On This Day

Thursday, September 4, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	91	45	.669	--
White Sox	70	64	.522	20.0
Red Sox	70	65	.519	20.5
Indians	66	65	.504	22.5
Tigers	64	70	.478	26.0
Browns	58	73	.443	30.5
Athletics	58	74	.439	31.0
Senators	54	75	.419	33.5

Games

Yankees 6, Red Sox 3

Indians 7, Tigers 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	85	47	.644	--
Cardinals	83	47	.638	1.0
Reds	70	58	.547	13.0
Pirates	70	59	.543	13.5
Giants	62	66	.484	21.0
Cubs	60	74	.448	26.0
Braves	52	76	.406	31.0
Phillies	37	92	.287	46.5

Games

Cubs 3, Cardinals 0

Cubs 4, Cardinals 3

Pirates 4, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Stringer	4
2	Estel Crabtree	3
2	Babe Dahlgren	3
2	Jeff Heath	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Dahlgren	1
1	Pinky Higgins	1
1	Johnny Mize	1
1	Gee Walker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Boudreau	2
1	Phil Cavarretta	2
1	Vince DiMaggio	2
1	Lou Finney	2
1	Charlie Gehringer	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jeff Heath	2
1	Johnny Mize	2
3	Estel Crabtree	1
3	Babe Dahlgren	1
3	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rip Sewell	1.50
2	Atley Donald	0.33
3	Paul Erickson	0.31
3	Hal Newhouser	0.31
5	Bob Feller	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Atley Donald	1
1	Paul Erickson	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Claude Passeau	1
1	Rip Sewell	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	5
2	Paul Erickson	4
2	Mickey Harris	4
2	Hal Newhouser	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.411
2	Cecil Travis	.360
3	Joe DiMaggio	.356
4	Jeff Heath	.343
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	120
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	Jeff Heath	18
4	Mike Kreevich	17
4	Danny Murtaugh	17

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	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	22
2	Kirby Higbe	19
2	Whit Wyatt	19
4	Thornton Lee	18
5	Ernie White	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	234
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	Luke Appling	.436
2	Rip Radcliff	.415
3	Jeff Heath	.414
4	Joe Gordon	.411
5	Mel Ott	.410

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	18
2	Sam Chapman	17
2	Jeff Heath	17
2	Wally Judnich	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	7
2	Stan Benjamin	5
2	George Case	5
2	Jeff Heath	5
5	Billy Werber	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.00
2	Bill Beckmann	0.73
3	Tiny Bonham	0.95
4	Johnny Allen	1.38
5	Charlie Wagner	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Beckmann	3
1	Max Butcher	3
1	Paul Erickson	3
1	Johnny Gorsica	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whit Wyatt	26
2	Bob Feller	24
3	Bobo Newsom	18
4	Paul Erickson	17
4	Howie Pollet	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	5
2	Ike Pearson	2
2	Bucky Walters	2
4	Jim Bagby	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.421
2	Rip Radcliff	.390
3	Taffy Wright	.380
4	Luke Appling	.375
5	Mel Ott	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	13
2	Dolph Camilli	10
3	Sam Chapman	9
4	Joe Cronin	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	32
2	Wally Judnich	31
2	Ted Williams	31
4	Babe Young	30
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

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

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	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	50
2	Johnny Vander Meer	40
3	Whit Wyatt	39
4	Bobo Newsom	37
5	2 tied	30

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	.352
4	Barney McCosky	.340
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
2	Charlie Keller	136
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	Jeff Heath	18
4	Mike Kreevich	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	2.06
2	Thornton Lee	2.49
3	Ernie White	2.49
4	Bucky Walters	2.55
5	Tiny Bonham	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	26
2	Kirby Higbe	22
3	Thornton Lee	21
4	Bucky Walters	20
4	Whit Wyatt	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	268
2	Johnny Vander Meer	198
3	Bobo Newsom	179
4	Whit Wyatt	151
5	2 tied	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