On This Day

Wednesday, June 26, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 40 24 .625 --
Tigers 35 24 .593 2.5
Red Sox 34 24 .586 3.0
Yankees 29 31 .483 9.0
Browns 30 34 .469 10.0
White Sox 27 32 .458 10.5
Athletics 23 35 .397 14.0
Senators 25 39 .391 15.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 38 20 .655 --
Dodgers 34 20 .630 2.0
Giants 34 21 .618 2.5
Cubs 33 29 .532 7.0
Pirates 23 32 .418 13.5
Cardinals 22 33 .400 14.5
Bees 19 32 .373 15.5
Phillies 20 36 .357 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Rizzo 6
2 Sam Chapman 5
3 Harry Danning 4
3 Spud Davis 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Spud Davis 2
1 Vince DiMaggio 2
3 Sam Chapman 1
3 Tony Cuccinello 1
3 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Chapman 5
2 Vince DiMaggio 4
2 Johnny Rizzo 4
4 Harry Danning 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Joe Marty 1
1 Dick Siebert 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Caster 0.38
2 Mel Harder 0.38
3 Johnny Niggeling 0.36
4 Cliff Melton 0.33
5 2 tied 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 George Caster 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Caster 5
1 Johnny Niggeling 5
3 Mace Brown 3
3 Bill Dietrich 3
3 5 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Finney .371
2 Harry Danning .369
3 Rip Radcliff .365
4 Barney McCosky .361
5 Luke Appling .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 20
2 Jimmie Foxx 17
2 Hal Trosky 17
4 Bob Johnson 13
5 3 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 58
2 Hank Greenberg 51
2 Johnny Mize 51
4 Harry Danning 50
5 2 tied 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 15
2 Gee Walker 10
3 Lonny Frey 9
4 Joe Gordon 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Smith 1.88
2 Bucky Walters 2.48
3 Hugh Mulcahy 2.59
4 Bob Feller 2.61
5 Claude Passeau 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 11
1 Al Milnar 11
3 Paul Derringer 9
3 Bobo Newsom 9
3 2 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 109
2 Bobo Newsom 63
3 Tommy Bridges 59
4 Eddie Smith 58
5 Kirby Higbe 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 6
1 Jumbo Brown 6
3 Ed Heusser 5
4 Clint Brown 4
4 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Danning .476
2 Johnny Rizzo .439
3 Barney McCosky .429
4 Mike Tresh .424
5 Max West .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 8
2 Charlie Keller 6
3 Johnny Berardino 5
3 Ernie Lombardi 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Berardino 25
2 Harlond Clift 20
3 Hank Greenberg 19
4 Joe DiMaggio 16
4 Charlie Keller 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Elliott 3
1 Marty Marion 3
1 Terry Moore 3
1 Birdie Tebbetts 3
1 Arky Vaughan 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Allen 0.50
2 Gene Thompson 1.11
3 Claude Passeau 1.23
4 Al Smith 1.27
5 Bob Feller 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Herb Hash 3
1 Al Milnar 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 28
2 Whit Wyatt 25
3 Johnny Niggeling 23
4 Hal Newhouser 18
5 Kirby Higbe 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 3
2 Joe Beggs 1
2 Al Benton 1
2 Jumbo Brown 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barney McCosky .414
2 Pinky Higgins .385
3 Hank Greenberg .367
4 Babe Phelps .360
5 Lou Finney .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Berardino 9
2 Joe DiMaggio 8
2 Vince DiMaggio 8
2 Charlie Keller 8
2 Johnny Mize 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Berardino 40
2 Hank Greenberg 33
3 Joe DiMaggio 31
4 Charlie Keller 27
4 Rudy York 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Terry Moore 6
2 Johnny Welaj 5
3 Dolph Camilli 4
3 Joe Gordon 4
3 Buddy Lewis 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Mooty 0.95
2 Paul Derringer 1.36
3 Paul Dean 1.59
4 Al Smith 1.67
5 Claude Passeau 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Milnar 6
2 Paul Derringer 5
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Bobo Newsom 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 49
2 Johnny Niggeling 34
3 Whit Wyatt 33
4 Jack Wilson 32
5 Bobo Newsom 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .355
2 Ted Williams .348
3 Johnny Mize .340
4 Harry Danning .337
5 Taffy Wright .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 40
2 Johnny Mize 38
3 Joe DiMaggio 37
4 Hal Trosky 35
5 Ted Williams 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 145
2 Ted Williams 125
3 Johnny Mize 124
4 Jimmie Foxx 120
5 Elbie Fletcher 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 39
2 Gee Walker 24
3 Mike Kreevich 21
4 Joe Kuhel 18
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Bowman 2.31
2 Bucky Walters 2.31
3 Paul Derringer 2.61
4 Ted Lyons 2.64
5 Gene Thompson 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 26
1 Bucky Walters 26
3 Bob Feller 24
4 Dutch Leonard 22
4 Bobo Newsom 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 255
2 Bobo Newsom 184
3 Johnny Rigney 152
4 Paul Derringer 137
5 Gene Thompson 127

Saves

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