On This Day

Wednesday, May 28, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	28	15	.651	--
White Sox	21	16	.568	4.0
Yankees	22	18	.550	4.5
Tigers	21	19	.525	5.5
Athletics	19	20	.487	7.0
Red Sox	17	18	.486	7.0
Browns	13	23	.361	11.5
Senators	14	26	.350	12.5

Games

Browns 8, White Sox 4

Tigers 8, Indians 5

Yankees 6, Senators 5

Athletics 8, Red Sox 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	29	9	.763	--
Dodgers	27	12	.692	2.5
Giants	19	14	.576	7.5
Reds	17	21	.447	12.0
Cubs	16	20	.444	12.0
Pirates	13	20	.394	13.5
Braves	12	21	.364	14.5
Phillies	10	26	.278	18.0

Games

Pirates 7, Reds 4

Dodgers 6, Phillies 5

Cardinals 6, Cubs 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Chapman	4
1	Bill Knickerbocker	4
1	Pete Suder	4
4	Harlond Clift	3
4	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	2
2	Dolph Camilli	1
2	Bruce Campbell	1
2	Roy Cullenbine	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harlond Clift	4
1	George Selkirk	4
1	Pete Suder	4
4	Vince DiMaggio	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Benjamin	1
1	George Case	1
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Nick Etten	1
1	Elbie Fletcher	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dizzy Trout	0.58
2	Bill Fleming	0.56
3	Kirby Higbe	0.46
4	Eddie Smith	0.38
5	Sid Hudson	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Al Benton	1
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Tom Ferrick	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Trout	7
2	Kirby Higbe	6
2	Eddie Smith	6
4	Bill Fleming	5
5	Sid Hudson	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marv Breuer	1
1	Bob Harris	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.409
2	Cecil Travis	.388
3	Roy Cullenbine	.383
4	Joe Cronin	.373
5	Bill Dickey	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	10
1	Bill Nicholson	10
1	Mel Ott	10
1	Rudy York	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	38
2	Joe Gordon	37
2	Charlie Keller	37
2	Rudy York	37
5	Joe DiMaggio	34

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Ferrick	1.50
2	Ted Lyons	2.20
3	Bucky Walters	2.22
4	Bill Lohrman	2.29
5	Whit Wyatt	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	9
2	Whit Wyatt	7
3	Hugh Casey	6
3	Mort Cooper	6
3	Al Milnar	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	76
2	Mort Cooper	57
3	Johnny Vander Meer	54
4	Bobo Newsom	44
5	Kirby Higbe	43

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	.456
2	Ted Williams	.441
3	Pete Reiser	.432
4	Sam Chapman	.409
5	Bruce Campbell	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	6
2	Bruce Campbell	5
2	Jeff Heath	5
4	Nick Etten	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bruce Campbell	18
2	Frankie Hayes	16
2	Jeff Heath	16
2	Taffy Wright	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	3
1	Joe Gordon	3
1	Marty Marion	3
4	Chuck Aleno	2
4	8 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Heving	0.69
2	Howie Krist	0.73
3	Tom Ferrick	0.74
4	Dizzy Trout	0.87
5	Bill Lee	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Tom Ferrick	3
1	Harry Gumbert	3
4	Jim Bagby	2
4	22 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Eddie Smith	21
3	Kirby Higbe	19
4	Sid Hudson	16
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Max Lanier	3
2	Tom Ferrick	2
3	Joe Beggs	1
3	Norm Branch	1
3	23 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.410
2	Roy Cullenbine	.395
3	Roy Weatherly	.393
4	Luke Appling	.387
5	Johnny Mize	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bruce Campbell	7
1	Harlond Clift	7
1	Jeff Heath	7
1	Rudy York	7
5	6 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	28
1	Rudy York	28
3	Bruce Campbell	26
3	Bill Nicholson	26
5	Joe Kuhel	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Lonny Frey	5
3	Roy Cullenbine	4
4	Dom DiMaggio	3
4	10 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	1.00
2	Tom Ferrick	1.04
3	Cliff Melton	1.63
4	Joe Heving	1.75
5	Dizzy Trout	1.95

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	54
2	Whit Wyatt	37
3	Mort Cooper	35
4	Sid Hudson	32
4	Johnny Vander Meer	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	3
1	Joe Heving	3
1	Ira Hutchinson	3
1	Max Lanier	3
5	5 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.353
2	Luke Appling	.350
3	Joe DiMaggio	.350
4	Barney McCosky	.347
5	Hank Greenberg	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	39
2	Hank Greenberg	37
3	Joe DiMaggio	35
3	Johnny Mize	35
5	Joe Gordon	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	158
2	Rudy York	157
3	Hank Greenberg	143
4	Johnny Mize	142
5	Frank McCormick	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	28
2	Lonny Frey	22
3	Stan Hack	21
4	Joe Gordon	18
4	Terry Moore	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.54
2	Claude Passeau	2.60
3	Bob Feller	2.62
4	Ted Lyons	2.63
5	Whit Wyatt	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	30
2	Paul Derringer	20
2	Claude Passeau	20
2	Bucky Walters	20
2	Lon Warneke	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	277
2	Bobo Newsom	167
3	Kirby Higbe	149
4	Whit Wyatt	145
5	Johnny Rigney	142

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	15
2	Clint Brown	11
3	Johnny Murphy	10
4	Joe Beggs	8
5	3 tied	7