On This Day

Friday, August 1, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	68	30	.694	--
Indians	55	42	.567	12.5
Red Sox	50	46	.521	17.0
Athletics	47	49	.490	20.0
White Sox	47	52	.475	21.5
Tigers	45	55	.450	24.0
Senators	38	56	.404	28.0
Browns	38	58	.396	29.0

Games

Yankees 9, Browns 0

Senators 8, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	62	35	.639	--
Dodgers	61	36	.629	1.0
Reds	53	42	.558	8.0
Pirates	51	42	.548	9.0
Giants	45	46	.495	14.0
Cubs	44	53	.454	18.0
Braves	38	57	.400	23.0
Phillies	26	69	.274	35.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Cubs 4

Pirates 6, Giants 3

Phillies 2, Cardinals 1

Reds 5, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dolph Camilli	4
1	Tommy Henrich	4
1	Joe Medwick	4
4	Charlie Gilbert	3
5	23 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Henrich	2
2	Babe Dahlgren	1
2	Bennie Warren	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vince DiMaggio	3
1	Tommy Henrich	3
3	Dolph Camilli	2
3	George Case	2
3	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	Frank McCormick	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Vander Meer	1.40
2	Johnny Allen	0.62
3	Thornton Lee	0.43
4	Bill Crouch	0.33
5	Max Butcher	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	Si Johnson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	7
2	Johnny Allen	5
3	Lefty Gomez	4
4	Max Butcher	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.409
2	Joe DiMaggio	.378
3	Cecil Travis	.375
4	Jeff Heath	.354
5	Dick Siebert	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	26
2	Joe DiMaggio	25
3	Tommy Henrich	21
3	Ted Williams	21
5	4 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	94
1	Charlie Keller	94
3	Jim Tabor	80
4	Rudy York	77
5	Bill Nicholson	76

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.32
2	Vern Olsen	2.46
3	Elmer Riddle	2.48
4	Ernie White	2.56
5	Thornton Lee	2.57

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	127
3	Bobo Newsom	107
4	Whit Wyatt	101
5	Thornton Lee	90

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	.435
3	Joe Grace	.431
4	Mike McCormick	.429
5	Wally Judnich	.423

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	6
2	Sam Chapman	5
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
2	Tommy Henrich	5
2	Ted Williams	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Chapman	20
1	Charlie Keller	20
3	Jim Tabor	19
4	Roy Cullenbine	18
4	Joe DiMaggio	18

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	Paul Derringer	0.50
3	Johnny Murphy	0.50
5	Lefty Gomez	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie White	6
2	Dutch Leonard	4
3	Spud Chandler	3
3	Bob Klinger	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	23
2	Mickey Harris	22
3	Ernie White	20
4	Bobo Newsom	18
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bump Hadley	2
1	Howie Krist	2
1	Jake Mooty	2
4	Joe Beggs	1
4	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.444
2	Cecil Travis	.420
3	Joe Grace	.398
4	Barney McCosky	.377
5	Phil Rizzuto	.366

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	32
2	Roy Cullenbine	31
3	Vince DiMaggio	27
4	Charlie Keller	26
5	3 tied	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	0.26
2	Bump Hadley	0.69
3	Jim Tobin	1.40
4	Lefty Gomez	1.56
5	Ken Heintzelman	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie White	6
2	Max Butcher	5
2	Lefty Gomez	5
2	Dutch Leonard	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	43
2	Bobo Newsom	41
3	Mickey Harris	32
4	Ernie White	27
5	3 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	.388
2	Joe DiMaggio	.380
3	Cecil Travis	.349
4	Johnny Cooney	.327
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	155
2	Rudy York	138
3	Johnny Mize	128
4	Ted Williams	122
5	Charlie Keller	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
2	Lonny Frey	25
3	Mike Kreevich	18
3	Joe Kuhel	18
5	Bama Rowell	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.29
2	Thornton Lee	2.74
3	Tiny Bonham	2.76
4	Vern Olsen	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	158
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