On This Day

Friday, July 11, 1941

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 50 26 .658 --
Indians 47 31 .603 4.0
Red Sox 40 34 .541 9.0
White Sox 40 36 .526 10.0
Tigers 40 40 .500 12.0
Athletics 34 41 .453 15.5
Browns 27 47 .365 22.0
Senators 26 49 .347 23.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 52 24 .684 --
Cardinals 49 28 .636 3.5
Giants 39 33 .542 11.0
Reds 39 37 .513 13.0
Pirates 34 35 .493 14.5
Cubs 35 43 .449 18.0
Braves 30 43 .411 20.5
Phillies 20 55 .267 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
1 Sibby Sisti 4
3 Dolph Camilli 3
3 Johnny Cooney 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Cullenbine 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Curt Davis 4
2 Dolph Camilli 3
2 Sibby Sisti 3
4 Johnny Cooney 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 2
2 Bob Kennedy 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobo Newsom 0.88
2 Jim Tobin 0.60
3 Eddie Smith 0.57
4 Lefty Grove 0.44
5 Sid Hudson 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 1
1 Bobo Newsom 1
1 Marius Russo 1
1 Eddie Smith 1
1 Jim Tobin 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 7
2 Lefty Grove 4
2 Eddie Smith 4
4 Jim Tobin 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .398
2 Roy Cullenbine .371
3 Jeff Heath .366
4 Joe DiMaggio .365
5 Cecil Travis .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 20
2 Charlie Keller 19
3 Mel Ott 18
4 Bob Johnson 17
5 3 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 73
2 Charlie Keller 72
3 Rudy York 63
4 Jimmie Foxx 61
4 3 others tied 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 12
2 Lonny Frey 11
2 Lee Handley 11
2 Jeff Heath 11
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie White 1.98
2 Whit Wyatt 2.01
3 Elmer Riddle 2.16
4 Bucky Walters 2.22
5 Vern Olsen 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 17
2 Whit Wyatt 13
3 Kirby Higbe 12
4 Thornton Lee 10
4 Bucky Walters 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 151
2 Johnny Vander Meer 106
3 Whit Wyatt 83
4 Bobo Newsom 82
5 2 tied 70

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Ferrick 7
2 Al Benton 6
3 Clint Brown 5
3 Jumbo Brown 5
3 3 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Rizzuto .537
2 Lloyd Waner .469
3 Joe DiMaggio .449
4 Creepy Crespi .447
5 Cecil Travis .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 5
2 Joe DiMaggio 4
3 Joe Gordon 3
3 Joe Medwick 3
3 Dick Siebert 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 16
2 Charlie Keller 13
3 Maurice Van Robays 12
4 Cookie Lavagetto 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Handley 5
2 Don Kolloway 4
2 Buddy Lewis 4
4 Joe Kuhel 3
4 Gee Walker 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Wagner 0.00
2 Elmer Riddle 0.50
3 Bucky Walters 1.00
4 Sam Nahem 1.15
5 Curt Davis 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Sewell 3
2 Tiny Bonham 2
2 Max Butcher 2
2 Curt Davis 2
2 23 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 21
2 Bob Feller 17
3 Max Lanier 16
4 Rip Sewell 14
5 4 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 3
2 Al Benton 2
3 Jim Bagby 1
3 Tiny Bonham 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Rizzuto .425
2 Joe DiMaggio .424
3 Dixie Walker .398
4 Roy Cullenbine .391
5 Cecil Travis .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 9
1 Charlie Keller 9
3 Babe Dahlgren 6
3 Joe Gordon 6
3 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 29
2 Charlie Keller 26
3 Dolph Camilli 24
3 Jim Tabor 24
5 Ted Williams 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Heath 8
1 Joe Kuhel 8
3 Lee Handley 6
4 Buddy Lewis 5
4 Gee Walker 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie White 1.36
2 Elmer Riddle 1.40
3 Carl Hubbell 1.85
4 Cliff Melton 1.85
5 Vern Olsen 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kirby Higbe 6
2 Elmer Riddle 5
2 Rip Sewell 5
4 Bob Feller 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 44
2 Max Lanier 34
2 Bobo Newsom 34
4 Whit Wyatt 29
5 Claude Passeau 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 3
1 Johnny Murphy 3
3 Clint Brown 2
3 Jumbo Brown 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .373
2 Ted Williams .368
3 Johnny Mize .343
4 Cecil Travis .333
5 Johnny Cooney .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rudy York 39
2 Joe DiMaggio 38
3 Joe Gordon 35
4 Bob Johnson 33
5 Dolph Camilli 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 158
2 Rudy York 145
3 Johnny Mize 133
4 Frank McCormick 124
5 Ted Williams 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 27
2 Lonny Frey 22
3 Stan Hack 20
4 Joe Kuhel 18
5 3 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.35
2 Whit Wyatt 2.49
3 Vern Olsen 2.56
4 Claude Passeau 2.61
5 Thornton Lee 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 31
2 Bucky Walters 21
2 Whit Wyatt 21
4 Kirby Higbe 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 274
2 Bobo Newsom 165
3 Whit Wyatt 143
4 Kirby Higbe 141
5 Ken Chase 138

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 15
2 Clint Brown 10
3 Johnny Murphy 9
4 Joe Beggs 8
5 Tom Ferrick 7