On This Day

Sunday, August 10, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	74	36	.673	--
Indians	58	48	.547	14.0
Red Sox	56	51	.523	16.5
White Sox	55	53	.509	18.0
Tigers	50	57	.467	22.5
Athletics	49	58	.458	23.5
Senators	43	61	.413	28.0
Browns	42	63	.400	29.5

Games

White Sox 5, Indians 2

White Sox 2, Indians 1

Browns 7, Tigers 3

Yankees 11, Athletics 2

Yankees 4, Athletics 1

Red Sox 7, Senators 6

Senators 8, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	68	37	.648	--
Cardinals	69	38	.645	0.0
Pirates	58	46	.558	9.5
Reds	56	48	.538	11.5
Giants	49	51	.490	16.5
Cubs	46	60	.434	22.5
Braves	44	60	.423	23.5
Phillies	27	77	.260	40.5

Games

Dodgers 14, Braves 4

Dodgers 4, Braves 0

Reds 3, Cubs 1

Giants 5, Phillies 4

Phillies 4, Giants 3

Cardinals 3, Pirates 2

Cardinals 4, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luke Appling	5
1	Sam Chapman	5
3	Dick Bartell	4
3	Bobby Bragan	4
3	9 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Bragan	1
1	George Case	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Harry Danning	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Case	4
1	Joe DiMaggio	4
1	Dixie Walker	4
4	Joe Cronin	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Benjamin	1
1	Harry Danning	1
1	Pete Fox	1
1	Buddy Hassett	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ernie White	1.14
2	Atley Donald	0.67
3	Marius Russo	0.58
4	Ted Lyons	0.57
5	Si Johnson	0.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ace Adams	1
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Atley Donald	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ernie White	8
2	Si Johnson	7
2	Marius Russo	7
4	Mort Cooper	6
4	Ken Heintzelman	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Crouch	1
1	Cliff Melton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.410
2	Cecil Travis	.367
3	Joe DiMaggio	.364
4	Dick Siebert	.342
5	Jeff Heath	.338

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	105
2	Charlie Keller	99
3	Jim Tabor	86
4	Johnny Mize	83
5	Bill Nicholson	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	18
2	Joe Kuhel	17
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	Thornton Lee	2.48
5	Ernie White	2.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	20
2	Kirby Higbe	15
2	Whit Wyatt	15
4	Thornton Lee	14
4	Ernie White	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	198
2	Johnny Vander Meer	138
3	Bobo Newsom	117
4	Whit Wyatt	111
5	Thornton Lee	95

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.438
2	Johnny Hopp	.423
3	Pete Fox	.411
4	Joe Medwick	.408
5	Wally Judnich	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	5
1	Joe DiMaggio	5
3	Sam Chapman	4
3	Joe Cronin	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	21
2	Joe DiMaggio	20
3	Sam Chapman	17
3	Taffy Wright	17
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Kreevich	5
1	Danny Murtaugh	5
3	Pete Fox	4
3	Joe Kuhel	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Schumacher	0.00
1	Marv Breuer	0.00
3	Alex Carrasquel	0.46
4	Manny Salvo	0.75
5	Johnny Vander Meer	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Alex Carrasquel	3
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Bob Klinger	3
1	Thornton Lee	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	21
1	Ernie White	21
3	Mort Cooper	20
3	Bobo Newsom	20
5	Johnny Vander Meer	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Earley	2
1	Bob Klinger	2
3	Al Benton	1
3	Hugh Casey	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.427
2	Wally Judnich	.382
3	Joe DiMaggio	.378
4	Cecil Travis	.377
5	Barney McCosky	.367

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	34
2	Johnny Mize	33
3	Sam Chapman	30
4	Roy Cullenbine	28
4	Vince DiMaggio	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Alex Carrasquel	0.36
2	Spud Chandler	1.37
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.40
4	Johnny Vander Meer	1.49
5	Dutch Leonard	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie White	8
2	Dutch Leonard	6
3	Bob Klinger	5
3	Johnny Lanning	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	47
2	Bobo Newsom	42
3	Ernie White	39
4	Mickey Harris	37
5	Johnny Vander Meer	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Bill Crouch	3
3	George Caster	2
3	Tom Earley	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.394
2	Joe DiMaggio	.372
3	Cecil Travis	.348
4	Enos Slaughter	.327
5	Taffy Wright	.326

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	158
2	Johnny Mize	138
3	Rudy York	131
4	Ted Williams	122
5	Charlie Keller	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
2	Lonny Frey	25
3	Joe Kuhel	21
4	Mike Kreevich	19
5	Jim Tabor	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.30
2	Elmer Riddle	2.33
3	Tiny Bonham	2.60
4	Eddie Smith	2.73
5	Thornton Lee	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Kirby Higbe	22
3	Lon Warneke	20
4	Bucky Walters	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	269
2	Bobo Newsom	178
3	Johnny Vander Meer	169
4	Kirby Higbe	139
5	Thornton Lee	135

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