On This Day

Sunday, September 21, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	98	50	.662	--
Red Sox	80	68	.541	18.0
White Sox	74	75	.497	24.5
Indians	73	75	.493	25.0
Tigers	72	76	.486	26.0
Senators	67	80	.456	30.5
Browns	66	81	.449	31.5
Athletics	62	87	.416	36.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Yankees 1

Tigers 6, White Sox 3

Indians 14, Browns 0

Browns 3, Indians 0

Tigers 1, White Sox 1

Senators 6, Athletics 5

Senators 6, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	96	53	.644	--
Cardinals	94	53	.639	1.0
Reds	84	64	.568	11.5
Pirates	78	69	.531	17.0
Giants	68	76	.472	25.5
Cubs	68	81	.456	28.0
Braves	60	88	.405	35.5
Phillies	41	105	.281	53.5

Games

Giants 4, Braves 0

Dodgers 8, Phillies 3

Phillies 6, Dodgers 3

Cardinals 6, Cubs 5

Cardinals 7, Cubs 0

Giants 15, Braves 4

Reds 2, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stan Musial	6
2	Jimmy Brown	5
2	Hank Edwards	5
2	Stan Hack	5
2	Elmer Valo	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Nick Etten	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	5
1	Danny Litwhiler	5
1	Pete Reiser	5
4	Bob Johnson	4
4	Johnny McCarthy	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Mack	2
2	George Case	1
2	Fred Chapman	1
2	Stan Hack	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Denny Galehouse	2.67
2	Johnny Allen	0.80
3	Howie Pollet	0.78
4	Schoolboy Rowe	0.55
5	Luke Hamlin	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Bill Crouch	1
1	Harry Feldman	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny Galehouse	8
2	Howie Pollet	7
3	Ted Lyons	6
3	Schoolboy Rowe	6
5	Johnny Rigney	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ike Pearson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.406
2	Cecil Travis	.358
3	Joe DiMaggio	.354
4	Jeff Heath	.343
5	Pete Reiser	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	36
2	Dolph Camilli	34
3	Charlie Keller	33
4	Tommy Henrich	31
5	2 tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	122
2	Jeff Heath	119
3	Dolph Camilli	118
3	Joe DiMaggio	118
5	Ted Williams	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	30
2	Joe Kuhel	20
3	Jeff Heath	18
3	Danny Murtaugh	18
5	Mike Kreevich	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	1.93
2	Ernie White	2.34
3	Whit Wyatt	2.42
4	Thornton Lee	2.49
5	Johnny Vander Meer	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	24
2	Kirby Higbe	21
2	Whit Wyatt	21
4	Thornton Lee	20
5	4 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	249
2	Johnny Vander Meer	195
3	Whit Wyatt	172
4	Bobo Newsom	167
5	Thornton Lee	126

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	.419
2	Taffy Wright	.400
3	Pete Reiser	.381
4	Stan Hack	.377
5	Mickey Vernon	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	4
1	Jeff Heath	4
1	Tommy Henrich	4
1	Frank McCormick	4
1	Babe Young	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	19
2	Jeff Heath	18
3	Frank McCormick	15
4	Roberto Ortiz	14
5	Mickey Witek	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Ray Mack	4
3	Buddy Hassett	3
3	Johnny Hopp	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Vander Meer	0.00
2	Denny Galehouse	0.30
3	Max Lanier	0.63
4	Mickey Harris	0.71
5	Howie Pollet	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Denny Galehouse	3
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	Mickey Harris	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whit Wyatt	26
2	Ernie White	16
3	Bob Feller	15
3	Denny Galehouse	15
3	Harry Gumbert	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	2
1	Walt Masterson	2
3	Norm Branch	1
3	Bill Crouch	1
3	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Reiser	.378
2	Jeff Heath	.377
3	Joe Gordon	.371
4	Ted Williams	.370
5	Luke Appling	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	9
2	Tommy Henrich	8
2	Ted Williams	8
4	Jeff Heath	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	37
2	Dolph Camilli	33
3	Babe Dahlgren	27
4	Babe Young	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	11
2	Danny Murtaugh	7
3	Billy Werber	6
4	Stan Benjamin	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Denny Galehouse	1.21
2	Johnny Allen	1.33
3	Howie Pollet	1.34
4	Bob Carpenter	1.64
5	Elmer Riddle	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	5
1	Joe Dobson	5
1	Whit Wyatt	5
4	Hugh Casey	4
4	14 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whit Wyatt	51
2	Johnny Vander Meer	44
3	Bobo Newsom	39
4	Bob Feller	30
5	Ernie White	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.405
2	Cecil Travis	.362
3	Joe DiMaggio	.353
4	Pete Reiser	.346
5	Jeff Heath	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	40
2	Dolph Camilli	35
3	Charlie Keller	33
4	Tommy Henrich	31
5	5 tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	132
2	Charlie Keller	125
3	Joe DiMaggio	123
4	Dolph Camilli	120
5	Jeff Heath	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	34
2	Joe Kuhel	20
3	Lonny Frey	18
3	Jeff Heath	18
3	2 others tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	1.94
2	Ernie White	2.34
3	Whit Wyatt	2.48
4	Thornton Lee	2.59
5	Johnny Vander Meer	2.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Kirby Higbe	22
2	Whit Wyatt	22
4	Thornton Lee	20
4	Bucky Walters	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	259
2	Johnny Vander Meer	208
3	Bobo Newsom	178
4	Whit Wyatt	175
5	Bucky Walters	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	15
2	Jumbo Brown	8
3	Al Benton	7
3	Hugh Casey	7
3	2 others tied	7