On This Day

Thursday, August 7, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 71 35 .670 --
Indians 58 45 .563 11.5
Red Sox 54 49 .524 15.5
White Sox 51 53 .490 19.0
Tigers 49 56 .467 21.5
Athletics 48 55 .466 21.5
Senators 41 59 .410 27.0
Browns 41 61 .402 28.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 67 37 .644 --
Dodgers 65 36 .644 0.5
Pirates 57 43 .570 8.0
Reds 54 48 .529 12.0
Giants 46 50 .479 17.0
Cubs 45 58 .437 21.5
Braves 43 57 .430 22.0
Phillies 26 74 .260 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jake Early 4
1 Johnny Gorsica 4
1 Taffy Wright 4
4 Dom Dallessandro 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Soup Campbell 1
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Wally Judnich 1
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Chapman 4
2 Soup Campbell 3
2 Joe DiMaggio 3
4 Dom DiMaggio 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rip Radcliff 2
2 Don Kolloway 1
2 Barney McCosky 1
2 Dick Siebert 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 0.54
2 Mort Cooper 0.54
3 Lefty Gomez 0.42
4 Johnny Gorsica 0.40
5 Buck Ross 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Dutch Dietz 1
1 Walt Masterson 1
1 Dick Newsome 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 13
2 Mort Cooper 7
3 Lefty Gomez 5
4 Johnny Gorsica 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sam Nahem 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .408
2 Cecil Travis .370
3 Joe DiMaggio .367
4 Dick Siebert .347
5 Jeff Heath .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 27
2 Joe DiMaggio 26
3 Ted Williams 22
4 Tommy Henrich 21
5 Dolph Camilli 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 100
2 Charlie Keller 96
3 Jim Tabor 83
4 Johnny Mize 82
5 Bill Nicholson 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 18
2 Mike Kreevich 15
2 Joe Kuhel 15
4 Lonny Frey 14
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.31
2 Elmer Riddle 2.41
3 Vern Olsen 2.42
4 Ernie White 2.52
5 Whit Wyatt 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 20
2 Kirby Higbe 15
3 Whit Wyatt 14
4 Thornton Lee 13
4 4 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 197
2 Johnny Vander Meer 136
3 Bobo Newsom 116
4 Whit Wyatt 107
5 Thornton Lee 92

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 9
2 Al Benton 7
2 Tom Ferrick 7
4 Jumbo Brown 6
5 3 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Judnich .471
2 Ted Williams .468
3 Arky Vaughan .432
4 Stan Hack .400
4 2 others tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 5
2 Dolph Camilli 4
2 Joe DiMaggio 4
2 Tommy Henrich 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Chapman 22
2 Johnny Mize 21
3 Vince DiMaggio 18
4 Jim Tabor 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Mike Kreevich 5
3 Lou Boudreau 4
3 Danny Murtaugh 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Hutchings 0.00
1 Alex Carrasquel 0.00
3 Eddie Smith 0.39
4 Tom Earley 0.57
5 Jim Tobin 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie White 4
2 Marv Breuer 3
2 Bob Klinger 3
2 Johnny Lanning 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 26
2 Ernie White 21
3 Bobo Newsom 19
3 Johnny Vander Meer 19
5 Lefty Gomez 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 2
1 Tom Earley 2
1 Bob Klinger 2
4 Al Benton 1
4 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .419
2 Wally Judnich .400
3 Cecil Travis .394
4 Joe DiMaggio .392
5 Nick Etten .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 8
2 Joe DiMaggio 7
2 Tommy Henrich 7
2 Babe Young 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 32
2 Vince DiMaggio 30
3 Sam Chapman 29
3 Joe DiMaggio 29
5 Roy Cullenbine 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 9
2 Mike Kreevich 7
3 Phil Rizzuto 6
4 Luke Appling 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spud Chandler 1.37
2 Jim Tobin 1.40
3 Tom Earley 1.44
4 Eddie Smith 1.62
5 Dutch Leonard 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie White 7
2 Dutch Leonard 6
3 Johnny Lanning 5
3 Dick Newsome 5
3 Jim Tobin 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 49
2 Bobo Newsom 41
3 Mickey Harris 33
4 Johnny Vander Meer 31
4 Ernie White 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 4
2 George Caster 2
2 Bill Crouch 2
2 Tom Earley 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .392
2 Joe DiMaggio .375
3 Cecil Travis .346
4 Pete Reiser .327
5 Barney McCosky .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 36
2 Dolph Camilli 32
3 Ted Williams 31
3 Rudy York 31
5 Bob Johnson 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 159
2 Johnny Mize 139
3 Rudy York 130
4 Ted Williams 122
5 Charlie Keller 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 30
2 Lonny Frey 25
3 Mike Kreevich 20
4 Joe Kuhel 19
5 4 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.26
2 Eddie Smith 2.57
3 Tiny Bonham 2.67
4 Kirby Higbe 2.74
5 Vern Olsen 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 29
2 Kirby Higbe 22
3 Bucky Walters 20
3 Lon Warneke 20
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 275
2 Bobo Newsom 177
3 Johnny Vander Meer 167
4 Kirby Higbe 139
5 Whit Wyatt 134

Saves

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