On This Day

Sunday, August 17, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	80	39	.672	--
Red Sox	61	54	.530	17.0
White Sox	62	55	.530	17.0
Indians	59	54	.522	18.0
Tigers	53	63	.457	25.5
Athletics	51	63	.447	26.5
Browns	47	65	.420	29.5
Senators	46	66	.411	30.5

Games

White Sox 8, Indians 2

White Sox 4, Indians 3

Yankees 2, Athletics 1

Yankees 4, Athletics 3

Senators 6, Red Sox 2

Tigers 8, Browns 1

Browns 6, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	72	40	.643	--
Cardinals	72	41	.637	0.5
Reds	60	49	.550	10.5
Pirates	60	49	.550	10.5
Giants	54	55	.495	16.5
Cubs	49	65	.430	24.0
Braves	46	66	.411	26.0
Phillies	31	79	.282	40.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Braves 1

Dodgers 3, Braves 0

Phillies 6, Giants 2

Phillies 18, Giants 2

Cardinals 7, Pirates 1

Pirates 8, Cardinals 2

Reds 6, Cubs 3

Cubs 4, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Phil Cavarretta	7
1	Joe Marty	7
3	Don Kolloway	6
4	Myril Hoag	5
4	4 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	2
2	Morrie Arnovich	1
2	Dolph Camilli	1
2	Harlond Clift	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harlond Clift	6
2	Joe Marty	5
3	Nick Etten	4
3	Myril Hoag	4
3	Pinky May	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Rolfe	2
2	Sam Chapman	1
2	Dom Dallessandro	1
2	Joe DiMaggio	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whit Wyatt	9.00
2	Kirby Higbe	0.71
3	Lee Grissom	0.58
4	Bill Beckmann	0.50
4	Spud Chandler	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Caster	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whit Wyatt	9
2	Lee Grissom	7
3	Kirby Higbe	5
3	Si Johnson	5
3	Bobo Newsom	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jake Mooty	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.405
2	Cecil Travis	.369
3	Joe DiMaggio	.355
4	Dick Siebert	.343
5	Roy Cullenbine	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	29
2	Joe DiMaggio	27
3	Dolph Camilli	24
4	Ted Williams	23
5	Tommy Henrich	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	112
2	Charlie Keller	106
3	Johnny Mize	89
4	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	2.32
3	Thornton Lee	2.42
4	Ernie White	2.48
5	Whit Wyatt	2.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	20
2	Kirby Higbe	17
3	Whit Wyatt	16
4	Thornton Lee	15
4	Bucky Walters	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	210
2	Johnny Vander Meer	146
3	Bobo Newsom	126
4	Whit Wyatt	120
5	Kirby Higbe	99

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	.446
2	Dixie Walker	.404
3	Billy Herman	.396
4	Bob Elliott	.375
4	Joe Marty	.375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Taffy Wright	21
2	Joe Cronin	18
2	Joe DiMaggio	18
4	Mickey Vernon	17
5	Babe Young	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Dietz	0.00
2	Art Johnson	0.67
3	Elmer Riddle	0.72
4	Johnny Vander Meer	1.00
5	Johnny Lanning	1.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	4
2	Kirby Higbe	3
2	Thornton Lee	3
2	Ted Lyons	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	29
2	Mort Cooper	28
3	Paul Erickson	23
4	Ernie White	21
5	3 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	2
1	Jake Mooty	2
3	Pete Appleton	1
3	Al Benton	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.430
2	Barney McCosky	.384
3	Wally Judnich	.380
4	Pinky May	.375
5	Cecil Travis	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	9
2	Dolph Camilli	8
2	Sam Chapman	8
2	Babe Young	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	36
2	Sam Chapman	32
2	Charlie Keller	32
2	Johnny Mize	32
5	Mickey Vernon	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	1.12
2	Alex Carrasquel	1.16
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.40
4	Johnny Vander Meer	1.70
5	Eddie Smith	1.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	52
2	Ernie White	41
3	Bobo Newsom	37
4	Mort Cooper	29
4	Johnny Vander Meer	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jake Mooty	4
2	Jumbo Brown	2
2	George Caster	2
2	Bill Crouch	2
2	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.392
2	Joe DiMaggio	.362
3	Cecil Travis	.349
4	Roy Cullenbine	.331
5	Enos Slaughter	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	33
1	Joe DiMaggio	33
3	Bob Johnson	31
3	Mel Ott	31
5	3 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	150
2	Johnny Mize	139
3	Rudy York	129
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	20
5	Gee Walker	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	2.20
2	Bucky Walters	2.25
3	Thornton Lee	2.53
4	Tiny Bonham	2.62
5	Eddie Smith	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	26
2	Kirby Higbe	22
3	Bucky Walters	21
4	Whit Wyatt	19
5	4 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	271
2	Bobo Newsom	178
3	Johnny Vander Meer	177
4	Kirby Higbe	138
5	Whit Wyatt	137

Saves

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