On This Day

Thursday, August 14, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	78	38	.672	--
Indians	59	50	.541	15.5
Red Sox	59	53	.527	17.0
White Sox	58	55	.513	18.5
Tigers	52	60	.464	24.0
Athletics	50	61	.450	25.5
Senators	45	64	.413	29.5
Browns	44	64	.407	30.0

Games

White Sox 3, Tigers 1

Yankees 7, Senators 0

Yankees 10, Senators 3

Red Sox 11, Athletics 8

Athletics 10, Red Sox 8

Indians 3, Browns 3

White Sox 3, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	71	39	.645	--
Dodgers	70	39	.642	0.5
Pirates	58	48	.547	11.0
Reds	57	48	.543	11.5
Giants	53	53	.500	16.0
Cubs	48	62	.436	23.0
Braves	45	64	.413	25.5
Phillies	29	78	.271	40.5

Games

Giants 4, Braves 3

Cubs 6, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Doerr	5
1	Benny McCoy	5
1	Jim Tabor	5
4	Joe Cronin	4
4	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	2
1	Jimmie Foxx	2
3	Sam Chapman	1
3	Oscar Grimes	1
3	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	5
1	Charlie Keller	5
3	Joe DiMaggio	4
3	Bobby Doerr	4
5	5 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	Stan Hack	1
1	Mike Kreevich	1
1	Joe Kuhel	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Marius Russo	0.80
2	Tommy Bridges	0.50
3	Johnny Niggeling	0.38
4	Johnny Humphries	0.29
5	2 tied	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Atley Donald	1
1	Lum Harris	1
1	Johnny Humphries	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	5
1	Johnny Niggeling	5
3	Joe Dobson	4
3	Bob Feller	4
3	Marius Russo	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Les McCrabb	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.408
2	Cecil Travis	.367
3	Joe DiMaggio	.362
4	Dick Siebert	.343
5	Roy Cullenbine	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	29
2	Joe DiMaggio	27
3	Dolph Camilli	23
3	Ted Williams	23
5	Tommy Henrich	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	112
2	Charlie Keller	106
3	Johnny Mize	87
3	Jim Tabor	87
5	Ted Williams	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	19
2	Joe Kuhel	18
3	Mike Kreevich	17
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	2.42
4	Ernie White	2.48
5	Cliff Melton	2.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	20
2	Kirby Higbe	16
3	Thornton Lee	15
3	Whit Wyatt	15
5	2 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	209
2	Johnny Vander Meer	138
3	Bobo Newsom	121
4	Whit Wyatt	111
5	Thornton Lee	98

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	Joe Medwick	.462
2	Ted Williams	.411
3	Billy Herman	.408
4	Jake Early	.400
5	Joe Kuhel	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	5
1	Joe Cronin	5
1	Bobby Doerr	5
1	Babe Young	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	22
2	Taffy Wright	20
3	Johnny Mize	19
4	Babe Young	18
5	Charlie Keller	17

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	Johnny Humphries	0.00
2	Alex Carrasquel	0.53
3	Dutch Dietz	0.93
4	Johnny Vander Meer	1.00
4	Ted Lyons	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Marv Breuer	3
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	Thornton Lee	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Mort Cooper	25
3	Paul Erickson	21
4	Marv Breuer	19
5	Johnny Vander Meer	18

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	.440
2	Barney McCosky	.393
3	Wally Judnich	.381
4	Joe Medwick	.364
5	Charlie Keller	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	10
2	Sam Chapman	8
2	Babe Young	8
4	Dolph Camilli	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	38
2	Sam Chapman	33
2	Charlie Keller	33
4	Johnny Mize	31
5	Taffy Wright	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
1	Mike Kreevich	8
3	Phil Rizzuto	7
4	Joe Kuhel	6
4	Danny Murtaugh	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Dietz	1.08
2	Spud Chandler	1.14
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	Bob Klinger	5
3	Thornton Lee	5
5	9 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	51
2	Bobo Newsom	39
3	Ernie White	36
4	Johnny Vander Meer	32
5	Mickey Harris	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jake Mooty	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
3	George Caster	2
3	Bill Crouch	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.394
2	Joe DiMaggio	.364
3	Cecil Travis	.349
4	Enos Slaughter	.328
5	Roy Cullenbine	.327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	151
2	Johnny Mize	140
3	Rudy York	131
4	Charlie Keller	125
4	Ted Williams	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	30
2	Lonny Frey	24
3	Joe Kuhel	22
4	Mike Kreevich	21
5	Jim Tabor	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.22
2	Elmer Riddle	2.33
3	Thornton Lee	2.61
4	Claude Passeau	2.68
5	Eddie Smith	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	27
2	Kirby Higbe	22
3	Bucky Walters	20
4	Claude Passeau	19
4	Lon Warneke	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	273
2	Bobo Newsom	182
3	Johnny Vander Meer	169
4	Kirby Higbe	140
5	Thornton Lee	132

Saves

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