On This Day

Tuesday, August 5, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	33	.680	--
Indians	58	43	.574	11.0
Red Sox	52	48	.520	16.5
White Sox	49	52	.485	20.0
Athletics	48	53	.475	21.0
Tigers	47	56	.456	23.0
Browns	40	59	.404	28.0
Senators	39	59	.398	28.5

Games

Indians 2, Tigers 1

Senators 4, Yankees 3

Red Sox 6, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	66	36	.647	--
Dodgers	64	36	.640	1.0
Pirates	55	43	.561	9.0
Reds	53	47	.530	12.0
Giants	46	49	.484	16.5
Cubs	45	56	.446	20.5
Braves	42	57	.424	22.5
Phillies	26	73	.263	38.5

Games

Cubs 6, Cardinals 2

Pirates 7, Reds 5

Braves 10, Phillies 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Danny Murtaugh	4
2	Stan Benjamin	3
2	Al Brancato	3
2	Pete Fox	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	Eddie Miller	1
1	Wally Moses	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	4
2	Vince DiMaggio	3
2	Eddie Miller	3
2	Bama Rowell	3
2	Paul Waner	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Benjamin	1
1	Lou Boudreau	1
1	George Case	1
1	Danny Murtaugh	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobo Newsom	1.29
2	Al Smith	1.14
3	Vern Olsen	0.62
4	Johnny Podgajny	0.38
5	Max Lanier	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	Hank LaManna	1
1	Vern Olsen	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	9
2	Al Smith	8
3	Al Javery	5
3	Vern Olsen	5
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Earley	1
1	Bob Klinger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.408
2	Cecil Travis	.375
3	Joe DiMaggio	.372
4	Jeff Heath	.349
5	Dick Siebert	.346

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	Bill Nicholson	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	18
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	2.42
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	116
4	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	.477
2	Cecil Travis	.426
3	Wally Judnich	.417
4	Arky Vaughan	.409
5	Charlie Keller	.408

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	19
5	Charlie Keller	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Lou Boudreau	4
2	Mike Kreevich	4
2	Danny Murtaugh	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	0.00
1	Alex Carrasquel	0.00
3	Eddie Smith	0.39
4	Lefty Gomez	0.55
5	Tom Earley	0.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	24
2	Ernie White	23
3	Bob Feller	17
4	Johnny Niggeling	14
5	Paul Erickson	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Earley	2
1	Bump Hadley	2
1	Bob Klinger	2
1	Howie Krist	2
1	Jake Mooty	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.430
2	Cecil Travis	.404
3	Nick Etten	.380
4	Barney McCosky	.373
5	Wally Judnich	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	8
2	Tommy Henrich	7
3	Sam Chapman	6
3	Joe DiMaggio	6
3	Babe Young	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	32
2	Vince DiMaggio	30
3	Roy Cullenbine	29
4	Joe DiMaggio	27
5	Sam Chapman	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
2	Mike Kreevich	6
3	Luke Appling	5
3	Danny Murtaugh	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	0.26
2	Lefty Gomez	1.23
3	Jim Tobin	1.40
4	Tom Earley	1.44
5	Eddie Smith	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie White	7
2	Max Butcher	5
2	Tex Hughson	5
2	Johnny Lanning	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	42
2	Bob Feller	36
3	Mickey Harris	32
4	Ernie White	31
5	Carl Hubbell	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	.394
2	Joe DiMaggio	.379
3	Cecil Travis	.351
4	Pete Reiser	.327
5	Stan Hack	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	36
2	Rudy York	33
3	Dolph Camilli	31
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	133
4	Ted Williams	121
5	Charlie Keller	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	30
2	Lonny Frey	25
3	Mike Kreevich	19
4	Joe Kuhel	18
5	4 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.25
2	Eddie Smith	2.68
3	Tiny Bonham	2.72
4	Vern Olsen	2.75
5	Whit Wyatt	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	29
2	Kirby Higbe	21
3	Bucky Walters	20
3	Lon Warneke	20
5	Whit Wyatt	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	262
2	Bobo Newsom	181
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