On This Day

Sunday, August 31, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	88	44	.667	--
Red Sox	68	63	.519	19.5
White Sox	68	64	.515	20.0
Indians	65	63	.508	21.0
Tigers	62	69	.473	25.5
Browns	58	71	.450	28.5
Athletics	57	72	.442	29.5
Senators	53	73	.421	32.0

Games

Tigers 7, Indians 5

Indians 7, Tigers 4

Browns 12, White Sox 8

Yankees 5, Senators 2

Red Sox 5, Athletics 3

Athletics 3, Red Sox 2

Browns 5, White Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	81	45	.643	--
Dodgers	82	46	.641	0.0
Reds	69	54	.561	10.5
Pirates	68	57	.544	12.5
Giants	60	66	.476	21.0
Cubs	56	73	.434	26.5
Braves	52	74	.413	29.0
Phillies	36	89	.288	44.5

Games

Pirates 4, Cubs 3

Dodgers 13, Giants 6

Braves 8, Phillies 3

Phillies 8, Braves 5

Cardinals 6, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Bartell	4
1	Chet Laabs	4
1	George McQuinn	4
1	Bama Rowell	4
1	Rudy York	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Babe Dahlgren	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	4
1	Leo Durocher	4
1	Wally Judnich	4
1	Chet Laabs	4
5	11 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Benjamin	1
1	Frank Demaree	1
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Denny Galehouse	0.57
2	Chubby Dean	0.38
3	Bob Muncrief	0.36
4	Dutch Leonard	0.33
5	2 tied	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Chubby Dean	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	6
2	Denny Galehouse	4
2	Jack Knott	4
2	Bob Muncrief	4
5	7 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Crouch	1
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1
1	Ike Pearson	1
1	Whit Wyatt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.407
2	Cecil Travis	.358
3	Joe DiMaggio	.356
4	Jeff Heath	.339
5	Roy Cullenbine	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	32
2	Ted Williams	31
3	Dolph Camilli	28
4	Joe DiMaggio	27
5	Tommy Henrich	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	115
2	Joe DiMaggio	112
3	Ted Williams	100
4	Sam Chapman	98
5	3 tied	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	22
2	Joe Kuhel	20
3	Mike Kreevich	17
4	Jeff Heath	16
5	Lonny Frey	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	1.99
2	Thornton Lee	2.42
3	Ernie White	2.46
4	Whit Wyatt	2.49
5	Bucky Walters	2.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	229
2	Johnny Vander Meer	156
3	Bobo Newsom	141
4	Whit Wyatt	140
5	3 tied	106

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	12
2	Jumbo Brown	8
3	Al Benton	7
3	Tom Ferrick	7
5	2 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.458
2	Phil Cavarretta	.455
3	Joe Marty	.418
4	Ted Williams	.400
5	Mel Ott	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	8
2	Sam Chapman	6
3	Dolph Camilli	5
4	Harlond Clift	4
4	8 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Judnich	20
2	Jeff Heath	19
3	Johnny Berardino	17
3	Sam Chapman	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	6
2	Stan Benjamin	4
2	Don Kolloway	4
4	George Case	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.00
2	Bill Beckmann	0.37
3	Tiny Bonham	0.98
4	Elmer Riddle	1.04
5	Lon Warneke	1.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	3
1	Max Butcher	3
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Lefty Gomez	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whit Wyatt	29
2	Bob Feller	20
2	Bobo Newsom	20
4	Bucky Walters	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Hugh Casey	2
2	Ike Pearson	2
2	Bucky Walters	2
5	16 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Medwick	.404
2	Ted Williams	.402
3	Rip Radcliff	.380
4	Joe Marty	.371
5	Taffy Wright	.358

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Young	33
2	Wally Judnich	30
3	Dolph Camilli	29
3	Sam Chapman	29
5	Taffy Wright	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	0.88
2	Johnny Humphries	1.30
3	Howie Pollet	1.71
4	Charlie Wagner	1.76
5	Tiny Bonham	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	6
2	Elden Auker	5
2	Max Butcher	5
2	Kirby Higbe	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	48
2	Whit Wyatt	39
3	Paul Erickson	36
3	Johnny Vander Meer	36
5	Mort Cooper	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Hugh Casey	3
3	Jumbo Brown	2
3	Bill Crouch	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.392
2	Joe DiMaggio	.361
3	Cecil Travis	.348
4	Barney McCosky	.337
5	Joe Medwick	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	36
2	Dolph Camilli	33
3	Bob Johnson	32
3	Charlie Keller	32
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	138
2	Rudy York	134
3	Charlie Keller	131
4	Johnny Mize	129
5	Ted Williams	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	28
2	Lonny Frey	23
3	Joe Kuhel	22
4	Mike Kreevich	19
5	Jeff Heath	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	1.99
2	Thornton Lee	2.44
3	Ernie White	2.46
4	Bucky Walters	2.52
5	Tiny Bonham	2.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Kirby Higbe	22
3	Thornton Lee	20
3	Bucky Walters	20
3	Whit Wyatt	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	264
2	Johnny Vander Meer	187
3	Bobo Newsom	181
4	Whit Wyatt	151
5	Bucky Walters	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	13
2	Al Benton	9
3	Jumbo Brown	8
4	Joe Beggs	7
4	2 others tied	7