On This Day

Sunday, September 28, 1941

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1941 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 1, 1941

Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Yankees

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 101 53 .656 --
Red Sox 84 70 .545 17.0
White Sox 77 77 .500 24.0
Tigers 75 79 .487 26.0
Indians 75 79 .487 26.0
Senators 70 84 .455 31.0
Browns 70 84 .455 31.0
Athletics 64 90 .416 37.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 100 54 .649 --
Cardinals 97 56 .634 2.5
Reds 88 66 .571 12.0
Pirates 81 73 .526 19.0
Giants 74 79 .484 25.5
Cubs 70 84 .455 30.0
Braves 62 92 .403 38.0
Phillies 43 111 .279 57.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ted Williams 6
2 Dom DiMaggio 4
3 Buddy Hassett 3
3 Dee Miles 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Edwards 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 Frankie Pytlak 1
1 Jim Tabor 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 3
2 George Archie 2
2 Al Brancato 2
2 Al Flair 2
2 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Gilbert 1
1 Buddy Hassett 1
1 Eddie Joost 1
1 Marty Marion 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sid Hudson 1.00
1 Dave Koslo 1.00
1 Russ Meers 1.00
4 Bob Muncrief 0.50
5 2 tied 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 1
1 Fred Caligiuri 1
1 Bob Chipman 1
1 Bill Clemensen 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Koslo 7
2 Russ Meers 5
2 Rube Melton 5
2 Dick Newsome 5
5 6 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .406
2 Cecil Travis .359
3 Joe DiMaggio .357
4 Pete Reiser .343
5 Jeff Heath .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 37
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 123
3 Charlie Keller 122
4 Dolph Camilli 120
5 Ted Williams 119

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 Thornton Lee 2.37
4 Ernie White 2.40
5 Johnny Vander Meer 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 25
2 Kirby Higbe 22
2 Thornton Lee 22
2 Whit Wyatt 22
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 260
2 Johnny Vander Meer 202
3 Whit Wyatt 177
4 Bobo Newsom 175
5 Thornton Lee 131

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 .426
1 Pete Reiser .426
3 Elmer Valo .417
4 Dom DiMaggio .400
5 Mickey Witek .395

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Heath 16
1 Frank McCormick 16
3 Bobby Bragan 13
3 Mickey Witek 13
5 Johnny McCarthy 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Stan Benjamin 3
2 Jim Gleeson 3
2 Johnny Hopp 3
2 Dixie Walker 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Starr 0.00
2 Max Lanier 0.47
3 Marius Russo 0.50
4 Whit Wyatt 0.52
5 Max Butcher 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 3
1 Mickey Harris 3
1 Sid Hudson 3
1 Al Javery 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 20
1 Bucky Walters 20
3 Johnny Vander Meer 18
4 Whit Wyatt 17
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 .400
3 Luke Appling .364
4 Dom DiMaggio .354
5 Stan Hack .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 8
2 Dolph Camilli 7
3 Babe Dahlgren 6
3 Rudy York 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dolph Camilli 30
2 Jeff Heath 29
3 Ted Williams 24
4 Frank McCormick 23
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
2 Danny Murtaugh 6
3 Stan Benjamin 5
3 Billy Werber 5
5 10 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 0.31
2 Denny Galehouse 1.18
3 Bob Carpenter 1.18
4 Johnny Allen 1.27
5 Dutch Dietz 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 6
2 Thornton Lee 5
2 Whit Wyatt 5
4 Bob Carpenter 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 48
2 Johnny Vander Meer 46
3 Bobo Newsom 39
4 Bob Feller 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