On This Day

Thursday, September 18, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	97	49	.664	--
Red Sox	79	67	.541	18.0
White Sox	73	74	.497	24.5
Indians	71	74	.490	25.5
Tigers	71	75	.486	26.0
Browns	65	79	.451	31.0
Senators	64	80	.444	32.0
Athletics	62	84	.425	35.0

Games

Indians 6, Red Sox 1

Senators 9, Browns 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	93	52	.641	--
Cardinals	91	52	.636	1.0
Reds	81	64	.559	12.0
Pirates	78	66	.542	14.5
Cubs	67	78	.462	26.0
Giants	64	76	.457	26.5
Braves	60	84	.417	32.5
Phillies	40	102	.282	51.5

Games

Cubs 7, Giants 1

Pirates 6, Dodgers 5

Braves 4, Cardinals 1

Reds 5, Phillies 0

Reds 9, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mike McCormick	4
2	Stan Benjamin	3
2	Roy Cullenbine	3
2	Nick Etten	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Demaree	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Ernie Lombardi	1
1	Ray Mack	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	4
2	Frank Demaree	3
2	Joe Grace	3
2	Jeff Heath	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Gleeson	2
2	George Case	1
2	Eddie Joost	1
2	Bobby Sturgeon	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	0.70
2	Si Johnson	0.62
3	Jake Mooty	0.38
4	Mort Cooper	0.33
4	Ray Starr	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Jake Mooty	1
1	Manny Salvo	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	7
2	Si Johnson	5
3	Tommy Hughes	3
3	Earl Johnson	3
3	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walt Masterson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.405
2	Cecil Travis	.358
3	Joe DiMaggio	.354
4	Jeff Heath	.340
5	Pete Reiser	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	35
2	Dolph Camilli	33
2	Charlie Keller	33
4	Tommy Henrich	31
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	113
4	Jeff Heath	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	28
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	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	24
2	Kirby Higbe	20
2	Whit Wyatt	20
4	Thornton Lee	19
5	Dick Newsome	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	249
2	Johnny Vander Meer	195
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	.400
2	Roberto Ortiz	.397
3	Eddie Miller	.394
4	Dolph Camilli	.380
5	Mickey Vernon	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	4
1	Tommy Henrich	4
3	Babe Dahlgren	3
3	Jeff Heath	3
3	Babe Young	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	16
1	Roberto Ortiz	16
3	Jeff Heath	15
4	Frank McCormick	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
2	Jim Gleeson	3
2	Buddy Hassett	3
2	Buddy Lewis	3
2	Eddie Miller	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Vander Meer	0.00
2	Mickey Harris	0.39
3	Denny Galehouse	0.44
4	Max Lanier	0.46
5	Tommy Bridges	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	3
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	Bob Feller	3
5	28 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	28
2	Bob Feller	20
3	Bobo Newsom	17
3	Ernie White	17
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walt Masterson	2
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	.407
2	Rip Radcliff	.380
3	Buddy Hassett	.367
4	Jeff Heath	.366
5	Pete Reiser	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	12
2	Dolph Camilli	9
2	Tommy Henrich	9
4	Rudy York	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	36
2	Wally Judnich	33
3	Dolph Camilli	31
3	Ted Williams	31
5	Johnny Berardino	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	9
1	Danny Murtaugh	9
3	Stan Benjamin	5
3	Buddy Hassett	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Allen	1.04
2	Tiny Bonham	1.21
3	Tommy Bridges	1.30
4	Denny Galehouse	1.41
5	Johnny Humphries	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	5
1	Joe Dobson	5
1	Dick Newsome	5
4	Elden Auker	4
4	15 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	49
2	Whit Wyatt	40
3	Bob Feller	39
4	Bobo Newsom	35
5	2 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	6
2	Hugh Casey	3
2	Walt Masterson	3
2	Ike Pearson	3
5	4 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.404
2	Cecil Travis	.360
3	Joe DiMaggio	.354
4	Pete Reiser	.339
5	Jeff Heath	.339

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	130
1	Ted Williams	130
3	Rudy York	123
4	Joe DiMaggio	121
5	Dolph Camilli	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	32
2	Joe Kuhel	20
3	Lonny Frey	18
3	Jeff Heath	18
3	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	Johnny Vander Meer	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	26
2	Kirby Higbe	21
2	Whit Wyatt	21
4	Thornton Lee	20
5	Bucky Walters	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	266
2	Johnny Vander Meer	218
3	Bobo Newsom	175
4	Whit Wyatt	163
5	Mort Cooper	127

Saves

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