On This Day

Sunday, August 24, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	84	43	.661	--
White Sox	66	59	.528	17.0
Indians	63	58	.521	18.0
Red Sox	64	60	.516	18.5
Tigers	58	66	.468	24.5
Browns	53	68	.438	28.0
Athletics	53	69	.434	28.5
Senators	51	69	.425	29.5

Games

Yankees 5, White Sox 1

Yankees 8, White Sox 5

Indians 4, Red Sox 3

Indians 5, Red Sox 2

Tigers 7, Athletics 4

Browns 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	78	43	.645	--
Cardinals	76	44	.633	1.5
Reds	68	50	.576	8.5
Pirates	64	55	.538	13.0
Giants	57	61	.483	19.5
Cubs	52	70	.426	26.5
Braves	48	71	.403	29.0
Phillies	35	84	.294	42.0

Games

Cardinals 7, Dodgers 3

Dodgers 3, Cardinals 2

Braves 4, Pirates 3

Reds 13, Giants 9

Reds 6, Giants 4

Pirates 7, Braves 3

Phillies 8, Cubs 5

Phillies 7, Cubs 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Keller	6
1	Joe Marty	6
3	Frankie Gustine	5
3	Lee Handley	5
3	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Craft	2
1	Charlie Keller	2
1	Danny Litwhiler	2
4	Stan Benjamin	1
4	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Craft	6
2	Lonny Frey	5
2	Danny Litwhiler	5
4	Babe Young	4
5	8 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Benjamin	3
2	Bobby Bragan	1
2	Bill Dickey	1
2	Joe Gordon	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whit Wyatt	0.80
2	Elden Auker	0.67
3	Rube Melton	0.58
4	Al Milnar	0.56
5	Howie Pollet	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Al Benton	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whit Wyatt	8
2	Rube Melton	7
3	Elden Auker	6
3	Ted Lyons	6
3	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bucky Walters	2
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	Johnny Murphy	1
2	Ike Pearson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.404
2	Cecil Travis	.367
3	Joe DiMaggio	.356
4	Roy Cullenbine	.338
5	Nick Etten	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	32
2	Ted Williams	28
3	Joe DiMaggio	27
4	Dolph Camilli	25
5	Tommy Henrich	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	112
2	Charlie Keller	111
3	Ted Williams	93
4	Johnny Mize	90
5	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	Jeff Heath	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	2.10
2	Ernie White	2.37
3	Bucky Walters	2.43
4	Whit Wyatt	2.50
5	Thornton Lee	2.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	21
2	Kirby Higbe	17
2	Whit Wyatt	17
4	Thornton Lee	16
4	2 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	219
2	Johnny Vander Meer	153
3	Whit Wyatt	129
4	Bobo Newsom	128
5	Thornton Lee	103

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	11
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	Rip Radcliff	.410
2	Billy Werber	.395
3	Ted Williams	.393
4	Dixie Walker	.392
5	Morrie Arnovich	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	6
1	Ted Williams	6
3	Dolph Camilli	4
3	Harlond Clift	4
3	7 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Young	20
2	Wally Judnich	17
2	Danny Litwhiler	17
4	Harlond Clift	16
5	4 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	6
2	Stan Benjamin	4
3	Pete Fox	3
3	Joe Gordon	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Humphries	0.00
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.00
1	Ike Pearson	0.00
4	Sid Hudson	0.62
5	Hugh Casey	0.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	3
1	Spud Chandler	3
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	Sid Hudson	3
1	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	21
2	Ken Heintzelman	19
2	Ernie White	19
4	Whit Wyatt	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	2
1	Hugh Casey	2
1	Jake Mooty	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
1	Bucky Walters	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.422
2	Wally Judnich	.378
3	Nick Etten	.364
4	Barney McCosky	.357
5	Ernie Lombardi	.355

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	31
2	Johnny Mize	29
2	Babe Young	29
4	Joe DiMaggio	28
4	Charlie Keller	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	11
2	Mike Kreevich	7
3	George Case	6
3	Pete Fox	6
3	Joe Kuhel	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Humphries	0.00
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.19
3	Elmer Riddle	1.80
4	Charlie Wagner	1.91
5	Marius Russo	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie White	6
2	Elden Auker	5
2	Spud Chandler	5
2	Bob Klinger	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	48
2	Ernie White	38
3	Johnny Vander Meer	36
4	Mort Cooper	31
4	2 others tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Jake Mooty	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
4	Jumbo Brown	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.387
2	Joe DiMaggio	.361
3	Cecil Travis	.350
4	Barney McCosky	.337
5	Roy Cullenbine	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	33
2	Dolph Camilli	32
2	Bob Johnson	32
2	Charlie Keller	32
5	Joe DiMaggio	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	141
2	Rudy York	133
3	Charlie Keller	130
4	Johnny Mize	129
5	Ted Williams	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	25
2	Lonny Frey	23
3	Joe Kuhel	22
4	Mike Kreevich	19
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	2.07
2	Bucky Walters	2.31
3	Ernie White	2.37
4	Tiny Bonham	2.56
5	Thornton Lee	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	26
2	Kirby Higbe	21
2	Bucky Walters	21
4	Thornton Lee	19
4	Whit Wyatt	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	274
2	Johnny Vander Meer	184
3	Bobo Newsom	178
4	Whit Wyatt	143
5	Bucky Walters	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	12
2	Al Benton	9
2	Jumbo Brown	9
4	Joe Beggs	7
4	2 others tied	7