On This Day

Friday, August 22, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 81 43 .653 --
White Sox 65 57 .533 15.0
Red Sox 64 57 .529 15.5
Indians 61 57 .517 17.0
Tigers 56 66 .459 24.0
Athletics 53 67 .442 26.0
Senators 51 67 .432 27.0
Browns 51 68 .429 27.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 77 41 .653 --
Cardinals 75 42 .641 1.5
Reds 65 50 .565 10.5
Pirates 62 53 .539 13.5
Giants 56 58 .491 19.0
Cubs 51 68 .429 26.5
Braves 47 69 .405 29.0
Phillies 32 84 .276 44.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max West 4
2 Ken Keltner 3
2 Pete Reiser 3
2 Dixie Walker 3
2 Roy Weatherly 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Frankie Hayes 1
1 Danny Litwhiler 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barney McCosky 3
1 Max West 3
3 Dick Bartell 2
3 Bill Dickey 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Pete Fox 1
1 Oscar Grimes 1
1 Buddy Hassett 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Bowman 0.62
1 Dizzy Trout 0.62
3 Joe Dobson 0.57
4 Cy Blanton 0.45
5 Lon Warneke 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Bill Beckmann 1
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 Newt Kimball 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cy Blanton 5
1 Bob Bowman 5
1 Dizzy Trout 5
4 Joe Dobson 4
4 Lon Warneke 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .411
2 Cecil Travis .371
3 Joe DiMaggio .356
4 Roy Cullenbine .339
5 Nick Etten .335

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 93
4 Johnny Mize 89
4 Jim Tabor 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 19
1 Joe Kuhel 19
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 .429
2 Phil Cavarretta .396
3 Rip Radcliff .389
3 Billy Werber .389
5 Cecil Travis .373

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 18
1 Buddy Lewis 18
3 Taffy Wright 17
4 Dolph Camilli 16
5 6 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Murtaugh 6
2 Joe Kuhel 4
3 Pete Fox 3
3 Stan Hack 3
3 2 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 Joe Dobson 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 22
2 Phil Marchildon 18
3 Mort Cooper 17
4 Paul Erickson 16
4 3 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 2
1 Hugh Casey 2
1 Jake Mooty 2
1 Mike Ryba 2
5 9 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .444
2 Wally Judnich .373
2 Cecil Travis .373
4 Nick Etten .367
5 Barney McCosky .362

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Chapman 35
2 Joe DiMaggio 29
3 Johnny Berardino 28
3 Charlie Keller 28
3 Johnny Mize 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Murtaugh 10
2 George Case 7
2 Mike Kreevich 7
4 Pete Fox 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Dietz 1.14
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.19
3 Spud Chandler 1.37
4 Johnny Vander Meer 1.40
5 Tom Earley 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie White 7
2 Thornton Lee 6
2 Dutch Leonard 6
4 Johnny Vander Meer 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 48
2 Ernie White 37
3 Bobo Newsom 36
4 Johnny Vander Meer 34
5 Mort Cooper 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 3
1 Jake Mooty 3
3 Jumbo Brown 2
3 George Caster 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .393
2 Joe DiMaggio .364
3 Cecil Travis .354
4 Barney McCosky .336
5 Roy Cullenbine .333

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 134
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 22
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 3 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