On This Day

Thursday, July 24, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 62 28 .689 --
Indians 53 39 .576 10.0
Red Sox 47 43 .522 15.0
White Sox 45 46 .495 17.5
Athletics 42 47 .472 19.5
Tigers 43 50 .462 20.5
Senators 34 53 .391 26.5
Browns 34 54 .386 27.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 59 31 .656 --
Dodgers 58 31 .652 0.5
Reds 47 40 .540 10.5
Giants 44 40 .524 12.0
Pirates 44 40 .524 12.0
Cubs 40 49 .449 18.5
Braves 35 52 .402 22.5
Phillies 21 65 .244 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Bragan 3
1 Jimmy Brown 3
1 Sam Chapman 3
1 Buddy Hassett 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Babe Dahlgren 1
1 Charlie Keller 1
1 Ken Keltner 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Tabor 6
2 Sam Chapman 4
3 Roy Cullenbine 3
3 Lou Finney 3
3 Cecil Travis 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Lou Boudreau 1
1 George Case 1
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Gomez 0.64
2 Mickey Harris 0.55
3 Max Lanier 0.50
3 Johnnie Wittig 0.50
5 Bill Zuber 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Beckmann 1
1 Ken Chase 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Mickey Harris 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 7
1 Johnnie Wittig 7
3 Mickey Harris 6
3 Joe Haynes 6
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tiny Bonham 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .397
2 Joe DiMaggio .375
3 Cecil Travis .373
4 Jeff Heath .357
5 Roy Cullenbine .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 24
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 83
3 Rudy York 75
4 Jim Tabor 72
5 Bill Nicholson 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
1 Joe Kuhel 13
3 Lonny Frey 12
3 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 .462
2 Cecil Travis .431
3 Joe Grace .400
4 Dixie Walker .397
5 Danny Litwhiler .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 5
1 George McQuinn 5
3 Joe Gordon 4
3 Babe Young 4
5 9 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Cullenbine 18
2 Babe Young 14
3 Joe DiMaggio 13
3 Jeff Heath 13
3 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
1 Phil Rizzuto 4
1 Bama Rowell 4
4 Luke Appling 3
4 4 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 Ernie White 4
2 Curt Davis 3
2 Bob Feller 3
2 Lefty Gomez 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Harris 26
2 Bob Feller 23
3 Bobo Newsom 22
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 Tiny Bonham 1
3 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .420
2 Cecil Travis .407
3 Phil Rizzuto .405
4 Danny Litwhiler .387
5 Dixie Walker .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 10
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 Roy Cullenbine 26
3 Johnny Mize 25
4 Charlie Keller 24
4 George McQuinn 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Handley 6
1 Gee Walker 6
3 George Case 5
3 Don Kolloway 5
3 3 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 Ernie White 6
2 Curt Davis 5
2 Lefty Gomez 5
2 Ken Heintzelman 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 45
2 Bobo Newsom 36
3 Whit Wyatt 35
4 Mickey Harris 29
4 2 others tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 6
2 Bill Crouch 3
3 Al Benton 2
3 Tiny Bonham 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .381
2 Joe DiMaggio .377
3 Cecil Travis .341
4 Johnny Cooney .336
5 Johnny Mize .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 37
2 Joe DiMaggio 36
3 Joe Gordon 33
4 Dolph Camilli 32
5 3 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 152
2 Rudy York 149
3 Johnny Mize 135
4 Ted Williams 119
5 Jimmie Foxx 117

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 2.39
2 Tiny Bonham 2.52
3 Whit Wyatt 2.57
4 Vern Olsen 2.62
5 Thornton Lee 2.70

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
4 Whit Wyatt 139
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