On This Day

Wednesday, July 23, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 61 28 .685 --
Indians 53 38 .582 9.0
Red Sox 46 43 .517 15.0
White Sox 45 45 .500 16.5
Tigers 43 49 .467 19.5
Athletics 41 47 .466 19.5
Browns 34 53 .391 26.0
Senators 33 53 .384 26.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 58 31 .652 --
Dodgers 58 31 .652 0.0
Reds 47 40 .540 10.0
Giants 44 39 .530 11.0
Pirates 43 40 .518 12.0
Cubs 39 49 .443 18.5
Braves 35 51 .407 21.5
Phillies 21 64 .247 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Walker Cooper 4
1 Myril Hoag 4
1 Taffy Wright 4
4 George Archie 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Berardino 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Frankie Hayes 1
1 Charlie Keller 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Chapman 4
2 Johnny Berardino 2
2 George Case 2
2 Vince DiMaggio 2
2 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 Mickey Vernon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Elmer Riddle 0.40
2 Marius Russo 0.38
3 Bobo Newsom 0.36
4 Thornton Lee 0.31
5 2 tied 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Max Butcher 1
1 Dick Errickson 1
1 Thornton Lee 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Thornton Lee 5
1 Bobo Newsom 5
3 Elmer Riddle 4
3 Mike Ryba 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Bump Hadley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .397
2 Joe DiMaggio .376
3 Cecil Travis .369
4 Jeff Heath .361
5 Roy Cullenbine .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 23
2 Joe DiMaggio 22
3 Bob Johnson 18
3 Bill Nicholson 18
3 3 others tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 84
2 Charlie Keller 81
3 Rudy York 74
4 Bill Nicholson 69
5 Jimmie Foxx 67

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 2.22
2 Bucky Walters 2.26
3 Vern Olsen 2.27
4 Whit Wyatt 2.36
5 Thornton Lee 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 19
2 Kirby Higbe 13
2 Whit Wyatt 13
4 Bucky Walters 12
4 Lon Warneke 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 171
2 Johnny Vander Meer 117
3 Whit Wyatt 99
4 Bobo Newsom 97
5 Thornton Lee 84

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 .468
2 Cecil Travis .415
3 Danny Litwhiler .412
4 Dixie Walker .397
5 Nick Etten .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George McQuinn 5
2 Joe Gordon 4
2 Charlie Keller 4
2 Babe Young 4
5 8 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Cullenbine 15
2 Joe DiMaggio 13
2 Jeff Heath 13
2 Enos Slaughter 13
2 Mickey Vernon 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 4
1 Bama Rowell 4
3 Luke Appling 3
3 George Archie 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 0.00
2 Curt Davis 0.37
3 Spud Chandler 0.50
4 Johnny Murphy 0.71
5 Red Ruffing 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Ken Heintzelman 3
1 Dutch Leonard 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 23
2 Bobo Newsom 22
3 Mickey Harris 20
4 Carl Hubbell 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 3
2 Bill Crouch 2
3 Joe Beggs 1
3 Jumbo Brown 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .422
2 Phil Rizzuto .411
3 Cecil Travis .398
4 Danny Litwhiler .396
5 Dick Siebert .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 9
2 George McQuinn 8
3 Joe DiMaggio 7
4 Joe Gordon 6
4 Tommy Henrich 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 31
2 Johnny Mize 25
3 Roy Cullenbine 23
3 George McQuinn 23
5 Charlie Keller 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Handley 6
1 Gee Walker 6
3 Don Kolloway 5
3 Joe Kuhel 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Davis 0.68
2 Sam Nahem 1.05
3 Spud Chandler 1.35
4 Bucky Walters 1.56
5 Jim Tobin 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 5
1 Ken Heintzelman 5
1 Dick Newsome 5
1 Elmer Riddle 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 45
2 Bobo Newsom 36
3 Whit Wyatt 35
4 Johnny Rigney 29
5 Ernie White 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 6
2 Bill Crouch 3
3 Al Benton 2
3 Clint Brown 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .380
2 Joe DiMaggio .377
3 Cecil Travis .340
4 Johnny Cooney .337
5 Johnny Mize .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 38
2 Joe DiMaggio 36
3 Joe Gordon 33
4 Dolph Camilli 32
5 4 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 154
2 Rudy York 149
3 Johnny Mize 135
4 Ted Williams 120
5 Frank McCormick 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 27
2 Lonny Frey 23
3 Joe Kuhel 18
4 Bama Rowell 17
5 Mike Kreevich 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.39
2 Whit Wyatt 2.50
3 Tiny Bonham 2.54
4 Vern Olsen 2.62
5 Max Lanier 2.76

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 262
2 Bobo Newsom 175
3 Johnny Vander Meer 148
3 Whit Wyatt 148
5 Johnny Rigney 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 12
2 Johnny Murphy 11
3 Clint Brown 10
4 Joe Beggs 9
5 2 tied 7