On This Day

Thursday, June 13, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 27 16 .628 --
Indians 29 21 .580 1.5
Tigers 26 20 .565 2.5
Yankees 25 22 .532 4.0
White Sox 23 26 .469 7.0
Browns 21 28 .429 9.0
Senators 21 30 .412 10.0
Athletics 19 28 .404 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 30 13 .698 --
Reds 32 15 .681 --
Giants 28 15 .651 2.0
Cubs 26 24 .520 7.5
Phillies 16 26 .381 13.5
Pirates 15 26 .366 14.0
Cardinals 15 29 .341 15.5
Bees 13 27 .325 15.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ben Chapman 3
1 Roy Weatherly 3
3 Charlie Gehringer 2
3 Hank Greenberg 2
3 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Gehringer 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Ray Mack 1
1 Schoolboy Rowe 1
1 Al Smith 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Keltner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Schoolboy Rowe 0.22
2 Al Smith 0.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Smith 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Schoolboy Rowe 2
1 Dizzy Trout 2
3 Al Smith 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Finney .378
2 Rip Radcliff .367
3 Doc Cramer .354
4 Jo-Jo Moore .354
5 Luke Appling .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 17
2 Jimmie Foxx 14
2 Hal Trosky 14
4 Bob Johnson 11
4 Joe Kuhel 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 50
2 Harry Danning 41
2 Gee Walker 41
4 Jimmy Bloodworth 40
5 Hal Trosky 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
2 Lonny Frey 9
2 Gee Walker 9
4 Buddy Lewis 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 1.98
2 Al Smith 2.16
3 Tex Carleton 2.33
4 Boom-Boom Beck 2.45
5 Hugh Mulcahy 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 9
2 Paul Derringer 8
2 Bob Feller 8
2 Al Milnar 8
2 Gene Thompson 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 81
2 Eddie Smith 52
3 Bobo Newsom 51
4 Tommy Bridges 46
5 3 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 5
1 Jumbo Brown 5
3 Clint Brown 4
3 Ed Heusser 4
3 Johnny Murphy 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pinky May .480
2 Elbie Fletcher .455
3 Jake Early .450
4 Barney McCosky .442
5 Jo-Jo Moore .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 5
1 Bill Nicholson 5
1 George Selkirk 5
4 Johnny Berardino 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 15
2 Bill Nicholson 14
3 Johnny Berardino 13
3 Hank Greenberg 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Lewis 4
1 Johnny Welaj 4
3 Phil Cavarretta 3
3 Joe Gordon 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bagby 0.66
2 Paul Dean 0.69
3 Hugh Mulcahy 1.13
4 Paul Derringer 1.25
5 Hugh Casey 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 4
2 Bill Lohrman 3
2 Al Milnar 3
2 Johnny Rigney 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 17
1 Eddie Smith 17
1 Jack Wilson 17
4 Walt Masterson 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Jumbo Brown 2
1 Johnny Murphy 2
4 Pete Appleton 1
4 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Orengo .388
2 Lou Finney .379
2 Pinky May .379
4 Luke Appling .376
5 George Selkirk .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 8
1 Johnny Mize 8
3 Joe DiMaggio 7
3 Hal Trosky 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Danning 25
2 Jimmie Foxx 23
2 Hal Trosky 23
4 Jimmy Bloodworth 22
5 4 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Welaj 6
2 George Case 4
2 Joe Gordon 4
2 Buddy Lewis 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Smith 1.86
2 Hugh Mulcahy 1.92
3 Claude Passeau 2.06
4 Al Milnar 2.11
5 Walt Masterson 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 5
1 Dutch Leonard 5
1 Al Milnar 5
1 Johnny Rigney 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 43
2 Bobo Newsom 33
3 Al Milnar 30
4 Eddie Smith 29
5 Johnny Rigney 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 4
2 Clint Brown 3
2 Jumbo Brown 3
4 Roxie Lawson 2
4 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .360
2 Johnny Mize .359
3 Jimmie Foxx .348
4 Ted Williams .345
5 Bob Johnson .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 38
2 Johnny Mize 36
3 Joe DiMaggio 35
4 Hal Trosky 34
5 3 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 139
2 Ted Williams 128
3 Jimmie Foxx 120
3 Bob Johnson 120
5 2 tied 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 42
2 Mike Kreevich 23
2 Gee Walker 23
4 Pete Fox 19
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.09
2 Marius Russo 2.57
3 Ted Lyons 2.74
4 Red Ruffing 2.76
5 Carl Hubbell 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 28
2 Paul Derringer 25
3 Bob Feller 23
4 Dutch Leonard 22
5 Gene Thompson 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 243
2 Bobo Newsom 180
3 Johnny Rigney 144
4 Paul Derringer 134
5 Claude Passeau 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 15
2 Johnny Murphy 12
3 Clyde Shoun 11
4 Jumbo Brown 10
5 Al Benton 9