On This Day

Thursday, August 21, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	81	42	.659	--
White Sox	65	56	.537	15.0
Red Sox	63	57	.525	16.5
Indians	60	57	.513	18.0
Tigers	55	66	.455	25.0
Athletics	52	67	.437	27.0
Senators	51	66	.436	27.0
Browns	51	67	.432	27.5

Games

Red Sox 8, White Sox 5

Indians 2, Yankees 0

Senators 6, Tigers 3

Senators 9, Tigers 0

Browns 11, Athletics 3

Athletics 12, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	76	41	.650	--
Cardinals	74	42	.638	1.5
Reds	65	49	.570	9.5
Pirates	61	53	.535	13.5
Giants	56	57	.496	18.0
Cubs	51	67	.432	25.5
Braves	46	69	.400	29.0
Phillies	32	83	.278	43.0

Games

Cubs 6, Dodgers 2

Reds 8, Braves 5

Pirates 5, Giants 3

Phillies 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Doc Cramer	7
2	Bob Johnson	5
3	George Archie	4
3	Sam Chapman	4
3	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	3
2	Joe Cronin	1
2	Stan Hack	1
2	Bob Johnson	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Chapman	6
2	Bob Johnson	5
3	Buddy Lewis	4
4	Roy Cullenbine	3
4	Wally Judnich	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Archie	1
1	Joe Grace	1
1	Eddie Joost	1
1	Don Kolloway	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	1.00
2	Tom Ferrick	0.80
3	Bucky Walters	0.73
4	Sid Hudson	0.67
5	George Caster	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Tom Ferrick	1
1	Bob Harris	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	9
2	Bucky Walters	8
3	George Caster	5
4	Tom Ferrick	4
4	Sid Hudson	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Ryba	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.414
2	Cecil Travis	.369
3	Joe DiMaggio	.356
4	Roy Cullenbine	.343
5	Jeff Heath	.334

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
4	Jim Tabor	89

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	Thornton Lee	2.32
3	Ernie White	2.33
4	Bucky Walters	2.42
5	Cliff Melton	2.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	21
2	Kirby Higbe	17
3	Thornton Lee	16
3	Bucky Walters	16
3	Whit Wyatt	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	219
2	Johnny Vander Meer	151
3	Bobo Newsom	128
4	Whit Wyatt	121
5	3 tied	100

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	9
2	Jumbo Brown	8
3	Al Benton	7
3	Tom Ferrick	7
5	Mike Ryba	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.466
2	George McQuinn	.413
3	Phil Cavarretta	.400
4	Jake Early	.386
5	Taffy Wright	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	7
2	Sam Chapman	6
2	Joe Cronin	6
4	Dolph Camilli	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Taffy Wright	19
2	Joe Cronin	18
2	Buddy Lewis	18
4	Sam Chapman	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	6
2	Don Kolloway	4
3	Stan Hack	3
3	Joe Kuhel	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Humphries	0.00
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.00
1	Ike Pearson	0.00
4	Elmer Riddle	0.33
5	Cliff Melton	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Sid Hudson	3
1	Thornton Lee	3
1	Elmer Riddle	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	35
2	Mort Cooper	24
3	Bucky Walters	18
4	Phil Marchildon	16
4	3 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	2
1	Jake Mooty	2
1	Mike Ryba	2
4	Pete Appleton	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.454
2	Wally Judnich	.381
3	Barney McCosky	.375
4	Cecil Travis	.373
5	Frank McCormick	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	11
2	Sam Chapman	10
3	Dolph Camilli	9
3	Babe Young	9
5	Charlie Keller	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Chapman	36
2	Joe DiMaggio	30
3	Charlie Keller	29
3	Johnny Mize	29
3	Babe Young	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	10
2	George Case	7
2	Mike Kreevich	7
4	Jim Tabor	6
5	5 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
2	Dutch Leonard	6
4	Sid Hudson	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	52
2	Ernie White	39
3	Bobo Newsom	36
4	Johnny Vander Meer	34
5	Mort Cooper	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jake Mooty	4
2	Jumbo Brown	2
2	Hugh Casey	2
2	George Caster	2
2	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.397
2	Joe DiMaggio	.362
3	Cecil Travis	.351
4	Roy Cullenbine	.336
5	Barney McCosky	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	33
1	Ted Williams	33
3	Dolph Camilli	32
3	Bob Johnson	32
5	3 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	148
2	Johnny Mize	136
3	Rudy York	131
4	Charlie Keller	126
5	Ted Williams	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	27
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	2.30
3	Thornton Lee	2.44
4	Tiny Bonham	2.56
5	Johnny Vander Meer	2.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	274
2	Johnny Vander Meer	182
3	Bobo Newsom	180
4	Bucky Walters	136
4	Whit Wyatt	136

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