On This Day

Tuesday, August 12, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	75	37	.670	--
Indians	59	49	.546	14.0
Red Sox	57	52	.523	16.5
White Sox	56	54	.509	18.0
Tigers	51	58	.468	22.5
Athletics	49	59	.454	24.0
Senators	44	61	.419	27.5
Browns	43	64	.402	29.5

Games

Tigers 2, Indians 0

Indians 4, Tigers 1

Yankees 4, Red Sox 0

Senators 9, Athletics 3

Browns 6, White Sox 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	71	38	.651	--
Dodgers	69	39	.639	1.5
Pirates	58	46	.558	10.5
Reds	56	48	.538	12.5
Giants	51	52	.495	17.0
Cubs	46	62	.426	24.5
Braves	44	62	.415	25.5
Phillies	29	77	.274	40.5

Games

Giants 8, Dodgers 5

Giants 2, Dodgers 0

Cardinals 8, Cubs 7

Phillies 2, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Creepy Crespi	4
1	Cookie Lavagetto	4
1	Joe Medwick	4
4	George Archie	3
4	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buddy Lewis	2
1	Mel Ott	2
3	Sam Chapman	1
3	Johnny Mize	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	6
2	Buddy Lewis	5
3	Sam Chapman	3
3	Johnny Mize	3
5	8 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Archie	1
1	Bruce Campbell	1
1	George Case	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cliff Melton	1.00
2	Al Milnar	0.71
3	Spud Chandler	0.67
4	Carl Hubbell	0.53
5	Cy Blanton	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	9
2	Bob Feller	7
3	Spud Chandler	6
4	Max Lanier	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ernie White	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.411
2	Cecil Travis	.367
3	Joe DiMaggio	.359
4	Dick Siebert	.342
5	Roy Cullenbine	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	28
2	Joe DiMaggio	27
3	Dolph Camilli	22
3	Ted Williams	22
5	3 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	106
2	Charlie Keller	99
3	Johnny Mize	86
3	Jim Tabor	86
5	Bill Nicholson	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	19
2	Joe Kuhel	17
3	Mike Kreevich	16
4	Lonny Frey	14
5	Jeff Heath	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.31
2	Elmer Riddle	2.31
3	Thornton Lee	2.48
4	Ernie White	2.48
5	Cliff Melton	2.63

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	205
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	.448
2	Ted Williams	.429
3	Wally Judnich	.413
4	Lonny Frey	.410
5	Pete Fox	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	6
2	Joe Cronin	5
2	Babe Young	5
4	Sam Chapman	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	22
2	Taffy Wright	20
3	Joe DiMaggio	18
4	Sam Chapman	16
5	Joe Medwick	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Kreevich	5
2	Pete Fox	4
2	Joe Kuhel	4
2	Danny Murtaugh	4
2	Phil Rizzuto	4

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	Dutch Leonard	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	28
2	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	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.459
2	Wally Judnich	.398
3	Barney McCosky	.396
4	Joe Medwick	.386
5	Cecil Travis	.373

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Chapman	33
1	Johnny Mize	33
3	Joe DiMaggio	32
4	Taffy Wright	28
5	Roy Cullenbine	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Alex Carrasquel	0.36
2	Spud Chandler	1.12
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.40
4	Johnny Vander Meer	1.49
5	Jim Tobin	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie White	8
2	Dutch Leonard	6
3	Spud Chandler	5
3	Bob Klinger	5
5	11 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	54
2	Mickey Harris	37
3	Ernie White	36
4	Bobo Newsom	35
5	Johnny Vander Meer	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.395
2	Joe DiMaggio	.366
3	Cecil Travis	.350
4	Stan Hack	.330
5	Enos Slaughter	.328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	154
2	Johnny Mize	140
3	Rudy York	130
4	Ted Williams	123
5	Charlie Keller	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	30
2	Lonny Frey	25
3	Joe Kuhel	21
4	Mike Kreevich	20
5	Jim Tabor	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.30
2	Elmer Riddle	2.33
3	Thornton Lee	2.66
4	Claude Passeau	2.70
5	Eddie Smith	2.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	276
2	Bobo Newsom	178
3	Johnny Vander Meer	169
4	Kirby Higbe	140
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