On This Day

Tuesday, June 11, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	26	16	.619	--
Tigers	26	18	.591	1.0
Indians	28	20	.583	1.0
Yankees	24	22	.522	4.0
White Sox	23	25	.479	6.0
Browns	21	27	.438	8.0
Senators	20	30	.400	10.0
Athletics	18	28	.391	10.0

Games

Red Sox 9, Indians 2

Tigers 6, Yankees 1

White Sox 5, Athletics 4

Browns 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	29	13	.690	--
Reds	31	15	.674	0.0
Giants	28	15	.651	1.5
Cubs	26	24	.520	7.0
Phillies	16	25	.390	12.5
Pirates	15	25	.375	13.0
Cardinals	15	29	.341	15.0
Bees	13	27	.325	15.0

Games

Giants 4, Cubs 0

Giants 3, Cubs 1

Phillies 4, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Babe Young	5
2	Lou Finney	4
3	Charlie Gehringer	3
3	Rollie Hemsley	3
3	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	Bruce Campbell	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	4
2	Joe Cronin	2
2	Charlie Gehringer	2
2	Bob Johnson	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eric McNair	1
1	Billy Werber	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Bridges	0.75
2	Eddie Smith	0.70
3	Jack Wilson	0.62
4	Bob Feller	0.56
5	3 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Boom-Boom Beck	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Paul Dean	1
1	Vern Kennedy	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Wilson	8
2	Eddie Smith	7
3	Tommy Bridges	6
4	Bob Feller	5
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Finney	.381
2	Rip Radcliff	.367
3	Jo-Jo Moore	.354
4	Luke Appling	.353
5	Dixie Walker	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	17
2	Jimmie Foxx	14
2	Hal Trosky	14
4	Joe Kuhel	11
5	Bob Johnson	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	48
2	Harry Danning	41
2	Gee Walker	41
4	Jimmy Bloodworth	39
5	2 tied	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	Bucky Walters	1.98
2	Al Smith	2.23
3	Tex Carleton	2.33
4	Al Milnar	2.34
5	Boom-Boom Beck	2.45

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	81
2	Eddie Smith	52
3	Bobo Newsom	50
4	Tommy Bridges	46
5	Johnny Rigney	40

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	Pinky May	.451
2	Jake Early	.447
3	Elbie Fletcher	.444
4	Barney McCosky	.442
5	Jo-Jo Moore	.424

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	5
1	Bill Nicholson	5
1	George Selkirk	5
4	Johnny Berardino	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	16
2	Johnny Berardino	15
2	George McQuinn	15
4	Joe DiMaggio	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Welaj	4
2	Phil Cavarretta	3
2	Joe Gordon	3
2	Bob Johnson	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Milnar	0.32
2	Paul Dean	0.69
3	Paul Derringer	1.33
4	Dick Errickson	1.44
5	Hugh Casey	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Bill Dietrich	3
1	Bill Lohrman	3
1	Al Milnar	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	21
2	Marv Breuer	18
2	Rene Monteagudo	18
4	Sid Hudson	17
4	2 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Clint Brown	2
2	Jumbo Brown	2
2	Roxie Lawson	2
5	15 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pinky May	.385
2	Lou Finney	.379
3	Luke Appling	.376
4	Joe Orengo	.367
5	Rip Radcliff	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	11
2	Jimmie Foxx	8
3	Joe DiMaggio	7
3	Hal Trosky	7
5	4 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Danning	25
2	Johnny Mize	24
3	Elbie Fletcher	23
4	Jimmy Bloodworth	22
4	Hal Trosky	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Welaj	6
2	George Case	4
2	Joe Gordon	4
4	Phil Cavarretta	3
4	9 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Milnar	1.20
2	Marv Breuer	1.67
3	Al Smith	1.88
4	Hugh Mulcahy	1.92
5	Claude Passeau	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	5
1	Dutch Leonard	5
1	Al Milnar	5
1	Johnny Rigney	5
5	9 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	43
2	Bobo Newsom	32
3	Eddie Smith	29
4	Al Milnar	27
4	Johnny Rigney	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	4
1	Johnny Murphy	4
3	Clint Brown	3
4	Roxie Lawson	2
4	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.359
2	Johnny Mize	.359
3	Jimmie Foxx	.349
4	Ted Williams	.346
5	Bob Johnson	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	38
2	Johnny Mize	36
3	Joe DiMaggio	35
4	Hal Trosky	34
5	2 tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	138
2	Ted Williams	128
3	Jimmie Foxx	118
3	Bob Johnson	118
5	Johnny Mize	116

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.09
2	Marius Russo	2.57
3	Ted Lyons	2.74
4	Red Ruffing	2.76
5	Carl Hubbell	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	28
2	Paul Derringer	24
3	Bob Feller	23
4	Dutch Leonard	22
5	Gene Thompson	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	243
2	Bobo Newsom	179
3	Johnny Rigney	144
4	Paul Derringer	132
5	Claude Passeau	126

Saves

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