On This Day

Saturday, September 20, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	98	49	.667	--
Red Sox	79	68	.537	19.0
White Sox	74	74	.500	24.5
Indians	72	74	.493	25.5
Tigers	71	76	.483	27.0
Senators	65	80	.448	32.0
Browns	65	80	.448	32.0
Athletics	62	85	.422	36.0

Games

Yankees 8, Red Sox 1

Senators 1, Athletics 0

White Sox 4, Tigers 3

Indians 6, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	95	52	.646	--
Cardinals	92	53	.634	2.0
Reds	83	64	.565	12.0
Pirates	78	68	.534	16.5
Giants	66	76	.465	26.5
Cubs	68	79	.463	27.0
Braves	60	86	.411	34.5
Phillies	40	104	.278	53.5

Games

Reds 2, Pirates 1

Reds 7, Pirates 3

Dodgers 3, Phillies 2

Dodgers 6, Phillies 1

Cubs 7, Cardinals 3

Giants 4, Braves 3

Giants 7, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Joost	4
1	Joe Medwick	4
3	Babe Barna	3
3	Billy Cox	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank McCormick	2
2	Babe Barna	1
2	Vince DiMaggio	1
2	Joe Gordon	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Scheffing	4
2	Bill Dickey	3
2	Joe Gordon	3
2	Frank McCormick	3
2	Mickey Witek	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	George Case	1
1	Johnny Cooney	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whit Wyatt	1.33
2	Kirby Higbe	0.75
2	Dutch Leonard	0.75
4	Bobo Newsom	0.67
5	Rube Fischer	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Carpenter	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Rube Fischer	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whit Wyatt	12
2	Rube Fischer	8
3	Kirby Higbe	6
3	Thornton Lee	6
3	Bobo Newsom	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.406
2	Cecil Travis	.356
3	Joe DiMaggio	.355
4	Jeff Heath	.341
5	Pete Reiser	.338

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	118
3	Dolph Camilli	115
3	Ted Williams	115
5	Jeff Heath	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	29
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	2.42
4	Thornton Lee	2.49
5	Johnny Vander Meer	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	24
2	Kirby Higbe	21
2	Whit Wyatt	21
4	Thornton Lee	20
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	249
2	Johnny Vander Meer	195
3	Whit Wyatt	172
4	Bobo Newsom	167
5	Thornton Lee	126

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	Buddy Hassett	.393
2	Eddie Miller	.384
3	Roberto Ortiz	.383
4	Taffy Wright	.383
5	2 tied	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	4
1	Jeff Heath	4
1	Tommy Henrich	4
1	Frank McCormick	4
5	Babe Young	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	18
2	Jeff Heath	16
2	Roberto Ortiz	16
4	Frank McCormick	15
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
2	Buddy Hassett	3
2	Buddy Lewis	3
2	Eddie Miller	3
5	16 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Vander Meer	0.00
2	Denny Galehouse	0.44
3	Mickey Harris	0.55
4	Tommy Bridges	0.56
5	Max Lanier	0.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	3
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	Dutch Leonard	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	28
2	Whit Wyatt	26
3	Bobo Newsom	23
4	Ernie White	17
5	Thornton Lee	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	2
1	Walt Masterson	2
3	Norm Branch	1
3	Bill Crouch	1
3	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.383
2	Luke Appling	.373
3	Jeff Heath	.368
4	Taffy Wright	.366
5	Pete Reiser	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	8
1	Tommy Henrich	8
1	Rudy York	8
4	Sam Chapman	7
4	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	33
2	Dolph Camilli	30
3	Wally Judnich	28
4	Babe Dahlgren	27
5	Babe Young	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	10
2	Danny Murtaugh	8
3	Billy Werber	6
4	Stan Benjamin	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Allen	1.14
2	Tiny Bonham	1.29
3	Denny Galehouse	1.51
4	Howie Pollet	1.61
5	Bob Carpenter	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	5
1	Joe Dobson	5
1	Dutch Leonard	5
1	Dick Newsome	5
1	Whit Wyatt	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whit Wyatt	52
2	Johnny Vander Meer	44
3	Bobo Newsom	41
4	Bob Feller	39
5	Paul Erickson	28

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	.405
2	Cecil Travis	.360
3	Joe DiMaggio	.354
4	Pete Reiser	.344
5	Jeff Heath	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	39
2	Dolph Camilli	34
3	Charlie Keller	33
4	Tommy Henrich	31
5	5 tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	130
2	Charlie Keller	125
3	Joe DiMaggio	123
4	Dolph Camilli	117
5	Jeff Heath	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	33
2	Joe Kuhel	20
3	Lonny Frey	18
3	Jeff Heath	18
3	2 others tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	2.02
2	Ernie White	2.31
3	Whit Wyatt	2.48
4	Thornton Lee	2.59
5	Johnny Vander Meer	2.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Kirby Higbe	22
2	Whit Wyatt	22
4	Thornton Lee	20
4	Bucky Walters	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	259
2	Johnny Vander Meer	208
3	Bobo Newsom	181
4	Whit Wyatt	175
5	Bucky Walters	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	15
2	Al Benton	8
2	Jumbo Brown	8
4	Hugh Casey	7
4	2 others tied	7