On This Day

Friday, June 21, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	36	22	.621	--
Red Sox	31	21	.596	2.0
Tigers	32	22	.593	2.0
Yankees	28	27	.509	6.5
Browns	27	31	.466	9.0
White Sox	26	31	.456	9.5
Athletics	22	33	.400	12.5
Senators	22	37	.373	14.5

Games

Athletics 12, White Sox 1

Indians 7, Red Sox 4

Yankees 12, Tigers 7

Senators 1, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	34	17	.667	--
Giants	33	18	.647	1.0
Reds	35	20	.636	1.0
Cubs	29	29	.500	8.5
Cardinals	21	30	.412	13.0
Phillies	19	31	.380	14.5
Pirates	19	31	.380	14.5
Bees	17	31	.354	15.5

Games

Dodgers 10, Pirates 8

Phillies 6, Cubs 5

Giants 4, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Red Rolfe	5
2	Lou Finney	4
2	Charlie Keller	4
4	Charlie Gelbert	3
4	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	2
2	Beau Bell	1
2	Sam Chapman	1
2	Frankie Crosetti	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Beau Bell	3
1	Sam Chapman	3
1	Bob Johnson	3
1	Charlie Keller	3
1	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Brancato	1
1	George Case	1
1	Frankie Hayes	1
1	Mel Ott	1
1	Dick Siebert	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sid Hudson	0.60
2	Harry Gumbert	0.50
2	Buck Ross	0.50
4	Paul Derringer	0.33
5	Jack Wilson	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Sid Hudson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	Sid Hudson	3
1	Red Ruffing	3
1	Jack Wilson	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ike Pearson	1
1	Steve Sundra	1
1	Vito Tamulis	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Finney	.363
2	Harry Danning	.362
3	Barney McCosky	.361
4	Rip Radcliff	.357
5	Doc Cramer	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	18
2	Jimmie Foxx	17
3	Hal Trosky	15
4	Bob Johnson	13
5	2 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	57
2	Harry Danning	47
3	Hank Greenberg	45
4	Elbie Fletcher	44
5	3 tied	43

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	15
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
1	Al Milnar	10
3	Paul Derringer	9
3	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	Barney McCosky	.444
2	Marty Marion	.442
3	Charlie Keller	.422
4	Rollie Hemsley	.413
5	Buddy Hassett	.389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Berardino	19
1	Elbie Fletcher	19
3	Hank Greenberg	16
3	Ted Williams	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Terry Moore	6
2	Marty Marion	3
3	George Case	2
3	Ben Chapman	2
3	12 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Allen	0.50
2	Paul Dean	1.00
3	Johnny Rigney	1.19
4	Hugh Mulcahy	1.44
5	2 tied	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Al Milnar	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	Jack Wilson	18
5	3 tied	17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Barney McCosky	.381
2	Charlie Keller	.377
3	Babe Phelps	.368
4	Hank Greenberg	.362
5	Pinky Higgins	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	9
1	Charlie Keller	9
3	Hank Greenberg	8
4	Johnny Berardino	7
4	Hal Trosky	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	30
2	Charlie Keller	29
3	Johnny Berardino	28
3	Joe DiMaggio	28
5	Bill Nicholson	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Dean	1.38
2	Al Smith	1.68
3	Paul Derringer	1.80
4	Claude Passeau	1.88
5	Hugh Mulcahy	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	6
1	Al Milnar	6
3	Bob Feller	5
3	Bobo Newsom	5
5	5 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	Ted Williams	.351
2	Joe DiMaggio	.351
3	Jimmie Foxx	.346
4	Johnny Mize	.345
5	Bob Johnson	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	41
2	Joe DiMaggio	37
3	Johnny Mize	36
4	Hal Trosky	35
5	Ted Williams	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	142
2	Ted Williams	128
3	Jimmie Foxx	122
4	Hal Trosky	120
5	Bob Johnson	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	40
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	2.70

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	148
4	Paul Derringer	139
5	Bucky Walters	125

Saves

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