On This Day

Saturday, September 13, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 94 48 .662 --
Red Sox 75 66 .532 18.5
White Sox 73 70 .510 21.5
Indians 69 71 .493 24.0
Tigers 69 73 .486 25.0
Browns 61 77 .442 31.0
Athletics 62 79 .440 31.5
Senators 60 79 .432 32.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 90 50 .643 --
Cardinals 87 51 .630 2.0
Reds 76 62 .551 13.0
Pirates 76 64 .543 14.0
Giants 64 72 .471 24.0
Cubs 64 76 .457 26.0
Braves 57 81 .413 32.0
Phillies 39 97 .287 49.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Croucher 3
1 Dom DiMaggio 3
1 Bobby Doerr 3
1 Hank Edwards 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Dahlgren 1
1 Taffy Wright 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 3
2 Doc Cramer 2
2 Joe Cronin 2
2 Frank Croucher 2
2 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 1
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Elbie Fletcher 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whit Wyatt 1.50
2 Mort Cooper 0.75
3 Atley Donald 0.60
4 Bobo Newsom 0.56
5 Jack Wilson 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Fowler 1
1 Claude Passeau 1
1 Schoolboy Rowe 1
1 Nick Strincevich 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 9
2 Mort Cooper 6
2 Atley Donald 6
2 Jack Wilson 6
5 Bobo Newsom 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .409
2 Cecil Travis .360
3 Joe DiMaggio .355
4 Jeff Heath .339
5 Pete Reiser .335

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 122
2 Joe DiMaggio 116
3 Dolph Camilli 110
3 Ted Williams 110
5 Jeff Heath 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 27
2 Joe Kuhel 20
3 Jeff Heath 18
3 Danny Murtaugh 18
5 Mike Kreevich 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elmer Riddle 2.11
2 Ernie White 2.37
3 Thornton Lee 2.41
4 Whit Wyatt 2.46
5 Johnny Vander Meer 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 23
2 Kirby Higbe 20
2 Whit Wyatt 20
4 Thornton Lee 19
5 4 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 240
2 Johnny Vander Meer 184
3 Bobo Newsom 160
3 Whit Wyatt 160
5 3 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 Buddy Hassett .452
2 Joe Gordon .447
3 Ted Williams .429
4 Pete Reiser .413
5 Luke Appling .411

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dolph Camilli 20
2 Ted Williams 15
3 Bruce Campbell 14
4 Jeff Heath 13
4 Mel Ott 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
1 Danny Murtaugh 6
3 Billy Werber 4
4 Dom DiMaggio 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Carpenter 0.50
2 Joe Dobson 1.00
3 Marv Breuer 1.13
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.13
3 2 others tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 3
1 Joe Dobson 3
1 Paul Erickson 3
4 Tiny Bonham 2
4 23 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 28
2 Bobo Newsom 24
3 Whit Wyatt 23
4 Bob Feller 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 4
2 Bill Crouch 2
2 Ike Pearson 2
4 Joe Beggs 1
4 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .400
2 Ted Williams .394
3 Mel Ott .390
4 Joe Gordon .377
5 Pete Reiser .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 12
2 Dolph Camilli 10
3 Rudy York 8
3 Babe Young 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dolph Camilli 32
1 Jeff Heath 32
3 Ted Williams 30
4 Babe Young 29
5 Wally Judnich 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Murtaugh 11
2 George Case 8
3 Billy Werber 6
4 Stan Benjamin 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.58
2 Johnny Humphries 1.16
3 Tiny Bonham 1.21
4 Harry Gumbert 1.63
5 Bill Beckmann 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Dobson 6
2 Elden Auker 5
2 Thornton Lee 5
2 Elmer Riddle 5
2 Whit Wyatt 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 49
2 Johnny Vander Meer 46
3 Bobo Newsom 39
4 Bob Feller 35
5 2 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 6
2 Hugh Casey 3
2 Ike Pearson 3
4 Bill Crouch 2
4 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .404
2 Joe DiMaggio .360
3 Cecil Travis .355
4 Pete Reiser .335
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 38
2 Dolph Camilli 36
3 Charlie Keller 33
3 Rudy York 33
5 Mel Ott 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 132
1 Rudy York 132
3 Charlie Keller 131
4 Ted Williams 127
5 Dolph Camilli 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 33
2 Lonny Frey 21
2 Joe Kuhel 21
4 Jeff Heath 18
4 2 others tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elmer Riddle 2.11
2 Ernie White 2.37
3 Thornton Lee 2.45
4 Whit Wyatt 2.50
5 Tiny Bonham 2.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 264
2 Johnny Vander Meer 209
3 Bobo Newsom 182
4 Whit Wyatt 164
5 Mort Cooper 131

Saves

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