On This Day

Tuesday, September 10, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 76 57 .571 --
Tigers 77 58 .570 0.0
Yankees 75 58 .564 1.0
Red Sox 73 62 .541 4.0
White Sox 71 64 .526 6.0
Senators 58 77 .430 19.0
Browns 55 81 .404 22.5
Athletics 50 78 .391 23.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 84 47 .641 --
Dodgers 78 55 .586 7.0
Pirates 69 61 .531 14.5
Cardinals 66 62 .516 16.5
Giants 66 65 .504 18.0
Cubs 64 70 .478 21.5
Bees 56 77 .421 29.0
Phillies 43 89 .326 41.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Arky Vaughan 6
2 Debs Garms 4
2 Danny Litwhiler 4
2 Art Mahan 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Jake Early 1
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Maurice Van Robays 7
2 Hank Greenberg 4
2 Arky Vaughan 4
4 Frankie Hayes 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Grace 1
1 George McQuinn 1
1 Gee Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Chase 0.50
2 Bobo Newsom 0.47
3 Rip Sewell 0.38
4 Hugh Mulcahy 0.33
5 Nels Potter 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Bowman 1
1 Ken Chase 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Nels Potter 1
1 Rip Sewell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 8
2 Ken Chase 5
3 Nels Potter 4
4 Al Benton 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .348
2 Joe DiMaggio .344
3 Ted Williams .340
4 Luke Appling .340
5 Taffy Wright .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 41
2 Jimmie Foxx 35
3 Hank Greenberg 30
4 Joe DiMaggio 29
5 Bob Johnson 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 122
2 Johnny Mize 115
3 Frank McCormick 113
4 Joe DiMaggio 112
4 Jimmie Foxx 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 29
2 Gee Walker 20
3 Joe Gordon 18
4 Stan Hack 17
4 Terry Moore 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 2.51
2 Bucky Walters 2.56
3 Claude Passeau 2.59
4 Vito Tamulis 2.68
5 Bobo Newsom 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 24
2 Paul Derringer 18
2 Bobo Newsom 18
2 Bucky Walters 18
5 Claude Passeau 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 233
2 Bobo Newsom 142
3 Tommy Bridges 124
3 Kirby Higbe 124
5 Whit Wyatt 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 15
2 Clint Brown 9
3 Johnny Murphy 8
4 Jumbo Brown 7
5 2 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Debs Garms .464
2 Tommy Henrich .436
3 Danny Litwhiler .429
4 Hank Greenberg .426
5 Mike McCormick .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Johnson 7
2 Hank Greenberg 6
3 Joe Medwick 5
4 Danny Litwhiler 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Maurice Van Robays 18
2 Bob Johnson 17
3 Joe Medwick 15
3 Arky Vaughan 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince DiMaggio 6
2 Stan Hack 4
3 Al Lopez 3
3 Terry Moore 3
3 Gee Walker 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 0.50
2 Atley Donald 1.00
2 Vern Olsen 1.00
4 Eddie Smith 1.04
5 Al Javery 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beggs 3
1 Hugh Casey 3
1 Ken Chase 3
1 Bill Dietrich 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Chase 21
2 Bobo Newsom 20
2 Hal Schumacher 20
4 Kirby Higbe 19
5 3 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 2
1 Clyde Shoun 2
3 Clint Brown 1
3 Jumbo Brown 1
3 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Debs Garms .414
2 Hal Trosky .398
3 Joe DiMaggio .381
4 Terry Moore .377
5 Stan Hack .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 9
1 Johnny Mize 9
1 Johnny Rizzo 9
4 Hank Greenberg 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 33
2 Jimmie Foxx 31
3 Joe DiMaggio 29
3 Maurice Van Robays 29
5 Babe Young 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince DiMaggio 8
2 Terry Moore 7
3 George Case 5
3 Stan Hack 5
3 Bama Rowell 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Smith 1.45
2 Luke Hamlin 1.62
3 Lefty Grove 2.04
4 Dick Errickson 2.06
5 Tiny Bonham 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Chase 5
1 Bob Feller 5
1 Kirby Higbe 5
1 Sid Hudson 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Chase 46
2 Bob Feller 43
3 Bobo Newsom 39
4 Kirby Higbe 37
5 Hal Schumacher 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clyde Shoun 3
2 Joe Beggs 2
2 Clint Brown 2
2 Bob Feller 2
2 Syl Johnson 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .339
2 Joe DiMaggio .333
3 Rip Radcliff .332
4 Taffy Wright .332
5 Hank Greenberg .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 45
2 Hank Greenberg 36
3 Jimmie Foxx 35
4 Joe DiMaggio 32
5 Rudy York 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 137
1 Frank McCormick 137
3 Johnny Mize 130
4 Joe DiMaggio 118
5 Rudy York 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 29
2 Gee Walker 24
3 Stan Hack 20
4 Joe Gordon 19
5 Mike Kreevich 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.53
2 Bob Feller 2.59
3 Claude Passeau 2.59
4 Vern Olsen 2.63
5 Bobo Newsom 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 28
2 Paul Derringer 23
3 Bobo Newsom 22
3 Bucky Walters 22
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 268
2 Bobo Newsom 166
3 Kirby Higbe 144
4 Tommy Bridges 138
5 Johnny Rigney 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 17
2 Clint Brown 11
3 Johnny Murphy 8
4 Jumbo Brown 7
4 Clyde Shoun 7