On This Day

Saturday, June 22, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 37 22 .627 --
Tigers 33 22 .600 2.0
Red Sox 31 22 .585 3.0
Yankees 28 28 .500 7.5
Browns 27 32 .458 10.0
White Sox 26 31 .456 10.0
Athletics 22 33 .400 13.0
Senators 23 37 .383 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 34 18 .654 --
Reds 36 20 .643 0.0
Giants 33 19 .635 1.0
Cubs 30 29 .508 7.5
Cardinals 22 30 .423 12.0
Pirates 20 31 .392 13.5
Phillies 19 32 .373 14.5
Bees 17 32 .347 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Boudreau 4
1 Buddy Myer 4
3 Zeke Bonura 3
3 Phil Cavarretta 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Berardino 2
1 Elbie Fletcher 2
3 Zeke Bonura 1
3 Harlond Clift 1
3 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Berardino 4
1 Zeke Bonura 4
1 Harlond Clift 4
4 Lou Boudreau 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Elliott 2
2 Jimmy Brown 1
2 Dolph Camilli 1
2 Frankie Crosetti 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tex Carleton 0.62
2 Mel Harder 0.50
2 Jim Turner 0.50
4 Tommy Bridges 0.38
5 Claude Passeau 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 1
1 Mort Cooper 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Joe Haynes 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mel Harder 6
2 Tommy Bridges 5
2 Tex Carleton 5
4 Jim Turner 4
5 Claude Passeau 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 Walt Masterson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Finney .364
1 Barney McCosky .364
3 Rip Radcliff .360
4 Harry Danning .359
5 Bill Nicholson .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
2 Elbie Fletcher 47
4 Hank Greenberg 45
4 Johnny Mize 45

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 Tommy Bridges 59
3 Bobo Newsom 58
3 Eddie Smith 58
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 .449
2 Charlie Keller .444
3 Rollie Hemsley .426
4 Marty Marion .415
5 Buddy Hassett .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Berardino 7
2 Vince DiMaggio 6
2 Elbie Fletcher 6
2 Charlie Keller 6
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Elbie Fletcher 22
2 Johnny Berardino 21
3 Ted Williams 16
4 Hank Greenberg 15
4 Charlie Keller 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Terry Moore 5
2 Bob Elliott 3
2 Marty Marion 3
4 Dolph Camilli 2
4 9 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 Clyde Shoun 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 3
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Al Milnar 3
1 Hal Schumacher 3
1 Bill Trotter 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 28
2 Whit Wyatt 23
3 Johnny Niggeling 21
4 Tommy Bridges 19
5 Jack Wilson 18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barney McCosky .390
2 Charlie Keller .371
3 Hank Greenberg .371
4 Babe Phelps .363
5 Pinky Higgins .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Berardino 9
1 Joe DiMaggio 9
1 Charlie Keller 9
4 Hank Greenberg 8
5 Elbie Fletcher 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Berardino 31
2 Hank Greenberg 30
3 Joe DiMaggio 29
4 Charlie Keller 28
5 Bill Nicholson 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Terry Moore 6
1 Johnny Welaj 6
3 Dolph Camilli 4
3 George Case 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Derringer 1.16
2 Paul Dean 1.38
3 Al Smith 1.68
4 Claude Passeau 1.89
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 Tommy Bridges 33
2 Bobo Newsom 33
2 Johnny Niggeling 33
5 Johnny Rigney 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 .353
2 Ted Williams .350
3 Johnny Mize .346
4 Jimmie Foxx .343
5 Charlie Keller .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 41
2 Joe DiMaggio 37
3 Johnny Mize 36
4 Hal Trosky 34
5 Ted Williams 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 143
2 Ted Williams 127
3 Jimmie Foxx 120
4 Elbie Fletcher 118
4 3 others tied 118

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 2.70

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 179
3 Johnny Rigney 148
4 Paul Derringer 139
5 Tommy Bridges 126

Saves

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