On This Day

Tuesday, September 23, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	98	51	.658	--
Red Sox	80	69	.537	18.0
White Sox	74	76	.493	24.5
Tigers	74	76	.493	24.5
Indians	73	76	.490	25.0
Senators	68	80	.459	29.5
Browns	67	82	.450	31.0
Athletics	63	87	.420	35.5

Games

Athletics 9, Yankees 8

Senators 4, Red Sox 3

Tigers 4, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	97	53	.647	--
Cardinals	95	54	.638	1.5
Reds	84	65	.564	12.5
Pirates	79	70	.530	17.5
Giants	70	78	.473	26.0
Cubs	69	81	.460	28.0
Braves	61	89	.407	36.0
Phillies	42	107	.282	54.5

Games

Phillies 8, Giants 2

Pirates 4, Cardinals 0

Cardinals 9, Pirates 0

Giants 8, Phillies 6

Cubs 5, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stan Benjamin	4
1	Bobby Bragan	4
3	George Archie	3
3	Paul Busby	3
3	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Estel Crabtree	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Stan Musial	1
1	Red Ruffing	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Bragan	6
2	Johnny McCarthy	4
3	Estel Crabtree	3
3	Red Ruffing	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Archie	1
1	Stan Benjamin	1
1	Bobby Bragan	1
1	George Case	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Newsome	999.00
2	Sid Hudson	0.64
3	Dizzy Trout	0.50
4	Paul Masterson	0.45
5	Cliff Melton	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herman Besse	1
1	Hugh East	1
1	Ken Heintzelman	1
1	Sid Hudson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sid Hudson	7
2	Paul Masterson	5
2	Dizzy Trout	5
4	Joe Dobson	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ace Adams	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.405
2	Cecil Travis	.358
3	Joe DiMaggio	.356
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	Joe DiMaggio	28

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	31
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	2.77

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	254
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	.407
2	Dom DiMaggio	.400
3	Lou Finney	.385
3	Mickey Vernon	.385
5	Taffy Wright	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jeff Heath	4
1	Tommy Henrich	4
1	Frank McCormick	4
4	Estel Crabtree	3
4	Babe Young	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	17
2	Dolph Camilli	14
2	Frank McCormick	14
2	Mickey Witek	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Ray Mack	4
3	Buddy Hassett	3
3	Dixie Walker	3
5	15 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.39
2	Denny Galehouse	0.44
3	Mickey Harris	0.71
4	Howie Pollet	0.78
5	Bob Carpenter	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	3
1	Mickey Harris	3
1	Tommy Hughes	3
1	Al Javery	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whit Wyatt	22
2	Bob Feller	20
3	Ernie White	16
4	Dizzy Trout	15
5	4 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	2
2	Ace Adams	1
2	Norm Branch	1
2	Bill Crouch	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.391
2	Ted Williams	.385
3	Pete Reiser	.380
4	Jeff Heath	.378
5	Joe Gordon	.362

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	37
2	Dolph Camilli	33
3	Babe Dahlgren	25
3	Wally Judnich	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Danny Murtaugh	7
3	Stan Benjamin	6
4	Jeff Heath	5
4	Billy Werber	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	1.14
2	Denny Galehouse	1.21
3	Johnny Allen	1.27
4	Howie Pollet	1.34
5	Jim Turner	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	6
2	Whit Wyatt	5
3	Hugh Casey	4
3	Curt Davis	4
3	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whit Wyatt	51
2	Johnny Vander Meer	44
3	Bobo Newsom	39
4	Bob Feller	35
5	Ernie White	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	5
2	Ike Pearson	4
3	Hugh Casey	2
3	Bill Crouch	2
3	4 others tied	2