On This Day

Tuesday, August 26, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	84	44	.656	--
White Sox	67	59	.532	16.0
Red Sox	66	60	.524	17.0
Indians	63	60	.512	18.5
Tigers	58	68	.460	25.0
Athletics	55	69	.444	27.0
Browns	54	69	.439	27.5
Senators	52	70	.426	29.0

Games

Red Sox 9, Indians 4

Athletics 9, Tigers 1

Senators 3, Browns 0

Athletics 2, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	79	44	.642	--
Cardinals	77	45	.631	1.5
Reds	69	51	.575	8.5
Pirates	65	56	.537	13.0
Giants	58	62	.483	19.5
Cubs	54	70	.435	25.5
Braves	49	72	.405	29.0
Phillies	35	86	.289	43.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Cardinals 3

Cardinals 3, Dodgers 1

Braves 4, Pirates 3

Pirates 6, Braves 1

Giants 7, Reds 4

Reds 5, Giants 4

Cubs 5, Phillies 4

Cubs 11, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Padgett	6
2	Joe Medwick	5
3	Babe Dahlgren	4
3	Dom Dallessandro	4
3	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	2
2	Sam Chapman	1
2	Harry Craft	1
2	Babe Dahlgren	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dom Dallessandro	7
2	Babe Dahlgren	5
2	Frank McCormick	5
4	Sam Chapman	4
4	Vince DiMaggio	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dom Dallessandro	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Stan Hack	1
1	Lee Handley	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobo Newsom	0.67
2	Curt Davis	0.62
3	Max Butcher	0.57
3	Gene Thompson	0.57
5	Paul Erickson	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Paul Erickson	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Boom-Boom Beck	9
2	Bobo Newsom	8
3	Curt Davis	5
4	Max Butcher	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Beckmann	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Bump Hadley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.404
2	Cecil Travis	.367
3	Joe DiMaggio	.356
4	Roy Cullenbine	.340
5	Jeff Heath	.336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	112
2	Charlie Keller	111
3	Johnny Mize	93
3	Ted Williams	93
5	Sam Chapman	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	19
1	Joe Kuhel	19
3	Mike Kreevich	17
4	Lonny Frey	15
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	2.10
2	Ernie White	2.37
3	Whit Wyatt	2.50
4	Thornton Lee	2.51
5	Cliff Melton	2.54

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	Bobo Newsom	136
4	Whit Wyatt	129
5	Bucky Walters	104

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	.413
2	Joe Marty	.409
3	Phil Rizzuto	.397
4	Dixie Walker	.391
5	Benny McCoy	.379

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Young	18
2	Dolph Camilli	17
3	Sam Chapman	16
4	Harry Craft	15
4	4 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	5
2	Stan Hack	4
3	George Archie	3
3	Stan Benjamin	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Humphries	0.00
1	Johnny Rigney	0.00
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.00
1	Ike Pearson	0.00
5	Hugh Casey	0.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	3
1	Spud Chandler	3
1	Curt Davis	3
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Bobo Newsom	19
3	Paul Erickson	18
3	Bucky Walters	18
3	Whit Wyatt	18

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	.400
2	Joe Medwick	.374
3	Wally Judnich	.371
4	Cecil Travis	.353
5	Joe Marty	.351

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Chapman	33
2	Johnny Mize	31
2	Babe Young	31
4	Dolph Camilli	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	10
2	Mike Kreevich	7
3	Pete Fox	6
3	Joe Kuhel	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Humphries	0.00
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.96
3	Charlie Wagner	1.50
4	Johnny Vander Meer	1.52
5	Elmer Riddle	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dutch Leonard	6
2	Mort Cooper	5
2	Bob Klinger	5
2	Thornton Lee	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	46
2	Bobo Newsom	39
3	Paul Erickson	35
4	Mort Cooper	33
4	Johnny Vander Meer	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.387
2	Joe DiMaggio	.361
3	Cecil Travis	.350
4	Roy Cullenbine	.333
5	Joe Medwick	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	33
1	Ted Williams	33
3	Bob Johnson	32
3	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	127
5	Ted Williams	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	25
2	Lonny Frey	23
3	Joe Kuhel	21
4	Mike Kreevich	19
5	3 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	2.07
2	Ernie White	2.37
3	Bucky Walters	2.44
4	Thornton Lee	2.57
5	Whit Wyatt	2.74

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	140
5	Bucky Walters	138

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