On This Day

Monday, August 25, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 84 44 .656 --
White Sox 67 59 .532 16.0
Red Sox 65 60 .520 17.5
Indians 63 59 .516 18.0
Tigers 58 66 .468 24.0
Browns 54 68 .443 27.0
Athletics 53 69 .434 28.0
Senators 51 70 .421 29.5

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Case 5
2 George Archie 4
2 Chet Laabs 4
2 Mickey Vernon 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Cullenbine 1
1 Wally Judnich 1
1 Chet Laabs 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luke Appling 3
1 George Archie 3
1 Bob Kennedy 3
4 Roy Cullenbine 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Archie 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 0.50
1 Charlie Wagner 0.50
3 Eddie Smith 0.36
4 Sid Hudson 0.36
5 Bob Harris 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Harris 1
1 Eddie Smith 1
1 Charlie Wagner 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Hudson 5
2 Bob Feller 4
2 Eddie Smith 4
2 Charlie Wagner 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Archie McKain 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .402
2 Cecil Travis .366
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 223
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 Dixie Walker .409
2 Rip Radcliff .404
3 Joe Marty .400
4 Billy Werber .395
5 Don Kolloway .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 6
1 Ted Williams 6
3 Wally Judnich 5
4 Dolph Camilli 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Young 19
2 Wally Judnich 17
3 Dolph Camilli 15
3 Harlond Clift 15
3 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Murtaugh 5
2 George Archie 3
2 Stan Benjamin 3
2 Joe Gordon 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Humphries 0.00
1 Ike Pearson 0.00
3 Hugh Casey 0.84
4 Curt Davis 1.00
5 Elmer Riddle 1.04

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 25
2 Whit Wyatt 18
3 Johnny Rigney 16
4 Lee Grissom 15
4 4 others tied 15

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 .407
2 Wally Judnich .377
3 Cecil Travis .360
4 Nick Etten .359
5 Barney McCosky .355

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Chapman 30
2 Johnny Mize 29
3 Joe DiMaggio 28
3 Babe Young 28
5 Johnny Berardino 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Murtaugh 11
2 Mike Kreevich 7
3 Pete Fox 6
3 Joe Kuhel 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Humphries 0.00
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.19
3 Charlie Wagner 1.50
4 Johnny Vander Meer 1.52
5 Elmer Riddle 1.80

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 52
2 Ernie White 38
3 Johnny Vander Meer 33
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 .388
2 Joe DiMaggio .362
3 Cecil Travis .349
4 Barney McCosky .335
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 Charlie Keller 130
3 Johnny Mize 129
4 Rudy York 126
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 269
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