Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, September 17, 1941

On This Day

Wednesday, September 17, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	97	49	.664	--
Red Sox	79	66	.545	17.5
White Sox	73	74	.497	24.5
Tigers	71	75	.486	26.0
Indians	70	74	.486	26.0
Browns	65	78	.455	30.5
Senators	63	80	.441	32.5
Athletics	62	84	.425	35.0

Games

Yankees 5, White Sox 3

Tigers 3, Athletics 2

Senators 9, Browns 8

Red Sox 3, Indians 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	93	51	.646	--
Cardinals	91	51	.641	1.0
Reds	79	64	.552	13.5
Pirates	77	66	.538	15.5
Giants	64	75	.460	26.5
Cubs	66	78	.458	27.0
Braves	59	84	.413	33.5
Phillies	40	100	.286	51.0

Games

Cubs 7, Giants 3

Dodgers 6, Pirates 4

Cardinals 6, Braves 1

Cardinals 3, Braves 2

Reds 1, Phillies 0

Reds 3, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Lukon	5
2	Eddie Miller	4
2	Mickey Vernon	4
4	Jimmy Brown	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Estel Crabtree	2
2	Sam Chapman	1
2	Tommy Henrich	1
2	Wally Judnich	1
2	Joe Kuhel	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Judnich	5
2	Dom DiMaggio	3
2	Tommy Henrich	3
4	Estel Crabtree	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bruce Campbell	1
1	Mickey Vernon	1
1	Dick West	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Vander Meer	2.75
2	Spud Chandler	0.62
3	Max Lanier	0.50
3	Rube Melton	0.50
3	Vern Olsen	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	11
2	Vern Olsen	6
3	Spud Chandler	5
3	Bill Lohrman	5
3	Rube Melton	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luke Hamlin	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.408
2	Cecil Travis	.356
3	Joe DiMaggio	.354
4	Jeff Heath	.337
5	Pete Reiser	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	35
2	Dolph Camilli	33
2	Charlie Keller	33
4	Tommy Henrich	31
5	2 tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	122
2	Joe DiMaggio	116
3	Ted Williams	115
4	Dolph Camilli	112
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	2.01
2	Ernie White	2.31
3	Whit Wyatt	2.46
4	Thornton Lee	2.47
5	Johnny Vander Meer	2.67

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	195
3	Bobo Newsom	161
4	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	Roberto Ortiz	.407
2	Eddie Miller	.403
3	Buddy Hassett	.400
4	Ted Williams	.389
5	Dom DiMaggio	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Henrich	5
2	Dolph Camilli	4
3	Babe Dahlgren	3
3	Babe Young	3
5	8 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	15
2	Roberto Ortiz	13
3	Lou Finney	12
3	Jeff Heath	12
3	3 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	4
2	George Case	3
2	Buddy Hassett	3
2	Buddy Lewis	3
2	Eddie Miller	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Vander Meer	0.00
2	Mickey Harris	0.39
3	Max Lanier	0.46
4	Denny Galehouse	0.50
5	Tommy Bridges	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	3
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	Bill Zuber	3
5	28 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	28
2	Whit Wyatt	20
3	Bobo Newsom	17
3	Ernie White	17
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	2
2	Joe Beggs	1
2	Norm Branch	1
2	Hugh Casey	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.420
2	Rip Radcliff	.380
3	Pete Reiser	.374
4	Buddy Hassett	.367
5	Luke Appling	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	12
2	Dolph Camilli	9
2	Tommy Henrich	9
4	Rudy York	8
4	Babe Young	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	33
1	Wally Judnich	33
3	Dolph Camilli	31
3	Ted Williams	31
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Murtaugh	11
2	George Case	8
3	Stan Benjamin	5
3	Buddy Hassett	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.58
2	Johnny Allen	1.04
3	Tiny Bonham	1.21
4	Tommy Bridges	1.30
5	Johnny Humphries	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	5
1	Hugh Casey	5
1	Joe Dobson	5
1	Dick Newsome	5
5	15 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	49
2	Whit Wyatt	40
3	Bobo Newsom	35
4	Bob Feller	32
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	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.406
2	Cecil Travis	.355
3	Joe DiMaggio	.354
4	Pete Reiser	.339
5	Jeff Heath	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	39
2	Dolph Camilli	35
3	Charlie Keller	33
4	Tommy Henrich	31
4	Rudy York	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	131
2	Ted Williams	130
3	Rudy York	126
4	Joe DiMaggio	124
5	Dolph Camilli	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	31
2	Lonny Frey	20
2	Joe Kuhel	20
4	Jeff Heath	18
4	2 others tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	2.02
2	Ernie White	2.31
3	Whit Wyatt	2.53
4	Thornton Lee	2.53
5	Johnny Vander Meer	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Kirby Higbe	21
2	Whit Wyatt	21
4	Thornton Lee	20
5	Bucky Walters	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	259
2	Johnny Vander Meer	218
3	Bobo Newsom	175
4	Whit Wyatt	163
5	3 tied	125

Saves

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