On This Day

Saturday, August 2, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 69 30 .697 --
Indians 56 42 .571 12.5
Red Sox 50 47 .515 18.0
Athletics 47 50 .485 21.0
White Sox 48 52 .480 21.5
Tigers 46 55 .455 24.0
Senators 38 57 .400 29.0
Browns 38 59 .392 30.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 63 35 .643 --
Dodgers 62 36 .633 1.0
Reds 53 43 .552 9.0
Pirates 51 43 .543 10.0
Giants 46 46 .500 14.0
Cubs 44 54 .449 19.0
Braves 39 57 .406 23.0
Phillies 26 70 .271 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Waner 4
2 Jimmy Brown 3
2 Joe Medwick 3
2 Sibby Sisti 3
2 Bobby Sturgeon 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Carlin 1
1 Billy Herman 1
1 Pinky Higgins 1
1 Johnny Mize 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 5
2 Joe Medwick 4
3 Jimmy Brown 3
3 Babe Dahlgren 3
3 Pinky Higgins 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Creepy Crespi 1
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Marty Marion 1
1 Skeeter Newsome 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Marv Breuer 0.83
2 Jim Bagby 0.38
3 Tom Earley 0.33
4 Kirby Higbe 0.30
5 2 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Marv Breuer 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Tom Earley 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bagby 5
1 Marv Breuer 5
3 Tom Earley 4
4 Tommy Bridges 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Newt Kimball 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .412
2 Joe DiMaggio .381
3 Cecil Travis .377
4 Jeff Heath .353
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 Elmer Riddle 2.48
3 Vern Olsen 2.51
4 Ernie White 2.56
5 Thornton Lee 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 19
2 Kirby Higbe 14
3 Bucky Walters 13
3 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 .528
2 Mike McCormick .422
3 Joe DiMaggio .422
4 Wally Judnich .420
5 Barney McCosky .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 6
2 Sam Chapman 5
2 Joe DiMaggio 5
2 Tommy Henrich 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Chapman 21
2 Charlie Keller 20
3 Jim Tabor 19
4 Roy Cullenbine 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Nick Etten 3
2 Danny Murtaugh 3
2 Skeeter Newsome 3
2 Gee Walker 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.00
1 Bump Hadley 0.00
3 Johnny Murphy 0.50
4 Lefty Gomez 0.55
5 Tom Earley 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie White 5
2 Spud Chandler 3
2 Bob Klinger 3
2 Jack Knott 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Harris 22
2 Bobo Newsom 18
3 Ernie White 15
4 Bob Feller 14
5 Max Lanier 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bump Hadley 2
1 Howie Krist 2
1 Jake Mooty 2
4 Joe Beggs 1
4 20 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .461
2 Cecil Travis .410
3 Gee Walker .386
4 Joe Grace .380
5 Nick Etten .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 9
2 Joe DiMaggio 7
2 Tommy Henrich 7
4 Sam Chapman 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Cullenbine 31
2 Joe DiMaggio 29
3 Vince DiMaggio 27
4 Sam Chapman 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
2 Gee Walker 6
3 Luke Appling 4
3 Nick Etten 4
3 7 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.26
2 Bump Hadley 0.70
3 Lefty Gomez 1.23
4 Jim Tobin 1.40
5 Ken Heintzelman 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie White 6
2 Dutch Leonard 5
2 Dick Newsome 5
2 Jim Tobin 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 43
2 Bobo Newsom 33
3 Mickey Harris 32
4 Ernie White 27
5 3 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 3
2 Bill Crouch 2
2 Bump Hadley 2
2 Bob Klinger 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .392
2 Joe DiMaggio .383
3 Cecil Travis .350
4 Enos Slaughter .328
5 Johnny Cooney .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 155
2 Rudy York 135
3 Johnny Mize 133
4 Ted Williams 122
5 Charlie Keller 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 29
2 Lonny Frey 25
3 Joe Kuhel 18
4 Mike Kreevich 17
5 Bama Rowell 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.29
2 Eddie Smith 2.68
3 Thornton Lee 2.74
4 Tiny Bonham 2.76
5 Vern Olsen 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 29
2 Kirby Higbe 21
3 Bucky Walters 20
3 Lon Warneke 20
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 260
2 Bobo Newsom 175
3 Johnny Vander Meer 158
4 Kirby Higbe 138
5 Whit Wyatt 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