Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, July 31, 1941

On This Day

Thursday, July 31, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	67	30	.691	--
Indians	55	42	.567	12.0
Red Sox	50	46	.521	16.5
Athletics	47	49	.490	19.5
White Sox	47	51	.480	20.5
Tigers	45	55	.450	23.5
Browns	38	57	.400	28.0
Senators	37	56	.398	28.0

Games

Browns 16, Red Sox 11

Red Sox 4, Browns 1

Yankees 6, Tigers 3

Yankees 5, Tigers 0

Athletics 9, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	62	34	.646	--
Dodgers	60	36	.625	2.0
Reds	52	42	.553	9.0
Pirates	50	42	.543	10.0
Giants	45	45	.500	14.0
Cubs	44	52	.458	18.0
Braves	38	56	.404	23.0
Phillies	25	69	.266	36.0

Games

Phillies 7, Cubs 2

Pirates 9, Braves 8

Dodgers 9, Cardinals 5

Reds 6, Giants 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Henrich	5
1	Charlie Keller	5
1	Johnny Sturm	5
4	Lou Finney	4
4	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Berardino	5
1	Roy Cullenbine	5
1	Stu Martin	5
4	Charlie Keller	4
4	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Pete Fox	1
1	Tommy Henrich	1
1	Danny Murtaugh	1
1	Frankie Pytlak	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Spud Chandler	0.80
1	Marius Russo	0.80
3	Johnny Podgajny	0.40
4	Bob Muncrief	0.20
5	Jack Knott	0.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Tex Hughson	1
1	Jack Knott	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jumbo Brown	5
2	Spud Chandler	4
2	Johnny Podgajny	4
2	Marius Russo	4
5	George Caster	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Dietz	1
1	Maury Newlin	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.409
2	Joe DiMaggio	.377
3	Cecil Travis	.377
4	Jeff Heath	.354
5	Dick Siebert	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	26
2	Joe DiMaggio	25
3	Ted Williams	21
4	Dolph Camilli	19
4	4 others tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	93
1	Charlie Keller	93
3	Jim Tabor	80
4	Rudy York	77
5	Bill Nicholson	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	17
2	Joe Kuhel	14
3	Lonny Frey	13
4	Lee Handley	12
4	2 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vern Olsen	2.25
2	Bucky Walters	2.32
3	Elmer Riddle	2.48
4	Thornton Lee	2.55
5	Ernie White	2.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	19
2	Kirby Higbe	13
2	Bucky Walters	13
2	Whit Wyatt	13
5	5 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	181
2	Johnny Vander Meer	120
3	Bobo Newsom	107
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	.515
2	Barney McCosky	.446
3	Billy Jurges	.439
4	Mike McCormick	.419
5	Joe Grace	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	6
2	Sam Chapman	5
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
2	Ted Williams	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Chapman	21
2	Roy Cullenbine	20
3	Charlie Keller	19
3	Jim Tabor	19
5	Joe DiMaggio	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Nick Etten	3
2	Danny Murtaugh	3
2	Arky Vaughan	3
2	Gee Walker	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	0.00
1	Bump Hadley	0.00
3	Johnny Murphy	0.47
4	Paul Derringer	0.50
5	Eddie Smith	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie White	6
2	Spud Chandler	3
2	Bob Klinger	3
2	Jack Knott	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	23
2	Mickey Harris	22
3	Ernie White	20
4	Bobo Newsom	18
5	Thornton Lee	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bump Hadley	2
1	Howie Krist	2
1	Jake Mooty	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
5	18 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.442
2	Ted Williams	.429
3	Cecil Travis	.420
4	Joe Grace	.404
5	Phil Rizzuto	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	10
2	Joe DiMaggio	8
3	Sam Chapman	7
4	Ted Williams	6
5	6 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	33
2	Roy Cullenbine	32
3	Sam Chapman	30
4	Charlie Keller	27
4	Maurice Van Robays	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Gee Walker	6
3	Bama Rowell	5
4	Luke Appling	4
4	6 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	0.24
2	Bump Hadley	0.69
3	Jim Tobin	1.40
4	Ken Heintzelman	1.57
5	Tot Pressnell	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie White	6
2	Dick Newsome	5
2	Jim Tobin	5
4	Max Butcher	4
4	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	43
2	Bobo Newsom	41
3	Mickey Harris	32
4	Ernie White	27
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Bill Crouch	2
2	Tom Earley	2
2	Bump Hadley	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.387
2	Joe DiMaggio	.376
3	Cecil Travis	.349
4	Johnny Cooney	.332
5	Enos Slaughter	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	36
2	Dolph Camilli	34
3	Rudy York	33
4	Bob Johnson	31
5	3 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	154
2	Rudy York	139
3	Johnny Mize	134
4	Ted Williams	122
5	2 tied	118

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.37
2	Vern Olsen	2.63
3	Thornton Lee	2.73
4	Tiny Bonham	2.76
5	Eddie Smith	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	29
2	Kirby Higbe	20
2	Bucky Walters	20
2	Lon Warneke	20
5	Whit Wyatt	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	260
2	Bobo Newsom	175
3	Johnny Vander Meer	151
4	Whit Wyatt	138
5	Kirby Higbe	135

Saves

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