On This Day

Wednesday, September 10, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	93	46	.669	--
Red Sox	73	66	.525	20.0
White Sox	72	68	.514	21.5
Indians	67	69	.493	24.5
Tigers	67	72	.482	26.0
Browns	61	75	.449	30.5
Athletics	60	78	.435	32.5
Senators	58	77	.430	33.0

Games

Red Sox 11, Tigers 2

Athletics 6, Indians 4

White Sox 12, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	88	49	.642	--
Cardinals	86	49	.637	1.0
Reds	74	61	.548	13.0
Pirates	73	62	.541	14.0
Giants	63	70	.474	23.0
Cubs	63	75	.457	25.5
Braves	55	78	.414	31.0
Phillies	38	96	.284	48.5

Games

Cubs 5, Dodgers 4

Cubs 5, Dodgers 3

Pirates 10, Giants 7

Cardinals 3, Phillies 2

Cardinals 1, Phillies 0

Braves 4, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Brown	5
1	Dom Dallessandro	5
3	Buddy Hassett	4
3	Dixie Walker	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bruce Campbell	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	Ken Keltner	1
1	Bill Nicholson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Debs Garms	4
1	Bill Nicholson	4
3	Bobby Doerr	3
3	Ted Williams	3
5	15 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Lou Finney	1
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Gumbert	1.67
2	Luke Hamlin	0.89
3	Harry Feldman	0.75
4	Lon Warneke	0.56
5	Si Johnson	0.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Caligiuri	1
1	Paul Erickson	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Mickey Harris	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luke Hamlin	8
2	Si Johnson	7
3	Harry Feldman	6
3	Dizzy Trout	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Crouch	1
1	Lefty Wilkie	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.413
2	Cecil Travis	.363
3	Joe DiMaggio	.355
4	Jeff Heath	.341
5	Pete Reiser	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	34
2	Charlie Keller	33
3	Dolph Camilli	32
4	Tommy Henrich	28
5	2 tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	122
2	Joe DiMaggio	112
3	Ted Williams	110
4	Dolph Camilli	106
5	Jeff Heath	105

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	Thornton Lee	2.41
3	Ernie White	2.41
4	Whit Wyatt	2.54
5	Cliff Melton	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	23
2	Kirby Higbe	20
3	Thornton Lee	19
3	Whit Wyatt	19
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	240
2	Johnny Vander Meer	181
3	Bobo Newsom	155
4	Whit Wyatt	151
5	2 tied	115

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	15
2	Jumbo Brown	8
3	Al Benton	7
3	Bill Crouch	7
3	Tom Ferrick	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.500
2	Joe Gordon	.455
3	Luke Appling	.436
4	Pete Reiser	.431
5	Dolph Camilli	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	6
1	Rudy York	6
3	Dolph Camilli	5
3	Babe Young	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	18
2	Ted Williams	17
3	Dolph Camilli	16
4	George McQuinn	15
5	Bruce Campbell	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Danny Murtaugh	5
3	Jeff Heath	4
4	Johnny Mize	3
4	Billy Werber	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Gumbert	0.90
2	Tiny Bonham	0.95
3	Denny Galehouse	1.00
4	Marv Breuer	1.13
5	Dutch Dietz	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Erickson	3
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	Johnny Lanning	3
1	Thornton Lee	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	28
2	Whit Wyatt	22
3	Bobo Newsom	19
4	Bob Feller	17
5	Joe Dobson	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Bill Crouch	2
2	Ike Pearson	2
4	Joe Beggs	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.421
2	Joe Marty	.371
3	Phil Rizzuto	.368
4	Joe Gordon	.355
5	Luke Appling	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	12
2	Dolph Camilli	11
3	Babe Young	9
4	Sam Chapman	8
4	Mel Ott	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	34
1	Babe Young	34
3	Jeff Heath	32
3	Ted Williams	32
5	Wally Judnich	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	10
2	George Case	7
3	Jeff Heath	6
4	Stan Benjamin	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	1.24
2	Harry Gumbert	1.39
3	Johnny Humphries	1.43
4	Curt Davis	1.58
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
5	16 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	43
2	Bob Feller	42
3	Whit Wyatt	40
4	Bobo Newsom	38
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	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.404
2	Joe DiMaggio	.361
3	Cecil Travis	.356
4	Pete Reiser	.336
5	Barney McCosky	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	38
2	Dolph Camilli	36
3	Charlie Keller	33
3	Mel Ott	33
5	Rudy York	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	133
1	Rudy York	133
3	Joe DiMaggio	132
4	Ted Williams	130
5	Johnny Mize	120

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	2.67
5	Tiny Bonham	2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	268
2	Johnny Vander Meer	206
3	Bobo Newsom	185
4	Whit Wyatt	156
5	Bucky Walters	132

Saves

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