On This Day

Friday, September 26, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 101 51 .664 --
Red Sox 82 69 .543 18.5
White Sox 75 77 .493 26.0
Tigers 75 77 .493 26.0
Indians 74 78 .487 27.0
Browns 69 83 .454 32.0
Senators 68 84 .447 33.0
Athletics 63 88 .417 37.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 99 53 .651 --
Cardinals 96 55 .636 2.5
Reds 87 65 .572 12.0
Pirates 80 72 .526 19.0
Giants 73 78 .483 25.5
Cubs 69 83 .454 30.0
Braves 61 91 .401 38.0
Phillies 42 110 .276 57.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Boudreau 4
2 Gene Desautels 3
2 Frankie Gustine 3
2 Ken Keltner 3
2 Al Milnar 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Phil Rizzuto 1
1 Rudy York 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Heath 3
2 Lou Boudreau 2
2 Ken Keltner 2
2 Mike Kreevich 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Cox 1
1 Jeff Heath 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Marius Russo 2.33
2 Bob Feller 0.75
3 Johnny Vander Meer 0.58
4 Spud Chandler 0.57
5 Ken Chase 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 1
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Jack Kramer 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Marius Russo 7
1 Johnny Vander Meer 7
3 Ken Chase 6
3 Bob Feller 6
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Gorsica 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .401
2 Joe DiMaggio .358
3 Cecil Travis .357
4 Pete Reiser .343
5 Jeff Heath .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 36
2 Dolph Camilli 34
3 Charlie Keller 33
4 Tommy Henrich 31
5 Joe DiMaggio 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 123
2 Jeff Heath 122
2 Charlie Keller 122
4 Dolph Camilli 119
5 Ted Williams 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 32
2 Joe Kuhel 20
3 Jeff Heath 19
4 Danny Murtaugh 18
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elmer Riddle 1.93
2 Whit Wyatt 2.34
3 Ernie White 2.40
4 Thornton Lee 2.44
5 Johnny Vander Meer 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 25
2 Kirby Higbe 22
2 Whit Wyatt 22
4 Thornton Lee 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 260
2 Johnny Vander Meer 202
3 Whit Wyatt 177
4 Bobo Newsom 173
5 Thornton Lee 128

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .462
2 Joe DiMaggio .409
3 Pete Reiser .393
4 Mickey Witek .392
5 Dom DiMaggio .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank McCormick 4
2 Estel Crabtree 3
2 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 Jeff Heath 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Heath 17
2 Frank McCormick 13
3 Ken Keltner 12
3 Mickey Witek 12
5 6 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Johnny Hopp 3
2 Jim Tabor 3
2 Dixie Walker 3
5 13 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whit Wyatt 0.34
2 Max Lanier 0.39
3 Marius Russo 0.50
4 Dizzy Trout 0.63
5 Max Butcher 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 3
1 Tommy Hughes 3
1 Al Javery 3
1 Max Lanier 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 26
2 Bob Feller 20
3 Bobo Newsom 18
3 Johnny Vander Meer 18
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 2
2 Ace Adams 1
2 Norm Branch 1
2 Johnny Gorsica 1
2 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Reiser .415
2 Ted Williams .387
3 Luke Appling .358
4 Joe Gordon .355
5 Jeff Heath .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 8
1 Rudy York 8
3 Dolph Camilli 7
3 Tommy Henrich 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Heath 35
2 Dolph Camilli 29
3 Ted Williams 24
4 Wally Judnich 23
4 Rudy York 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
2 Danny Murtaugh 6
3 Jeff Heath 5
3 Johnny Hopp 5
3 Billy Werber 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 0.31
2 Howie Pollet 0.99
3 Bob Carpenter 1.13
4 Denny Galehouse 1.13
5 Johnny Allen 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 6
2 Harry Gumbert 5
2 Kirby Higbe 5
2 Thornton Lee 5
2 Whit Wyatt 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 49
2 Whit Wyatt 48
3 Bob Feller 37
3 Bobo Newsom 37
5 Ernie White 28

Saves

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