On This Day

Tuesday, September 17, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	82	60	.577	--
Indians	82	61	.573	0.5
Yankees	78	64	.549	4.0
White Sox	79	65	.549	4.0
Red Sox	75	67	.528	7.0
Browns	61	83	.424	22.0
Senators	60	82	.423	22.0
Athletics	52	87	.374	28.5

Games

Athletics 4, Indians 3

Tigers 6, Senators 3

Yankees 9, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	92	47	.662	--
Dodgers	83	60	.580	11.0
Cardinals	74	65	.532	18.0
Pirates	73	67	.521	19.5
Cubs	69	73	.486	24.5
Giants	66	74	.471	26.5
Bees	60	82	.423	33.5
Phillies	46	95	.326	47.0

Games

Cardinals 5, Dodgers 0

Bees 10, Pirates 5

Cubs 9, Giants 8

Reds 2, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Burgess Whitehead	4
2	Bill Beckmann	3
2	Debs Garms	3
2	Jim Gleeson	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	Jake Early	1
1	Hank Leiber	1
1	Rabbit Warstler	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Young	5
2	Harry Danning	3
2	Joe DiMaggio	3
2	Hank Leiber	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	2
2	Bob Johnson	1
2	Pepper Martin	1
2	Burgess Whitehead	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Max Lanier	0.67
1	Schoolboy Rowe	0.67
3	Atley Donald	0.60
4	Whitey Moore	0.43
5	Carl Hubbell	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Beckmann	1
1	Atley Donald	1
1	Dick Errickson	1
1	Max Lanier	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Atley Donald	6
2	Emil Bildilli	4
2	Max Lanier	4
2	Rene Monteagudo	4
2	Schoolboy Rowe	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	1
1	Nick Strincevich	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.352
2	Rip Radcliff	.350
3	Luke Appling	.343
4	Ted Williams	.339
5	Taffy Wright	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	41
2	Jimmie Foxx	35
2	Hank Greenberg	35
4	Joe DiMaggio	31
5	Rudy York	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	133
2	Joe DiMaggio	127
3	Johnny Mize	122
4	Frank McCormick	119
5	Rudy York	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	31
2	Lonny Frey	20
2	Gee Walker	20
4	Joe Gordon	18
4	Stan Hack	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	2.45
2	Bucky Walters	2.46
3	Claude Passeau	2.68
4	Bobo Newsom	2.82
5	Jim Turner	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Bucky Walters	20
3	Paul Derringer	19
3	Bobo Newsom	19
5	Claude Passeau	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	244
2	Bobo Newsom	150
3	Kirby Higbe	133
4	Tommy Bridges	126
5	Johnny Rigney	124

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	16
2	Clint Brown	10
3	Johnny Murphy	8
4	Jumbo Brown	7
5	3 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Debs Garms	.419
2	Hank Greenberg	.407
2	Rudy York	.407
4	Joe DiMaggio	.404
5	Sibby Sisti	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	9
2	Mel Ott	6
3	Joe Medwick	5
3	Rudy York	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	21
2	Maurice Van Robays	20
3	Joe DiMaggio	19
3	Joe Medwick	19
3	Rudy York	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	5
2	Ival Goodman	3
2	Barney McCosky	3
2	Pete Reiser	3
2	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.00
2	Bucky Walters	0.62
3	Ken Chase	0.69
4	Atley Donald	1.05
5	Bill Posedel	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Beggs	4
1	Hugh Casey	4
3	Johnny Rigney	3
3	Schoolboy Rowe	3
3	Clyde Shoun	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	21
2	Kirby Higbe	20
3	Luke Hamlin	19
4	Bob Feller	17
5	4 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	2
1	Max Lanier	2
3	Joe Beggs	1
3	Al Benton	1
3	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Debs Garms	.398
2	Joe DiMaggio	.396
3	Danny Litwhiler	.378
4	Stan Hack	.358
5	Mel Ott	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	11
2	Mel Ott	10
3	Dolph Camilli	7
3	Vince DiMaggio	7
3	5 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	35
2	Joe DiMaggio	33
3	Mel Ott	30
3	Babe Young	30
5	Hank Greenberg	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	8
2	Vince DiMaggio	7
2	Terry Moore	7
4	Stan Hack	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Smith	1.22
2	Tiny Bonham	1.24
3	Tommy Bridges	1.32
4	Syl Johnson	1.42
5	Atley Donald	1.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Beggs	5
1	Tiny Bonham	5
1	Hugh Casey	5
1	Rip Sewell	5
5	22 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	44
2	Ken Chase	43
3	Bobo Newsom	38
4	Kirby Higbe	35
5	Gene Thompson	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	3
1	Max Lanier	3
1	Clyde Shoun	3
4	Clint Brown	2
4	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.348
2	Rip Radcliff	.341
3	Ted Williams	.337
4	Taffy Wright	.336
5	Hank Greenberg	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	44
2	Hank Greenberg	39
3	Jimmie Foxx	35
4	Rudy York	34
5	Joe DiMaggio	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	143
2	Johnny Mize	136
3	Frank McCormick	133
4	Joe DiMaggio	131
5	Rudy York	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	31
2	Lonny Frey	21
2	Gee Walker	21
4	Stan Hack	20
5	Joe Gordon	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	2.48
2	Bucky Walters	2.53
3	Claude Passeau	2.77
4	Bobo Newsom	2.88
5	Vito Tamulis	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Paul Derringer	22
2	Bobo Newsom	22
2	Bucky Walters	22
5	Claude Passeau	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	266
2	Bobo Newsom	167
3	Kirby Higbe	148
4	Johnny Rigney	137
5	Tommy Bridges	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	18
2	Clint Brown	12
3	Johnny Murphy	8
4	Jumbo Brown	7
4	Clyde Shoun	7