On This Day

Monday, May 26, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 28 13 .683 --
White Sox 21 14 .600 4.0
Yankees 20 18 .526 6.5
Red Sox 16 16 .500 7.5
Tigers 19 19 .500 7.5
Athletics 17 19 .472 8.5
Senators 14 24 .368 12.5
Browns 11 23 .324 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 27 9 .750 --
Dodgers 25 12 .676 2.5
Giants 18 14 .563 7.0
Cubs 16 18 .471 10.0
Reds 17 20 .459 10.5
Pirates 12 20 .375 13.0
Braves 12 20 .375 13.0
Phillies 10 24 .294 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Hack 4
2 Jimmy Brown 3
2 Ival Goodman 3
2 Ernie Koy 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Brown 1
1 Harry Craft 1
1 Nick Etten 1
1 Ernie Koy 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Brown 5
2 Lou Novikoff 4
3 Ernie Koy 3
4 Bruce Campbell 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Cavarretta 1
1 Dom Dallessandro 1
1 Marty Marion 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobo Newsom 0.50
2 Clyde Shoun 0.43
3 Vern Olsen 0.29
4 Bucky Walters 0.27
5 Al Smith 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Bobo Newsom 1
1 Bucky Walters 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 6
2 Lon Warneke 4
3 Clyde Shoun 3
3 Al Smith 3
3 Bucky Walters 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kirby Higbe 1
1 Bud Thomas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .404
2 Joe Cronin .386
3 Cecil Travis .381
4 Bill Dickey .375
5 Jeff Heath .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 10
1 Rudy York 10
3 Dolph Camilli 9
3 Jeff Heath 9
3 Bill Nicholson 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 37
2 Rudy York 36
3 Bill Nicholson 35
4 Joe Gordon 32
4 Cecil Travis 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonny Frey 8
2 Dom DiMaggio 6
3 George Case 5
4 Roy Cullenbine 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Ferrick 1.66
2 Johnny Rigney 2.08
3 Denny Galehouse 2.17
4 Eddie Smith 2.18
5 Ted Lyons 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 9
2 Whit Wyatt 7
3 Mort Cooper 6
3 Al Milnar 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 76
2 Mort Cooper 57
3 Johnny Vander Meer 54
4 Bobo Newsom 44
5 Whit Wyatt 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Ferrick 4
1 Joe Heving 4
1 Ira Hutchinson 4
4 Al Benton 3
4 3 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frankie Hayes .500
2 Stan Hack .453
3 Johnny Rucker .419
4 Ted Williams .418
5 Bruce Campbell .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Heath 5
2 Harlond Clift 4
2 Nick Etten 4
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Rudy York 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Hayes 18
2 Taffy Wright 17
3 Bill Nicholson 16
4 Jeff Heath 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
2 Lee Handley 3
2 Marty Marion 3
4 Chuck Aleno 2
4 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 0.00
2 Whitey Moore 0.59
3 Tom Ferrick 0.63
4 Johnny Podgajny 0.75
5 Max Butcher 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 4
2 Mort Cooper 3
2 Harry Gumbert 3
2 Bill Lee 3
2 Johnny Rigney 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 34
2 Mort Cooper 19
3 Sid Hudson 17
3 Bobo Newsom 17
5 Marius Russo 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Max Lanier 3
2 Tom Ferrick 2
3 Joe Beggs 1
3 Norm Branch 1
3 19 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .404
2 Bill Dickey .400
3 Roy Cullenbine .395
4 Johnny Mize .382
5 Luke Appling .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Heath 8
2 Rudy York 7
3 Nick Etten 6
3 Frank McCormick 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Heath 29
2 Rudy York 27
3 Bill Nicholson 26
4 Charlie Keller 25
5 Joe Kuhel 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 5
1 Lonny Frey 5
3 Roy Cullenbine 4
3 Bill Knickerbocker 4
3 Billy Werber 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 1.00
2 Tom Ferrick 1.33
3 Eddie Smith 1.54
4 Denny Galehouse 1.77
5 Cliff Melton 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 7
2 Mort Cooper 5
2 Al Milnar 5
2 Whit Wyatt 5
5 6 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 59
2 Mort Cooper 43
3 Whit Wyatt 37
4 Bobo Newsom 36
5 Johnny Vander Meer 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 3
1 Tom Ferrick 3
1 Joe Heving 3
1 Ira Hutchinson 3
1 Max Lanier 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .351
2 Luke Appling .348
3 Joe DiMaggio .346
4 Barney McCosky .344
5 Hank Greenberg .341

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 156
1 Rudy York 156
3 Hank Greenberg 144
4 Johnny Mize 141
5 Frank McCormick 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 27
2 Lonny Frey 24
3 Stan Hack 22
4 Terry Moore 18
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.54
2 Claude Passeau 2.55
3 Bob Feller 2.62
4 Ted Lyons 2.70
5 Whit Wyatt 2.81

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 277
2 Bobo Newsom 176
3 Kirby Higbe 149
3 Whit Wyatt 149
5 Mort Cooper 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 15
2 Clint Brown 11
2 Johnny Murphy 11
4 Joe Beggs 8
5 3 tied 7