On This Day

Wednesday, June 19, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	31	18	.633	--
Tigers	32	20	.615	0.5
Indians	34	22	.607	0.5
Yankees	27	26	.509	6.0
White Sox	25	30	.455	9.0
Browns	25	30	.455	9.0
Athletics	20	33	.377	13.0
Senators	21	36	.368	14.0

Games

White Sox 1, Yankees 0

Indians 4, Senators 1

Tigers 5, Athletics 4

Tigers 9, Athletics 4

Browns 6, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	35	18	.660	--
Dodgers	33	17	.660	0.5
Giants	31	18	.633	2.0
Cubs	29	27	.518	7.5
Cardinals	21	30	.412	13.0
Pirates	18	30	.375	14.5
Bees	17	30	.362	15.0
Phillies	17	31	.354	15.5

Games

Dodgers 8, Cardinals 3

Pirates 5, Bees 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Barney McCosky	5
1	Wally Moses	5
3	Sam Chapman	3
3	Bobby Doerr	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Pinky Higgins	1
1	Wally Judnich	1
1	Hal Trosky	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Judnich	4
2	Dick Bartell	2
2	Bill Brubaker	2
2	Lou Finney	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Leo Durocher	1
1	Joe Gallagher	1
1	Pinky Higgins	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whit Wyatt	0.89
2	Thornton Lee	0.56
3	Johnny Allen	0.40
3	Marius Russo	0.40
5	Nels Potter	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Roxie Lawson	1
1	Thornton Lee	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whit Wyatt	8
2	Thornton Lee	5
3	Johnny Allen	4
3	George Caster	4
3	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.366
2	Barney McCosky	.360
3	Lou Finney	.356
4	Harry Danning	.354
5	Doc Cramer	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	18
2	Jimmie Foxx	16
3	Hal Trosky	15
4	Hank Greenberg	11
4	3 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	56
2	Harry Danning	44
3	Johnny Mize	43
4	Hank Greenberg	42
4	Gee Walker	42

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	Marius Russo	2.73
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	3 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	93
2	Bobo Newsom	58
2	Eddie Smith	58
4	Tommy Bridges	54
5	2 tied	47

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Barney McCosky	.488
2	Marty Marion	.436
3	Buddy Hassett	.426
4	Charlie Keller	.395
5	Dom Dallessandro	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Berardino	5
1	Charlie Keller	5
3	Joe DiMaggio	4
3	Vince DiMaggio	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	18
2	Charlie Gehringer	17
3	Johnny Berardino	14
3	Hank Greenberg	14
5	5 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Terry Moore	6
2	Joe Gordon	3
2	Bob Johnson	3
2	Marty Marion	3
5	12 tied	2

ERA

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

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Larry French	3
1	Johnny Rigney	3
1	Bill Trotter	3
5	25 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whit Wyatt	23
2	Bob Feller	22
3	Larry French	17
4	Luke Hamlin	15
4	3 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Brown	3
2	Pete Appleton	1
2	Al Benton	1
2	Clint Brown	1
2	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Barney McCosky	.393
2	Charlie Keller	.370
3	Babe Phelps	.368
4	Ted Williams	.354
5	2 tied	.353

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	28
1	Hank Greenberg	28
3	Charlie Keller	27
4	Jimmie Foxx	26
5	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	Al Milnar	5
2	Bobo Newsom	5
2	Johnny Rigney	5
2	Al Smith	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	42
2	Bobo Newsom	33
3	Eddie Smith	31
4	Tommy Bridges	30
4	2 others tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Clint Brown	3
2	Jumbo Brown	3
4	Al Benton	2
4	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.355
2	Ted Williams	.352
3	Johnny Mize	.347
4	Jimmie Foxx	.344
5	2 tied	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	40
2	Joe DiMaggio	37
3	Johnny Mize	36
4	Hal Trosky	35
5	Ted Williams	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	145
2	Ted Williams	127
3	Jimmie Foxx	123
4	Johnny Mize	117
4	Hal Trosky	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	39
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	2.56
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
4	Bobo Newsom	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	245
2	Bobo Newsom	183
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	Al Benton	10
4	Jumbo Brown	10