On This Day

Saturday, June 8, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	25	16	.610	--
Indians	28	18	.609	-0.5
Tigers	25	18	.581	1.0
Yankees	23	21	.523	3.5
White Sox	21	25	.457	6.5
Senators	20	27	.426	8.0
Athletics	18	25	.419	8.0
Browns	17	27	.386	9.5

Games

Tigers 4, Red Sox 2

Indians 3, Yankees 0

Browns 15, Athletics 1

White Sox 12, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	30	13	.698	--
Dodgers	27	12	.692	1.0
Giants	24	15	.615	4.0
Cubs	24	22	.522	7.5
Pirates	14	23	.378	13.0
Phillies	14	24	.368	13.5
Cardinals	15	26	.366	14.0
Bees	12	25	.324	15.0

Games

Cubs 3, Bees 1

Reds 23, Dodgers 2

Pirates 6, Phillies 5

Giants 4, Cardinals 2

Giants 5, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pepper Martin	6
2	Harry Craft	5
2	Burgess Whitehead	5
4	Lonny Frey	4
4	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Beau Bell	1
1	Harry Craft	1
1	Roy Cullenbine	1
1	Elbie Fletcher	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Craft	6
1	Roy Cullenbine	6
3	Paul Derringer	3
3	Elbie Fletcher	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Gustine	1
1	Mike Kreevich	1
1	Buddy Lewis	1
1	Johnny Welaj	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Milnar	1.00
2	Paul Derringer	0.75
3	Denny Galehouse	0.50
3	Marius Russo	0.50
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Bill Dietrich	1
1	Johnny Gorsica	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Derringer	6
1	Rene Monteagudo	6
3	Ken Heintzelman	5
4	Jumbo Brown	4
4	Al Milnar	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	2
2	Clint Brown	1
2	Mace Brown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Finney	.368
2	Rip Radcliff	.364
3	Taffy Wright	.358
4	Luke Appling	.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	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	48
2	Gee Walker	41
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
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Smith	1.79
2	Bucky Walters	1.80
3	Vito Tamulis	2.27
4	Al Milnar	2.34
5	Tex Carleton	2.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	9
2	Bob Feller	8
2	Al Milnar	8
4	Paul Derringer	7
4	2 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	76
2	Bobo Newsom	50
3	Eddie Smith	45
4	Tommy Bridges	40
5	Paul Derringer	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	5
1	Jumbo Brown	5
3	Clint Brown	4
3	Ed Heusser	4
3	Johnny Murphy	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Buddy Lewis	.397
2	Taffy Wright	.397
3	Jo-Jo Moore	.380
4	Joe Orengo	.378
5	Pinky Higgins	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Nicholson	5
1	Hal Trosky	5
3	Bill Dickey	4
3	Joe DiMaggio	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	16
2	Zeke Bonura	14
2	Hank Greenberg	14
4	Joe DiMaggio	13
4	7 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Welaj	5
2	Lonny Frey	3
2	Joe Gordon	3
2	Buddy Lewis	3
5	12 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Milnar	0.49
2	Jake Mooty	0.67
3	Curt Davis	0.71
4	Al Smith	0.84
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	4
1	Al Milnar	4
3	Bill Dietrich	3
3	Dutch Leonard	3
3	Bucky Walters	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Milnar	19
2	Marv Breuer	18
2	Bobo Newsom	18
4	Rene Monteagudo	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Clint Brown	2
2	Jumbo Brown	2
4	Pete Appleton	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.379
2	Frankie Gustine	.377
3	Joe Orengo	.371
4	Jo-Jo Moore	.370
5	Luke Appling	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	10
2	Jimmie Foxx	8
3	Hal Trosky	7
4	Harry Danning	6
4	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Danning	30
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	27
2	Gee Walker	27
4	Jimmie Foxx	24
4	Hal Trosky	24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Smith	1.19
2	Al Milnar	1.40
3	Marv Breuer	1.67
4	Vito Tamulis	1.83
5	Bucky Walters	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dutch Leonard	6
1	Al Milnar	6
3	Paul Derringer	5
3	Bob Feller	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	45
2	Bobo Newsom	36
3	Al Milnar	30
4	Hugh Mulcahy	27
5	Marv Breuer	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	4
1	Johnny Murphy	4
3	Clint Brown	3
4	Ed Heusser	2
4	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.362
2	Jimmie Foxx	.355
3	Johnny Mize	.353
4	Ted Williams	.342
5	Bob Johnson	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	40
2	Hal Trosky	35
3	Joe DiMaggio	34
3	Johnny Mize	34
5	Hank Greenberg	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	137
2	Ted Williams	130
3	Jimmie Foxx	121
4	Frank McCormick	120
5	Hal Trosky	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	42
2	Mike Kreevich	23
3	Gee Walker	22
4	Pete Fox	19
5	Joe Kuhel	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.00
2	Bob Bowman	2.40
3	Marius Russo	2.57
4	Milt Shoffner	2.68
5	Carl Hubbell	2.77

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	Paul Derringer	132
4	Claude Passeau	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	15
2	Johnny Murphy	12
3	Clyde Shoun	11
4	Jumbo Brown	10
5	Al Benton	9