On This Day

Friday, August 15, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 78 38 .672 --
Indians 59 51 .536 16.0
Red Sox 60 53 .531 16.5
White Sox 59 55 .518 18.0
Tigers 52 61 .460 24.5
Athletics 50 61 .450 25.5
Browns 45 64 .413 29.5
Senators 45 65 .409 30.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 71 39 .645 --
Dodgers 70 39 .642 0.5
Reds 58 48 .547 11.0
Pirates 58 48 .547 11.0
Giants 53 53 .500 16.0
Cubs 48 63 .432 23.5
Braves 45 64 .413 25.5
Phillies 29 78 .271 40.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bruce Campbell 3
2 Bobby Doerr 2
2 Vallie Eaves 2
2 Al Evans 2
2 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Campbell 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Jim Gleeson 1
1 Joe Grace 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Grace 3
1 Mickey Vernon 3
3 Moose Solters 2
3 Mike Tresh 2
5 17 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Vander Meer 0.89
2 Bob Muncrief 0.33
3 Vallie Eaves 0.29
4 Al Smith 0.21
5 Alex Carrasquel 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Muncrief 1
1 Buck Ross 1
1 Johnny Vander Meer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 8
2 Les Mueller 3
2 Al Smith 3
4 Alex Carrasquel 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .405
2 Cecil Travis .367
3 Joe DiMaggio .362
4 Dick Siebert .343
5 Roy Cullenbine .340

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 146
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 Taffy Wright .408
3 Jake Early .400
4 Sam Chapman .389
5 Billy Herman .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Cronin 6
2 Babe Young 5
3 Dolph Camilli 4
3 Bobby Doerr 4
3 Johnny Mize 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Taffy Wright 20
2 Joe DiMaggio 19
3 Johnny Mize 18
4 Joe Cronin 17
4 Mickey Vernon 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Kreevich 5
2 Joe Kuhel 4
2 Phil Rizzuto 4
4 Pete Fox 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Dietz 0.00
2 Art Johnson 0.67
3 Al Benton 0.95
4 Johnny Vander Meer 1.00
4 Ted Lyons 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Vander Meer 4
2 Marv Breuer 3
2 Mort Cooper 3
2 Kirby Higbe 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 28
2 Johnny Vander Meer 26
3 Mort Cooper 25
4 Paul Erickson 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 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .430
2 Wally Judnich .385
3 Barney McCosky .385
4 Charlie Keller .368
5 2 tied .347

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 36
2 Sam Chapman 33
2 Charlie Keller 33
4 Johnny Mize 31
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Dietz 1.08
2 Spud Chandler 1.14
3 Alex Carrasquel 1.16
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.40
5 Eddie Smith 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie White 8
2 Dutch Leonard 6
3 Bob Klinger 5
3 Thornton Lee 5
5 8 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 51
2 Ernie White 36
3 Bobo Newsom 32
4 Johnny Vander Meer 29
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 .391
2 Joe DiMaggio .365
3 Cecil Travis .351
4 Enos Slaughter .330
5 Roy Cullenbine .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 33
2 Dolph Camilli 32
3 Bob Johnson 31
3 Mel Ott 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 150
2 Johnny Mize 138
3 Rudy York 131
4 Charlie Keller 125
5 Ted Williams 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 29
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 Eddie Smith 2.66
5 Claude Passeau 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 177
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