On This Day

Wednesday, August 13, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	76	38	.667	--
Indians	59	50	.541	14.5
Red Sox	58	52	.527	16.0
White Sox	56	55	.505	18.5
Tigers	52	58	.473	22.0
Athletics	49	60	.450	24.5
Senators	45	62	.421	27.5
Browns	44	64	.407	29.0

Games

Tigers 4, White Sox 1

Senators 5, Yankees 3

Yankees 5, Senators 1

Red Sox 4, Athletics 0

Browns 9, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	71	39	.645	--
Dodgers	70	39	.642	0.5
Pirates	58	47	.552	10.5
Reds	57	48	.543	11.5
Giants	52	53	.495	16.5
Cubs	47	62	.431	23.5
Braves	45	63	.417	25.0
Phillies	29	78	.271	40.5

Games

Dodgers 7, Phillies 2

Giants 7, Braves 6

Braves 3, Giants 1

Reds 3, Cardinals 2

Cubs 6, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Cooney	4
1	Frankie Pytlak	4
1	Johnny Rucker	4
1	Cecil Travis	4
1	Mickey Vernon	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Archie	1
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Ernie Lombardi	1
1	Johnny Mize	1
1	Mickey Vernon	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Boudreau	3
1	Dolph Camilli	3
1	Johnny Cooney	3
1	Bob Swift	3
1	Babe Young	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	Jim Gleeson	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Bob Swift	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Marv Breuer	1.00
2	Art Johnson	0.75
3	Bobo Newsom	0.57
4	Ken Chase	0.55
5	Mort Cooper	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Marv Breuer	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Vallie Eaves	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Marv Breuer	7
2	Ken Chase	6
2	Mort Cooper	6
2	Art Johnson	6
2	Phil Marchildon	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	1
1	Jake Mooty	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.413
2	Cecil Travis	.369
3	Joe DiMaggio	.359
4	Dick Siebert	.344
5	Roy Cullenbine	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	28
2	Joe DiMaggio	27
3	Dolph Camilli	23
4	Ted Williams	22
5	3 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	108
2	Charlie Keller	101
3	Johnny Mize	87
4	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	2.29
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	2 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	205
2	Johnny Vander Meer	138
3	Bobo Newsom	121
4	Whit Wyatt	111
5	Thornton Lee	95

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.447
2	Joe Medwick	.446
3	Jake Early	.415
4	Billy Herman	.396
4	Joe Kuhel	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	5
1	Joe Cronin	5
1	Babe Young	5
4	Sam Chapman	4
4	2 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
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Alex Carrasquel	0.51
2	Hal Schumacher	0.96
3	Johnny Vander Meer	1.00
3	Ted Lyons	1.00
5	Dutch Dietz	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Marv Breuer	3
1	Alex Carrasquel	3
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Mort Cooper	25
3	Paul Erickson	22
4	Ernie White	21
5	Marv Breuer	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Al Benton	1
1	Jumbo Brown	1
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.467
2	Barney McCosky	.398
3	Wally Judnich	.393
4	Joe Medwick	.368
5	Cecil Travis	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	9
2	Babe Young	8
3	Dolph Camilli	7
3	Sam Chapman	7
3	Joe DiMaggio	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	34
2	Sam Chapman	32
3	Johnny Mize	31
4	Charlie Keller	28
4	Taffy Wright	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Mike Kreevich	7
2	Danny Murtaugh	7
2	Phil Rizzuto	7
5	Luke Appling	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spud Chandler	1.14
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.40
3	Johnny Vander Meer	1.49
4	Jim Tobin	1.80
5	Dutch Leonard	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie White	8
2	Dutch Leonard	6
3	Bob Klinger	5
4	Marv Breuer	4
4	10 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	54
2	Bobo Newsom	39
3	Ernie White	36
4	Johnny Vander Meer	32
5	Carl Hubbell	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jake Mooty	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
3	George Caster	2
3	Bill Crouch	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.396
2	Joe DiMaggio	.366
3	Cecil Travis	.351
4	Johnny Cooney	.330
5	Enos Slaughter	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	35
2	Dolph Camilli	33
3	Bob Johnson	31
3	Mel Ott	31
3	Ted Williams	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	156
2	Johnny Mize	141
3	Rudy York	130
4	Ted Williams	124
5	Charlie Keller	120

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	2.22
2	Elmer Riddle	2.33
3	Thornton Lee	2.66
4	Eddie Smith	2.68
5	Claude Passeau	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	27
2	Kirby Higbe	22
3	Bucky Walters	20
4	Lon Warneke	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	269
2	Bobo Newsom	182
3	Johnny Vander Meer	169
4	Kirby Higbe	140
5	2 tied	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	10
2	Al Benton	9
3	Clint Brown	8
3	Jumbo Brown	8
5	2 tied	7