On This Day

Thursday, September 11, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	93	47	.664	--
Red Sox	73	66	.525	19.5
White Sox	72	69	.511	21.5
Indians	69	69	.500	23.0
Tigers	68	72	.486	25.0
Browns	61	75	.449	30.0
Athletics	61	78	.439	31.5
Senators	58	79	.423	33.5

Games

Tigers 5, Yankees 4

Athletics 2, White Sox 1

Indians 8, Senators 5

Indians 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	89	49	.645	--
Cardinals	86	50	.632	2.0
Reds	74	62	.544	14.0
Pirates	74	63	.540	14.5
Giants	64	70	.478	23.0
Cubs	63	75	.457	26.0
Braves	56	79	.415	31.5
Phillies	38	96	.284	49.0

Games

Pirates 7, Braves 5

Dodgers 6, Cardinals 4

Braves 10, Pirates 0

Giants 6, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roy Weatherly	5
2	Dutch Meyer	4
2	Eddie Miller	4
4	Alf Anderson	3
4	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Doc Cramer	1
1	Rudy York	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	3
1	Billy Jurges	3
1	Roy Weatherly	3
4	Lou Boudreau	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lee Handley	1
1	Buddy Hassett	1
1	Ray Mack	1
1	Stu Martin	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Milnar	1.40
2	Ernie White	0.89
3	Marius Russo	0.69
4	Ken Chase	0.55
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Herman Besse	1
1	Bob Carpenter	1
1	Tom Earley	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Marius Russo	11
2	Ernie White	8
3	Al Milnar	7
4	Al Benton	6
4	Ken Chase	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.413
2	Cecil Travis	.360
3	Joe DiMaggio	.353
4	Jeff Heath	.339
5	Pete Reiser	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	34
2	Dolph Camilli	33
2	Charlie Keller	33
4	Tommy Henrich	28
5	2 tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	122
2	Joe DiMaggio	112
3	Ted Williams	110
4	Dolph Camilli	109
5	Jeff Heath	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	25
2	Joe Kuhel	20
3	Jeff Heath	18
4	Mike Kreevich	17
4	Danny Murtaugh	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	2.01
2	Ernie White	2.37
3	Thornton Lee	2.41
4	Whit Wyatt	2.54
5	Johnny Vander Meer	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	23
2	Kirby Higbe	20
3	Thornton Lee	19
3	Whit Wyatt	19
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	240
2	Johnny Vander Meer	184
3	Bobo Newsom	155
4	Whit Wyatt	151
5	2 tied	115

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	15
2	Jumbo Brown	8
3	Al Benton	7
3	Bill Crouch	7
3	Tom Ferrick	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.500
2	Joe Gordon	.455
3	Pete Reiser	.431
4	Luke Appling	.411
5	Taffy Wright	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	6
1	Ted Williams	6
1	Rudy York	6
4	Babe Dahlgren	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	19
2	Ted Williams	16
3	George McQuinn	15
4	Bruce Campbell	14
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	5
2	George Case	4
2	Jeff Heath	4
2	Billy Werber	4
5	Johnny Mize	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Carpenter	0.45
2	Denny Galehouse	1.00
3	Marv Breuer	1.13
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.13
3	Harry Gumbert	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	3
1	Tom Earley	3
1	Paul Erickson	3
1	Thornton Lee	3
5	22 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	28
2	Whit Wyatt	22
3	Al Milnar	19
3	Bobo Newsom	19
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Bill Crouch	2
2	Ike Pearson	2
4	Joe Beggs	1
4	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.415
2	Joe Gordon	.373
3	Joe Marty	.369
4	Mel Ott	.357
5	Phil Rizzuto	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	12
2	Dolph Camilli	11
3	Sam Chapman	8
3	Mel Ott	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	36
2	Jeff Heath	32
3	Ted Williams	31
3	Babe Young	31
5	Mel Ott	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	10
2	George Case	7
3	Jeff Heath	6
3	Billy Werber	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.58
2	Elmer Riddle	1.24
3	Johnny Humphries	1.43
4	Hugh Casey	1.57
5	Curt Davis	1.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	5
1	Al Benton	5
1	Joe Dobson	5
1	Thornton Lee	5
5	16 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	46
2	Bob Feller	42
3	Whit Wyatt	40
4	Bobo Newsom	38
5	Al Milnar	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	6
2	Hugh Casey	3
2	Ike Pearson	3
4	Jumbo Brown	2
4	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.406
2	Joe DiMaggio	.359
3	Cecil Travis	.356
4	Pete Reiser	.337
5	Enos Slaughter	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	38
2	Dolph Camilli	37
3	Charlie Keller	33
3	Mel Ott	33
3	Rudy York	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rudy York	134
2	Charlie Keller	133
3	Joe DiMaggio	132
4	Ted Williams	129
5	2 tied	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	31
2	Lonny Frey	23
3	Joe Kuhel	21
4	Jeff Heath	18
4	Mike Kreevich	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	2.02
2	Ernie White	2.37
3	Thornton Lee	2.45
4	Whit Wyatt	2.67
5	Tiny Bonham	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	26
2	Kirby Higbe	22
3	Thornton Lee	21
3	Bucky Walters	21
5	Whit Wyatt	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	268
2	Johnny Vander Meer	209
3	Bobo Newsom	177
4	Whit Wyatt	156
5	Johnny Rigney	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	16
2	Al Benton	9
3	Jumbo Brown	8
4	Bill Crouch	7
4	Tom Ferrick	7