On This Day

Friday, September 12, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	94	47	.667	--
Red Sox	74	66	.529	19.5
White Sox	73	69	.514	21.5
Indians	69	70	.496	24.0
Tigers	68	73	.482	26.0
Browns	61	76	.445	31.0
Athletics	61	79	.436	32.5
Senators	59	79	.428	33.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Browns 0

Yankees 8, Tigers 2

White Sox 2, Athletics 0

Senators 7, Indians 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	89	50	.640	--
Cardinals	87	50	.635	1.0
Reds	75	62	.547	13.0
Pirates	75	64	.540	14.0
Giants	64	71	.474	23.0
Cubs	63	76	.453	26.0
Braves	57	80	.416	31.0
Phillies	39	96	.289	48.0

Games

Phillies 5, Cubs 3

Pirates 6, Braves 3

Braves 5, Pirates 0

Cardinals 4, Dodgers 3

Reds 8, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Miller	5
2	Vince DiMaggio	4
2	Elbie Fletcher	4
2	Jim Tabor	4
5	8 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Danny Litwhiler	1
1	Lou Novikoff	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	4
2	Frankie Crosetti	2
2	Joe Dobson	2
2	Frankie Gustine	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Myril Hoag	2
2	Alf Anderson	1
2	Dolph Camilli	1
2	George Case	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Humphries	0.60
2	Early Wynn	0.45
3	Jake Mooty	0.33
4	Howie Pollet	0.30
5	Curt Davis	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Dutch Dietz	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Tommy Hughes	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Krakauskas	5
1	Early Wynn	5
3	Jake Mooty	4
4	Tiny Bonham	3
4	7 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.410
2	Cecil Travis	.361
3	Joe DiMaggio	.356
4	Jeff Heath	.338
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	116
3	Dolph Camilli	110
3	Ted Williams	110
5	Jeff Heath	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	26
2	Joe Kuhel	20
3	Jeff Heath	18
3	Danny Murtaugh	18
5	Mike Kreevich	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	2.11
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	4 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	Joe Gordon	.442
2	Ted Williams	.441
3	Pete Reiser	.429
4	Luke Appling	.411
5	Dolph Camilli	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	6
2	Ted Williams	5
2	Rudy York	5
4	Babe Dahlgren	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	20
2	Ted Williams	15
3	Bruce Campbell	14
4	George McQuinn	13
5	5 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	6
2	George Case	5
3	Billy Werber	4
4	Jeff Heath	3
4	Johnny Mize	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Carpenter	0.50
2	Joe Dobson	1.00
3	Marv Breuer	1.13
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.13
3	2 others tied	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	3
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	Paul Erickson	3
4	Elden Auker	2
4	22 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	28
2	Whit Wyatt	22
3	Bobo Newsom	19
4	Bob Feller	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Bill Crouch	2
2	Ike Pearson	2
4	Joe Beggs	1
4	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.404
2	Pete Reiser	.370
3	Joe Gordon	.367
3	Joe Marty	.367
5	Phil Rizzuto	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	12
2	Dolph Camilli	11
3	Rudy York	8
3	Babe Young	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	35
2	Ted Williams	31
2	Babe Young	31
4	Jeff Heath	30
5	Wally Judnich	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	11
2	George Case	7
3	Billy Werber	6
4	Stan Benjamin	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.58
2	Johnny Humphries	1.16
3	Harry Gumbert	1.63
4	Bill Beckmann	1.63
5	Elmer Riddle	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Dobson	6
2	Elden Auker	5
2	Thornton Lee	5
2	Elmer Riddle	5
5	15 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	46
2	Whit Wyatt	40
3	Bobo Newsom	38
4	Bob Feller	35
5	2 tied	29

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	.402
2	Joe DiMaggio	.361
3	Cecil Travis	.358
4	Pete Reiser	.337
5	Enos Slaughter	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	38
2	Dolph Camilli	37
3	Charlie Keller	33
3	Rudy York	33
5	Mel Ott	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	134
1	Rudy York	134
3	Charlie Keller	132
4	Ted Williams	128
5	Dolph Camilli	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	32
2	Lonny Frey	21
2	Joe Kuhel	21
4	Jeff Heath	18
4	2 others tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	2.11
2	Ernie White	2.37
3	Thornton Lee	2.45
4	Whit Wyatt	2.58
5	Tiny Bonham	2.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	264
2	Johnny Vander Meer	209
3	Bobo Newsom	177
4	Whit Wyatt	155
5	Kirby Higbe	128

Saves

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