On This Day

Wednesday, September 3, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 90 45 .667 --
White Sox 70 64 .522 19.5
Red Sox 70 64 .522 19.5
Indians 65 65 .500 22.5
Tigers 64 69 .481 25.0
Browns 58 73 .443 30.0
Athletics 58 74 .439 30.5
Senators 54 75 .419 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 83 45 .648 --
Dodgers 85 47 .644 0.0
Reds 70 57 .551 12.5
Pirates 69 59 .539 14.0
Giants 62 66 .484 21.0
Cubs 58 74 .439 27.0
Braves 52 76 .406 31.0
Phillies 37 92 .287 46.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Fox 4
2 Stan Benjamin 3
2 Jimmy Bloodworth 3
2 Harry Craft 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Danny Litwhiler 1
1 Ernie Lombardi 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Benjamin 3
2 Bill Baker 2
2 Bob Johnson 2
2 Ernie Lombardi 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Murtaugh 3
2 Stan Benjamin 1
2 Lee Handley 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Hoerst 0.71
2 Whit Wyatt 0.60
3 Ed Albosta 0.30
4 Tiny Bonham 0.25
4 Elmer Riddle 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Lefty Hoerst 1
1 Johnny Lanning 1
1 Whit Wyatt 1
1 Bill Zuber 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 6
2 Lefty Hoerst 5
3 Ed Albosta 3
3 Tiny Bonham 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .409
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 2 others tied 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
3 Danny Murtaugh 17
5 Jeff Heath 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elmer Riddle 2.05
2 Whit Wyatt 2.44
3 Thornton Lee 2.47
4 Ernie White 2.49
5 Bucky Walters 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 21
2 Kirby Higbe 19
2 Whit Wyatt 19
4 Thornton Lee 18
5 Ernie White 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 229
2 Johnny Vander Meer 167
3 Whit Wyatt 146
4 Bobo Newsom 144
5 2 tied 110

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 14
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 .444
2 Luke Appling .424
3 Jeff Heath .414
4 Ted Williams .404
5 Mel Ott .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 8
2 Rudy York 7
3 Sam Chapman 6
3 Mel Ott 6
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Berardino 18
1 Jeff Heath 18
1 Wally Judnich 18
1 Rudy York 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Murtaugh 8
2 Stan Benjamin 5
2 George Case 5
4 Lee Handley 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 0.95
5 Johnny Allen 1.13

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 Whit Wyatt 26
2 Howie Pollet 22
3 Johnny Vander Meer 21
4 Bob Feller 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 5
2 Ike Pearson 2
2 Bucky Walters 2
4 Jim Bagby 1
4 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .407
2 Rip Radcliff .396
3 Taffy Wright .380
4 Luke Appling .375
5 Mel Ott .360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 33
2 Babe Young 32
3 Wally Judnich 31
3 Ted Williams 31
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Murtaugh 13
2 Stan Benjamin 7
2 George Case 7
4 Joe Kuhel 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.00
2 Elmer Riddle 1.21
3 Ike Pearson 1.24
4 Johnny Humphries 1.30
5 Tiny Bonham 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Thornton Lee 6
2 Elden Auker 5
2 Mort Cooper 5
2 Kirby Higbe 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 45
2 Johnny Vander Meer 40
3 Whit Wyatt 39
4 Bobo Newsom 37
5 Paul Erickson 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 6
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 .397
2 Joe DiMaggio .360
3 Cecil Travis .352
4 Barney McCosky .341
5 Pete Reiser .335

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 136
3 Charlie Keller 135
4 Johnny Mize 128
4 Ted Williams 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 30
2 Lonny Frey 22
3 Joe Kuhel 21
4 Mike Kreevich 18
5 Danny Murtaugh 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elmer Riddle 2.06
2 Bucky Walters 2.47
3 Thornton Lee 2.49
4 Ernie White 2.49
5 Tiny Bonham 2.60

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 263
2 Johnny Vander Meer 198
3 Bobo Newsom 179
4 Whit Wyatt 151
5 Kirby Higbe 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 15
2 Al Benton 9
3 Jumbo Brown 8
4 Clint Brown 7
4 Tom Ferrick 7