Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, September 7, 1941

On This Day

Sunday, September 7, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	92	46	.667	--
Red Sox	71	66	.518	20.5
White Sox	71	67	.514	21.0
Indians	66	68	.493	24.0
Tigers	67	70	.489	24.5
Browns	61	74	.452	29.5
Athletics	59	77	.434	32.0
Senators	57	76	.429	32.5

Games

Tigers 4, Indians 1

Yankees 8, Red Sox 5

Senators 3, Athletics 2

Senators 4, Athletics 2

Browns 3, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	88	47	.652	--
Cardinals	84	49	.632	3.0
Reds	73	60	.549	14.0
Pirates	72	61	.541	15.0
Giants	62	69	.473	24.0
Cubs	61	75	.449	27.5
Braves	54	77	.412	32.0
Phillies	38	94	.288	48.5

Games

Dodgers 13, Giants 1

Dodgers 4, Giants 3

Braves 17, Phillies 6

Braves 10, Phillies 1

Cardinals 11, Reds 7

Reds 5, Cardinals 2

Cubs 3, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Miller	6
2	Joe Medwick	5
3	Dolph Camilli	4
3	Johnny Cooney	4
3	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	2
2	Ray Berres	1
2	Joe Gordon	1
2	Harry Gumbert	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	6
2	Ray Berres	5
2	Joe Medwick	5
4	Bruce Campbell	4
4	Skippy Roberge	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	1
1	Bill Dickey	1
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Bridges	0.57
1	Whit Wyatt	0.57
3	Early Wynn	0.50
4	Mort Cooper	0.40
5	Ted Lyons	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Ken Chase	1
1	Tom Earley	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	4
1	Ken Chase	4
1	Mort Cooper	4
1	Ted Lyons	4
1	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walt Masterson	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.413
2	Cecil Travis	.363
3	Joe DiMaggio	.356
4	Jeff Heath	.344
5	Pete Reiser	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	34
2	Charlie Keller	33
3	Dolph Camilli	32
4	Joe DiMaggio	27
4	2 others tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	122
2	Joe DiMaggio	112
3	Ted Williams	107
4	Dolph Camilli	105
5	Jeff Heath	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	25
2	Joe Kuhel	20
3	Jeff Heath	18
4	Mike Kreevich	17
4	Danny Murtaugh	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	2.01
2	Ernie White	2.41
3	Whit Wyatt	2.45
4	Thornton Lee	2.46
5	Bucky Walters	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	22
2	Kirby Higbe	20
3	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	150
5	Kirby Higbe	113

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	15
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	.458
2	Joe Gordon	.442
3	Ted Williams	.439
4	Jeff Heath	.424
5	Pete Fox	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	7
2	Ted Williams	6
2	Rudy York	6
4	Babe Dahlgren	5
4	Mel Ott	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	20
2	Dolph Camilli	19
3	Harry Craft	15
3	Babe Dahlgren	15
3	George McQuinn	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
1	Danny Murtaugh	6
3	Stan Benjamin	5
3	Jeff Heath	5
5	4 tied	3

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	Kirby Higbe	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	30
2	Whit Wyatt	29
3	Bobo Newsom	27
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	Luke Appling	.379
3	Joe Marty	.376
4	Phil Rizzuto	.359
5	Joe Gordon	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	12
1	Ted Williams	12
3	Sam Chapman	8
3	Mel Ott	8
3	Babe Young	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	35
2	Babe Young	31
3	Joe Cronin	30
3	Wally Judnich	30
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	12
2	George Case	7
3	Stan Benjamin	6
3	Jeff Heath	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.00
2	Elmer Riddle	1.20
3	Johnny Humphries	1.22
4	Ike Pearson	1.29
5	Hugh Casey	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	5
1	Joe Dobson	5
1	Kirby Higbe	5
1	Thornton Lee	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	45
2	Whit Wyatt	43
3	Bobo Newsom	39
4	Bob Feller	37
5	Johnny Rigney	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	6
2	Ike Pearson	3
3	Jumbo Brown	2
3	Hugh Casey	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.405
2	Joe DiMaggio	.363
3	Cecil Travis	.355
4	Barney McCosky	.341
5	Pete Reiser	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	39
2	Dolph Camilli	37
3	Charlie Keller	33
3	Mel Ott	33
3	Rudy York	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	135
1	Charlie Keller	135
3	Rudy York	134
4	Ted Williams	130
5	Johnny Mize	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	31
2	Lonny Frey	23
3	Joe Kuhel	21
4	Jeff Heath	18
4	Mike Kreevich	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	2.02
2	Ernie White	2.41
3	Thornton Lee	2.45
4	Whit Wyatt	2.59
5	Bucky Walters	2.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	26
2	Kirby Higbe	23
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	185
4	Whit Wyatt	155
5	Kirby Higbe	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	16
2	Al Benton	9
3	Jumbo Brown	8
4	Clint Brown	7
4	Tom Ferrick	7