Week 13 Summary (07/07/1941 - 07/13/1941)

1941 Detroit Tigers
Week Thirteen of the 1941 BBW replay is in the books and after a few days off for the 1941 All-Star Game in Detroit play then resumed on Thursday, so this week was essentially a short week. We did have another "Doubleheader Sunday" so even though teams are slightly behind in games played, there has been no hesitation in getting the games in. Both leagues have two teams that have played 80 or more games while Pittsburgh brings up the low end with only 72 games played. The Pirates play eight games this coming week thanks to three doubleheaders on the schedule, so all teams will be at or past the 80 games played mark by the end of this coming week.

In the AL, New York ended the week with a doubleheader sweep in Chicago, pushing the White Sox 12.0 games behind the league leaders. Third place Cleveland could not take advantage of the White Sox's misfortune because they were in the process of losing both ends of a home doubleheader to Boston. The Indians remained 1.0 games behind the White Sox, but their lead over fourth place Red Sox is now down to 1.5 games. The battle for supremacy among these three teams should be a real dogfight throughout the second half of the season.

 

Detroit Manager
Del Baker
In the NL, St. Louis ended the week with a doubleheader sweep in Philadelphia while second-place Brooklyn was getting swept at home by Chicago, leaving the Dodgers 9.5 games out of first. Third-place Cincinnati ended their week with a doubleheader sweep in Boston, pulling them to within 2.0 games of Brooklyn. Right behind Cincinnati is New York, 2.0 games behind the Reds, and still maintaining their torrid play. The Giants can't blink though, because Pittsburgh and Chicago are right on their tail, both teams trailing New York by only 2.5 games. Even though the Pirates and the Cubs are tied in the standings, Chicago does maintain a lead by a few slim percentage points.

Games played-wise we are very close to the mid-point of the season, so let's do a review of the league leaders so far:

 

American League Leaders

 

Batting Average: Ted Williams (.482), Joe DiMaggio (.380), Mickey Vernon (.360), Johnny Lucadello (.355), Luke Appling (.355)

 

Runs Scored: Joe DiMaggio (87), Ted Williams (86), Charlie Keller (75), Buddy Lewis (64), Dom DiMaggio (63)

 

RBI’s: Charlie Keller (82), Ted Williams (81), Jimmie Foxx (63), Joe Cronin (62), Joe DiMaggio (60)

 

Hits: Ted Williams (118), Joe DiMaggio (117), Luke Appling (109), Cecil Travis (103), Jeff Heath (103)

 

Doubles: Joe DiMaggio (28), Buddy Lewis (24), Dario Lodigiani (23), Lou Boudreau (23), Ted Williams (22), Cecil Travis (22)

 

Triples: Cecil Travis (12), Chet Laabs (10), Bruce Campbell (9), Lou Finney (9), Joe DiMaggio (9)

 

Homeruns: Ted Williams (22), Charlie Keller (19), Joe DiMaggio (15), Sam Chapman (13), Jimmie Foxx (13)

 

Walks: Ted Williams (74), Roy Cullenbine (65), Joe Cronin (63), Harlond Clift (59), Jimmie Foxx (58), Charlie Gehringer (58), Dom DiMaggio (58)

 

Pitching: Bob Feller (17-3, 2.70), Eddie Smith (14-4, 2.25), Steve Sundra (10-1, 3.21), Marius Russo (10-2, 3.98), Red Ruffing (10-3, 2.58), Al Milnar (10-8, 5.22)

 

National League Hitting Leaders

 

Batting Average: Johnny Mize (.382), Johnny Cooney (.367), Pete Reiser (.359), Joe Medwick (.358), Frank McCormick (.336)

 

Runs Scored: Terry Moore (60), Dolph Camilli (56), Lonny Frey (54), Billy Herman (52), Joe Medwick (51), Pee Wee Reese (51)

 

RBI’s: Dolph Camilli (75), Joe Medwick (63), Johnny Mize (61), Enos Slaughter (61), Babe Young (56)

 

Hits: Terry Moore (109), Frank McCormick (108), Pete Reiser (94), Enos Slaughter (94), Johnny Rucker (91)

 

Doubles: Johnny Rucker (25), Lonny Frey (24), Billy Herman (23), Pete Reiser (22), Johnny Mize (21), Frankie Gustine (21)

 

Triples: Enos Slaughter (13), Pete Reiser (9), Johnny Mize (7), Johnny Hopp (6), Arky Vaughan (6)

 

Homeruns: Dolph Camilli (16), Babe Young (16), Johnny Mize (11), Joe Medwick (11), Babe Dahlgren (10), Vince DiMaggio (10), Bill Nicholson (10)

 

Walks: Mel Ott (63), Elbie Fletcher (57), Dolph Camilli (57), Cookie Lavagetto (49), Stan Hack (49)

 

Pitching: Whit Wyatt (14-3, 2.07), Rip Sewell (11-4, 2.37), Bucky Walters (11-6, 2.83), Hal Schumacher (10-5, 3.19), Lon Warneke (10-6, 2.81), Claude Passeau (10-7, 2.53), Kirby Higbe (10-10, 2.26)

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