On This Day

Monday, August 4, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 32 .686 --
Indians 57 43 .570 12.0
Red Sox 51 48 .515 17.5
White Sox 49 52 .485 20.5
Athletics 48 52 .480 21.0
Tigers 47 55 .461 23.0
Browns 40 59 .404 28.5
Senators 38 59 .392 29.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 66 35 .653 --
Dodgers 64 36 .640 1.5
Pirates 54 43 .557 10.0
Reds 53 46 .535 12.0
Giants 46 49 .484 17.0
Cubs 44 56 .440 21.5
Braves 41 57 .418 23.5
Phillies 26 72 .265 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Fox 4
2 Dom DiMaggio 3
2 Billy Herman 3
2 Pee Wee Reese 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Ken O'Dea 1
1 Mickey Vernon 1
1 Babe Young 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken O'Dea 4
2 Billy Herman 3
2 Phil Rizzuto 3
2 Mickey Vernon 3
2 Dixie Walker 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Brown 1
1 Phil Rizzuto 1
1 Jim Tabor 1
1 Arky Vaughan 1
1 Burgess Whitehead 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ernie White 1.00
2 Paul Erickson 0.83
3 Cliff Melton 0.43
4 Ken Chase 0.31
5 Luke Hamlin 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 Johnny Lanning 1
1 Steve Peek 1
1 Ernie White 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Erickson 10
2 Ernie White 8
3 Ken Chase 4
4 Cliff Melton 3
4 Johnnie Wittig 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .407
2 Cecil Travis .377
3 Joe DiMaggio .373
4 Dick Siebert .350
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 96
2 Joe DiMaggio 94
3 Johnny Mize 82
4 Jim Tabor 81
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 Ernie White 2.52
5 Whit Wyatt 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 20
2 Kirby Higbe 14
2 Whit Wyatt 14
4 Bucky Walters 13
4 2 others tied 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 9
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 .475
2 Cecil Travis .440
3 Arky Vaughan .419
4 Wally Judnich .417
4 Charlie Keller .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 5
2 Sam Chapman 4
2 Joe DiMaggio 4
2 Tommy Henrich 4
2 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 22
2 Sam Chapman 20
2 Jim Tabor 20
4 Vince DiMaggio 18
4 Charlie Keller 18

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 Lefty Gomez 0.55
4 Jim Tobin 0.64
5 Tom Earley 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie White 6
2 Bob Klinger 4
3 Jack Knott 3
3 Johnny Lanning 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ernie White 23
2 Bob Feller 17
3 Bobo Newsom 15
4 Johnny Niggeling 14
5 Paul Erickson 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bump Hadley 2
1 Howie Krist 2
1 Jake Mooty 2
4 Al Benton 1
4 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .430
2 Ted Williams .424
3 Cecil Travis .407
4 Wally Judnich .375
5 2 tied .371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 32
2 Roy Cullenbine 31
3 Joe DiMaggio 29
4 Vince DiMaggio 27
4 Charlie Keller 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
2 Mike Kreevich 6
3 Luke Appling 5
3 Phil Rizzuto 5
3 Bama Rowell 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 0.26
2 Lefty Gomez 1.23
3 Jim Tobin 1.40
4 Tom Earley 1.82
4 Jake Mooty 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie White 7
2 Tex Hughson 5
2 Johnny Lanning 5
2 Dutch Leonard 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 36
2 Bobo Newsom 33
3 Mickey Harris 32
4 Ernie White 31
5 Whit Wyatt 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 4
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 .394
2 Joe DiMaggio .378
3 Cecil Travis .352
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 30
4 Ted Williams 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 155
2 Johnny Mize 139
3 Rudy York 134
4 Ted Williams 122
5 Charlie Keller 117

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
3 Bucky Walters 20
3 Lon Warneke 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 10
1 Johnny Murphy 10
3 Clint Brown 8
4 Joe Beggs 7
4 2 others tied 7