On This Day

Tuesday, June 18, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 31 17 .646 --
Tigers 30 20 .600 2.0
Indians 33 22 .600 1.5
Yankees 27 25 .519 6.0
White Sox 24 30 .444 10.0
Browns 24 30 .444 10.0
Athletics 20 31 .392 12.5
Senators 21 35 .375 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 35 18 .660 --
Dodgers 32 17 .653 1.0
Giants 31 18 .633 2.0
Cubs 29 27 .518 7.5
Cardinals 21 29 .420 12.5
Bees 17 29 .370 14.5
Pirates 17 30 .362 15.0
Phillies 17 31 .354 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Boudreau 3
1 Harlond Clift 3
1 Lonny Frey 3
1 Bob Kennedy 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bragan 2
2 Johnny Berardino 1
2 Joe DiMaggio 1
2 Charlie Keller 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Berardino 4
2 Bobby Bragan 3
2 Harlond Clift 3
4 Joe DiMaggio 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 George Case 1
1 Mike Kreevich 1
1 Cookie Lavagetto 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bucky Walters 1.00
2 Eddie Smith 0.75
3 Luke Hamlin 0.62
4 Bill Lohrman 0.33
5 Jake Mooty 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Jake Mooty 1
1 Hugh Mulcahy 1
1 Al Smith 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luke Hamlin 8
1 Bucky Walters 8
3 Eddie Smith 6
4 Cliff Melton 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .371
2 Doc Cramer .355
3 Harry Danning .354
4 Ted Williams .351
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 3 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 14
2 Lonny Frey 9
2 Gee Walker 9
4 Joe Gordon 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Smith 2.00
2 Bucky Walters 2.47
3 Hugh Mulcahy 2.56
4 Paul Derringer 2.79
4 Al Milnar 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 Eddie Smith 58
3 Tommy Bridges 54
3 Bobo Newsom 54
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 Buddy Hassett .415
2 Marty Marion .411
3 Frank Demaree .410
4 Beau Bell .397
5 Rip Radcliff .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Berardino 5
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
1 Charlie Keller 5
4 Vince DiMaggio 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 18
2 Johnny Berardino 15
2 Joe DiMaggio 15
2 Charlie Gehringer 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Terry Moore 6
2 Johnny Welaj 4
3 Phil Cavarretta 3
3 Joe Gordon 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Dean 0.82
2 Hal Newhouser 0.95
3 Paul Derringer 1.00
3 Johnny Gorsica 1.00
5 Hugh Mulcahy 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Larry French 3
1 Johnny Rigney 3
1 Al Smith 3
1 Bill Trotter 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 22
2 Jack Wilson 19
3 Eddie Smith 18
4 Tommy Bridges 17
4 Larry French 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Brown 3
2 Pete Appleton 1
2 Clint Brown 1
2 Mace Brown 1
2 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barney McCosky .378
2 Hank Greenberg .371
3 Charlie Keller .360
4 Ted Williams .358
5 Babe Phelps .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 9
1 Charlie Keller 9
3 Hank Greenberg 8
4 Jimmie Foxx 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 28
1 Charlie Keller 28
3 Hank Greenberg 26
4 Jimmie Foxx 25
4 Bill Nicholson 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Dean 1.38
2 Paul Derringer 1.60
3 Al Smith 1.73
4 Johnny Gorsica 1.84
5 Hugh Mulcahy 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 6
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Al Milnar 5
2 Johnny Rigney 5
2 Al Smith 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 48
2 Eddie Smith 31
3 Tommy Bridges 30
3 Al Milnar 30
5 Bobo Newsom 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 4
2 Clint Brown 3
2 Jumbo Brown 3
4 Roxie Lawson 2
4 Vance Page 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .356
2 Ted Williams .352
3 Johnny Mize .347
4 Jimmie Foxx .347
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 40
2 Joe DiMaggio 37
3 Johnny Mize 36
4 Hal Trosky 34
5 Ted Williams 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 145
2 Ted Williams 127
3 Jimmie Foxx 122
4 Johnny Mize 117
5 2 tied 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 40
2 Gee Walker 23
3 Mike Kreevich 22
4 Joe Kuhel 18
5 3 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.29
2 Bob Bowman 2.30
3 Marius Russo 2.63
4 Ted Lyons 2.64
5 Paul Derringer 2.68

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 245
2 Bobo Newsom 179
3 Johnny Rigney 144
4 Paul Derringer 136
5 2 tied 127

Saves

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