On This Day

Friday, August 8, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	71	36	.664	--
Indians	58	45	.563	11.0
Red Sox	55	49	.529	14.5
White Sox	52	53	.495	18.0
Athletics	49	55	.471	20.5
Tigers	49	56	.467	21.0
Senators	41	60	.406	27.0
Browns	41	62	.398	28.0

Games

Red Sox 15, Senators 8

Athletics 5, Yankees 3

White Sox 16, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	66	36	.647	--
Cardinals	67	37	.644	0.0
Pirates	57	44	.564	8.5
Reds	54	48	.529	12.0
Giants	47	50	.485	16.5
Cubs	46	58	.442	21.0
Braves	43	58	.426	22.5
Phillies	26	75	.257	39.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Braves 2

Giants 3, Phillies 2

Cubs 1, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Case	4
1	Jimmie Foxx	4
1	Charlie Keller	4
4	Bobby Doerr	3
4	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Taffy Wright	2
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
2	Joe Cronin	1
2	George Dickey	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Taffy Wright	6
2	Bob Kennedy	4
2	Buddy Lewis	4
4	George Dickey	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Joe Kuhel	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Paul Erickson	1.50
2	Bill Lohrman	0.62
3	Phil Marchildon	0.60
4	Whit Wyatt	0.44
5	Cy Blanton	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Paul Erickson	1
1	Bill Lohrman	1
1	Phil Marchildon	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Erickson	6
1	Phil Marchildon	6
3	Bill Lohrman	5
4	Whit Wyatt	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Humphries	1
1	Mike Ryba	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.407
2	Cecil Travis	.368
3	Joe DiMaggio	.364
4	Dick Siebert	.349
5	Jeff Heath	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	27
2	Joe DiMaggio	26
3	Ted Williams	22
4	Tommy Henrich	21
5	2 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	100
2	Charlie Keller	97
3	Jim Tabor	85
4	Johnny Mize	82
5	Bill Nicholson	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	18
2	Joe Kuhel	16
3	Mike Kreevich	15
4	Lonny Frey	14
5	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.31
2	Elmer Riddle	2.41
3	Vern Olsen	2.42
4	Whit Wyatt	2.48
5	Ernie White	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	20
2	Kirby Higbe	15
2	Whit Wyatt	15
4	Thornton Lee	13
4	4 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	197
2	Johnny Vander Meer	136
3	Bobo Newsom	116
4	Whit Wyatt	111
5	Thornton Lee	92

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	9
2	Al Benton	7
2	Tom Ferrick	7
4	Jumbo Brown	6
5	4 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.467
2	Pete Fox	.442
3	Wally Judnich	.440
4	Johnny Hopp	.404
4	Jimmy Wasdell	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	4
1	Sam Chapman	4
1	Joe DiMaggio	4
1	Tommy Henrich	4
1	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	21
2	Sam Chapman	18
2	Vince DiMaggio	18
4	Joe DiMaggio	16
4	Maurice Van Robays	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Hutchings	0.00
1	Alex Carrasquel	0.00
1	Hal Schumacher	0.00
4	Eddie Smith	0.39
5	Tom Earley	0.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Marv Breuer	3
1	Johnny Lanning	3
1	Dutch Leonard	3
1	Jim Tobin	3
1	Ernie White	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	26
2	Bobo Newsom	19
2	Johnny Vander Meer	19
2	Ernie White	19
5	Paul Erickson	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	2
1	Tom Earley	2
1	Bob Klinger	2
4	Al Benton	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.415
2	Wally Judnich	.388
3	Cecil Travis	.386
4	Joe DiMaggio	.381
5	2 tied	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	8
1	Babe Young	8
3	Joe DiMaggio	7
3	Tommy Henrich	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	32
2	Vince DiMaggio	30
3	Sam Chapman	29
3	Joe DiMaggio	29
5	Roy Cullenbine	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
2	Mike Kreevich	7
3	Joe Kuhel	6
3	Phil Rizzuto	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.37
2	Tom Earley	1.44
3	Eddie Smith	1.62
4	Dutch Leonard	1.70
5	Buck Ross	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie White	7
2	Dutch Leonard	6
3	Johnny Lanning	5
3	Dick Newsome	5
3	Jim Tobin	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	49
2	Bobo Newsom	41
3	Mickey Harris	33
4	Johnny Vander Meer	31
4	Ernie White	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	George Caster	2
2	Bill Crouch	2
2	Tom Earley	2
2	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.392
2	Joe DiMaggio	.371
3	Cecil Travis	.345
4	Pete Reiser	.327
5	Taffy Wright	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	35
2	Dolph Camilli	32
3	Bob Johnson	31
3	Ted Williams	31
3	Rudy York	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	155
2	Johnny Mize	137
3	Rudy York	130
4	Ted Williams	122
5	Charlie Keller	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	30
2	Lonny Frey	25
3	Mike Kreevich	20
3	Joe Kuhel	20
5	5 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.26
2	Eddie Smith	2.57
3	Tiny Bonham	2.60
4	Kirby Higbe	2.74
5	Vern Olsen	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	29
2	Kirby Higbe	22
3	Bucky Walters	20
3	Lon Warneke	20
5	Whit Wyatt	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	275
2	Bobo Newsom	177
3	Johnny Vander Meer	167
4	Kirby Higbe	139
5	Whit Wyatt	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	10
2	Al Benton	9
3	Clint Brown	8
4	Joe Beggs	7
4	2 others tied	7