Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, August 14, 1940

On This Day

Wednesday, August 14, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	67	44	.604	--
Tigers	65	46	.586	2.0
Red Sox	58	52	.527	8.5
White Sox	56	51	.523	9.0
Yankees	56	52	.519	9.5
Senators	48	60	.444	17.5
Browns	46	67	.407	22.0
Athletics	41	65	.387	23.5

Games

Indians 4, White Sox 0

Tigers 13, Browns 7

Yankees 8, Red Sox 3

Senators 5, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	67	37	.644	--
Dodgers	63	43	.594	5.0
Giants	54	48	.529	12.0
Pirates	53	51	.510	14.0
Cubs	54	55	.495	15.5
Cardinals	51	52	.495	15.5
Bees	41	64	.390	26.5
Phillies	34	67	.337	31.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Phillies 5

Phillies 9, Dodgers 6

Giants 1, Bees 0

Bees 6, Giants 0

Cardinals 7, Pirates 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Rizzo	6
2	Bama Rowell	5
3	Johnny Mize	4
3	Terry Moore	4
3	Dixie Walker	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Rizzo	3
2	Dolph Camilli	1
2	Sam Chapman	1
2	Harlond Clift	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Rizzo	5
2	Dixie Walker	4
3	Bobby Bragan	3
3	Dolph Camilli	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bama Rowell	2
2	George Case	1
2	Vince DiMaggio	1
2	Joe Gordon	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Smith	2.00
2	Red Ruffing	0.88
3	Ken Chase	0.50
3	Curt Davis	0.50
5	Nels Potter	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Boom-Boom Beck	1
1	Ken Chase	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Chase	7
1	Red Ruffing	7
3	Nels Potter	6
4	Tex Carleton	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tex Carleton	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.350
2	Lou Finney	.350
3	Barney McCosky	.343
4	Joe DiMaggio	.342
5	Luke Appling	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	34
2	Jimmie Foxx	28
3	Joe DiMaggio	25
4	Hank Greenberg	23
5	2 tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	102
2	Joe DiMaggio	94
3	Frank McCormick	88
4	Johnny Mize	86
5	Jimmie Foxx	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	25
2	Gee Walker	17
3	Joe Gordon	16
4	Pee Wee Reese	15
5	4 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	2.05
2	Bob Feller	2.34
3	Vern Olsen	2.51
4	Bucky Walters	2.64
5	Bobo Newsom	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	20
2	Paul Derringer	16
2	Bucky Walters	16
4	Al Milnar	15
5	Bobo Newsom	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	197
2	Whit Wyatt	104
3	Bobo Newsom	103
4	Tommy Bridges	99
5	Eddie Smith	94

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	15
2	Johnny Murphy	8
3	Clint Brown	7
4	Jumbo Brown	6
5	5 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Gordon	.418
2	Debs Garms	.400
3	Wally Judnich	.391
4	Ernie Koy	.387
5	Ben Chapman	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	7
2	Dolph Camilli	6
2	Johnny Mize	6
4	Joe DiMaggio	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	23
2	Frank McCormick	18
3	Joe Cronin	17
4	Lou Boudreau	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Gordon	4
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
1	Bama Rowell	4
4	Ben Chapman	3
4	Barney McCosky	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vern Olsen	0.60
2	Whit Wyatt	1.00
3	Marius Russo	1.33
4	Manny Salvo	1.38
5	Dick Lanahan	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Manny Salvo	4
2	Clint Brown	3
2	Ken Chase	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Chase	20
2	Tommy Bridges	18
3	Whit Wyatt	17
4	Eddie Smith	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	2
1	Claude Passeau	2
1	Jack Wilson	2
4	Joe Bowman	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Debs Garms	.400
2	Frank McCormick	.393
3	Wally Judnich	.383
4	Ernie Koy	.369
5	Bama Rowell	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	12
2	Johnny Mize	11
3	Rudy York	10
4	Joe Cronin	9
4	Joe DiMaggio	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	37
2	Frank McCormick	35
3	Joe Cronin	33
4	Maurice Van Robays	32
5	Hal Trosky	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Barney McCosky	6
3	Harlond Clift	5
3	Augie Galan	5
3	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Lanahan	1.47
2	Vern Olsen	1.72
3	Ken Raffensberger	1.91
4	Whit Wyatt	1.91
5	Dizzy Trout	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
2	Ken Chase	5
2	Paul Derringer	5
2	Schoolboy Rowe	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	46
2	Whit Wyatt	37
3	Hal Schumacher	29
4	Tommy Bridges	27
4	Eddie Smith	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	6
2	Pete Appleton	3
2	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Claude Passeau	3
5	7 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.348
2	Ted Williams	.338
3	Hank Greenberg	.334
4	Taffy Wright	.333
5	Hank Leiber	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	42
2	Joe DiMaggio	39
3	Hank Greenberg	36
4	Jimmie Foxx	33
5	Joe Gordon	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	146
2	Hank Greenberg	132
3	Johnny Mize	128
4	Frank McCormick	122
5	Ted Williams	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	35
2	Gee Walker	25
3	Joe Gordon	20
3	Mike Kreevich	20
5	3 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	2.46
2	Bucky Walters	2.49
3	Vito Tamulis	2.53
4	Marius Russo	2.57
5	Paul Derringer	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	27
2	Paul Derringer	26
3	Bucky Walters	23
4	Al Milnar	22
5	Bobo Newsom	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	271
2	Bobo Newsom	159
3	Johnny Rigney	144
4	Kirby Higbe	129
5	Paul Derringer	125

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	18
2	Clint Brown	11
2	Johnny Murphy	11
4	Jumbo Brown	9
5	2 tied	7