On This Day

Saturday, August 9, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	72	36	.667	--
Indians	58	46	.558	12.0
Red Sox	55	50	.524	15.5
White Sox	53	53	.500	18.0
Tigers	50	56	.472	21.0
Athletics	49	56	.467	21.5
Senators	42	60	.412	27.0
Browns	41	63	.394	29.0

Games

Senators 8, Red Sox 6

White Sox 7, Indians 5

Tigers 3, Browns 0

Yankees 8, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	66	37	.641	--
Cardinals	67	38	.638	0.0
Pirates	58	44	.569	7.5
Reds	55	48	.534	11.0
Giants	48	50	.490	15.5
Cubs	46	59	.438	21.0
Braves	44	58	.431	21.5
Phillies	26	76	.255	39.5

Games

Braves 8, Dodgers 7

Reds 7, Cubs 2

Giants 1, Phillies 0

Pirates 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Case	4
1	Johnny Hopp	4
3	Bruce Campbell	3
3	Doc Cramer	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Archie	1
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Bruce Campbell	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Paul Waner	4
2	Dolph Camilli	2
2	Bruce Campbell	2
2	George Case	2
2	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Craft	2
2	Oscar Grimes	1
2	Danny Murtaugh	1
2	Phil Rizzuto	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Babich	999.00
2	Hal Newhouser	0.88
3	Johnny Podgajny	0.43
4	Elmer Riddle	0.40
5	3 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Hallett	1
1	Art Johnson	1
1	Bob Klinger	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Elmer Riddle	4
3	Bob Klinger	3
3	Walt Masterson	3
3	Johnny Podgajny	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Javery	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.407
2	Cecil Travis	.366
3	Joe DiMaggio	.364
4	Dick Siebert	.348
5	Jeff Heath	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	28
2	Joe DiMaggio	27
3	Ted Williams	22
4	Dolph Camilli	21
4	Tommy Henrich	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	101
2	Charlie Keller	98
3	Jim Tabor	85
4	Johnny Mize	83
5	Bill Nicholson	81

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	2.31
3	Whit Wyatt	2.48
4	Ernie White	2.52
5	Thornton Lee	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	20
2	Kirby Higbe	15
2	Whit Wyatt	15
4	Thornton Lee	13
4	5 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	198
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	Wally Judnich	.449
2	Ted Williams	.444
3	Johnny Hopp	.440
4	Bobby Doerr	.400
5	Stan Hack	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	5
1	Joe DiMaggio	5
3	Sam Chapman	4
3	Johnny Mize	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	22
2	Sam Chapman	17
2	Joe DiMaggio	17
4	Taffy Wright	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Kreevich	5
1	Danny Murtaugh	5
3	George Case	4
4	Harry Craft	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Schumacher	0.00
1	Alex Carrasquel	0.00
3	Tom Earley	0.59
4	Marv Breuer	1.00
4	2 others tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Marv Breuer	3
1	Bob Klinger	3
1	Dutch Leonard	3
1	Hal Newhouser	3
1	Ernie White	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	27
2	Bobo Newsom	19
2	Ernie White	19
4	Paul Erickson	17
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Caster	2
1	Tom Earley	2
1	Bob Klinger	2
4	Al Benton	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.412
2	Wally Judnich	.393
3	Joe DiMaggio	.381
4	Cecil Travis	.378
5	Johnny Hopp	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	9
2	Joe DiMaggio	8
2	Babe Young	8
4	Tommy Henrich	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	33
2	Joe DiMaggio	30
2	Vince DiMaggio	30
4	Sam Chapman	29
5	Roy Cullenbine	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
2	Mike Kreevich	7
2	Phil Rizzuto	7
4	Joe Kuhel	6
4	Danny Murtaugh	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.37
2	Tom Earley	1.44
3	Dutch Leonard	1.70
4	Buck Ross	1.91
5	Johnny Lanning	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie White	7
2	Dutch Leonard	6
3	Bob Klinger	5
3	Johnny Lanning	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	50
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	.391
2	Joe DiMaggio	.371
3	Cecil Travis	.346
4	Taffy Wright	.326
5	Enos Slaughter	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	36
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	138
3	Rudy York	131
4	Ted Williams	122
5	Charlie Keller	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
2	Lonny Frey	25
3	Mike Kreevich	20
3	Joe Kuhel	20
5	5 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.30
2	Elmer Riddle	2.33
3	Tiny Bonham	2.60
4	Eddie Smith	2.65
5	Kirby Higbe	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Kirby Higbe	22
3	Lon Warneke	20
4	Bucky Walters	19
4	Whit Wyatt	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	269
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