On This Day

Monday, August 18, 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 55 .518 18.5
Tigers 53 63 .457 25.5
Athletics 51 63 .447 26.5
Browns 47 65 .420 29.5
Senators 47 66 .416 30.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 73 40 .646 --
Cardinals 72 41 .637 1.0
Reds 62 49 .559 10.0
Pirates 60 50 .545 11.5
Giants 56 55 .505 16.0
Cubs 49 67 .422 25.5
Braves 46 66 .411 26.5
Phillies 31 81 .277 41.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Rucker 5
1 Billy Werber 5
3 Nick Etten 4
4 Harry Craft 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Morrie Arnovich 1
1 Phil Cavarretta 1
1 Harry Craft 1
1 Nick Etten 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Werber 6
2 Harry Craft 4
2 Billy Jurges 4
4 Morrie Arnovich 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Murtaugh 2
2 Babe Dahlgren 1
2 Nick Etten 1
2 Lonny Frey 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gene Thompson 0.75
2 Steve Gromek 0.67
3 Cliff Melton 0.43
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.40
5 Steve Sundra 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beggs 1
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Cliff Melton 1
1 Hal Schumacher 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gene Thompson 9
2 Joe Beggs 7
3 Steve Gromek 6
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
4 Tommy Hughes 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .405
2 Cecil Travis .370
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 15
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 Cliff Melton 2.53

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 .435
2 Billy Werber .412
3 Bobby Doerr .388
4 Joe Medwick .383
5 George McQuinn .382

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.00
1 Dutch Dietz 0.00
3 Elmer Riddle 0.50
4 Art Johnson 0.67
5 Johnny Vander Meer 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 3
1 Kirby Higbe 3
1 Thornton Lee 3
1 Johnny Vander Meer 3
1 Charlie Wagner 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 26
2 Paul Erickson 23
3 Mort Cooper 22
4 Ernie White 21
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 2
1 Jake Mooty 2
3 Pete Appleton 1
3 George Caster 1
3 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .430
2 Barney McCosky .385
3 Wally Judnich .379
4 Pinky May .375
5 Cecil Travis .367

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 35
2 Sam Chapman 32
2 Charlie Keller 32
4 Johnny Mize 30
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Dietz 1.07
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.07
3 Spud Chandler 1.12
4 Alex Carrasquel 1.16
5 Tom Earley 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie White 7
2 Spud Chandler 5
2 Bob Klinger 5
2 Thornton Lee 5
2 Dutch Leonard 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 43
2 Bobo Newsom 37
3 Ernie White 36
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 .390
2 Joe DiMaggio .362
3 Cecil Travis .350
4 Enos Slaughter .329
5 Barney McCosky .327

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 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 28
2 Lonny Frey 25
3 Joe Kuhel 22
4 Mike Kreevich 20
5 2 tied 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 3 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 Joe Beggs 7
4 2 others tied 7