Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, September 18, 1940

On This Day

Wednesday, September 18, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	84	61	.579	--
Tigers	83	61	.576	0.5
Yankees	79	65	.549	4.5
White Sox	80	66	.548	4.5
Red Sox	75	68	.524	8.0
Browns	62	83	.428	22.0
Senators	60	84	.417	23.5
Athletics	53	88	.376	29.0

Games

White Sox 6, Yankees 3

Yankees 9, White Sox 8

Indians 3, Senators 1

Indians 2, Senators 1

Tigers 14, Athletics 0

Athletics 13, Tigers 6

Browns 11, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	93	47	.664	--
Dodgers	83	61	.576	12.0
Cardinals	75	65	.536	18.0
Pirates	73	68	.518	20.5
Cubs	70	73	.490	24.5
Giants	66	75	.468	27.5
Bees	61	82	.427	33.5
Phillies	46	96	.324	48.0

Games

Cardinals 14, Dodgers 7

Bees 4, Pirates 1

Cubs 6, Giants 4

Reds 4, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Benny McCoy	7
2	Taffy Wright	5
3	Lou Boudreau	4
3	Pete Fox	4
3	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	3
2	Stan Hack	2
3	Dolph Camilli	1
3	Frank Demaree	1
3	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	6
1	Johnny Mize	6
3	George Selkirk	5
3	Rudy York	5
5	3 tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Bartell	2
2	Johnny Berardino	1
2	Charlie Gehringer	1
2	Joe Grace	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	0.88
2	Johnny Vander Meer	0.77
3	Tommy Bridges	0.75
4	Thornton Lee	0.57
5	Larry French	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Carl Doyle	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Vander Meer	10
2	Bob Feller	7
2	Hugh Mulcahy	7
4	Tommy Bridges	6
4	Hal Schumacher	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1
1	Buck Ross	1
1	Tom Seats	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.353
2	Rip Radcliff	.349
3	Luke Appling	.343
4	Ted Williams	.341
5	Taffy Wright	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	41
2	Hank Greenberg	38
3	Jimmie Foxx	35
4	Joe DiMaggio	31
5	Rudy York	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	139
2	Johnny Mize	128
3	Joe DiMaggio	127
4	Rudy York	120
5	Frank McCormick	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	31
2	Lonny Frey	20
2	Gee Walker	20
4	Stan Hack	19
5	Joe Gordon	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	2.41
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	26
2	Bucky Walters	20
3	Paul Derringer	19
3	Bobo Newsom	19
5	Claude Passeau	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	251
2	Bobo Newsom	150
3	Kirby Higbe	133
4	Tommy Bridges	132
5	Johnny Rigney	124

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	16
2	Clint Brown	10
3	Johnny Murphy	9
4	Joe Beggs	7
4	Jumbo Brown	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rudy York	.433
2	Debs Garms	.424
3	Barney McCosky	.419
4	Joe DiMaggio	.414
5	Hank Greenberg	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	12
2	Mel Ott	6
2	Rudy York	6
4	Bob Johnson	5
4	Joe Medwick	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	27
2	Rudy York	24
3	Johnny Mize	23
4	Joe Medwick	20
4	Maurice Van Robays	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lonny Frey	5
2	Dick Bartell	4
3	Ival Goodman	3
3	Stan Hack	3
3	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.00
2	Bucky Walters	0.62
3	Atley Donald	1.05
4	Tommy Bridges	1.23
5	Ken Chase	1.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hugh Casey	4
2	Joe Beggs	3
2	Tommy Bridges	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	24
2	Bobo Newsom	21
3	Kirby Higbe	20
3	Hal Schumacher	20
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	2
1	Clint Brown	2
1	Max Lanier	2
4	Al Benton	1
4	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.410
2	Debs Garms	.401
3	Stan Hack	.374
4	Danny Litwhiler	.368
5	Sibby Sisti	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	14
2	Mel Ott	10
3	Bob Johnson	8
3	Rudy York	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	39
2	Hank Greenberg	35
3	Rudy York	33
4	Joe DiMaggio	32
5	Babe Young	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vince DiMaggio	7
1	Lonny Frey	7
1	Stan Hack	7
1	Terry Moore	7
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Bridges	1.13
2	Tiny Bonham	1.24
3	Atley Donald	1.27
4	Bucky Walters	1.63
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Beggs	5
1	Tiny Bonham	5
1	Tommy Bridges	5
1	Hugh Casey	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	51
2	Ken Chase	38
2	Bobo Newsom	38
4	Hal Schumacher	33
4	Gene Thompson	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	4
2	Max Lanier	3
3	Clint Brown	2
3	Bob Feller	2
3	Clyde Shoun	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.351
2	Rip Radcliff	.340
3	Taffy Wright	.340
4	Ted Williams	.339
5	Hank Greenberg	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	43
2	Hank Greenberg	42
3	Jimmie Foxx	35
3	Rudy York	35
5	Joe DiMaggio	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	149
2	Johnny Mize	138
3	Rudy York	132
4	Joe DiMaggio	131
5	Frank McCormick	130

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	2.43
2	Bucky Walters	2.53
3	Claude Passeau	2.77
4	Bobo Newsom	2.88
5	Vern Olsen	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	29
2	Paul Derringer	22
2	Bobo Newsom	22
2	Bucky Walters	22
5	Claude Passeau	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	273
2	Bobo Newsom	167
3	Kirby Higbe	148
4	Tommy Bridges	137
4	Johnny Rigney	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	18
2	Clint Brown	12
3	Johnny Murphy	9
4	Joe Beggs	7
4	2 others tied	7