On This Day

Sunday, August 3, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	69	32	.683	--
Indians	57	43	.570	11.5
Red Sox	50	48	.510	17.5
White Sox	49	52	.485	20.0
Athletics	48	51	.485	20.0
Tigers	47	55	.461	22.5
Browns	40	59	.404	28.0
Senators	38	58	.396	28.5

Games

Tigers 6, Red Sox 3

Browns 6, Yankees 2

Browns 5, Yankees 0

Indians 6, Athletics 3

Athletics 4, Indians 3

White Sox 9, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	65	35	.650	--
Dodgers	63	36	.636	1.5
Pirates	53	43	.552	10.0
Reds	53	45	.541	11.0
Giants	46	48	.489	16.0
Cubs	44	55	.444	20.5
Braves	41	57	.418	23.0
Phillies	26	72	.265	38.0

Games

Dodgers 10, Cubs 2

Pirates 5, Giants 4

Pirates 10, Giants 4

Cardinals 6, Phillies 1

Cardinals 6, Phillies 1

Braves 5, Reds 0

Braves 3, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Hopp	5
1	Hal Trosky	5
3	Bob Elliott	4
3	Buddy Hassett	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	Danny Litwhiler	1
1	Johnny Mize	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	7
2	Johnny Berardino	3
2	Elbie Fletcher	3
2	Jeff Heath	3
2	Bob Johnson	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Kreevich	2
2	Luke Appling	1
2	Lou Boudreau	1
2	Joe Cronin	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Niggeling	1.33
2	Johnny Hutchings	1.00
3	Ted Lyons	0.83
4	Mort Cooper	0.67
5	Lon Warneke	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Dutch Dietz	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Tom Ferrick	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Niggeling	8
2	Mort Cooper	6
2	Whit Wyatt	6
4	Ted Lyons	5
4	Hal Newhouser	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.410
2	Cecil Travis	.378
3	Joe DiMaggio	.373
4	Dick Siebert	.351
5	Jeff Heath	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	27
2	Joe DiMaggio	25
3	Tommy Henrich	21
3	Ted Williams	21
5	4 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	95
2	Joe DiMaggio	94
3	Johnny Mize	81
4	Jim Tabor	80
5	Rudy York	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	17
2	Lonny Frey	14
2	Mike Kreevich	14
2	Joe Kuhel	14
5	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.30
2	Elmer Riddle	2.41
3	Vern Olsen	2.51
4	Whit Wyatt	2.54
5	Ernie White	2.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	20
2	Kirby Higbe	14
2	Whit Wyatt	14
4	Bucky Walters	13
4	Lon Warneke	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	184
2	Johnny Vander Meer	127
3	Bobo Newsom	107
3	Whit Wyatt	107
5	Thornton Lee	90

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	8
2	Al Benton	7
2	Tom Ferrick	7
4	Jumbo Brown	6
5	3 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.513
2	Cecil Travis	.426
3	Wally Judnich	.415
4	Arky Vaughan	.404
5	Charlie Keller	.396

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	Johnny Mize	22
2	Sam Chapman	21
3	Charlie Keller	19
3	Jim Tabor	19
5	Vince DiMaggio	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
2	Mike Kreevich	4
3	Luke Appling	3
3	Lou Boudreau	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	0.00
2	Eddie Smith	0.39
3	Bump Hadley	0.46
4	Johnny Murphy	0.54
5	Lefty Gomez	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie White	5
2	Bob Klinger	4
3	Jack Knott	3
3	Johnny Lanning	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	17
2	Bobo Newsom	15
2	Johnny Niggeling	15
2	Ernie White	15
5	Whit Wyatt	14

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	Ted Williams	.439
2	Joe DiMaggio	.431
3	Cecil Travis	.413
4	Gee Walker	.375
5	2 tied	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	10
2	Joe DiMaggio	7
2	Tommy Henrich	7
4	Sam Chapman	6
4	Enos Slaughter	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Cullenbine	32
2	Johnny Mize	31
3	Joe DiMaggio	29
3	Vince DiMaggio	29
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Mike Kreevich	6
2	Gee Walker	6
4	Luke Appling	5
4	Bama Rowell	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	0.26
2	Bump Hadley	0.98
3	Jim Tobin	1.21
4	Lefty Gomez	1.23
5	2 tied	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Tobin	6
1	Ernie White	6
3	Dutch Leonard	5
3	Dick Newsome	5
5	17 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	46
2	Bobo Newsom	33
3	Mickey Harris	32
4	Whit Wyatt	28
5	Ernie White	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Al Benton	2
2	Bill Crouch	2
2	Bump Hadley	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.391
2	Joe DiMaggio	.378
3	Cecil Travis	.353
4	Pete Reiser	.326
5	Enos Slaughter	.326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	155
2	Johnny Mize	140
3	Rudy York	135
4	Ted Williams	122
5	Charlie Keller	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
2	Lonny Frey	25
3	Mike Kreevich	19
4	Joe Kuhel	18
5	Bama Rowell	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.28
2	Eddie Smith	2.68
3	Tiny Bonham	2.72
4	Whit Wyatt	2.77
5	Thornton Lee	2.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	263
2	Bobo Newsom	172
3	Johnny Vander Meer	158
4	Whit Wyatt	141
5	Kirby Higbe	138

Saves

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