On This Day

Monday, September 15, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 96 49 .662 --
Red Sox 78 66 .542 17.5
White Sox 73 73 .500 23.5
Indians 70 73 .490 25.0
Tigers 69 75 .479 26.5
Browns 64 77 .454 30.0
Senators 62 79 .440 32.0
Athletics 62 82 .431 33.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 92 50 .648 --
Cardinals 89 51 .636 2.0
Reds 76 64 .543 15.0
Pirates 77 65 .542 15.0
Giants 64 74 .464 26.0
Cubs 65 77 .458 27.0
Braves 58 82 .414 33.0
Phillies 40 98 .290 50.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Herman 4
2 Harlond Clift 3
2 Doc Cramer 3
2 Lou Finney 3
2 Frankie Hayes 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Hayes 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Dario Lodigiani 1
1 Pete Reiser 1
1 Ted Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doc Cramer 3
1 Cecil Travis 3
1 Ted Williams 3
4 Johnny Berardino 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Coscarart 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Harris 0.60
2 Lefty Gomez 0.33
3 Johnny Allen 0.30
4 Dutch Leonard 0.27
5 2 tied 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Bob Harris 1
1 Mickey Harris 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 4
1 Dizzy Trout 4
3 Johnny Allen 3
3 Paul Derringer 3
3 5 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Norm Branch 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .409
2 Cecil Travis .357
3 Joe DiMaggio .356
4 Jeff Heath .339
5 Pete Reiser .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 35
2 Dolph Camilli 33
2 Charlie Keller 33
4 Tommy Henrich 30
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 122
2 Joe DiMaggio 116
3 Ted Williams 115
4 Dolph Camilli 111
5 Jeff Heath 110

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 Whit Wyatt 2.46
4 Thornton Lee 2.47
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 Dick Newsome 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 242
2 Johnny Vander Meer 184
3 Bobo Newsom 160
3 Whit Wyatt 160
5 Thornton Lee 120

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 .426
2 Ted Williams .421
3 Taffy Wright .412
4 Roberto Ortiz .400
5 Pete Reiser .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 5
2 Tommy Henrich 4
2 Ted Williams 4
2 Rudy York 4
2 Babe Young 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dolph Camilli 17
2 Lou Finney 15
2 Jeff Heath 15
2 Ted Williams 15
5 Joe Cronin 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
1 Danny Murtaugh 5
3 Billy Werber 4
4 Eddie Miller 3
5 15 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Carpenter 0.50
1 Denny Galehouse 0.50
3 Tommy Bridges 0.56
4 Johnny Humphries 0.64
5 Hugh Casey 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 4
2 Al Benton 3
2 Joe Dobson 3
4 Tiny Bonham 2
4 26 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 28
2 Whit Wyatt 20
3 Bobo Newsom 19
3 Johnny Rigney 19
5 Ernie White 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 3
2 Joe Beggs 1
2 Norm Branch 1
2 Hugh Casey 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .419
2 Rip Radcliff .400
3 Mel Ott .372
4 Joe Gordon .364
5 Joe Marty .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 12
2 Dolph Camilli 10
3 Tommy Henrich 8
3 Rudy York 8
3 Babe Young 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Heath 34
2 Dolph Camilli 33
3 Ted Williams 32
4 Wally Judnich 28
4 Babe Young 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.58
2 Johnny Allen 1.04
3 Tiny Bonham 1.21
4 Tommy Bridges 1.30
5 Johnny Humphries 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 5
1 Hugh Casey 5
1 Joe Dobson 5
1 Lefty Gomez 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 49
2 Bobo Newsom 39
3 Johnny Vander Meer 38
4 Bob Feller 33
5 Johnny Rigney 32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .408
2 Joe DiMaggio .359
3 Cecil Travis .354
4 Pete Reiser .340
5 Jeff Heath .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 39
2 Dolph Camilli 35
3 Charlie Keller 33
4 Rudy York 32
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 132
2 Charlie Keller 131
3 Joe DiMaggio 129
4 Rudy York 128
5 2 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 31
2 Lonny Frey 20
2 Joe Kuhel 20
4 Jeff Heath 18
4 2 others tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elmer Riddle 2.11
2 Ernie White 2.37
3 Whit Wyatt 2.50
4 Thornton Lee 2.53
5 Tiny Bonham 2.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 266
2 Johnny Vander Meer 207
3 Bobo Newsom 178
4 Whit Wyatt 164
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