On This Day

Tuesday, June 3, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 30 19 .612 --
White Sox 26 18 .591 1.5
Yankees 25 21 .543 3.5
Red Sox 22 19 .537 4.0
Athletics 23 21 .523 4.5
Tigers 24 23 .511 5.0
Senators 16 30 .348 12.5
Browns 14 29 .326 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 32 13 .711 --
Dodgers 32 13 .711 --
Giants 22 19 .537 8.0
Reds 21 25 .457 11.5
Cubs 19 23 .452 11.5
Pirates 15 22 .405 13.0
Braves 14 25 .359 15.0
Phillies 14 29 .326 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Cullenbine 5
1 Jake Early 5
3 Pinky May 4
3 Gene Moore 4
3 Cecil Travis 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Jake Early 1
1 Jim Gleeson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jake Early 5
2 Roy Cullenbine 4
2 Al Lopez 4
4 Johnny Berardino 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Rick Ferrell 1
1 Johnny Rucker 1
1 Burgess Whitehead 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Hughes 2.00
2 Bob Carpenter 0.50
3 Whit Wyatt 0.38
4 Dizzy Trout 0.36
5 Ken Heintzelman 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Bob Carpenter 1
1 Ken Heintzelman 1
1 Tommy Hughes 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Hughes 6
2 Ken Heintzelman 5
3 Dizzy Trout 4
4 Bob Carpenter 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 George Caster 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .424
2 Roy Cullenbine .387
3 Joe Cronin .372
4 Pete Reiser .361
5 Cecil Travis .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 13
2 Dolph Camilli 12
2 Mel Ott 12
4 Jeff Heath 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 45
2 Bill Nicholson 41
3 Joe Gordon 38
3 Charlie Keller 38
5 Jeff Heath 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonny Frey 9
2 George Case 7
3 Dom DiMaggio 6
4 Harlond Clift 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 1.59
2 Tom Ferrick 1.63
3 Whit Wyatt 1.92
4 Ted Lyons 2.00
5 Bucky Walters 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 11
2 Whit Wyatt 9
3 Hugh Casey 7
4 Mort Cooper 6
4 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 90
2 Johnny Vander Meer 62
3 Mort Cooper 60
4 Whit Wyatt 48
5 Bobo Newsom 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Ferrick 5
1 Ira Hutchinson 5
3 Joe Heving 4
4 Al Benton 3
4 3 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .536
2 Elbie Fletcher .415
3 Mel Ott .409
4 Pete Reiser .387
5 Roy Cullenbine .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Campbell 6
1 Tommy Henrich 6
1 Rudy York 6
4 Dolph Camilli 5
4 Harlond Clift 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 20
2 Pete Reiser 17
3 Joe Kuhel 16
3 Ted Williams 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Skeeter Newsome 4
2 Stan Benjamin 3
2 Harlond Clift 3
2 Roy Cullenbine 3
2 Marty Marion 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mickey Harris 0.73
2 Whit Wyatt 0.86
3 Ted Lyons 1.00
4 Bob Feller 1.18
5 Dizzy Trout 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 4
1 Elmer Riddle 4
3 Bob Carpenter 3
3 Harry Gumbert 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 33
2 Kirby Higbe 20
3 Eddie Smith 19
4 Sid Hudson 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Ferrick 3
1 Max Lanier 3
3 Marv Breuer 2
3 Kirby Higbe 2
5 22 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .456
2 Roy Cullenbine .394
3 Frankie Hayes .383
4 Sam Chapman .381
5 Pete Reiser .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Campbell 8
1 Rudy York 8
3 Mel Ott 7
3 Ted Williams 7
5 8 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 28
1 Roy Cullenbine 28
3 Sam Chapman 27
3 Taffy Wright 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Lonny Frey 4
2 Bill Knickerbocker 4
2 Skeeter Newsome 4
5 15 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 1.00
2 Tom Ferrick 1.24
3 Dizzy Trout 1.26
4 Whit Wyatt 1.66
5 Elmer Riddle 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 7
2 Bill Lee 5
2 Whit Wyatt 5
4 Mort Cooper 4
4 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 61
2 Mort Cooper 38
3 Johnny Vander Meer 32
4 Eddie Smith 31
5 Sid Hudson 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Ferrick 4
2 Max Lanier 3
3 Joe Beggs 2
3 Marv Breuer 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .354
2 Joe DiMaggio .349
3 Barney McCosky .344
4 Luke Appling .344
5 Enos Slaughter .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 41
2 Hank Greenberg 35
3 Joe DiMaggio 34
4 Joe Gordon 33
4 2 others tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 157
2 Joe DiMaggio 152
3 Johnny Mize 138
4 Hank Greenberg 135
5 Frank McCormick 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 29
2 Lonny Frey 23
3 Stan Hack 21
4 Joe Gordon 18
4 Terry Moore 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whit Wyatt 2.45
2 Johnny Rigney 2.54
3 Bob Feller 2.59
4 Bucky Walters 2.65
5 Ted Lyons 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 30
2 Claude Passeau 20
2 Whit Wyatt 20
4 Paul Derringer 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 280
2 Bobo Newsom 163
3 Kirby Higbe 149
3 Whit Wyatt 149
5 Mort Cooper 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 15
2 Clint Brown 11
3 Joe Beggs 9
4 Mace Brown 8
4 Johnny Murphy 8