On This Day

Tuesday, September 16, 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	70	75	.483	26.0
Browns	65	77	.458	29.5
Senators	62	80	.437	32.5
Athletics	62	83	.428	34.0

Games

Browns 9, Athletics 8

Tigers 4, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	92	51	.643	--
Cardinals	89	51	.636	1.5
Reds	77	64	.546	14.0
Pirates	77	65	.542	14.5
Giants	64	74	.464	25.5
Cubs	65	78	.455	27.0
Braves	59	82	.418	32.0
Phillies	40	98	.290	49.5

Games

Braves 8, Cubs 5

Reds 4, Dodgers 3

Giants 1, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Collins	4
2	Al Brancato	3
2	Bob Johnson	3
2	Wally Judnich	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chet Laabs	2
2	Elmer Valo	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chet Laabs	5
2	Billy Werber	4
3	Stan Hack	3
3	Elmer Valo	3
5	5 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Hassett	1
1	Don Heffner	1
1	Buddy Lewis	1
1	Phil Masi	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ernie White	0.56
2	Elmer Riddle	0.50
3	Ken Chase	0.29
4	Hal Schumacher	0.25
5	Schoolboy Rowe	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Javery	1
1	Schoolboy Rowe	1
1	Ray Starr	1
1	Bill Trotter	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ernie White	5
2	Elmer Riddle	4
3	Alex Carrasquel	2
3	Ken Chase	2
3	4 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobo Newsom	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.409
2	Joe DiMaggio	.356
3	Cecil Travis	.356
4	Jeff Heath	.339
5	Pete Reiser	.335

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	2.01
2	Ernie White	2.31
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	161
4	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	.423
2	Lou Stringer	.395
3	Ted Williams	.394
4	Roberto Ortiz	.388
5	Dom DiMaggio	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	4
1	Tommy Henrich	4
3	Babe Dahlgren	3
3	Babe Young	3
5	7 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	14
2	Lou Finney	12
2	Jeff Heath	12
2	Bob Johnson	12
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	4
2	George Case	3
2	Buddy Hassett	3
2	Buddy Lewis	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Vander Meer	0.00
2	Mickey Harris	0.39
3	Joe Dobson	0.50
3	Tom Earley	0.50
3	Denny Galehouse	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hugh Casey	3
2	Al Benton	2
2	Tiny Bonham	2
2	Dutch Dietz	2
2	24 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whit Wyatt	20
2	Bobo Newsom	17
2	Johnny Vander Meer	17
2	Ernie White	17
5	Ken Chase	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	2
2	Joe Beggs	1
2	Norm Branch	1
2	Hugh Casey	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.409
2	Rip Radcliff	.402
3	Phil Cavarretta	.371
4	Joe Marty	.364
5	Mel Ott	.361

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	32
3	Ted Williams	31
4	Wally Judnich	28
5	2 tied	27

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 Allen	1.04
3	Tiny Bonham	1.21
4	Tommy Bridges	1.30
5	Johnny Humphries	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hugh Casey	5
1	Lefty Gomez	5
1	Dick Newsome	5
1	Whit Wyatt	5
5	13 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whit Wyatt	49
2	Bobo Newsom	40
3	Johnny Vander Meer	38
4	Bob Feller	33
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	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.407
2	Joe DiMaggio	.358
3	Cecil Travis	.355
4	Pete Reiser	.341
5	Jeff Heath	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	39
2	Dolph Camilli	35
3	Charlie Keller	33
4	Rudy York	31
5	Tommy Henrich	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	132
2	Charlie Keller	131
3	Rudy York	127
4	Joe DiMaggio	126
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	2.02
2	Ernie White	2.31
3	Whit Wyatt	2.53
4	Thornton Lee	2.53
5	Max Lanier	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Kirby Higbe	21
2	Whit Wyatt	21
4	Thornton Lee	20
5	Bucky Walters	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	259
2	Johnny Vander Meer	207
3	Bobo Newsom	179
4	Whit Wyatt	163
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