On This Day

Tuesday, July 29, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	65	30	.684	--
Indians	55	41	.573	10.5
Red Sox	49	45	.521	15.5
White Sox	47	49	.490	18.5
Athletics	45	49	.479	19.5
Tigers	45	53	.459	21.5
Browns	37	56	.398	27.0
Senators	36	56	.391	27.5

Games

Browns 3, Red Sox 2

Tigers 6, Yankees 3

White Sox 1, Athletics 0

Indians 5, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	61	33	.649	--
Dodgers	59	35	.628	2.0
Pirates	49	41	.544	10.0
Reds	50	42	.543	10.0
Giants	45	43	.511	13.0
Cubs	43	50	.462	17.5
Braves	37	55	.402	23.0
Phillies	23	68	.253	36.5

Games

Pirates 5, Braves 3

Dodgers 7, Cardinals 7

Cubs 12, Phillies 4

Reds 7, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gee Walker	4
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	3
2	Dolph Camilli	3
2	Frank Demaree	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	2
2	Babe Dahlgren	1
2	Joe DiMaggio	1
2	Stan Hack	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	4
2	Mel Ott	3
3	Dolph Camilli	2
3	Bruce Campbell	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Nick Etten	1
1	Mike Kreevich	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Phil Marchildon	0.80
2	Johnny Niggeling	0.75
3	Eddie Smith	0.45
4	Mickey Harris	0.40
4	Lon Warneke	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry French	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	Johnny Niggeling	1
1	Al Smith	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey Harris	6
1	Johnny Niggeling	6
3	Eddie Smith	5
4	Hugh Casey	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	1
1	Schoolboy Rowe	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.407
2	Joe DiMaggio	.376
3	Cecil Travis	.373
4	Jeff Heath	.350
5	Dick Siebert	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	25
2	Joe DiMaggio	24
3	Ted Williams	20
4	Tommy Henrich	19
4	3 others tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	90
2	Charlie Keller	89
3	Jim Tabor	78
4	Rudy York	77
5	Bill Nicholson	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	16
2	Lonny Frey	13
2	Joe Kuhel	13
4	Lee Handley	12
4	2 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vern Olsen	2.25
2	Bucky Walters	2.43
3	Elmer Riddle	2.48
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	Ted Williams	.500
2	Barney McCosky	.467
3	Billy Jurges	.432
4	Joe Grace	.426
5	Wally Judnich	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	6
2	Joe DiMaggio	4
2	George McQuinn	4
2	Bill Nicholson	4
2	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Tabor	17
2	Joe DiMaggio	16
2	Charlie Keller	16
4	Sam Chapman	15
4	4 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
2	Luke Appling	3
2	Bob Elliott	3
2	Mike Kreevich	3
2	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	0.00
1	Bump Hadley	0.00
3	Paul Derringer	0.50
4	Johnny Murphy	0.64
5	Buck Ross	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie White	5
2	Bob Klinger	3
2	Dutch Leonard	3
2	Dick Newsome	3
5	26 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	24
2	Mickey Harris	22
3	Bob Feller	19
4	Thornton Lee	15
4	2 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bump Hadley	2
1	Jake Mooty	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
4	Joe Beggs	1
4	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.426
2	Joe Grace	.419
3	Phil Rizzuto	.412
4	Cecil Travis	.410
5	Ted Williams	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	10
2	Joe DiMaggio	7
3	Joe Gordon	6
3	Tommy Henrich	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	31
2	Maurice Van Robays	29
3	Roy Cullenbine	27
4	Sam Chapman	25
4	3 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Lee Handley	5
2	Bama Rowell	5
2	Gee Walker	5
5	5 tied	4

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	Jim Turner	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie White	6
2	Ken Heintzelman	5
2	Dick Newsome	5
2	Red Ruffing	5
5	13 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	43
2	Bobo Newsom	40
3	Mickey Harris	32
4	Whit Wyatt	29
5	4 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	5
2	Bill Crouch	3
3	Al Benton	2
3	Tiny Bonham	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.384
2	Joe DiMaggio	.374
3	Cecil Travis	.345
4	Enos Slaughter	.331
5	Johnny Cooney	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	36
2	Joe DiMaggio	35
3	Dolph Camilli	33
4	Bob Johnson	31
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	151
2	Rudy York	145
3	Johnny Mize	137
4	Jimmie Foxx	118
4	Ted Williams	118

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.44
2	Vern Olsen	2.63
3	Thornton Lee	2.73
4	Tiny Bonham	2.76
5	Whit Wyatt	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	30
2	Kirby Higbe	21
2	Lon Warneke	21
4	Claude Passeau	19
4	3 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	264
2	Bobo Newsom	174
3	Johnny Vander Meer	151
4	Kirby Higbe	139
5	Whit Wyatt	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	10
1	Johnny Murphy	10
3	Clint Brown	9
4	Joe Beggs	8
5	2 tied	7