On This Day

Thursday, May 22, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 25 12 .676 --
White Sox 19 12 .613 3.0
Yankees 19 17 .528 5.5
Red Sox 15 15 .500 6.5
Tigers 16 17 .485 7.0
Athletics 14 19 .424 9.0
Senators 14 21 .400 10.0
Browns 11 20 .355 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 22 9 .710 --
Dodgers 22 12 .647 1.5
Giants 17 14 .548 5.0
Cubs 14 15 .483 7.0
Pirates 12 15 .444 8.0
Reds 14 18 .438 8.5
Braves 12 19 .387 10.0
Phillies 10 21 .323 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Herman 4
2 Luke Appling 3
2 George McQuinn 3
2 Johnny Mize 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 2
2 Dolph Camilli 1
2 Bill Dickey 1
2 Tommy Henrich 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Lombardi 4
2 Johnny Mize 3
2 Mel Ott 3
2 Don Padgett 3
2 Cecil Travis 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Roy Cullenbine 1
1 Marty Marion 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sid Hudson 0.77
2 Bob Muncrief 0.50
3 Bobo Newsom 0.44
4 Bill Beckmann 0.43
5 Bill McGee 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 Bob Muncrief 1
1 Steve Peek 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Hudson 10
2 Bill McGee 4
2 Bobo Newsom 4
2 Steve Peek 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Norm Branch 1
1 Harry Eisenstat 1
1 Jack Kramer 1
1 Max Lanier 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .383
2 Bill Dickey .380
3 Cecil Travis .378
4 Ted Williams .375
5 Joe Cronin .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 10
2 Dolph Camilli 8
2 Jeff Heath 8
2 Frank McCormick 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 33
2 Charlie Keller 32
2 Bill Nicholson 32
4 Joe Gordon 31
4 Cecil Travis 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonny Frey 7
2 Dom DiMaggio 6
3 George Case 5
4 Roy Cullenbine 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Ferrick 1.62
2 Johnny Rigney 2.08
3 Bucky Walters 2.13
4 Whit Wyatt 2.21
5 Eddie Smith 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 8
2 Whit Wyatt 7
3 Hugh Casey 5
3 Al Milnar 5
3 Lon Warneke 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 63
2 Johnny Vander Meer 51
3 Mort Cooper 48
4 Whit Wyatt 41
5 Bobo Newsom 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 4
1 Ira Hutchinson 4
3 Al Benton 3
3 Clint Brown 3
3 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Hack .419
2 Frankie Hayes .407
3 Johnny Mize .400
4 Rip Radcliff .394
5 Johnny Rucker .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harlond Clift 4
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Jeff Heath 4
1 Mel Ott 4
5 7 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Taffy Wright 19
2 Frankie Hayes 16
3 Jeff Heath 14
4 Sam Chapman 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
2 Stan Hack 3
2 Lee Handley 3
4 Ben Chapman 2
4 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Melton 0.48
2 Johnny Podgajny 0.75
3 Denny Galehouse 0.90
4 Marius Russo 1.13
5 2 tied 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Denny Galehouse 3
1 Johnny Rigney 3
5 17 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 22
2 Mort Cooper 19
3 Sid Hudson 17
4 Paul Derringer 15
4 Earl Johnson 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Eisenstat 2
1 Nels Potter 2
3 Joe Beggs 1
3 Norm Branch 1
3 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .410
2 Bill Dickey .395
3 Roy Cullenbine .390
4 Ted Williams .373
5 Johnny Mize .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Heath 8
2 Rudy York 7
3 Dolph Camilli 6
3 Frankie Hayes 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 31
2 Jeff Heath 28
3 Charlie Keller 25
3 Bill Nicholson 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonny Frey 7
2 George Case 5
3 Roy Cullenbine 4
3 Billy Werber 4
5 10 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Ferrick 1.42
2 Denny Galehouse 1.53
3 Eddie Smith 1.64
4 Joe Heving 1.71
5 Bucky Walters 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 7
2 Whit Wyatt 6
3 Hugh Casey 4
3 Thornton Lee 4
3 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 55
2 Johnny Vander Meer 43
3 Whit Wyatt 38
4 Mort Cooper 34
5 Bobo Newsom 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ira Hutchinson 4
2 Clint Brown 3
2 Tom Ferrick 3
2 Joe Heving 3
5 5 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .348
2 Joe DiMaggio .347
3 Ted Williams .346
4 Hank Greenberg .342
5 Barney McCosky .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 39
2 Rudy York 38
3 Joe DiMaggio 36
4 Johnny Mize 35
5 Joe Gordon 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 155
2 Joe DiMaggio 154
3 Hank Greenberg 147
4 Johnny Mize 139
5 Frank McCormick 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 31
2 Lonny Frey 23
3 Stan Hack 22
4 Terry Moore 18
5 Billy Werber 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Passeau 2.33
2 Bucky Walters 2.49
3 Bob Feller 2.64
4 Ted Lyons 2.78
5 Whit Wyatt 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 30
2 Paul Derringer 21
2 Claude Passeau 21
4 Bobo Newsom 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 273
2 Bobo Newsom 177
3 Whit Wyatt 148
4 Johnny Rigney 144
5 Kirby Higbe 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 16
2 Clint Brown 11
3 Johnny Murphy 10
4 Joe Beggs 8
5 3 tied 7