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

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

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