On This Day

Sunday, June 23, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	38	23	.623	--
Tigers	34	22	.607	1.5
Red Sox	32	23	.582	3.0
Yankees	28	29	.491	8.0
Browns	28	33	.459	10.0
White Sox	26	31	.456	10.0
Athletics	22	33	.400	13.0
Senators	24	38	.387	14.5

Games

Indians 4, Red Sox 1

Red Sox 2, Indians 0

Browns 3, Senators 2

Tigers 9, Yankees 2

Senators 12, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	38	20	.655	--
Dodgers	34	19	.642	1.5
Giants	33	21	.611	3.0
Cubs	32	29	.525	7.5
Cardinals	22	32	.407	14.0
Pirates	21	31	.404	14.0
Bees	19	32	.373	15.5
Phillies	19	34	.358	16.5

Games

Pirates 8, Dodgers 5

Pirates 4, Dodgers 4

Bees 7, Cardinals 5

Bees 10, Cardinals 5

Cubs 3, Phillies 2

Cubs 7, Phillies 2

Reds 7, Giants 4

Reds 2, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gene Moore	7
2	Eddie Miller	6
2	Dixie Walker	6
4	Bob Elliott	5
4	4 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Rizzo	2
1	Jim Tabor	2
3	Dolph Camilli	1
3	George Case	1
3	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gee Walker	5
2	Eddie Miller	4
2	Cecil Travis	4
2	Rudy York	4
5	7 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Berardino	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Pete Coscarart	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Bowman	999.00
2	Gene Thompson	1.00
3	Manny Salvo	0.75
4	Bobo Newsom	0.62
5	Jake Mooty	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Harris	1
1	Herb Hash	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	Danny MacFayden	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Curt Davis	6
1	Carl Hubbell	6
1	Manny Salvo	6
4	Lefty Grove	5
4	4 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Mace Brown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.367
2	Harry Danning	.360
3	Lou Finney	.360
4	Barney McCosky	.360
5	Dixie Walker	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	19
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	Elbie Fletcher	48
2	Johnny Mize	48
2	Gee Walker	48
5	2 tied	47

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	15
2	Lonny Frey	9
2	Gee Walker	9
4	Joe Gordon	7
4	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Smith	1.89
2	Bucky Walters	2.48
3	Hugh Mulcahy	2.59
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	Bobo Newsom	9
3	2 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	104
2	Bobo Newsom	63
3	Tommy Bridges	59
4	Eddie Smith	58
5	Gene Thompson	52

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	.426
2	Pinky Higgins	.417
3	Roy Weatherly	.415
4	Charlie Keller	.413
5	Harry Danning	.404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Berardino	22
2	Elbie Fletcher	20
3	Hank Greenberg	15
3	Charlie Keller	15
5	6 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Terry Moore	5
2	Bob Elliott	3
2	Marty Marion	3
4	Dolph Camilli	2
4	10 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Allen	0.50
2	Ken Raffensberger	1.17
3	Johnny Rigney	1.19
4	Gene Thompson	1.35
5	2 tied	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	3
1	Bobo Newsom	3
1	Hal Schumacher	3
1	Al Smith	3
1	Bill Trotter	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Whit Wyatt	27
3	Johnny Niggeling	21
4	Tommy Bridges	19
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	2
2	Joe Beggs	1
2	Al Benton	1
2	Jumbo Brown	1
2	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Barney McCosky	.387
2	Pinky Higgins	.385
3	Hank Greenberg	.371
4	Roy Weatherly	.358
5	Babe Phelps	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Berardino	9
1	Charlie Keller	9
3	Joe DiMaggio	8
4	Elbie Fletcher	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Berardino	33
2	Hank Greenberg	30
3	Charlie Keller	28
4	Joe DiMaggio	27
4	2 others tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Terry Moore	6
1	Johnny Welaj	6
3	Dolph Camilli	4
3	Bob Elliott	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jake Mooty	1.15
2	Paul Derringer	1.16
3	Al Smith	1.57
4	Paul Dean	1.59
5	Claude Passeau	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	6
1	Al Milnar	6
3	Bob Feller	5
3	Bobo Newsom	5
3	Al Smith	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	53
2	Tommy Bridges	33
2	Johnny Niggeling	33
2	Whit Wyatt	33
5	2 tied	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.352
2	Ted Williams	.350
3	Johnny Mize	.343
4	Jimmie Foxx	.339
5	Bob Johnson	.335

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	143
2	Ted Williams	127
3	Johnny Mize	121
4	Jimmie Foxx	120
5	Elbie Fletcher	119

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	Bob Bowman	2.29
2	Bucky Walters	2.30
3	Marius Russo	2.56
4	Paul Derringer	2.61
5	Ted Lyons	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	26
1	Bucky Walters	26
3	Bob Feller	23
4	Dutch Leonard	22
4	Bobo Newsom	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	250
2	Bobo Newsom	184
3	Johnny Rigney	148
4	Paul Derringer	137
5	Gene Thompson	127

Saves

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