On This Day

Saturday, August 23, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	82	43	.656	--
White Sox	66	57	.537	15.0
Red Sox	64	58	.525	16.5
Indians	61	58	.513	18.0
Tigers	57	66	.463	24.0
Athletics	53	68	.438	27.0
Browns	52	68	.433	27.5
Senators	51	68	.429	28.0

Games

White Sox 3, Red Sox 0

Yankees 7, Indians 2

Tigers 6, Senators 5

Browns 6, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	77	42	.647	--
Cardinals	75	43	.636	1.5
Reds	66	50	.569	9.5
Pirates	63	54	.538	13.0
Giants	57	59	.491	18.5
Cubs	52	68	.433	25.5
Braves	47	70	.402	29.0
Phillies	33	84	.282	43.0

Games

Cubs 7, Dodgers 1

Reds 7, Braves 2

Giants 5, Pirates 3

Pirates 4, Giants 3

Phillies 4, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Morrie Arnovich	4
1	Mel Ott	4
3	Vince DiMaggio	3
3	Elbie Fletcher	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Maurice Van Robays	2
2	Stan Benjamin	1
2	Sam Chapman	1
2	Harlond Clift	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Clyde McCullough	3
1	Mel Ott	3
1	Jerry Priddy	3
1	Maurice Van Robays	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank McCormick	1
1	Boyd Perry	1
1	Moose Solters	1
1	Johnny Welaj	1
1	Billy Werber	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Crouch	0.50
1	Lee Grissom	0.50
1	Ken Heintzelman	0.50
1	Claude Passeau	0.50
5	Cliff Melton	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	Johnny Gorsica	1
1	Lee Grissom	1
1	Johnny Humphries	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Heintzelman	6
2	Lee Grissom	5
2	Jack Wilson	5
2	Bill Zuber	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Si Johnson	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.409
2	Cecil Travis	.370
3	Joe DiMaggio	.356
4	Roy Cullenbine	.341
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	109
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	Whit Wyatt	2.52

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	10
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	.421
2	Rip Radcliff	.400
3	Dixie Walker	.386
4	Bob Swift	.385
5	Benny McCoy	.381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	17
2	Dolph Camilli	16
2	Harlond Clift	16
2	Wally Judnich	16
2	Babe Young	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	6
2	Pete Fox	3
2	Stan Hack	3
2	Don Kolloway	3
2	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	Spud Chandler	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	Sid Hudson	3
1	Johnny Humphries	3
1	Thornton Lee	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	22
2	Ken Heintzelman	19
3	Hal Newhouser	18
4	Mort Cooper	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	2
1	Hugh Casey	2
1	Jake Mooty	2
4	Pete Appleton	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.439
2	Wally Judnich	.381
3	Cecil Travis	.370
4	Nick Etten	.362
5	Barney McCosky	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	11
2	Ted Williams	10
3	Dolph Camilli	9
4	Babe Young	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Chapman	35
2	Johnny Berardino	28
2	Joe DiMaggio	28
2	Charlie Keller	28
2	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	Johnny Humphries	0.00
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.19
3	Spud Chandler	1.37
4	Johnny Vander Meer	1.40
5	Elmer Riddle	1.46

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	48
2	Ernie White	37
3	Johnny Vander Meer	34
4	Mort Cooper	31
4	Bobo Newsom	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	.390
2	Joe DiMaggio	.362
3	Cecil Travis	.353
4	Barney McCosky	.337
5	Roy Cullenbine	.334

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	142
2	Rudy York	132
3	Johnny Mize	130
4	Charlie Keller	128
5	Ted Williams	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	27
2	Lonny Frey	23
3	Joe Kuhel	22
4	Mike Kreevich	20
5	2 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	Kirby Higbe	21
2	Bucky Walters	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	178
4	Kirby Higbe	135
4	Whit Wyatt	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	11
2	Al Benton	9
2	Jumbo Brown	9
4	Joe Beggs	7
4	2 others tied	7