On This Day

Friday, May 23, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 26 12 .684 --
White Sox 20 13 .606 3.5
Yankees 19 17 .528 6.0
Red Sox 15 15 .500 7.0
Tigers 17 18 .486 7.5
Athletics 14 19 .424 9.5
Senators 14 21 .400 10.5
Browns 11 21 .344 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 23 9 .719 --
Dodgers 22 12 .647 2.0
Giants 17 14 .548 5.5
Cubs 14 16 .467 8.0
Reds 15 18 .455 8.5
Pirates 12 16 .429 9.0
Braves 12 19 .387 10.5
Phillies 10 21 .323 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rip Radcliff 6
2 Luke Appling 5
2 Bruce Campbell 5
4 Myril Hoag 4
4 Ernie Lombardi 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Campbell 2
2 Lou Finney 1
2 Tommy Henrich 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 4
2 Lou Finney 3
2 Myril Hoag 3
2 Ted Williams 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mort Cooper 1.00
2 Johnny Vander Meer 0.50
3 Dizzy Trout 0.44
4 Al Milnar 0.36
5 Ted Lyons 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 Al Milnar 1
1 Elmer Riddle 1
1 Dizzy Trout 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 9
2 Vern Olsen 5
3 Al Milnar 4
3 Elmer Riddle 4
3 Dizzy Trout 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Travis .378
2 Bill Dickey .375
3 Ted Williams .374
4 Arky Vaughan .371
5 Joe Cronin .364

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 34
2 Charlie Keller 33
2 Bill Nicholson 33
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 Denny Galehouse 2.17
5 Ted Lyons 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 8
2 Whit Wyatt 7
3 Al Milnar 6
4 Hugh Casey 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 63
2 Mort Cooper 57
3 Johnny Vander Meer 54
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 Rip Radcliff .452
2 Luke Appling .404
3 Frankie Hayes .400
4 Johnny Lucadello .397
5 Stan Hack .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harlond Clift 4
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Jeff Heath 4
1 Mel Ott 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Taffy Wright 19
2 Frankie Hayes 16
3 Bill Nicholson 14
3 Hal Trosky 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
2 Lee Handley 3
3 Roy Cullenbine 2
3 Stan Hack 2
3 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cliff Melton 0.48
2 Dizzy Trout 0.59
3 Johnny Podgajny 0.75
4 Ted Lyons 1.00
5 Marius Russo 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Denny Galehouse 3
1 Al Milnar 3
1 Johnny Rigney 3

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
2 Joe Beggs 1
2 Norm Branch 1
2 Clint Brown 1
2 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Arky Vaughan .408
2 Bill Dickey .383
3 Luke Appling .378
4 Roy Cullenbine .370
5 Johnny Mize .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Heath 7
2 Frankie Hayes 6
2 Frank McCormick 6
2 Mel Ott 6
2 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 29
2 Jeff Heath 27
3 Bill Nicholson 26
4 Frankie Hayes 24
4 Charlie Keller 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 Cliff Melton 1.60
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 Al Milnar 5
4 Mort Cooper 4
4 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 55
2 Mort Cooper 43
3 Whit Wyatt 38
4 Johnny Vander Meer 34
5 Bobo Newsom 30

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 .349
2 Joe DiMaggio .347
3 Ted Williams .345
4 Hank Greenberg .342
5 Barney McCosky .339

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 Joe DiMaggio 156
1 Rudy York 156
3 Hank Greenberg 147
4 Johnny Mize 139
5 Frank McCormick 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 29
2 Lonny Frey 23
3 Stan Hack 22
4 Terry Moore 18
5 Billy Werber 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.49
2 Claude Passeau 2.50
3 Bob Feller 2.64
4 Ted Lyons 2.70
5 Whit Wyatt 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 30
2 Paul Derringer 21
2 Claude Passeau 21
4 Al Milnar 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

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