On This Day

Saturday, July 26, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	64	28	.696	--
Indians	53	41	.564	12.0
Red Sox	49	43	.533	15.0
White Sox	45	48	.484	19.5
Athletics	43	48	.473	20.5
Tigers	44	51	.463	21.5
Browns	36	54	.400	27.0
Senators	34	55	.382	28.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Indians 3

Yankees 11, White Sox 3

Tigers 4, Athletics 2

Browns 6, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	60	32	.652	--
Dodgers	59	33	.641	1.0
Reds	48	41	.539	10.5
Pirates	46	41	.529	11.5
Giants	45	41	.523	12.0
Cubs	41	50	.451	18.5
Braves	36	53	.404	22.5
Phillies	22	66	.250	36.0

Games

Cubs 5, Giants 3

Dodgers 3, Pirates 2

Cardinals 9, Braves 2

Reds 6, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Barney McCosky	4
2	Bill Dickey	3
2	Nick Etten	3
2	Charlie Gilbert	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jake Early	1
1	Debs Garms	1
1	Oscar Grimes	1
1	Tommy Henrich	1
1	Johnny Mize	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	3
1	Charlie Keller	3
1	Cecil Travis	3
4	Jimmy Brown	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Johnny Berardino	1
1	George Case	1
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ernie White	0.75
2	Marv Breuer	0.40
2	Manny Salvo	0.40
4	Steve Sundra	0.38
5	Dick Newsome	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Marv Breuer	1
1	Johnny Gorsica	1
1	Luke Hamlin	1
1	Bob Harris	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	6
1	Ernie White	6
3	Marv Breuer	4
3	Dick Newsome	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	Bill Lee	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.405
2	Joe DiMaggio	.377
3	Cecil Travis	.373
4	Jeff Heath	.354
5	Roy Cullenbine	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	25
2	Joe DiMaggio	22
3	Tommy Henrich	19
3	Ted Williams	19
5	4 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	89
2	Joe DiMaggio	85
3	Jim Tabor	78
4	Rudy York	76
5	Bill Nicholson	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	15
2	Lonny Frey	13
2	Joe Kuhel	13
4	Lee Handley	12
4	Jeff Heath	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	2.22
2	Vern Olsen	2.25
3	Bucky Walters	2.26
4	Ernie White	2.50
5	Whit Wyatt	2.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	19
2	Kirby Higbe	13
2	Whit Wyatt	13
4	Dick Newsome	12
4	2 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	177
2	Johnny Vander Meer	120
3	Whit Wyatt	101
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	.433
2	Danny Litwhiler	.414
2	Cecil Travis	.414
4	Joe Grace	.404
5	Barney McCosky	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	6
2	George McQuinn	5
3	Tommy Henrich	4
3	Jim Tabor	4
5	9 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Cullenbine	18
2	Charlie Keller	17
2	Jim Tabor	17
4	Dom Dallessandro	14
4	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Luke Appling	4
2	Phil Rizzuto	4
2	Bama Rowell	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	0.00
2	Spud Chandler	0.33
3	Johnny Murphy	0.71
4	Red Ruffing	0.96
5	Bill Crouch	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie White	5
2	Dick Newsome	4
3	Spud Chandler	3
3	Ken Heintzelman	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	26
1	Mickey Harris	26
3	Carl Hubbell	19
4	Ernie White	18
4	Whit Wyatt	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Bill Crouch	2
2	Bump Hadley	2
4	Joe Beggs	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.433
2	Joe Grace	.430
3	Phil Rizzuto	.420
4	Danny Litwhiler	.412
5	Cecil Travis	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	11
2	George McQuinn	8
3	Tommy Henrich	7
4	Joe DiMaggio	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	30
2	Joe DiMaggio	29
3	Roy Cullenbine	27
4	George McQuinn	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
1	Lee Handley	6
3	Don Kolloway	5
3	Buddy Lewis	5
3	Bama Rowell	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	0.30
2	Sam Nahem	1.05
3	Jim Tobin	1.44
3	Bump Hadley	1.44
5	Elmer Riddle	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie White	6
2	Ken Heintzelman	5
2	Dick Newsome	5
4	Max Butcher	4
4	12 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	51
2	Whit Wyatt	37
3	Bobo Newsom	36
4	Mickey Harris	29
5	4 tied	26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.387
2	Joe DiMaggio	.377
3	Cecil Travis	.348
4	Johnny Cooney	.333
5	Johnny Mize	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	37
2	Joe DiMaggio	35
3	Dolph Camilli	31
4	Jimmie Foxx	30
4	3 others tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	150
2	Rudy York	149
3	Johnny Mize	136
4	Maurice Van Robays	120
4	Ted Williams	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	28
2	Lonny Frey	24
3	Joe Kuhel	18
4	Mike Kreevich	16
4	Bama Rowell	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.38
2	Tiny Bonham	2.52
3	Vern Olsen	2.60
4	Whit Wyatt	2.67
5	Thornton Lee	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	31
2	Kirby Higbe	21
2	Lon Warneke	21
4	Whit Wyatt	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	268
2	Bobo Newsom	175
3	Johnny Vander Meer	151
4	Whit Wyatt	141
5	Kirby Higbe	139

Saves

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