On This Day

Thursday, August 28, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	86	44	.662	--
White Sox	68	60	.531	17.0
Red Sox	66	62	.516	19.0
Indians	64	61	.512	19.5
Tigers	60	68	.469	25.0
Athletics	56	70	.444	28.0
Browns	54	71	.432	29.5
Senators	53	71	.427	30.0

Games

White Sox 4, Senators 0

Athletics 5, Indians 3

Tigers 8, Red Sox 7

Yankees 8, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	80	44	.645	--
Cardinals	79	45	.637	1.0
Reds	69	52	.570	9.5
Pirates	67	56	.545	12.5
Giants	58	64	.475	21.0
Cubs	55	72	.433	26.5
Braves	51	73	.411	29.0
Phillies	35	88	.285	44.5

Games

Braves 2, Cubs 1

Cardinals 5, Giants 0

Pirates 3, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lee Handley	4
1	Red Rolfe	4
3	Walker Cooper	3
3	Charlie Gehringer	3
3	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Tommy Henrich	1
1	Max West	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Henrich	4
1	Rudy York	4
3	Joe Cronin	3
3	Dick Siebert	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Elbie Fletcher	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Earley	1.00
1	Vallie Eaves	1.00
3	Thornton Lee	0.75
3	Howie Pollet	0.75
5	Cliff Melton	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Beckmann	1
1	Norm Branch	1
1	Dutch Dietz	1
1	Tom Earley	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cliff Melton	6
2	Vallie Eaves	5
2	Al Milnar	5
4	Tom Earley	4
5	6 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Bob Klinger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.407
2	Cecil Travis	.364
3	Joe DiMaggio	.356
4	Jeff Heath	.338
5	Roy Cullenbine	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	32
2	Ted Williams	29
3	Dolph Camilli	27
3	Joe DiMaggio	27
5	Tommy Henrich	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	112
2	Charlie Keller	111
3	Sam Chapman	95
3	Ted Williams	95
5	Jeff Heath	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	21
2	Joe Kuhel	20
3	Mike Kreevich	17
4	Lonny Frey	15
4	Jeff Heath	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	2.10
2	Thornton Lee	2.42
3	Ernie White	2.46
4	Whit Wyatt	2.50
5	Bucky Walters	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	21
2	Kirby Higbe	18
3	Thornton Lee	17
3	Whit Wyatt	17
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	223
2	Johnny Vander Meer	156
3	Bobo Newsom	136
4	Whit Wyatt	129
5	Thornton Lee	106

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	Joe Marty	.422
2	Rip Radcliff	.415
3	Marty Marion	.396
4	Phil Rizzuto	.393
5	Phil Cavarretta	.388

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	19
2	Babe Young	18
3	Sam Chapman	16
4	Harry Craft	15
4	3 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	5
2	Stan Hack	4
2	Don Kolloway	4
4	Stan Benjamin	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Humphries	0.00
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.00
1	Manny Salvo	0.00
4	Bill Beckmann	0.37
5	Tiny Bonham	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	3
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	Johnny Humphries	3
1	Thornton Lee	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	18
1	Johnny Vander Meer	18
1	Whit Wyatt	18
4	Rube Melton	16
4	Howie Pollet	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	2
1	Johnny Murphy	2
1	Bucky Walters	2
4	Jim Bagby	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.404
2	Joe Medwick	.383
3	Wally Judnich	.361
4	Taffy Wright	.361
5	Dixie Walker	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	11
2	Sam Chapman	10
2	Ted Williams	10
4	Babe Young	9
5	Joe Cronin	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Young	34
2	Sam Chapman	32
3	Jeff Heath	29
3	Johnny Mize	29
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	9
2	Joe Kuhel	7
3	Pete Fox	6
3	Don Kolloway	6
3	Mike Kreevich	6

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	Charlie Wagner	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	5
1	Kirby Higbe	5
1	Thornton Lee	5
1	Dutch Leonard	5
1	3 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	Bob Klinger	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
4	Jumbo Brown	2
4	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.390
2	Joe DiMaggio	.362
3	Cecil Travis	.348
4	Barney McCosky	.330
5	Joe Medwick	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	34
2	Dolph Camilli	33
3	Bob Johnson	32
3	Charlie Keller	32
5	Joe DiMaggio	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	141
2	Rudy York	132
3	Charlie Keller	130
4	Johnny Mize	129
5	Ted Williams	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	27
2	Lonny Frey	23
3	Joe Kuhel	22
4	Mike Kreevich	19
5	4 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	2.09
2	Bucky Walters	2.46
3	Ernie White	2.46
4	Thornton Lee	2.49
5	Tiny Bonham	2.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	26
2	Kirby Higbe	22
3	Thornton Lee	20
3	Bucky Walters	20
5	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