On This Day

Monday, July 21, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 57 30 .655 --
Cardinals 56 31 .644 1.0
Giants 44 37 .543 10.0
Reds 46 39 .541 10.0
Pirates 41 40 .506 13.0
Cubs 38 48 .442 18.5
Braves 34 50 .405 21.5
Phillies 21 62 .253 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pee Wee Reese 3
2 Vince DiMaggio 2
2 Bob Elliott 2
2 Lee Handley 2
2 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Elbie Fletcher 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vince DiMaggio 2
1 Elbie Fletcher 2
1 Mickey Owen 2
1 Arky Vaughan 2
5 3 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Frankie Gustine 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Newt Kimball 0.17
2 Ken Heintzelman 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Heintzelman 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mace Brown 4
2 Ken Heintzelman 2
3 Newt Kimball 1
3 Kemp Wicker 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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 .473
2 Danny Litwhiler .419
3 Cecil Travis .404
4 Nick Etten .390
5 Dick Bartell .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George McQuinn 5
2 Joe Gordon 3
2 Tommy Henrich 3
2 Pinky Higgins 3
2 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Cullenbine 14
2 Jeff Heath 13
3 Joe DiMaggio 11
3 Marty Marion 11
3 2 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
3 Johnny Murphy 0.71
4 Lon Warneke 0.90
5 Red Ruffing 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Ken Heintzelman 3
1 Johnny Rigney 3
1 Lon Warneke 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Harris 20
2 Bob Feller 19
3 Bobo Newsom 17
4 Carl Hubbell 16
4 Whit Wyatt 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 3
2 Bill Crouch 2
3 Joe Beggs 1
3 Jumbo Brown 1
3 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .415
2 Danny Litwhiler .410
3 Phil Rizzuto .402
4 Roy Cullenbine .398
5 Cecil Travis .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George McQuinn 10
2 Charlie Keller 8
3 Joe DiMaggio 7
4 Tommy Henrich 6
4 Chet Laabs 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 32
2 Johnny Mize 27
3 George McQuinn 26
4 Roy Cullenbine 24
5 Bob Johnson 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Handley 6
1 Joe Kuhel 6
1 Gee Walker 6
4 Don Kolloway 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Davis 0.69
2 Spud Chandler 1.35
3 Bucky Walters 1.47
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 Ken Heintzelman 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 47
2 Whit Wyatt 37
3 Bobo Newsom 33
4 Max Lanier 30
5 3 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 6
2 Al Benton 3
2 Jumbo Brown 3
2 Bill Crouch 3
5 4 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .377
2 Joe DiMaggio .376
3 Johnny Cooney .339
4 Cecil Travis .336
5 Johnny Mize .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 38
2 Joe DiMaggio 35
3 Joe Gordon 34
4 Dolph Camilli 32
5 Bob Johnson 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 152
2 Rudy York 148
3 Johnny Mize 135
4 Frank McCormick 123
5 Ted Williams 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 28
2 Lonny Frey 23
3 Joe Kuhel 18
4 Bama Rowell 17
5 Mike Kreevich 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.41
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 Kirby Higbe 21
2 Lon Warneke 21
4 Whit Wyatt 20
5 2 tied 19

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