On This Day

Wednesday, August 20, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	81	41	.664	--
White Sox	65	55	.542	15.0
Red Sox	62	57	.521	17.5
Indians	59	57	.509	19.0
Tigers	55	64	.462	24.5
Athletics	51	66	.436	27.5
Browns	50	66	.431	28.0
Senators	49	66	.426	28.5

Games

Senators 6, Indians 3

Tigers 1, Yankees 0

Browns 11, Red Sox 9

Browns 4, Red Sox 3

White Sox 9, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	76	40	.655	--
Cardinals	74	41	.643	1.5
Reds	64	49	.566	10.5
Pirates	60	53	.531	14.5
Giants	56	56	.500	18.0
Cubs	50	67	.427	26.5
Braves	46	68	.404	29.0
Phillies	31	83	.272	44.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Pirates 6

Cardinals 2, Braves 0

Cardinals 3, Braves 2

Cubs 9, Giants 4

Reds 2, Phillies 0

Reds 3, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roy Cullenbine	5
2	Joe Grace	4
2	Stan Spence	4
4	Jimmy Bloodworth	3
4	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	2
2	Harlond Clift	1
2	Bob Elliott	1
2	Stan Hack	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Berardino	5
2	Ted Williams	4
3	Roy Cullenbine	3
3	Bob Elliott	3
5	13 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Joost	1
1	Bob Kennedy	1
1	Danny Murtaugh	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Bridges	1.80
2	Johnny Rigney	0.89
3	Howie Pollet	0.88
4	Rube Melton	0.80
5	Johnny Vander Meer	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Red Anderson	1
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	9
2	Rube Melton	8
2	Johnny Rigney	8
4	Howie Pollet	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walt Masterson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.411
2	Cecil Travis	.369
3	Joe DiMaggio	.356
4	Roy Cullenbine	.343
5	Dick Siebert	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	30
2	Ted Williams	28
3	Joe DiMaggio	27
4	Dolph Camilli	25
5	Tommy Henrich	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	112
2	Charlie Keller	107
3	Ted Williams	92
4	Johnny Mize	89
5	Jim Tabor	88

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	2.04
2	Bucky Walters	2.32
3	Thornton Lee	2.32
4	Ernie White	2.33
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	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	210
2	Johnny Vander Meer	151
3	Bobo Newsom	126
4	Whit Wyatt	120
5	2 tied	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	.426
2	Bob Swift	.412
3	Taffy Wright	.397
4	Frank McCormick	.385
5	George McQuinn	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	7
2	Dolph Camilli	6
2	Joe Cronin	6
4	Bobby Doerr	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Taffy Wright	23
2	Joe Cronin	18
2	Joe DiMaggio	18
4	Dolph Camilli	16
4	2 others tied	16

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
3	Elmer Riddle	0.33
4	Cliff Melton	0.47
5	Hugh Casey	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Thornton Lee	4
1	Johnny Vander Meer	4
3	Elden Auker	3
3	Mort Cooper	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	26
2	Johnny Vander Meer	24
3	Mort Cooper	22
4	Johnny Rigney	17
5	5 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	2
1	Jake Mooty	2
3	Pete Appleton	1
3	Hugh Casey	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.448
2	Barney McCosky	.392
3	Wally Judnich	.386
4	Frank McCormick	.383
5	Cecil Travis	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	11
2	Dolph Camilli	9
3	Charlie Keller	8
3	Babe Young	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Chapman	30
1	Joe DiMaggio	30
3	Charlie Keller	29
3	Johnny Mize	29
5	5 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	9
2	George Case	7
2	Mike Kreevich	7
4	Jim Tabor	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.19
2	Alex Carrasquel	1.23
3	Spud Chandler	1.37
4	Dutch Dietz	1.38
5	Johnny Vander Meer	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie White	8
2	Thornton Lee	6
3	Bob Klinger	5
3	Dutch Leonard	5
3	Johnny Vander Meer	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	43
2	Ernie White	39
3	Bobo Newsom	34
3	Johnny Vander Meer	34
5	Mort Cooper	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.396
2	Joe DiMaggio	.364
3	Cecil Travis	.350
4	Roy Cullenbine	.336
5	Barney McCosky	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	33
1	Joe DiMaggio	33
1	Ted Williams	33
4	Bob Johnson	31
5	2 tied	30

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	124

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	2.01
2	Bucky Walters	2.22
3	Thornton Lee	2.45
4	Tiny Bonham	2.53
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	4 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	271
2	Johnny Vander Meer	182
3	Bobo Newsom	178
4	Kirby Higbe	135
4	2 others tied	135

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