On This Day

Monday, September 1, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	89	45	.664	--
Red Sox	70	63	.526	18.5
White Sox	70	64	.522	19.0
Indians	65	65	.500	22.0
Tigers	64	69	.481	24.5
Athletics	58	73	.443	29.5
Browns	58	73	.443	29.5
Senators	53	75	.414	33.0

Games

Red Sox 13, Senators 9

White Sox 7, Indians 5

White Sox 4, Indians 3

Yankees 13, Athletics 11

Athletics 5, Yankees 1

Red Sox 10, Senators 2

Tigers 9, Browns 5

Tigers 16, Browns 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	83	45	.648	--
Dodgers	83	46	.643	0.5
Reds	70	55	.560	11.5
Pirates	68	59	.535	14.5
Giants	62	66	.484	21.0
Cubs	57	74	.435	27.5
Braves	52	75	.409	30.5
Phillies	36	91	.283	46.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Braves 5

Braves 2, Dodgers 2

Reds 2, Cubs 1

Cubs 5, Reds 4

Giants 7, Phillies 2

Giants 4, Phillies 3

Cardinals 5, Pirates 3

Cardinals 6, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luke Appling	7
2	Dolph Camilli	6
2	Pinky Higgins	6
2	George McQuinn	6
5	13 tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	3
1	Rudy York	3
3	Mel Ott	2
4	Jimmy Brown	1
4	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	6
1	George McQuinn	6
3	Barney McCosky	5
3	Mel Ott	5
3	2 others tied	5

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	2
2	Lou Boudreau	1
2	Don Heffner	1
2	Pinky Higgins	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Dobson	1.00
2	Johnny Vander Meer	0.73
3	Johnny Rigney	0.62
4	Howie Pollet	0.60
5	Paul Derringer	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Beckmann	1
1	Al Benton	1
1	Bob Bowman	1
1	Norm Branch	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	11
2	Joe Dobson	8
2	Johnny Rigney	8
4	Howie Pollet	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	1
1	Bobo Newsom	1
1	Jack Wilson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.410
2	Cecil Travis	.360
3	Joe DiMaggio	.356
4	Jeff Heath	.340
5	Pete Reiser	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	34
2	Charlie Keller	33
3	Dolph Camilli	29
4	Joe DiMaggio	27
4	Mel Ott	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	119
2	Joe DiMaggio	112
3	Ted Williams	105
4	Rudy York	100
5	2 tied	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	24
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	2.47
3	Ernie White	2.49
4	Whit Wyatt	2.49
5	Bucky Walters	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	21
2	Kirby Higbe	18
2	Thornton Lee	18
2	Whit Wyatt	18
5	Ernie White	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	229
2	Johnny Vander Meer	167
3	Bobo Newsom	144
4	Whit Wyatt	140
5	Thornton Lee	110

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	13
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	Ted Williams	.442
3	Mel Ott	.397
4	Pete Reiser	.391
5	Bill Dickey	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	11
2	Rudy York	7
3	Sam Chapman	6
3	Mel Ott	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Judnich	22
2	Jeff Heath	21
2	Ted Williams	21
4	Johnny Berardino	20
5	Rudy York	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	7
2	George Case	5
3	Stan Benjamin	4
4	Joe Gordon	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.00
2	Bill Beckmann	0.73
3	Lon Warneke	0.95
4	Tiny Bonham	0.98
5	Elmer Riddle	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	3
1	Bill Beckmann	3
1	Max Butcher	3
1	Johnny Gorsica	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howie Pollet	22
2	Johnny Vander Meer	21
3	Whit Wyatt	20
4	Bob Feller	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Hugh Casey	2
2	Ike Pearson	2
2	Bucky Walters	2
5	17 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.411
2	Rip Radcliff	.396
3	Taffy Wright	.384
4	Luke Appling	.370
5	George McQuinn	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	13
2	Dolph Camilli	10
2	Babe Young	10
4	Sam Chapman	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	33
1	Babe Young	33
3	Wally Judnich	32
4	Ted Williams	31
5	2 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	10
2	George Case	7
3	Stan Benjamin	6
3	Don Kolloway	6
3	Joe Kuhel	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.00
2	Elmer Riddle	0.88
3	Johnny Humphries	1.30
4	Charlie Wagner	1.76
5	Tiny Bonham	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	6
1	Thornton Lee	6
3	Elden Auker	5
3	Kirby Higbe	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	48
2	Johnny Vander Meer	40
3	Whit Wyatt	39
4	Bobo Newsom	37
5	Paul Erickson	36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.398
2	Joe DiMaggio	.360
3	Cecil Travis	.351
4	Barney McCosky	.338
5	Joe Medwick	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	39
2	Dolph Camilli	34
2	Rudy York	34
4	Charlie Keller	33
4	Mel Ott	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	139
2	Joe DiMaggio	137
3	Charlie Keller	135
4	Johnny Mize	131
5	Ted Williams	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	30
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	Bucky Walters	2.47
3	Thornton Lee	2.49
4	Ernie White	2.49
5	Tiny Bonham	2.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Kirby Higbe	22
3	Thornton Lee	21
4	Bucky Walters	20
4	Whit Wyatt	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	264
2	Johnny Vander Meer	198
3	Bobo Newsom	184
4	Whit Wyatt	151
5	Johnny Rigney	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	14
2	Al Benton	9
3	Jumbo Brown	8
4	Joe Beggs	7
4	2 others tied	7