On This Day

Saturday, June 15, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	29	16	.644	--
Tigers	29	20	.592	2.0
Indians	30	22	.577	2.5
Yankees	27	22	.551	4.0
White Sox	23	28	.451	9.0
Browns	21	30	.412	11.0
Athletics	20	29	.408	11.0
Senators	21	33	.389	12.5

Games

Red Sox 5, White Sox 2

Athletics 7, Indians 4

Yankees 7, Browns 6

Tigers 11, Senators 1

Tigers 8, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	32	13	.711	--
Giants	30	15	.667	2.0
Reds	32	17	.653	2.0
Cubs	27	25	.519	8.5
Cardinals	17	29	.370	15.5
Phillies	16	28	.364	15.5
Pirates	15	28	.349	16.0
Bees	14	28	.333	16.5

Games

Dodgers 11, Reds 6

Cubs 11, Bees 5

Giants 12, Pirates 1

Cardinals 14, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Greenberg	6
2	Rudy York	5
3	Harry Danning	4
4	Bruce Campbell	3
4	14 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pinky Higgins	2
1	Ernie Lombardi	2
3	Harry Danning	1
3	Jake Early	1
3	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Brancato	4
1	Hank Greenberg	4
1	Billy Herman	4
1	Pinky Higgins	4
1	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	Enos Slaughter	1
1	Al Todd	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Schumacher	0.88
2	Larry French	0.78
3	Johnny Niggeling	0.77
4	Johnny Gorsica	0.71
5	Mort Cooper	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Larry French	1
1	Johnny Gorsica	1
1	Herb Hash	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Niggeling	10
2	Larry French	7
2	Hal Schumacher	7
4	Johnny Gorsica	5
4	Tot Pressnell	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marius Russo	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Finney	.370
2	Rip Radcliff	.369
3	Jo-Jo Moore	.355
4	Doc Cramer	.355
5	Harry Danning	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	17
2	Jimmie Foxx	15
3	Hal Trosky	14
4	Bob Johnson	11
4	Joe Kuhel	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	51
2	Harry Danning	44
3	Johnny Mize	42
4	Gee Walker	41
5	Jimmy Bloodworth	40

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	13
2	Lonny Frey	9
2	Gee Walker	9
4	Joe Gordon	7
4	Buddy Lewis	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Smith	2.16
2	Bucky Walters	2.41
3	Hugh Mulcahy	2.70
4	Red Ruffing	2.72
5	Luke Hamlin	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	9
2	Paul Derringer	8
2	Bob Feller	8
2	Larry French	8
2	2 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	81
2	Bobo Newsom	54
3	Eddie Smith	52
4	Tommy Bridges	46
5	2 tied	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	Barney McCosky	.444
3	Jo-Jo Moore	.429
4	Marty Marion	.426
5	Dom Dallessandro	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	5
1	George Selkirk	5
3	Elbie Fletcher	4
3	Jimmie Foxx	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	16
2	Charlie Gehringer	15
2	Bill Nicholson	15
4	Joe DiMaggio	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Gordon	4
1	Buddy Lewis	4
1	Johnny Welaj	4
4	Phil Cavarretta	3
4	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	Johnny Lanning	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Larry French	3
1	Luke Hamlin	3
1	Bill Lohrman	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Rigney	19
2	Bob Feller	17
2	Larry French	17
2	Jack Wilson	17
5	Johnny Niggeling	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	3
2	Clint Brown	2
2	Johnny Murphy	2
4	Pete Appleton	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pinky May	.388
2	Charlie Keller	.374
3	Hank Greenberg	.370
3	Jo-Jo Moore	.370
5	Barney McCosky	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	8
1	Johnny Mize	8
3	Joe DiMaggio	7
3	Jimmie Foxx	7
3	Hank Greenberg	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Danning	27
2	Charlie Keller	26
3	Hank Greenberg	24
4	Joe DiMaggio	23
4	Rudy York	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Welaj	6
2	Joe Gordon	5
3	George Case	4
3	Buddy Lewis	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Gorsica	1.84
2	Al Smith	1.86
3	Bob Bowman	2.03
4	Claude Passeau	2.06
5	Al Milnar	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	5
1	Al Milnar	5
1	Bobo Newsom	5
1	Johnny Rigney	5
5	9 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	36
1	Bobo Newsom	36
3	Al Milnar	30
4	Eddie Smith	29
5	Johnny Niggeling	27

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	.357
2	Joe DiMaggio	.355
3	Jimmie Foxx	.352
4	Ted Williams	.346
5	Bob Johnson	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	39
2	Johnny Mize	36
3	Joe DiMaggio	35
4	Hal Trosky	34
5	2 tied	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	140
2	Ted Williams	128
3	Bob Johnson	120
4	Johnny Mize	119
5	Jimmie Foxx	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	40
2	Gee Walker	23
3	Mike Kreevich	21
4	Joe Kuhel	18
4	Billy Werber	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.26
2	Bob Bowman	2.35
3	Marius Russo	2.57
4	Ted Lyons	2.74
5	Red Ruffing	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	27
2	Paul Derringer	25
3	Bob Feller	22
4	Dutch Leonard	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	238
2	Bobo Newsom	182
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