On This Day

Thursday, May 29, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	29	15	.659	--
White Sox	22	16	.579	4.0
Yankees	22	18	.550	5.0
Tigers	21	20	.512	6.5
Red Sox	18	18	.500	7.0
Athletics	19	21	.475	8.0
Browns	13	24	.351	12.5
Senators	14	26	.350	13.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Athletics 4

White Sox 4, Browns 0

Indians 9, Tigers 0

Yankees 2, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	30	9	.769	--
Dodgers	27	12	.692	3.0
Giants	20	14	.588	7.5
Cubs	16	20	.444	12.5
Reds	17	22	.436	13.0
Pirates	13	20	.394	14.0
Braves	12	22	.353	15.5
Phillies	10	26	.278	18.5

Games

Giants 9, Braves 2

Cardinals 10, Reds 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gabby Hartnett	4
1	Roy Weatherly	4
3	Marty Marion	3
3	Frank McCormick	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gabby Hartnett	1
1	Tommy Henrich	1
1	Ken Keltner	1
1	Frank McCormick	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gabby Hartnett	4
2	Steve Mesner	3
2	Enos Slaughter	3
4	Chuck Aleno	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Boudreau	1
1	Eddie Miller	1
1	Pat Mullin	1
1	Skeeter Newsome	1
1	Red Rolfe	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Dietrich	1.00
1	Bob Feller	1.00
3	Marius Russo	0.86
4	Bob Carpenter	0.56
5	Joe Dobson	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Carpenter	1
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Howie Krist	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	8
2	Marius Russo	6
3	Bob Carpenter	5
4	Joe Dobson	4
4	Jack Knott	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ira Hutchinson	1
1	Mike Ryba	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.421
2	Cecil Travis	.387
3	Bill Dickey	.376
4	Roy Cullenbine	.371
5	Joe Cronin	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	11
2	Dolph Camilli	10
2	Bill Nicholson	10
2	Rudy York	10
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	38
2	Joe Gordon	37
2	Charlie Keller	37
2	Rudy York	37
5	2 tied	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	8
2	George Case	6
2	Dom DiMaggio	6
4	Roy Cullenbine	4
4	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Ferrick	1.50
2	Ted Lyons	2.20
3	Bucky Walters	2.22
4	Bill Lohrman	2.29
5	Whit Wyatt	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	10
2	Whit Wyatt	7
3	Hugh Casey	6
3	Mort Cooper	6
3	Al Milnar	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	84
2	Mort Cooper	58
3	Johnny Vander Meer	55
4	Bobo Newsom	44
5	Kirby Higbe	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ira Hutchinson	5
2	Tom Ferrick	4
2	Joe Heving	4
4	Al Benton	3
4	3 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.500
2	Frankie Hayes	.456
3	Roy Weatherly	.442
4	Sam Chapman	.439
5	Pete Reiser	.432

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	6
2	Bruce Campbell	5
2	Jeff Heath	5
4	Tommy Henrich	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	18
2	Bruce Campbell	16
2	Taffy Wright	16
4	Bill Nicholson	15
5	Don Padgett	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Gordon	3
1	Marty Marion	3
3	Chuck Aleno	2
3	George Case	2
3	9 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Heving	0.69
2	Tom Ferrick	0.74
3	Dizzy Trout	0.87
4	Johnny Gorsica	1.29
5	Bill Lee	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
2	Tom Ferrick	3
2	Harry Gumbert	3
2	Howie Krist	3
5	21 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	33
2	Eddie Smith	21
3	Kirby Higbe	19
4	Sid Hudson	16
4	Marius Russo	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Max Lanier	3
2	Tom Ferrick	2
3	Joe Beggs	1
3	Norm Branch	1
3	24 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.423
2	Roy Weatherly	.407
3	Johnny Mize	.385
4	Don Padgett	.385
5	Bill Dickey	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bruce Campbell	7
1	Harlond Clift	7
1	Jeff Heath	7
1	Mel Ott	7
1	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	30
2	Rudy York	28
3	Bruce Campbell	26
3	Bill Nicholson	26
5	4 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
2	Lonny Frey	5
3	Roy Cullenbine	4
4	Dom DiMaggio	3
4	12 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	1.00
2	Tom Ferrick	1.04
3	Cliff Melton	1.63
4	Joe Heving	1.75
5	Howie Krist	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	7
2	Mort Cooper	4
2	Johnny Gorsica	4
2	Howie Krist	4
2	5 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	62
2	Mort Cooper	36
3	Johnny Vander Meer	33
4	Sid Hudson	32
5	Marius Russo	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ira Hutchinson	4
2	Tom Ferrick	3
2	Joe Heving	3
2	Max Lanier	3
5	5 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.353
2	Joe DiMaggio	.351
3	Luke Appling	.348
4	Barney McCosky	.347
5	Hank Greenberg	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	39
2	Hank Greenberg	37
3	Joe DiMaggio	35
3	Johnny Mize	35
5	2 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	158
2	Rudy York	154
3	Hank Greenberg	143
4	Johnny Mize	141
5	Frank McCormick	131

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	28
2	Lonny Frey	22
3	Stan Hack	21
4	Joe Gordon	18
4	Terry Moore	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.54
2	Bob Feller	2.55
3	Claude Passeau	2.60
4	Ted Lyons	2.63
5	Johnny Rigney	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	31
2	Paul Derringer	20
2	Claude Passeau	20
2	Bucky Walters	20
2	Lon Warneke	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	285
2	Bobo Newsom	167
3	Kirby Higbe	149
4	Whit Wyatt	145
5	2 tied	141

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	15
2	Clint Brown	11
3	Johnny Murphy	9
4	Joe Beggs	8
5	3 tied	7