
1	Enos Slaughter	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	2
2	Stan Benjamin	1
2	Lee Handley	1
2	Don Heffner	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Hubbell	0.70
2	Johnny Lanning	0.50
3	Bob Muncrief	0.43
4	Vern Kennedy	0.40
4	Whit Wyatt	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Tom Ferrick	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	7
2	Whit Wyatt	6
3	Johnny Murphy	5
4	Vern Kennedy	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Bill Crouch	1
1	Bill Lohrman	1
1	Les McCrabb	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.396
2	Joe DiMaggio	.375
3	Jeff Heath	.368
4	Cecil Travis	.367
5	Roy Cullenbine	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	22
2	Joe DiMaggio	21
3	Bob Johnson	18
3	Mel Ott	18
3	Rudy York	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	82
2	Charlie Keller	78
3	Rudy York	73
4	Jimmie Foxx	66
4	Bill Nicholson	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Kuhel	13
2	George Case	12
2	Lonny Frey	12
2	Lee Handley	12
5	Jeff Heath	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	2.14
2	Vern Olsen	2.27
3	Bucky Walters	2.27
4	Ernie White	2.35
5	Whit Wyatt	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	19
2	Kirby Higbe	13
2	Whit Wyatt	13
4	Lon Warneke	12
5	3 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	167
2	Johnny Vander Meer	117
3	Whit Wyatt	99
4	Bobo Newsom	92
5	2 tied	79

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	8
2	Tom Ferrick	7
3	Al Benton	6
3	Jumbo Brown	6
5	3 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.500
2	Joe Grace	.447
3	Danny Litwhiler	.435
4	Phil Rizzuto	.400
5	Nick Etten	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George McQuinn	5
2	Elbie Fletcher	3
2	Jimmie Foxx	3
2	Joe Gordon	3
2	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Cullenbine	16
2	Joe DiMaggio	15
3	Jeff Heath	13
4	Dolph Camilli	11
4	3 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bama Rowell	4
2	George Archie	3
2	George Case	3
2	Joe Kuhel	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Davis	0.38
2	Spud Chandler	0.50
2	Ken Heintzelman	0.50
4	Si Johnson	0.67
5	Johnny Murphy	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	Carl Hubbell	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	23
2	Mickey Harris	20
3	Bob Feller	19
4	Bobo Newsom	18
5	Whit Wyatt	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Bill Crouch	2
3	Joe Beggs	1
3	Jumbo Brown	1
3	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.431
2	Danny Litwhiler	.409
3	Nick Etten	.400
4	Cecil Travis	.394
5	Phil Rizzuto	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George McQuinn	10
2	Charlie Keller	9
3	Joe DiMaggio	7
3	Tommy Henrich	7
5	Chet Laabs	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	33
2	Johnny Mize	28
3	George McQuinn	27
4	Roy Cullenbine	25
5	Charlie Keller	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lee Handley	6
1	Jeff Heath	6
1	Joe Kuhel	6
1	Gee Walker	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Davis	0.69
2	Sam Nahem	1.05
3	Spud Chandler	1.35
4	Elmer Riddle	1.50
5	Cliff Melton	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elmer Riddle	6
2	Curt Davis	5
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Kirby Higbe	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	47
2	Whit Wyatt	37
3	Bobo Newsom	34
4	Max Lanier	30
5	Larry French	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	6
2	Al Benton	3
2	Jumbo Brown	3
2	Bill Crouch	3
5	5 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.375
2	Ted Williams	.375
3	Johnny Cooney	.341
4	Cecil Travis	.337
5	Johnny Mize	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	38
2	Joe DiMaggio	35
3	Joe Gordon	34
4	Dolph Camilli	32
4	Bob Johnson	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	153
2	Rudy York	149
3	Johnny Mize	135
4	Frank McCormick	123
5	2 tied	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
2	Lonny Frey	23
3	Joe Kuhel	18
4	Bama Rowell	17
5	Mike Kreevich	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.36
2	Whit Wyatt	2.50
3	Tiny Bonham	2.54
4	Vern Olsen	2.76
5	Max Lanier	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	32
2	Lon Warneke	22
3	Kirby Higbe	21
4	Bucky Walters	20
4	Whit Wyatt	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	267
2	Bobo Newsom	170
3	Johnny Vander Meer	148
3	Whit Wyatt	148
5	Ken Chase	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	13
2	Johnny Murphy	11
3	Clint Brown	10
4	Joe Beggs	9
5	2 tied	7