On This Day

Saturday, August 30, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 87 44 .664 --
White Sox 68 62 .523 18.5
Red Sox 67 62 .519 19.0
Indians 64 62 .508 20.5
Tigers 61 68 .473 25.0
Athletics 56 71 .441 29.0
Browns 56 71 .441 29.0
Senators 53 72 .424 31.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 80 45 .640 --
Dodgers 81 46 .638 0.0
Reds 69 53 .566 9.5
Pirates 67 57 .540 12.5
Giants 60 65 .480 20.0
Cubs 56 72 .438 25.5
Braves 51 73 .411 28.5
Phillies 35 88 .285 44.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Bartell 5
2 Johnny Berardino 4
2 Tommy Henrich 4
2 Mel Ott 4
2 Pete Reiser 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Berardino 1
1 Bruce Campbell 1
1 Frank Croucher 1
1 Babe Dahlgren 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Johnny Berardino 3
2 Bruce Campbell 3
2 Bobby Doerr 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Odell Hale 1
1 Dixie Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lon Warneke 2.00
2 Marv Breuer 0.67
3 Bill McGee 0.62
4 Bobo Newsom 0.38
5 4 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Bowman 1
1 Marv Breuer 1
1 George Caster 1
1 Paul Erickson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill McGee 5
1 Bobo Newsom 5
3 Marv Breuer 4
3 Bump Hadley 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Bowman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .409
2 Cecil Travis .361
3 Joe DiMaggio .356
4 Roy Cullenbine .338
5 Jeff Heath .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 32
2 Ted Williams 30
3 Dolph Camilli 27
3 Joe DiMaggio 27
5 Tommy Henrich 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 114
2 Joe DiMaggio 112
3 Ted Williams 97
4 Sam Chapman 95
5 Jeff Heath 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 22
2 Joe Kuhel 20
3 Mike Kreevich 17
4 Lonny Frey 15
4 Jeff Heath 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elmer Riddle 1.99
2 Thornton Lee 2.42
3 Ernie White 2.46
4 Whit Wyatt 2.52
5 Bucky Walters 2.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 223
2 Johnny Vander Meer 156
3 Bobo Newsom 141
4 Whit Wyatt 137
5 2 tied 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 Rip Radcliff .439
2 Don Kolloway .432
3 Ted Williams .431
4 Joe Marty .422
5 Phil Cavarretta .409

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Heath 18
2 Wally Judnich 17
2 Babe Young 17
4 Johnny Berardino 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.00
1 Manny Salvo 0.00
3 Bill Beckmann 0.37
4 Elmer Riddle 0.77
5 Tiny Bonham 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 4
2 Elmer Riddle 3
2 Hal Schumacher 3
2 Whit Wyatt 3
5 36 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 26
2 Bobo Newsom 20
3 Rube Melton 16
3 Howie Pollet 16
5 2 tied 15

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 .413
2 Joe Medwick .391
3 Taffy Wright .359
4 Luke Appling .355
5 Wally Judnich .353

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Young 35
2 Johnny Berardino 30
3 Sam Chapman 27
3 Joe Cronin 27
3 3 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.60
2 Manny Salvo 0.84
3 Elmer Riddle 0.88
4 Johnny Humphries 1.16
5 Tommy Bridges 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 5
1 Mort Cooper 5
1 Kirby Higbe 5
1 Thornton Lee 5
1 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 42
2 Paul Erickson 36
2 Johnny Vander Meer 36
2 Whit Wyatt 36
5 Bobo Newsom 35

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 .394
2 Joe DiMaggio .361
3 Cecil Travis .350
4 Barney McCosky .336
5 Roy Cullenbine .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 35
2 Dolph Camilli 33
3 Bob Johnson 32
3 Charlie Keller 32
5 3 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 138
2 Rudy York 132
3 Charlie Keller 130
4 Johnny Mize 129
5 Ted Williams 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 28
2 Lonny Frey 23
3 Joe Kuhel 22
4 Mike Kreevich 19
5 4 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elmer Riddle 1.99
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
3 Whit Wyatt 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 268
2 Johnny Vander Meer 187
3 Bobo Newsom 181
4 Whit Wyatt 148
5 2 tied 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 12
2 Al Benton 9
3 Jumbo Brown 8
4 Joe Beggs 7
4 2 others tied 7