On This Day

Thursday, September 25, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 99 51 .660 --
Red Sox 82 69 .543 17.5
White Sox 75 76 .497 24.5
Tigers 74 77 .490 25.5
Indians 73 77 .487 26.0
Senators 68 82 .453 31.0
Browns 68 82 .453 31.0
Athletics 63 88 .417 36.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 99 53 .651 --
Cardinals 96 55 .636 2.5
Reds 86 65 .570 12.5
Pirates 80 71 .530 18.5
Giants 73 78 .483 25.5
Cubs 69 83 .454 30.0
Braves 61 91 .401 38.0
Phillies 42 110 .276 57.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dixie Walker 3
2 Chuck Aleno 2
2 Bobby Bragan 2
2 Estel Crabtree 2
2 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Elbie Fletcher 1
1 Pete Reiser 1
1 Bennie Warren 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Elbie Fletcher 2
1 Billy Jurges 2
1 Bobby Mattick 2
1 Mike McCormick 2
1 Pete Reiser 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lennie Merullo 1
1 Mickey Owen 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Schmitz 1.00
2 Whit Wyatt 0.83
3 Max Butcher 0.67
4 Johnny Podgajny 0.50
5 Tom Earley 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Butcher 1
1 Bob Carpenter 1
1 Ray Starr 1
1 Whit Wyatt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Butcher 6
2 Tom Earley 5
2 Whit Wyatt 5
4 Johnny Schmitz 4
5 Bob Carpenter 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .401
2 Joe DiMaggio .359
3 Cecil Travis .358
4 Pete Reiser .343
5 Jeff Heath .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 36
2 Dolph Camilli 34
3 Charlie Keller 33
4 Tommy Henrich 31
5 Joe DiMaggio 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 122
1 Charlie Keller 122
3 Dolph Camilli 119
3 Jeff Heath 119
5 Ted Williams 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 32
2 Joe Kuhel 20
3 Jeff Heath 18
3 Danny Murtaugh 18
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elmer Riddle 1.93
2 Whit Wyatt 2.34
3 Ernie White 2.40
4 Thornton Lee 2.44
5 Johnny Vander Meer 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 24
2 Kirby Higbe 22
2 Whit Wyatt 22
4 Thornton Lee 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 254
2 Johnny Vander Meer 195
3 Whit Wyatt 177
4 Bobo Newsom 173
5 Thornton Lee 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 15
2 Jumbo Brown 8
3 Al Benton 7
3 Hugh Casey 7
3 2 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .462
2 Joe DiMaggio .400
2 Pete Reiser .400
4 Dom DiMaggio .377
5 Eddie Lukon .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank McCormick 4
2 Estel Crabtree 3
2 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 Jeff Heath 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Heath 14
2 Dolph Camilli 13
2 Frank McCormick 13
4 Doc Cramer 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Buddy Hassett 3
2 Johnny Hopp 3
2 Ray Mack 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whit Wyatt 0.34
2 Max Lanier 0.39
3 Denny Galehouse 0.44
4 Dizzy Trout 0.63
5 Max Butcher 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 3
1 Bob Carpenter 3
1 Tommy Hughes 3
1 Al Javery 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 26
2 Bobo Newsom 18
2 Ernie White 18
4 Bucky Walters 16
5 Tom Earley 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 3
2 Ace Adams 1
2 Norm Branch 1
2 Steve Gromek 1
2 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Reiser .417
2 Ted Williams .395
3 Buddy Hassett .383
4 Joe Gordon .379
5 Luke Appling .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 9
2 Ted Williams 8
3 Jeff Heath 7
3 Tommy Henrich 7
3 Rudy York 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Heath 35
2 Dolph Camilli 32
3 Ted Williams 24
4 Babe Dahlgren 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
2 Danny Murtaugh 6
3 Johnny Hopp 5
3 Billy Werber 5
5 10 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Galehouse 0.70
2 Howie Pollet 0.99
3 Bob Carpenter 1.13
4 Max Lanier 1.14
5 Johnny Allen 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 5
1 Harry Gumbert 5
1 Kirby Higbe 5
1 Thornton Lee 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 48
2 Bobo Newsom 45
3 Johnny Vander Meer 42
4 Bob Feller 31
5 Ernie White 28

Saves

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