On This Day

Friday, June 7, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 25 15 .625 --
Indians 27 18 .600 0.5
Tigers 24 18 .571 2.0
Yankees 23 20 .535 3.5
White Sox 20 25 .444 7.5
Senators 20 26 .435 8.0
Athletics 18 24 .429 8.0
Browns 16 27 .372 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 27 11 .711 --
Reds 29 13 .690 0.0
Giants 22 15 .595 4.5
Cubs 23 22 .511 7.5
Cardinals 15 24 .385 12.5
Phillies 14 23 .378 12.5
Pirates 13 23 .361 13.0
Bees 12 24 .333 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Maurice Van Robays 4
2 Al Brancato 3
2 Dick Siebert 3
2 Arky Vaughan 3
2 Paul Waner 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Berardino 1
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Harry Craft 1
1 Joe Marty 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Maurice Van Robays 5
2 Al Brancato 3
3 Johnny Berardino 2
3 Dolph Camilli 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bruce Campbell 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Johnny Cooney 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Marv Breuer 0.45
2 Hal Newhouser 0.43
3 Dutch Leonard 0.40
4 Bob Feller 0.38
5 2 tied 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Johnny Lanning 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 6
2 Marv Breuer 5
2 Bob Feller 5
4 Dutch Leonard 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Curt Davis 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Finney .368
2 Rip Radcliff .366
3 Taffy Wright .355
4 Harry Danning .352
5 Doc Cramer .350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 48
2 Gee Walker 40
3 Jimmy Bloodworth 38
3 Harry Danning 38
3 Hal Trosky 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 13
2 Lonny Frey 9
3 Gee Walker 8
4 Joe Gordon 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Smith 1.79
2 Bucky Walters 1.80
3 Vito Tamulis 2.27
4 Tex Carleton 2.57
5 Al Milnar 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 9
2 Bob Feller 8
3 Dutch Leonard 7
3 Al Milnar 7
3 Gene Thompson 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 76
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 Taffy Wright .387
2 Pinky Higgins .377
3 Harlond Clift .377
4 Jimmie Foxx .373
5 Bill Knickerbocker .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 5
1 Hal Trosky 5
3 Bill Dickey 4
3 Joe DiMaggio 4
3 George Selkirk 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 16
2 Zeke Bonura 14
3 Joe DiMaggio 13
3 Hank Greenberg 13
3 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Welaj 4
2 Lonny Frey 3
2 Joe Gordon 3
4 Dick Bartell 2
4 11 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Milnar 0.64
2 Paul Derringer 0.67
3 Jake Mooty 0.67
4 Al Smith 0.84
5 Atley Donald 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Dutch Leonard 3
1 Al Milnar 3
1 Bucky Walters 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 25
2 Marv Breuer 18
2 Bobo Newsom 18
4 Johnny Rigney 17
5 Al Milnar 15

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 Rip Radcliff .388
2 Jo-Jo Moore .379
3 Lou Finney .370
4 Frankie Gustine .366
5 Frank Demaree .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 10
2 Hal Trosky 9
3 Jimmie Foxx 8
4 Harry Danning 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Danning 32
2 Jimmy Bloodworth 28
2 Hal Trosky 28
4 Gee Walker 26
5 Jimmie Foxx 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Joe Gordon 6
3 Lonny Frey 5
3 Johnny Welaj 5
5 Gee Walker 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Milnar 1.63
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.69
3 Vito Tamulis 1.83
4 Al Smith 1.88
5 Bucky Walters 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dutch Leonard 6
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Carl Hubbell 5
2 Al Milnar 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 45
2 Bobo Newsom 36
3 Marv Breuer 27
3 Hugh Mulcahy 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .368
2 Jimmie Foxx .359
3 Johnny Mize .356
4 Ted Williams .340
5 Bob Johnson .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 42
2 Joe DiMaggio 35
2 Hal Trosky 35
4 Johnny Mize 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 119
5 Hal Trosky 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 42
2 Mike Kreevich 22
2 Gee Walker 22
4 Pete Fox 19
5 Joe Kuhel 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.00
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 22
5 Bobo Newsom 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 243
2 Bobo Newsom 184
3 Johnny Rigney 139
4 Claude Passeau 132
5 Paul Derringer 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 14
2 Johnny Murphy 12
3 Clyde Shoun 11
4 Al Benton 9
4 Jumbo Brown 9