On This Day

Wednesday, August 27, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	85	44	.659	--
White Sox	67	60	.528	17.0
Red Sox	66	61	.520	18.0
Indians	64	60	.516	18.5
Tigers	59	68	.465	25.0
Athletics	55	70	.440	28.0
Browns	54	70	.435	28.5
Senators	53	70	.431	29.0

Games

Senators 11, White Sox 3

Indians 11, Athletics 4

Tigers 6, Red Sox 3

Yankees 11, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	80	44	.645	--
Cardinals	78	45	.634	1.5
Reds	69	52	.570	9.5
Pirates	66	56	.541	13.0
Giants	58	63	.479	20.5
Cubs	55	71	.437	26.0
Braves	50	73	.407	29.5
Phillies	35	87	.287	44.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Reds 2

Braves 6, Cubs 0

Cubs 6, Braves 4

Cardinals 8, Giants 5

Pirates 12, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Soup Campbell	5
1	Arky Vaughan	5
3	Bud Stewart	4
4	Stan Benjamin	3
4	18 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jeff Heath	2
2	Walker Cooper	1
2	Tommy Henrich	1
2	Bill Nicholson	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	7
2	Mickey Vernon	4
3	Bill Dickey	3
3	Bob Elliott	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	2
2	Doc Cramer	1
2	Buddy Hassett	1
2	Johnny Hudson	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	999.00
2	Manny Salvo	1.20
3	Tiny Bonham	0.80
4	Kirby Higbe	0.62
5	Claude Passeau	0.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Ken Chase	1
1	Johnny Gorsica	1
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Passeau	7
2	Manny Salvo	6
3	Kirby Higbe	5
4	Tiny Bonham	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.405
2	Cecil Travis	.366
3	Joe DiMaggio	.356
4	Jeff Heath	.339
5	Roy Cullenbine	.337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	112
2	Charlie Keller	111
3	Jeff Heath	94
3	Ted Williams	94
5	2 tied	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	21
2	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	2.46
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	18
3	Whit Wyatt	17
4	Thornton Lee	16
4	2 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	223
2	Johnny Vander Meer	156
3	Bobo Newsom	136
4	Whit Wyatt	129
5	Kirby Higbe	105

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	.433
2	Joe Marty	.422
3	Dixie Walker	.409
4	Phil Rizzuto	.391
5	Benny McCoy	.388

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Young	21
2	Jeff Heath	19
3	Dolph Camilli	15
3	Harry Craft	15
3	4 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	5
2	Stan Hack	4
3	Stan Benjamin	3
3	Joe Gordon	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Humphries	0.00
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.00
3	Bill Beckmann	0.57
4	Manny Salvo	0.90
5	Elmer Riddle	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	3
1	Curt Davis	3
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	Sid Hudson	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Art Johnson	19
1	Bobo Newsom	19
3	Paul Erickson	18
3	Bob Feller	18
3	3 others tied	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	.396
2	Joe Medwick	.383
3	Wally Judnich	.367
4	Dixie Walker	.351
5	Johnny Hopp	.349

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Young	34
2	Sam Chapman	30
3	Jeff Heath	29
3	Johnny Mize	29
5	Dolph Camilli	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	9
2	Pete Fox	6
2	Mike Kreevich	6
2	Joe Kuhel	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Humphries	0.00
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.60
3	Manny Salvo	0.84
4	Tommy Bridges	1.38
5	Cliff Melton	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	5
1	Kirby Higbe	5
1	Dutch Leonard	5
1	Hal Schumacher	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	46
2	Johnny Vander Meer	36
3	Paul Erickson	35
4	Ernie White	34
5	Mort Cooper	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
3	Jumbo Brown	2
3	Bob Klinger	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.389
2	Joe DiMaggio	.361
3	Cecil Travis	.350
4	Roy Cullenbine	.331
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	128
5	Ted Williams	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	27
2	Lonny Frey	23
3	Joe Kuhel	21
4	Mike Kreevich	19
5	3 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	2.09
2	Bucky Walters	2.46
3	Ernie White	2.46
4	Tiny Bonham	2.56
5	Thornton Lee	2.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	26
2	Kirby Higbe	22
3	Bucky Walters	20
4	Thornton Lee	19
4	Whit Wyatt	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	268
2	Johnny Vander Meer	187
3	Bobo Newsom	178
4	Whit Wyatt	140
5	Kirby Higbe	137

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