On This Day

Sunday, June 16, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	31	16	.660	--
Tigers	30	20	.600	2.5
Indians	32	22	.593	2.5
Yankees	27	24	.529	6.0
White Sox	23	30	.434	11.0
Browns	23	30	.434	11.0
Athletics	20	31	.392	13.0
Senators	21	34	.382	14.0

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 3

Red Sox 14, White Sox 5

Indians 4, Athletics 2

Indians 4, Athletics 3

Tigers 8, Senators 7

Browns 12, Yankees 6

Browns 6, Yankees 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	32	15	.681	--
Reds	34	17	.667	0.0
Giants	30	17	.638	2.0
Cubs	28	26	.519	7.5
Cardinals	19	29	.396	13.5
Pirates	17	28	.378	14.0
Phillies	16	30	.348	15.5
Bees	15	29	.341	15.5

Games

Reds 1, Dodgers 0

Reds 5, Dodgers 2

Pirates 5, Giants 0

Pirates 5, Giants 3

Cardinals 9, Phillies 3

Bees 5, Cubs 4

Cubs 9, Bees 1

Cardinals 3, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Doc Cramer	4
1	Joe Cronin	4
1	Harry Danning	4
1	Elbie Fletcher	4
1	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Cronin	2
1	Frankie Crosetti	2
1	Joe DiMaggio	2
1	Jack Wilson	2
5	19 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	6
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
3	Jimmie Foxx	4
3	Bill Nicholson	4
5	5 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marty Marion	3
2	Terry Moore	2
3	Vince DiMaggio	1
3	Bob Elliott	1
3	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whit Wyatt	1.75
2	Bob Feller	1.71
3	Porter Vaughan	1.60
4	Max Butcher	1.00
5	Lon Warneke	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	12
2	Tommy Bridges	8
2	Porter Vaughan	8
4	Whit Wyatt	7
5	4 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ken Heintzelman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.371
2	Harry Danning	.362
3	Doc Cramer	.359
4	Lou Finney	.354
5	Barney McCosky	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	18
2	Jimmie Foxx	16
3	Hal Trosky	14
4	Hank Greenberg	11
4	2 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	55
2	Harry Danning	44
3	Johnny Mize	43
4	Gee Walker	42
5	2 tied	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	Luke Hamlin	2.77
5	2 tied	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	9
1	Bob Feller	9
1	Al Milnar	9
1	Bucky Walters	9
5	2 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	93
2	Tommy Bridges	54
2	Bobo Newsom	54
4	Eddie Smith	52
5	2 tied	47

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	Barney McCosky	.442
2	Marty Marion	.436
3	Dom Dallessandro	.422
4	Elbie Fletcher	.408
5	Pinky May	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	6
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
3	Johnny Berardino	4
3	Elbie Fletcher	4
3	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	18
1	Bill Nicholson	18
3	Johnny Mize	17
4	Charlie Gehringer	15
4	Hank Greenberg	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Terry Moore	5
2	Joe Gordon	4
2	Buddy Lewis	4
2	Johnny Welaj	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bagby	0.57
2	Paul Dean	0.69
3	Paul Derringer	0.75
4	Hal Newhouser	0.95
5	Hugh Mulcahy	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	4
2	Jim Bagby	3
2	Larry French	3
2	Luke Hamlin	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	29
2	Jack Wilson	23
3	Johnny Rigney	19
4	Tommy Bridges	17
4	Larry French	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	3
2	Clint Brown	2
3	Pete Appleton	1
3	Mace Brown	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Greenberg	.371
2	Barney McCosky	.369
3	Charlie Keller	.365
4	Doc Cramer	.360
5	Babe Phelps	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	9
1	Johnny Mize	9
3	Hank Greenberg	8
3	Charlie Keller	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	28
2	Harry Danning	27
2	Charlie Keller	27
4	Hank Greenberg	26
5	Jimmie Foxx	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Welaj	6
2	Joe Gordon	5
2	Terry Moore	5
4	George Case	4
4	Buddy Lewis	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Gorsica	1.84
2	Al Smith	1.86
3	Claude Passeau	1.92
4	Bob Bowman	2.03
5	Al Milnar	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	6
1	Al Milnar	6
3	Bob Feller	5
3	Bobo Newsom	5
3	Johnny Rigney	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	48
2	Bobo Newsom	36
3	Al Milnar	35
4	Tommy Bridges	30
5	Eddie Smith	29

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	Joe DiMaggio	.353
2	Johnny Mize	.352
3	Jimmie Foxx	.351
4	Ted Williams	.346
5	Bob Johnson	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	40
2	Joe DiMaggio	37
2	Johnny Mize	37
4	Hal Trosky	34
5	2 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	144
2	Ted Williams	129
3	Jimmie Foxx	122
4	Johnny Mize	120
5	Bob Johnson	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	39
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	2.63
4	Ted Lyons	2.65
5	Paul Derringer	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	27
2	Paul Derringer	26
3	Bob Feller	23
4	Dutch Leonard	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	250
2	Bobo Newsom	182
3	Johnny Rigney	146
4	Paul Derringer	138
5	Tommy Bridges	127

Saves

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