On This Day

Monday, June 24, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 39 23 .629 --
Tigers 34 22 .607 2.0
Red Sox 32 23 .582 3.5
Yankees 28 30 .483 9.0
Browns 29 33 .468 10.0
White Sox 26 31 .456 10.5
Athletics 22 34 .393 14.0
Senators 24 38 .387 15.0

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Elden Auker 2
1 Johnny Berardino 2
1 Ben Chapman 2
1 Frankie Crosetti 2
1 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Judnich 2
2 Harlond Clift 1
2 Don Heffner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harlond Clift 4
2 Bob Feller 2
2 Wally Judnich 2
4 Johnny Berardino 1
4 10 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 0.50
2 Elden Auker 0.18
2 Johnny Babich 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Bob Feller 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 5
2 Atley Donald 3
3 Elden Auker 2
3 Johnny Babich 2
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .365
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 2.61
5 Vern Olsen 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 11
2 Al Milnar 10
3 Paul Derringer 9
3 Bobo Newsom 9
3 2 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 109
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 Harry Danning .425
3 Pinky Higgins .417
4 Charlie Keller .396
5 Max West .395

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Berardino 20
2 Harlond Clift 18
3 Elbie Fletcher 15
3 Hank Greenberg 15
3 Charlie Keller 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Elliott 3
1 Marty Marion 3
1 Terry Moore 3
4 Dolph Camilli 2
4 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Allen 0.50
2 Gene Thompson 1.11
3 Al Smith 1.29
4 Johnny Rigney 1.37
5 2 tied 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Bobo Newsom 3
1 Al Smith 3
5 22 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 33
2 Whit Wyatt 25
3 Tommy Bridges 19
4 Johnny Niggeling 18
5 Jack Wilson 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 2
2 Joe Beggs 1
2 Al Benton 1
2 Jumbo Brown 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barney McCosky .402
2 Pinky Higgins .396
3 Hank Greenberg .375
4 Babe Phelps .356
5 Roy Weatherly .354

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 34
2 Hank Greenberg 29
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 49
2 Johnny Niggeling 33
2 Whit Wyatt 33
4 Bobo Newsom 31
5 Al Milnar 29

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 .354
2 Ted Williams .353
3 Johnny Mize .344
4 Jimmie Foxx .336
5 Taffy Wright .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 40
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 142
2 Ted Williams 127
3 Johnny Mize 121
4 Elbie Fletcher 119
4 Jimmie Foxx 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 39
2 Gee Walker 23
3 Mike Kreevich 21
4 Joe Kuhel 18
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Bowman 2.29
2 Bucky Walters 2.30
3 Paul Derringer 2.61
4 Ted Lyons 2.64
5 Gene Thompson 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 26
1 Bucky Walters 26
3 Bob Feller 24
4 Dutch Leonard 22
4 Bobo Newsom 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 255
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