On This Day

Tuesday, August 19, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	81	40	.669	--
White Sox	64	55	.538	16.0
Red Sox	62	55	.530	17.0
Indians	59	56	.513	19.0
Tigers	54	64	.458	25.5
Athletics	51	65	.440	27.5
Senators	48	66	.421	29.5
Browns	48	66	.421	29.5

Games

White Sox 4, Athletics 0

White Sox 1, Athletics 0

Senators 8, Indians 6

Tigers 12, Yankees 3

Yankees 8, Tigers 3

Browns 3, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 10, Browns 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	75	40	.652	--
Cardinals	72	41	.637	2.0
Reds	62	49	.559	11.0
Pirates	60	52	.536	13.5
Giants	56	55	.505	17.0
Cubs	49	67	.422	26.5
Braves	46	66	.411	27.5
Phillies	31	81	.277	42.5

Games

Dodgers 9, Pirates 0

Dodgers 6, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Phil Rizzuto	6
2	Wally Judnich	5
2	Ted Williams	5
4	Jimmy Bloodworth	4
4	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	3
2	Johnny Berardino	1
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
2	Dolph Camilli	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Gehringer	4
1	Wally Judnich	4
1	Pete Reiser	4
1	Ted Williams	4
5	3 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Frank Croucher	1
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Curt Davis	1.20
2	Johnny Humphries	0.67
2	Earl Johnson	0.67
4	Ken Heintzelman	0.55
5	Hal Newhouser	0.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Tom Drake	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	Johnny Humphries	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Curt Davis	6
2	Ken Heintzelman	6
4	Johnny Humphries	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Mickey Harris	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.410
2	Cecil Travis	.371
3	Joe DiMaggio	.356
4	Dick Siebert	.337
5	Roy Cullenbine	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	30
2	Joe DiMaggio	27
3	Ted Williams	26
4	Dolph Camilli	25
5	Tommy Henrich	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	112
2	Charlie Keller	107
3	Johnny Mize	89
4	Ted Williams	88
5	Jim Tabor	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	19
2	Joe Kuhel	18
3	Mike Kreevich	17
4	Lonny Frey	15
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	2.17
2	Bucky Walters	2.32
3	Thornton Lee	2.32
4	Ernie White	2.48
5	Cliff Melton	2.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	20
2	Kirby Higbe	17
3	Thornton Lee	16
3	Whit Wyatt	16
5	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	Thornton Lee	100

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	Ted Williams	.424
2	Taffy Wright	.419
3	Bobby Doerr	.391
4	Barney McCosky	.385
5	George McQuinn	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	6
1	Joe Cronin	6
3	Ted Williams	5
4	Bobby Doerr	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Taffy Wright	22
2	Joe DiMaggio	18
3	Joe Cronin	17
4	Dolph Camilli	16
5	Bobby Doerr	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	5
2	Joe Kuhel	4
3	Pete Fox	3
3	Stan Hack	3
3	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Humphries	0.00
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.00
1	Hugh Casey	0.00
4	Cliff Melton	0.47
5	Elmer Riddle	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Thornton Lee	4
2	Mort Cooper	3
2	Kirby Higbe	3
2	Marius Russo	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	26
2	Mort Cooper	22
3	Bobo Newsom	19
3	Johnny Vander Meer	19
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	2
1	Jake Mooty	2
3	Pete Appleton	1
3	Hugh Casey	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.450
2	Wally Judnich	.389
3	Barney McCosky	.385
4	Pinky May	.375
5	Cecil Travis	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	10
2	Dolph Camilli	9
2	Charlie Keller	9
2	Babe Young	9
5	Sam Chapman	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	33
2	Sam Chapman	31
2	Charlie Keller	31
4	Johnny Mize	30
5	Babe Young	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	8
2	George Case	7
2	Mike Kreevich	7
4	Jim Tabor	6
5	6 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.07
2	Charlie Wagner	1.08
3	Alex Carrasquel	1.23
4	Spud Chandler	1.37
5	Dutch Dietz	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie White	7
2	Thornton Lee	6
3	Bob Klinger	5
3	Dutch Leonard	5
5	13 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	43
2	Ernie White	36
3	Bobo Newsom	34
4	Mort Cooper	29
4	Johnny Vander Meer	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jake Mooty	4
2	Jumbo Brown	2
2	Hugh Casey	2
2	George Caster	2
2	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.394
2	Joe DiMaggio	.364
3	Cecil Travis	.351
4	Barney McCosky	.332
5	Roy Cullenbine	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	33
1	Joe DiMaggio	33
3	Ted Williams	32
4	Bob Johnson	31
4	Mel Ott	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	149
2	Johnny Mize	137
3	Rudy York	130
4	Charlie Keller	126
5	Ted Williams	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	28
2	Lonny Frey	24
3	Joe Kuhel	21
4	Mike Kreevich	20
5	4 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	2.20
2	Bucky Walters	2.22
3	Thornton Lee	2.45
4	Tiny Bonham	2.62
5	Eddie Smith	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	26
2	Kirby Higbe	21
2	Bucky Walters	21
4	Thornton Lee	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	271
2	Bobo Newsom	178
3	Johnny Vander Meer	177
4	Whit Wyatt	135
5	Kirby Higbe	134

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