On This Day

Monday, August 11, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	74	37	.667	--
Indians	58	48	.547	13.5
Red Sox	57	51	.528	15.5
White Sox	56	54	.509	17.5
Tigers	50	57	.467	22.0
Athletics	49	58	.458	23.0
Senators	43	61	.413	27.5
Browns	43	64	.402	29.0

Games

White Sox 14, Browns 9

Red Sox 8, Yankees 0

Browns 10, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	69	37	.651	--
Cardinals	70	38	.648	0.0
Pirates	58	46	.558	10.0
Reds	56	48	.538	12.0
Giants	49	52	.485	17.5
Cubs	46	61	.430	23.5
Braves	44	61	.419	24.5
Phillies	28	77	.267	40.5

Games

Dodgers 15, Giants 7

Phillies 6, Braves 3

Cardinals 7, Cubs 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roy Cullenbine	6
1	Wally Judnich	6
1	Don Kolloway	6
4	Luke Appling	5
5	3 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Judnich	2
2	Dolph Camilli	1
2	Phil Cavarretta	1
2	Estel Crabtree	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George McQuinn	6
2	Luke Appling	5
3	Kirby Higbe	4
3	Joe Medwick	4
3	Babe Young	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Danny Litwhiler	1
1	George McQuinn	1
1	Taffy Wright	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Wilson	0.71
2	Kirby Higbe	0.38
2	Johnny Rigney	0.38
4	Larry French	0.38
5	Lon Warneke	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Boom-Boom Beck	1
1	George Caster	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Jack Hallett	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Kirby Higbe	5
1	Johnny Rigney	5
1	Jack Wilson	5
4	Harry Gumbert	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.412
2	Cecil Travis	.367
3	Joe DiMaggio	.362
4	Dick Siebert	.342
5	Roy Cullenbine	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	28
2	Joe DiMaggio	27
3	Dolph Camilli	22
3	Ted Williams	22
5	2 tied	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	82

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	16
3	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	Joe Medwick	.449
2	Wally Judnich	.439
3	Ted Williams	.435
4	Pete Fox	.419
5	Taffy Wright	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	6
2	Joe Cronin	5
2	Babe Young	5
4	Joe DiMaggio	4
4	Taffy Wright	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Taffy Wright	20
2	Johnny Mize	19
3	Joe DiMaggio	17
4	Joe Medwick	14
5	5 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Fox	4
1	Mike Kreevich	4
1	Joe Kuhel	4
1	Danny Murtaugh	4
5	2 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Schumacher	0.00
2	Alex Carrasquel	0.46
3	Manny Salvo	0.75
4	Johnny Vander Meer	1.00
4	Ted Lyons	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Alex Carrasquel	3
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	Hal Newhouser	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	21
1	Ernie White	21
3	Mort Cooper	19
4	Johnny Vander Meer	18
5	Paul Erickson	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Klinger	2
2	Pete Appleton	1
2	Al Benton	1
2	Hugh Casey	1
2	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.458
2	Wally Judnich	.405
3	Cecil Travis	.373
4	Barney McCosky	.371
5	Joe Medwick	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	9
2	Babe Young	8
3	Joe DiMaggio	7
4	Dolph Camilli	6
4	7 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	33
2	Joe DiMaggio	32
3	Sam Chapman	30
4	Roy Cullenbine	28
4	2 others tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
2	Danny Murtaugh	7
2	Phil Rizzuto	7
4	Luke Appling	6
4	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	Dick Newsome	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	47
2	Ernie White	39
3	Mickey Harris	37
4	Bobo Newsom	35
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	.395
2	Joe DiMaggio	.369
3	Cecil Travis	.349
4	Luke Appling	.328
5	Taffy Wright	.328

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	154
2	Johnny Mize	138
3	Rudy York	131
4	Ted Williams	123
5	Charlie Keller	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
2	Lonny Frey	25
3	Joe Kuhel	21
4	Mike Kreevich	19
5	4 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.30
2	Elmer Riddle	2.33
3	Thornton Lee	2.66
4	Eddie Smith	2.73
5	Tiny Bonham	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Kirby Higbe	23
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	144
5	Whit Wyatt	131

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