On This Day

Thursday, June 20, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	35	22	.614	--
Red Sox	31	20	.608	1.0
Tigers	32	21	.604	1.0
Yankees	27	27	.500	6.5
Browns	27	30	.474	8.0
White Sox	26	30	.464	8.5
Athletics	21	33	.389	12.5
Senators	21	37	.362	14.5

Games

White Sox 1, Yankees 0

Indians 12, Senators 1

Athletics 6, Tigers 4

Browns 2, Red Sox 1

Browns 11, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	33	17	.660	--
Reds	35	19	.648	0.0
Giants	32	18	.640	1.0
Cubs	29	28	.509	7.5
Cardinals	21	30	.412	12.5
Pirates	19	30	.388	13.5
Phillies	18	31	.367	14.5
Bees	17	31	.354	15.0

Games

Giants 6, Cubs 3

Phillies 4, Reds 3

Pirates 8, Bees 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Berardino	4
1	Gene Moore	4
1	Bill Nicholson	4
4	Harlond Clift	3
4	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	2
2	Johnny Berardino	1
2	Al Brancato	1
2	Phil Cavarretta	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Berardino	5
2	Elbie Fletcher	4
2	Chuck Klein	4
2	Ray Mack	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
None

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	2.20
2	Johnny Niggeling	1.33
3	Johnny Rigney	0.71
4	Larry French	0.50
5	Gene Thompson	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Chubby Dean	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	11
2	Johnny Niggeling	8
3	Johnny Rigney	5
4	Larry French	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Ed Heusser	1
1	Cliff Melton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Danning	.364
2	Rip Radcliff	.359
3	Barney McCosky	.358
4	Lou Finney	.351
5	Doc Cramer	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	18
2	Jimmie Foxx	16
3	Hal Trosky	15
4	Hank Greenberg	12
5	3 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	56
2	Harry Danning	47
3	Hank Greenberg	43
3	Johnny Mize	43
3	2 others tied	43

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	Bob Feller	2.73
5	Marius Russo	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	10
2	Paul Derringer	9
2	Al Milnar	9
2	Bucky Walters	9
5	3 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	104
2	Bobo Newsom	58
2	Eddie Smith	58
4	Tommy Bridges	54
5	Kirby Higbe	51

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Marty Marion	.436
2	Rollie Hemsley	.405
3	Charlie Keller	.395
4	Buddy Hassett	.390
5	Dom Dallessandro	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Berardino	6
2	Charlie Keller	5
3	Roy Cullenbine	4
3	Joe DiMaggio	4
3	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Berardino	19
1	Bill Nicholson	19
3	Elbie Fletcher	17
4	Charlie Gehringer	16
5	Hank Greenberg	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Terry Moore	6
2	Bob Johnson	3
2	Marty Marion	3
4	Phil Cavarretta	2
4	12 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Derringer	1.00
1	Paul Dean	1.00
1	Johnny Gorsica	1.00
4	Hugh Mulcahy	1.44
5	Bump Hadley	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Johnny Rigney	3
1	Hal Schumacher	3
1	Bill Trotter	3
5	27 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	33
2	Whit Wyatt	23
3	Johnny Niggeling	21
4	Johnny Rigney	20
5	Hal Newhouser	17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Barney McCosky	.396
2	Babe Phelps	.375
3	Hank Greenberg	.365
4	Bill Nicholson	.359
5	2 tied	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	9
1	Hank Greenberg	9
1	Charlie Keller	9
4	Johnny Berardino	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	29
2	Johnny Berardino	28
2	Joe DiMaggio	28
4	Charlie Keller	27
5	Bill Nicholson	26

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	1.68
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	Bobo Newsom	5
5	4 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	53
2	Johnny Niggeling	35
3	Bobo Newsom	33
4	Johnny Rigney	31
4	Eddie Smith	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Jumbo Brown	3
3	Al Benton	2
3	Clint Brown	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.352
2	Ted Williams	.350
3	Johnny Mize	.347
4	Jimmie Foxx	.342
5	Taffy Wright	.334

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	143
2	Ted Williams	125
3	Jimmie Foxx	121
4	Hal Trosky	120
5	Johnny Mize	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	39
2	Gee Walker	23
3	Mike Kreevich	22
4	Joe Kuhel	18
5	2 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	Paul Derringer	26
1	Bucky Walters	26
3	Bob Feller	24
4	Dutch Leonard	21
4	Bobo Newsom	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	256
2	Bobo Newsom	183
3	Johnny Rigney	149
4	Paul Derringer	136
5	Bucky Walters	125

Saves

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