On This Day

Saturday, August 16, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	78	39	.667	--
Red Sox	61	53	.535	15.5
Indians	59	52	.532	16.0
White Sox	60	55	.522	17.0
Tigers	52	62	.456	24.5
Athletics	51	61	.455	24.5
Browns	46	64	.418	28.5
Senators	45	66	.405	30.0

Games

White Sox 1, Indians 0

Athletics 6, Yankees 4

Browns 3, Tigers 2

Red Sox 8, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	71	40	.640	--
Dodgers	70	40	.636	0.5
Reds	59	48	.551	10.0
Pirates	59	48	.551	10.0
Giants	54	53	.505	15.0
Cubs	48	64	.429	23.5
Braves	46	64	.418	24.5
Phillies	29	79	.269	40.5

Games

Braves 4, Dodgers 1

Giants 4, Phillies 1

Pirates 4, Cardinals 2

Reds 4, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Archie	3
1	Al Brancato	3
1	Harry Danning	3
1	Vince DiMaggio	3
1	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	Red Rolfe	1
1	Billy Werber	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Cooney	3
1	Billy Werber	3
3	George Archie	2
3	Bruce Campbell	2
3	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wally Judnich	1
1	Barney McCosky	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Rigney	1.00
2	Lefty Grove	0.60
2	Elmer Riddle	0.60
4	Ernie White	0.42
5	Jim Bagby	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Tom Earley	1
1	Ken Heintzelman	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	6
2	Ernie White	5
3	Dutch Leonard	4
4	Hugh Casey	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.408
2	Cecil Travis	.367
3	Joe DiMaggio	.360
4	Dick Siebert	.344
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	84

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	Elmer Riddle	2.17
2	Bucky Walters	2.29
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	Jumbo Brown	8
3	Al Benton	7
3	Tom Ferrick	7
5	5 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Taffy Wright	.429
2	Joe Medwick	.408
3	Ted Williams	.404
4	Jake Early	.395
5	Luke Appling	.387

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	21
2	Joe Cronin	18
2	Joe DiMaggio	18
2	Johnny Mize	18
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Dietz	0.00
2	Art Johnson	0.67
3	Elmer Riddle	0.72
4	Al Benton	0.95
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Marv Breuer	3
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	Thornton Lee	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Mort Cooper	25
3	Paul Erickson	21
3	Ernie White	21
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	2
2	Pete Appleton	1
2	Al Benton	1
2	George Caster	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.444
2	Wally Judnich	.390
3	Barney McCosky	.383
4	Arky Vaughan	.356
5	Pete Fox	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	9
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
3	Charlie Keller	32
4	Johnny Mize	30
5	Taffy Wright	29

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	Spud Chandler	1.14
2	Alex Carrasquel	1.16
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.40
4	Eddie Smith	1.54
5	Johnny Vander Meer	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie White	8
2	Dutch Leonard	6
3	Bob Klinger	5
3	Thornton Lee	5
5	7 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	51
2	Ernie White	41
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	Jumbo Brown	2
3	George Caster	2
3	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.394
2	Joe DiMaggio	.366
3	Cecil Travis	.350
4	Enos Slaughter	.330
5	Roy Cullenbine	.328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	150
2	Johnny Mize	138
3	Rudy York	130
4	Charlie Keller	125
5	Ted Williams	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	28
2	Lonny Frey	24
3	Joe Kuhel	22
4	Mike Kreevich	21
5	3 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	2.20
2	Bucky Walters	2.22
3	Thornton Lee	2.53
4	Tiny Bonham	2.62
5	Eddie Smith	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	27
2	Kirby Higbe	21
3	Bucky Walters	20
4	Lon Warneke	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	273
2	Johnny Vander Meer	177
3	Bobo Newsom	173
4	Kirby Higbe	133
5	Bucky Walters	131

Saves

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