On This Day

Wednesday, September 24, 1941

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	99	51	.660	--
Red Sox	82	69	.543	17.5
White Sox	75	76	.497	24.5
Tigers	74	77	.490	25.5
Indians	73	77	.487	26.0
Senators	68	82	.453	31.0
Browns	68	82	.453	31.0
Athletics	63	88	.417	36.5

Games

White Sox 2, Indians 1

Yankees 7, Athletics 2

Browns 3, Tigers 1

Red Sox 7, Senators 2

Red Sox 5, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	98	53	.649	--
Cardinals	96	54	.640	1.5
Reds	85	65	.567	12.5
Pirates	79	71	.527	18.5
Giants	72	78	.480	25.5
Cubs	69	82	.457	29.0
Braves	61	90	.404	37.0
Phillies	42	109	.278	56.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Braves 2

Giants 4, Phillies 1

Cardinals 4, Pirates 0

Giants 2, Phillies 0

Reds 2, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dom DiMaggio	4
1	Mickey Witek	4
3	George Case	3
3	Joe DiMaggio	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	2
2	Dom DiMaggio	1
2	Ken Keltner	1
2	Ken Silvestri	1
2	Elmer Valo	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dom DiMaggio	4
1	Bobby Doerr	4
3	Joe DiMaggio	3
3	Dixie Walker	3
5	4 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Rizzuto	2
1	Jim Tabor	2
3	George Case	1
3	Al Flair	1
3	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Sunkel	1.50
2	Bucky Walters	0.75
3	Bobo Newsom	0.67
4	Kirby Higbe	0.60
5	Harry Gumbert	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Atley Donald	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Bob Harris	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Sunkel	12
2	Lee Grissom	6
2	Bobo Newsom	6
2	Bucky Walters	6
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.401
2	Joe DiMaggio	.359
3	Cecil Travis	.358
4	Pete Reiser	.341
5	Jeff Heath	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	36
2	Dolph Camilli	34
3	Charlie Keller	33
4	Tommy Henrich	31
5	Joe DiMaggio	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	122
1	Charlie Keller	122
3	Dolph Camilli	119
3	Jeff Heath	119
5	Ted Williams	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	32
2	Joe Kuhel	20
3	Jeff Heath	18
3	Danny Murtaugh	18
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Riddle	1.93
2	Ernie White	2.34
3	Whit Wyatt	2.42
4	Thornton Lee	2.44
5	Johnny Vander Meer	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	24
2	Kirby Higbe	22
3	Thornton Lee	21
3	Whit Wyatt	21
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	254
2	Johnny Vander Meer	195
3	Bobo Newsom	173
4	Whit Wyatt	172
5	Thornton Lee	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	15
2	Jumbo Brown	8
3	Al Benton	7
3	Hugh Casey	7
3	2 others tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.457
2	Joe DiMaggio	.400
2	Lou Finney	.400
4	Mickey Vernon	.382
5	Pete Reiser	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank McCormick	4
2	Estel Crabtree	3
2	Joe DiMaggio	3
2	Jeff Heath	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	14
1	Jeff Heath	14
1	Mickey Witek	14
4	Ken Keltner	13
4	Frank McCormick	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Jim Tabor	4
3	Buddy Hassett	3
3	Johnny Hopp	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.39
2	Denny Galehouse	0.44
3	Mickey Harris	0.71
4	Howie Pollet	0.78
5	Bob Carpenter	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	3
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	Mickey Harris	3
1	Tommy Hughes	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whit Wyatt	22
2	Bobo Newsom	18
3	Harry Gumbert	17
4	Thornton Lee	16
4	2 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	3
2	Ace Adams	1
2	Norm Branch	1
2	Bill Crouch	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Reiser	.410
2	Luke Appling	.387
3	Ted Williams	.385
4	Joe Gordon	.374
5	Jeff Heath	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	9
2	Ted Williams	8
3	Jeff Heath	7
3	Tommy Henrich	7
3	Rudy York	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	35
2	Dolph Camilli	32
3	Wally Judnich	24
3	Ted Williams	24
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Danny Murtaugh	6
3	Johnny Hopp	5
3	Billy Werber	5
5	10 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Carpenter	0.87
2	Howie Pollet	0.99
3	Max Lanier	1.14
4	Denny Galehouse	1.21
5	Johnny Allen	1.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	5
1	Harry Gumbert	5
1	Kirby Higbe	5
1	Thornton Lee	5
1	Dick Newsome	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	45
2	Whit Wyatt	43
3	Johnny Vander Meer	42
4	Bob Feller	35
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Hugh Casey	3
2	Ike Pearson	3
4	Bill Crouch	2
4	3 others tied	2