On This Day

Sunday, July 27, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	65	29	.691	--
Indians	54	41	.568	11.5
Red Sox	49	44	.527	15.5
White Sox	46	49	.484	19.5
Athletics	45	48	.484	19.5
Tigers	44	53	.454	22.5
Senators	36	55	.396	27.5
Browns	36	56	.391	28.0

Games

Indians 4, Red Sox 0

Yankees 9, White Sox 5

White Sox 7, Yankees 3

Athletics 8, Tigers 1

Athletics 7, Tigers 0

Senators 4, Browns 3

Senators 5, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	61	33	.649	--
Dodgers	59	35	.628	2.0
Pirates	48	41	.539	10.5
Reds	49	42	.538	10.5
Giants	45	42	.517	12.5
Cubs	42	50	.457	18.0
Braves	37	54	.407	22.5
Phillies	23	67	.256	36.0

Games

Cubs 9, Giants 2

Pirates 4, Dodgers 3

Pirates 8, Dodgers 0

Braves 12, Cardinals 10

Cardinals 8, Braves 6

Reds 2, Phillies 0

Phillies 8, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Reiser	5
1	Johnny Sturm	5
3	Bobby Bragan	4
3	Joe DiMaggio	4
3	10 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Phil Masi	2
1	Enos Slaughter	2
3	Sam Chapman	1
3	Frank Demaree	1
3	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Masi	5
1	Maurice Van Robays	5
3	Sam Chapman	4
3	Eddie Miller	4
3	Enos Slaughter	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	Soup Campbell	1
1	George Case	1
1	Harry Craft	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobo Newsom	1.12
2	Johnny Podgajny	1.00
3	Tex Hughson	0.86
4	Tommy Bridges	0.50
5	2 tied	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Joe Heving	1
1	Sid Hudson	1
1	Bob Klinger	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	9
2	Tex Hughson	6
3	Johnny Podgajny	5
4	Tommy Bridges	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Earley	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Jake Mooty	1
1	Bill Zuber	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.408
2	Joe DiMaggio	.378
3	Cecil Travis	.377
4	Jeff Heath	.350
5	Roy Cullenbine	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	25
2	Joe DiMaggio	23
3	Tommy Henrich	19
3	Bob Johnson	19
3	Ted Williams	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	89
2	Joe DiMaggio	88
3	Jim Tabor	78
4	Rudy York	77
5	Bill Nicholson	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	16
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	2.43
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	Thornton Lee	12
4	4 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	177
2	Johnny Vander Meer	120
3	Bobo Newsom	106
4	Whit Wyatt	101
5	Thornton Lee	87

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	Cecil Travis	.433
2	Joe DiMaggio	.431
3	Barney McCosky	.415
4	Joe Grace	.411
5	Wally Judnich	.382

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Chapman	17
1	Roy Cullenbine	17
1	Jim Tabor	17
4	Charlie Keller	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Luke Appling	4
2	Bama Rowell	4
4	Bob Elliott	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	0.00
1	Johnny Murphy	0.00
3	Spud Chandler	0.33
4	Buck Ross	0.82
5	Bill Crouch	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie White	5
2	Spud Chandler	3
2	Ken Heintzelman	3
2	Bob Klinger	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	26
1	Mickey Harris	26
3	Bobo Newsom	24
4	Carl Hubbell	19
5	Thornton Lee	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Crouch	2
1	Bump Hadley	2
1	Jake Mooty	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
5	18 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.437
2	Cecil Travis	.435
3	Phil Rizzuto	.427
4	Joe Grace	.425
5	Ted Williams	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	11
2	Joe DiMaggio	7
2	George McQuinn	7
4	Joe Gordon	6
4	Tommy Henrich	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	31
2	Charlie Keller	30
3	Maurice Van Robays	29
4	Roy Cullenbine	27
5	Vince DiMaggio	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Lee Handley	6
3	Don Kolloway	5
3	Bama Rowell	5
3	Gee Walker	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	0.30
2	Sam Nahem	1.03
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
2	Red Ruffing	5
5	16 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	45
2	Bob Feller	43
3	Whit Wyatt	29
4	Mickey Harris	26
4	4 others tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	6
2	Bill Crouch	3
3	Al Benton	2
3	Tiny Bonham	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.388
2	Joe DiMaggio	.378
3	Cecil Travis	.349
4	Johnny Cooney	.331
5	Johnny Mize	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	37
2	Joe DiMaggio	36
3	Dolph Camilli	31
3	Bob Johnson	31
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	153
2	Rudy York	149
3	Johnny Mize	138
4	Maurice Van Robays	122
5	Charlie Keller	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
2	Lonny Frey	24
3	Joe Kuhel	18
4	Mike Kreevich	17
5	Bama Rowell	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.48
2	Vern Olsen	2.59
3	Whit Wyatt	2.67
4	Thornton Lee	2.71
5	Tiny Bonham	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	30
2	Kirby Higbe	21
2	Lon Warneke	21
4	Whit Wyatt	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	264
2	Bobo Newsom	184
3	Johnny Vander Meer	151
4	Whit Wyatt	141
5	Johnny Rigney	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	11
1	Johnny Murphy	11
3	Clint Brown	9
4	Joe Beggs	8
5	2 tied	7