On This Day

Tuesday, September 9, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	93	46	.669	--
Red Sox	72	66	.522	20.5
White Sox	71	68	.511	22.0
Indians	67	68	.496	24.0
Tigers	67	71	.486	25.5
Browns	61	75	.449	30.5
Senators	58	76	.433	32.5
Athletics	59	78	.431	33.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Tigers 0

Yankees 1, Browns 0

Indians 13, Athletics 7

Senators 7, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	88	47	.652	--
Cardinals	84	49	.632	3.0
Reds	74	60	.552	13.5
Pirates	72	62	.537	15.5
Giants	63	69	.477	23.5
Cubs	61	75	.449	27.5
Braves	54	78	.409	32.5
Phillies	38	94	.288	48.5

Games

Giants 4, Pirates 2

Reds 9, Braves 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dom DiMaggio	3
1	Lonny Frey	3
1	Buddy Hassett	3
1	Bob Kennedy	3
1	Babe Young	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Young	2
2	Lou Boudreau	1
2	Dom DiMaggio	1
2	Jeff Heath	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dom DiMaggio	4
2	Jeff Heath	3
2	Jim Hegan	3
2	Bob Johnson	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Mack	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Spud Chandler	1.12
2	Bob Feller	0.46
3	Dick Newsome	0.43
4	Eddie Smith	0.38
5	Hal Schumacher	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Anderson	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Dick Newsome	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Spud Chandler	9
2	Bob Feller	6
3	Tom Ferrick	5
4	Red Anderson	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.412
2	Cecil Travis	.362
3	Joe DiMaggio	.355
4	Jeff Heath	.344
5	Pete Reiser	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	34
2	Charlie Keller	33
3	Dolph Camilli	32
4	Tommy Henrich	28
5	2 tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	122
2	Joe DiMaggio	112
3	Ted Williams	107
4	Dolph Camilli	105
4	Jeff Heath	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	25
2	Joe Kuhel	20
3	Jeff Heath	18
4	Mike Kreevich	17
4	Danny Murtaugh	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	2.01
2	Ernie White	2.41
3	Whit Wyatt	2.45
4	Thornton Lee	2.46
5	Cliff Melton	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	23
2	Kirby Higbe	20
3	Whit Wyatt	19
4	Thornton Lee	18
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	240
2	Johnny Vander Meer	181
3	Bobo Newsom	155
4	Whit Wyatt	150
5	Kirby Higbe	113

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	15
2	Jumbo Brown	8
3	Al Benton	7
3	Tom Ferrick	7
5	2 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.514
2	Joe Gordon	.455
3	Pete Reiser	.446
4	Luke Appling	.431
5	Jeff Heath	.423

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	7
2	Ted Williams	6
2	Rudy York	6
4	Babe Dahlgren	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	21
2	Dolph Camilli	18
3	George McQuinn	15
4	Ted Williams	14
5	5 tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.00
2	Fritz Ostermueller	0.75
3	Tiny Bonham	0.95
4	Denny Galehouse	1.00
5	Marv Breuer	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Erickson	3
1	Kirby Higbe	3
1	Dick Newsome	3
4	Elden Auker	2
4	32 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	28
2	Bobo Newsom	27
3	Whit Wyatt	21
4	Bob Feller	17
5	Joe Dobson	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Ike Pearson	2
3	Bill Beckmann	1
3	Joe Beggs	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.429
2	Joe Marty	.376
3	Luke Appling	.364
4	Joe Gordon	.361
5	Phil Rizzuto	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	12
2	Dolph Camilli	11
3	Babe Young	9
4	Sam Chapman	8
4	Mel Ott	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	33
1	Babe Young	33
3	Jeff Heath	32
4	Wally Judnich	30
5	Ted Williams	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	11
2	George Case	7
3	Stan Benjamin	6
3	Jeff Heath	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.00
2	Elmer Riddle	1.24
3	Ike Pearson	1.33
4	Johnny Humphries	1.43
5	Curt Davis	1.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	5
1	Joe Dobson	5
1	Kirby Higbe	5
1	Thornton Lee	5
1	Bob Muncrief	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	45
2	Bob Feller	42
3	Bobo Newsom	39
3	Whit Wyatt	39
5	Johnny Rigney	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.403
2	Joe DiMaggio	.361
3	Cecil Travis	.355
4	Barney McCosky	.338
5	Jeff Heath	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	38
2	Dolph Camilli	36
3	Charlie Keller	33
3	Mel Ott	33
5	Rudy York	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	133
1	Rudy York	133
3	Joe DiMaggio	132
4	Ted Williams	127
5	Johnny Mize	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	31
2	Lonny Frey	23
3	Joe Kuhel	21
4	Jeff Heath	18
4	Mike Kreevich	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	2.02
2	Ernie White	2.41
3	Thornton Lee	2.45
4	Whit Wyatt	2.59
5	Tiny Bonham	2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	268
2	Johnny Vander Meer	206
3	Bobo Newsom	185
4	Whit Wyatt	155
5	Bucky Walters	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	16
2	Al Benton	9
3	Jumbo Brown	8
4	Tom Ferrick	7
5	4 tied	6