On This Day

Sunday, September 14, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	95	49	.660	--
Red Sox	77	66	.538	17.5
White Sox	73	72	.503	22.5
Indians	70	72	.493	24.0
Tigers	69	74	.483	25.5
Browns	63	77	.450	30.0
Senators	61	79	.436	32.0
Athletics	62	81	.434	32.5

Games

Red Sox 9, White Sox 2

Red Sox 5, White Sox 1

Yankees 6, Indians 3

Indians 5, Yankees 2

Browns 7, Athletics 2

Browns 5, Athletics 1

Senators 2, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	91	50	.645	--
Cardinals	89	51	.636	1.5
Reds	76	63	.547	14.0
Pirates	77	65	.542	14.5
Giants	64	74	.464	25.5
Cubs	65	77	.458	26.5
Braves	58	82	.414	32.5
Phillies	40	98	.290	49.5

Games

Dodgers 7, Reds 5

Cardinals 1, Giants 0

Cardinals 6, Giants 5

Braves 6, Cubs 3

Cubs 10, Braves 3

Pirates 2, Phillies 1

Phillies 6, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Chapman	6
2	Dom DiMaggio	5
2	Don Kolloway	5
2	Coaker Triplett	5
2	Taffy Wright	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Alf Anderson	1
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	4
1	Jim Tabor	4
3	Johnny Berardino	3
3	Jeff Heath	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Berres	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Elbie Fletcher	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Ruffing	0.83
2	Marv Breuer	0.78
3	Max Butcher	0.50
3	Johnny Schmitz	0.50
5	Sid Hudson	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Dick Errickson	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Marv Breuer	7
2	Paul Erickson	5
2	Joe Krakauskas	5
2	Thornton Lee	5
2	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Steve Gromek	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.409
2	Cecil Travis	.357
3	Joe DiMaggio	.356
4	Jeff Heath	.342
5	Pete Reiser	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	34
2	Dolph Camilli	33
2	Charlie Keller	33
4	Tommy Henrich	29
5	2 tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	122
2	Joe DiMaggio	116
3	Ted Williams	112
4	Dolph Camilli	111
5	Jeff Heath	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	27
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	Whit Wyatt	2.46
4	Thornton Lee	2.47
5	Johnny Vander Meer	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	23
2	Kirby Higbe	20
2	Whit Wyatt	20
4	Thornton Lee	19
5	Dick Newsome	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	242
2	Johnny Vander Meer	184
3	Bobo Newsom	160
3	Whit Wyatt	160
5	Thornton Lee	120

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	Buddy Hassett	.440
2	Ted Williams	.410
3	Taffy Wright	.407
4	Pete Reiser	.407
5	Joe Gordon	.400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	21
2	Jeff Heath	16
3	Ted Williams	15
4	Lou Finney	14
5	Ken Keltner	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	6
2	George Case	5
3	Billy Werber	4
4	Dom DiMaggio	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Carpenter	0.50
2	Johnny Humphries	0.64
3	Joe Dobson	1.00
4	Denny Galehouse	1.08
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	3
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	Bob Muncrief	3
1	Dick Newsome	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	28
2	Whit Wyatt	23
3	Bob Feller	19
3	Bobo Newsom	19
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Bill Crouch	2
2	Steve Gromek	2
2	Ike Pearson	2
5	8 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.413
2	Rip Radcliff	.394
3	Mel Ott	.372
4	Joe Gordon	.364
5	Pete Reiser	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	11
2	Dolph Camilli	10
3	Rudy York	8
3	Babe Young	8
5	Tommy Henrich	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	35
2	Dolph Camilli	33
3	Wally Judnich	29
3	Ted Williams	29
5	Babe Young	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	11
2	George Case	8
3	Billy Werber	6
4	Stan Benjamin	5
4	Jeff Heath	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.58
2	Tiny Bonham	1.21
3	Tommy Bridges	1.30
4	Johnny Humphries	1.43
5	Denny Galehouse	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	5
1	Joe Dobson	5
1	Bob Muncrief	5
1	Dick Newsome	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whit Wyatt	49
2	Johnny Vander Meer	46
3	Bobo Newsom	39
4	Bob Feller	33
5	2 tied	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.408
2	Joe DiMaggio	.363
3	Cecil Travis	.352
4	Pete Reiser	.337
5	Jeff Heath	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	38
2	Dolph Camilli	36
3	Charlie Keller	33
3	Rudy York	33
5	Mel Ott	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	132
2	Charlie Keller	131
3	Ted Williams	129
3	Rudy York	129
5	Dolph Camilli	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	33
2	Lonny Frey	21
3	Joe Kuhel	20
4	Jeff Heath	18
4	2 others tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	2.11
2	Ernie White	2.37
3	Whit Wyatt	2.50
4	Thornton Lee	2.53
5	Tiny Bonham	2.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	266
2	Johnny Vander Meer	207
3	Bobo Newsom	182
4	Whit Wyatt	164
5	Bucky Walters	132

Saves

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