On This Day

Saturday, September 27, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	101	52	.660	--
Red Sox	83	69	.546	17.5
White Sox	76	77	.497	25.0
Tigers	75	78	.490	26.0
Indians	75	78	.490	26.0
Senators	69	84	.451	32.0
Browns	69	84	.451	32.0
Athletics	63	89	.414	37.5

Games

White Sox 10, Tigers 6

Senators 4, Yankees 3

Red Sox 5, Athletics 1

Indians 4, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	99	54	.647	--
Cardinals	96	56	.632	2.5
Reds	88	65	.575	11.0
Pirates	80	73	.523	19.0
Giants	73	79	.480	25.5
Cubs	70	83	.458	29.0
Braves	62	91	.405	37.0
Phillies	43	110	.281	56.0

Games

Phillies 7, Dodgers 3

Braves 5, Giants 4

Cubs 6, Cardinals 5

Reds 15, Pirates 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luke Appling	3
1	Dom DiMaggio	3
1	Whitey Kurowski	3
1	Frank McCormick	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Babe Dahlgren	1
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	Al Smith	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Bragan	5
2	Frank McCormick	4
3	Luke Appling	3
3	Dom DiMaggio	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Benjamin	2
2	Chuck Aleno	1
2	George Archie	1
2	George Case	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Schoolboy Rowe	0.40
2	Johnny Rigney	0.39
3	Harry Feldman	0.38
4	Mickey Harris	0.33
5	Lefty Hoerst	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mickey Harris	1
1	Lefty Hoerst	1
1	Al Javery	1
1	Walt Masterson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Rigney	7
2	Tiny Bonham	3
2	Harry Feldman	3
2	Mickey Harris	3
2	Virgil Trucks	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Dick Errickson	1
1	Ike Pearson	1
1	Bill Zuber	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.400
2	Cecil Travis	.359
3	Joe DiMaggio	.358
4	Pete Reiser	.343
5	Jeff Heath	.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	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	125
2	Jeff Heath	122
2	Charlie Keller	122
4	Dolph Camilli	120
5	Ted Williams	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	33
2	Joe Kuhel	20
3	Jeff Heath	19
4	Danny Murtaugh	18
5	3 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	2.20
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	3 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	.442
2	Dom DiMaggio	.418
3	Mickey Witek	.395
4	Pete Reiser	.392
5	Rip Radcliff	.383

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
1	Frank McCormick	17
3	Mickey Witek	14
4	Bobby Bragan	13
5	Johnny McCarthy	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Stan Benjamin	3
2	Jim Gleeson	3
2	Johnny Hopp	3
2	Dixie Walker	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whit Wyatt	0.34
2	Max Lanier	0.47
3	Marius Russo	0.50
4	Max Butcher	0.69
5	Dick Errickson	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	3
1	Mickey Harris	3
1	Al Javery	3
1	Ray Starr	3
1	2 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
1	Ike Pearson	2
3	Ace Adams	1
3	Joe Beggs	1
3	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Reiser	.412
2	Ted Williams	.373
3	Luke Appling	.370
4	Taffy Wright	.355
5	Joe Gordon	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	8
2	Dolph Camilli	7
2	Rudy York	7
4	Babe Dahlgren	6
4	Tommy Henrich	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	30
2	Jeff Heath	28
3	Ted Williams	23
4	Johnny Berardino	22
4	3 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	12
2	Danny Murtaugh	6
3	Stan Benjamin	5
3	Jeff Heath	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.31
2	Bob Carpenter	1.13
3	Denny Galehouse	1.13
4	Johnny Allen	1.27
5	Jim Turner	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	6
2	Thornton Lee	5
2	Whit Wyatt	5
4	Bob Carpenter	4
4	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whit Wyatt	48
2	Johnny Vander Meer	46
3	Bob Feller	37
3	Bobo Newsom	37
5	Johnny Rigney	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
1	Ike Pearson	4
3	Hugh Casey	3
4	Joe Beggs	2
4	4 others tied	2