On This Day

Thursday, June 6, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 25 14 .641 --
Indians 27 17 .614 0.5
Tigers 23 18 .561 3.0
Yankees 22 20 .524 4.5
White Sox 20 24 .455 7.5
Senators 19 26 .422 9.0
Athletics 17 24 .415 9.0
Browns 16 26 .381 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 29 12 .707 --
Dodgers 26 11 .703 1.0
Giants 22 14 .611 4.5
Cubs 22 22 .500 8.5
Phillies 14 22 .389 12.5
Cardinals 14 24 .368 13.5
Pirates 12 23 .343 14.0
Bees 12 23 .343 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Beau Bell 4
1 Dom Dallessandro 4
3 Dolph Camilli 3
3 Tom Carey 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 2
2 Jimmie Foxx 1
2 Chet Laabs 1
2 Ray Mack 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 4
2 Phil Cavarretta 3
2 Leo Durocher 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 Johnny Mize 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Phil Cavarretta 1
1 Dom Dallessandro 1
1 Frankie Hayes 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 0.75
2 Spud Chandler 0.67
3 Sid Hudson 0.60
3 Johnny Rigney 0.60
5 Buck Ross 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chubby Dean 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Luke Hamlin 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Hudson 9
2 Lefty Grove 6
2 Johnny Rigney 6
4 Johnny Allen 4
4 5 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 1
1 Newt Kimball 1
1 Al Milnar 1
1 Jake Mooty 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Finney .368
2 Rip Radcliff .363
3 Harry Danning .362
4 Doc Cramer .358
5 Taffy Wright .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 15
2 Jimmie Foxx 14
3 Hal Trosky 13
4 Joe Kuhel 11
5 Bob Johnson 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 48
2 Gee Walker 39
3 Harry Danning 38
4 Jimmy Bloodworth 37
4 Hal Trosky 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
2 Lonny Frey 9
3 Gee Walker 8
4 Joe Gordon 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 1.62
2 Al Smith 1.79
3 Vito Tamulis 2.27
4 Bob Feller 2.48
5 Tex Carleton 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 9
2 Bob Feller 8
3 Al Milnar 7
3 Gene Thompson 7
5 4 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 71
2 Bobo Newsom 50
3 Eddie Smith 45
4 Tommy Bridges 40
5 Ken Chase 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 5
2 Ed Heusser 4
2 Johnny Murphy 4
4 Clint Brown 3
4 3 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Herman .386
2 Jimmie Foxx .383
3 Harlond Clift .377
4 Bill Knickerbocker .372
5 Taffy Wright .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
1 George McQuinn 5
3 Bill Dickey 4
3 Hank Greenberg 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 16
2 Zeke Bonura 15
3 Joe DiMaggio 14
3 Hank Greenberg 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Welaj 5
2 Lonny Frey 3
3 Dick Bartell 2
3 Dolph Camilli 2
3 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Milnar 0.64
2 Paul Derringer 0.67
2 Bucky Walters 0.67
4 Jake Mooty 0.67
5 Al Smith 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Al Milnar 3
1 Bobo Newsom 3
1 Bucky Walters 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 25
2 Bob Feller 20
3 Hugh Mulcahy 17
3 Johnny Rigney 17
5 Johnny Babich 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 4
2 Pete Appleton 1
2 Al Benton 1
2 Clint Brown 1
2 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Finney .390
2 Harry Danning .379
3 Ray Mack .376
4 Jo-Jo Moore .375
5 Frankie Gustine .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 12
2 Hal Trosky 9
3 Harry Danning 8
3 Jimmie Foxx 8
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Danning 36
2 Jimmy Bloodworth 28
2 Hal Trosky 28
4 Gee Walker 27
5 Johnny Mize 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Lonny Frey 5
2 Joe Gordon 5
2 Gee Walker 5
2 Johnny Welaj 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Milnar 1.63
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.69
3 Vito Tamulis 1.83
4 Bucky Walters 1.87
5 Al Smith 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 5
1 Carl Hubbell 5
1 Dutch Leonard 5
1 Al Milnar 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 40
2 Bobo Newsom 36
3 Hugh Mulcahy 27
4 Al Milnar 26
4 Eddie Smith 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 4
2 Clint Brown 3
2 Ed Heusser 3
2 Clyde Shoun 3
5 7 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .368
2 Jimmie Foxx .360
3 Johnny Mize .357
4 Ted Williams .343
5 Bob Johnson .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 42
2 Joe DiMaggio 35
3 Johnny Mize 34
3 Hal Trosky 34
5 Hank Greenberg 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 139
2 Ted Williams 128
3 Jimmie Foxx 125
4 Frank McCormick 118
4 Hal Trosky 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 43
2 Mike Kreevich 22
2 Gee Walker 22
4 Pete Fox 19
5 Joe Kuhel 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 1.96
2 Marius Russo 2.59
3 Milt Shoffner 2.68
4 Carl Hubbell 2.77
5 Red Ruffing 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 29
2 Paul Derringer 24
3 Bob Feller 23
4 Dutch Leonard 21
5 Bobo Newsom 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 238
2 Bobo Newsom 184
3 Johnny Rigney 139
4 Claude Passeau 137
5 Paul Derringer 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 14
2 Johnny Murphy 13
3 Clyde Shoun 11
4 Al Benton 9
4 Jumbo Brown 9