On This Day

Saturday, September 6, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	91	46	.664	--
Red Sox	71	65	.522	19.5
White Sox	71	66	.518	20.0
Indians	66	67	.496	23.0
Tigers	66	70	.485	24.5
Browns	60	74	.448	29.5
Athletics	59	75	.440	30.5
Senators	55	76	.420	33.0

Games

Tigers 6, Indians 2

Red Sox 8, Yankees 1

Athletics 8, Senators 3

Senators 8, Athletics 4

Browns 3, White Sox 0

White Sox 7, Browns 1

Tigers 7, Indians 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	86	47	.647	--
Cardinals	83	48	.634	2.0
Reds	72	59	.550	13.0
Pirates	72	60	.545	13.5
Giants	62	67	.481	22.0
Cubs	60	75	.444	27.0
Braves	52	77	.403	32.0
Phillies	38	92	.292	46.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Giants 1

Phillies 4, Braves 3

Pirates 6, Cubs 4

Reds 2, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Brancato	5
1	Bob Johnson	5
1	Dutch Meyer	5
1	Cecil Travis	5
5	3 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Harry Craft	1
1	Babe Dahlgren	1
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Brancato	4
2	Jeff Heath	3
2	Ken Heintzelman	3
2	Bob Johnson	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Bragan	1
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Don Heffner	1
1	Buddy Lewis	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Vander Meer	2.80
2	Bobo Newsom	1.10
3	Joe Dobson	0.56
3	Ken Heintzelman	0.56
5	Marv Breuer	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Ken Heintzelman	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	14
2	Bobo Newsom	11
3	Joe Dobson	5
3	Ken Heintzelman	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ike Pearson	1
1	Tex Shirley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.409
2	Cecil Travis	.364
3	Joe DiMaggio	.356
4	Jeff Heath	.347
5	Pete Reiser	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	34
2	Charlie Keller	33
3	Dolph Camilli	30
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	106
4	Jeff Heath	101
5	Rudy York	100

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	Ernie White	2.41
3	Whit Wyatt	2.44
4	Thornton Lee	2.46
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	181
3	Bobo Newsom	155
4	Whit Wyatt	146
5	Thornton Lee	112

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	Jeff Heath	.458
2	Luke Appling	.456
3	Joe Gordon	.423
4	Mel Ott	.414
5	Ted Williams	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	6
1	Ted Williams	6
1	Rudy York	6
4	Dolph Camilli	5
4	Babe Dahlgren	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	19
2	Babe Dahlgren	16
2	Mel Ott	16
2	Rudy York	16
5	Wally Judnich	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	6
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	Fritz Ostermueller	0.75
3	Tiny Bonham	0.95
4	Marv Breuer	1.13
4	Eddie Smith	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	3
1	Al Benton	3
1	Paul Erickson	3
1	Johnny Gorsica	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	30
2	Bobo Newsom	27
3	Whit Wyatt	25
4	Al Milnar	17
4	Howie Pollet	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	5
2	Ike Pearson	3
3	Bucky Walters	2
4	Jim Bagby	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.426
2	Rip Radcliff	.402
3	Luke Appling	.379
4	Joe Marty	.372
5	Jake Early	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	13
2	Dolph Camilli	10
3	Sam Chapman	9
4	Mel Ott	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Judnich	31
2	Joe Cronin	30
2	Ted Williams	30
4	Dolph Camilli	29
4	Babe Young	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	12
2	Stan Benjamin	6
2	George Case	6
2	Jeff Heath	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.00
2	Elmer Riddle	1.21
3	Johnny Humphries	1.22
4	Ike Pearson	1.29
5	Tiny Bonham	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	5
1	Mort Cooper	5
1	Joe Dobson	5
1	Thornton Lee	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	50
2	Johnny Vander Meer	45
3	Bobo Newsom	39
3	Whit Wyatt	39
5	Johnny Rigney	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.402
2	Joe DiMaggio	.363
3	Cecil Travis	.356
4	Barney McCosky	.343
5	Pete Reiser	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	39
2	Dolph Camilli	35
3	Charlie Keller	33
3	Mel Ott	33
3	Rudy York	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	135
2	Rudy York	134
3	Charlie Keller	133
4	Ted Williams	129
5	Johnny Mize	126

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	Ernie White	2.41
3	Thornton Lee	2.45
4	Whit Wyatt	2.58
5	Bucky Walters	2.65

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	265
2	Johnny Vander Meer	206
3	Bobo Newsom	190
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