On This Day

Friday, June 14, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	28	16	.636	--
Indians	30	21	.588	1.5
Tigers	27	20	.574	2.5
Yankees	26	22	.542	4.0
White Sox	23	27	.460	8.0
Browns	21	29	.420	10.0
Senators	21	31	.404	11.0
Athletics	19	29	.396	11.0

Games

Red Sox 5, White Sox 1

Indians 8, Athletics 0

Yankees 12, Browns 3

Tigers 10, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	31	13	.705	--
Reds	32	16	.667	1.0
Giants	29	15	.659	2.0
Cubs	26	25	.510	8.5
Phillies	16	27	.372	14.5
Pirates	15	27	.357	15.0
Cardinals	16	29	.356	15.5
Bees	14	27	.341	15.5

Games

Dodgers 2, Reds 0

Bees 4, Cubs 2

Giants 8, Pirates 6

Cardinals 6, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buddy Hassett	4
1	Charlie Keller	4
3	Beau Bell	3
3	Bobby Bragan	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	2
1	Charlie Keller	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	4
2	Beau Bell	3
2	Charlie Gehringer	3
2	Bob Seeds	3
5	12 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Hack	1
1	Benny McCoy	1
1	Birdie Tebbetts	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Luke Hamlin	1.50
2	Cliff Melton	0.75
3	Bob Harris	0.71
4	Hal Newhouser	0.70
5	Johnny Allen	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Bob Bowman	1
1	Dick Errickson	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	7
2	Cliff Melton	6
3	Bob Harris	5
3	Vern Olsen	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Finney	.379
2	Rip Radcliff	.370
3	Doc Cramer	.355
4	Jo-Jo Moore	.352
5	Dixie Walker	.346

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	50
2	Harry Danning	41
2	Gee Walker	41
4	Jimmy Bloodworth	40
4	Johnny Mize	40

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Lonny Frey	9
2	Gee Walker	9
4	Buddy Lewis	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	1.98
2	Al Smith	2.16
3	Tex Carleton	2.33
4	Boom-Boom Beck	2.45
5	Hugh Mulcahy	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	9
2	Paul Derringer	8
2	Bob Feller	8
2	Al Milnar	8
2	Gene Thompson	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	81
2	Eddie Smith	52
3	Bobo Newsom	51
4	Tommy Bridges	46
5	Johnny Rigney	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	6
2	Al Benton	5
3	Clint Brown	4
3	Ed Heusser	4
3	Johnny Murphy	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pinky May	.512
2	Dom Dallessandro	.459
3	Barney McCosky	.447
4	Jo-Jo Moore	.423
5	2 tied	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	5
1	George Selkirk	5
3	Bill Nicholson	4
4	Johnny Berardino	3
4	9 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	14
1	Charlie Gehringer	14
1	Johnny Mize	14
4	George Selkirk	13
4	Maurice Van Robays	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Lewis	4
1	Johnny Welaj	4
3	Phil Cavarretta	3
3	Joe Gordon	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Dean	0.69
2	Hal Newhouser	0.95
3	Paul Derringer	1.00
4	Hugh Casey	1.17
5	Dick Errickson	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Luke Hamlin	3
1	Bill Lohrman	3
1	Johnny Rigney	3
1	Gene Thompson	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Rigney	19
2	Bob Feller	17
2	Jack Wilson	17
4	Hal Newhouser	15
4	Gene Thompson	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	3
2	Clint Brown	2
2	Johnny Murphy	2
4	Pete Appleton	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pinky May	.381
2	Lou Finney	.379
3	Joe Orengo	.368
4	Charlie Keller	.364
5	Larry Rosenthal	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	8
2	Joe DiMaggio	7
2	Charlie Keller	7
4	Jimmie Foxx	6
4	6 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Danning	25
1	Charlie Keller	25
3	Joe DiMaggio	23
4	Jimmy Bloodworth	22
5	Jimmie Foxx	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Welaj	6
2	George Case	4
2	Joe Gordon	4
2	Buddy Lewis	4
5	8 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Smith	1.86
2	Bob Bowman	1.89
3	Claude Passeau	2.06
4	Dick Errickson	2.11
5	Al Milnar	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	5
1	Al Milnar	5
1	Johnny Rigney	5
4	Marv Breuer	4
4	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	36
2	Bobo Newsom	33
3	Al Milnar	30
4	Eddie Smith	29
5	2 tied	26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.359
2	Joe DiMaggio	.355
3	Jimmie Foxx	.353
4	Ted Williams	.342
5	Bob Johnson	.342

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	140
2	Ted Williams	127
3	Bob Johnson	120
4	Jimmie Foxx	118
5	Johnny Mize	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	42
2	Mike Kreevich	23
2	Gee Walker	23
4	Joe Kuhel	18
4	Billy Werber	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.09
2	Bob Bowman	2.35
3	Marius Russo	2.58
4	Ted Lyons	2.74
5	Red Ruffing	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	28
2	Paul Derringer	25
3	Bob Feller	22
4	Dutch Leonard	21
5	Luke Hamlin	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	238
2	Bobo Newsom	179
3	Johnny Rigney	146
4	Paul Derringer	132
5	Claude Passeau	126

Saves

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