On This Day

Tuesday, June 25, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 40 23 .635 --
Tigers 35 23 .603 2.5
Red Sox 33 24 .579 4.0
Browns 30 33 .476 10.0
Yankees 28 31 .475 10.0
White Sox 26 32 .448 11.5
Senators 25 38 .397 15.0
Athletics 22 35 .386 15.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 38 20 .655 --
Dodgers 34 20 .630 2.0
Giants 33 21 .611 3.0
Cubs 33 29 .532 7.0
Pirates 22 31 .415 13.5
Cardinals 22 32 .407 14.0
Bees 19 32 .373 15.5
Phillies 19 35 .352 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bruce Campbell 4
1 Dom Dallessandro 4
1 Lou Finney 4
1 Frankie Hayes 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal Trosky 2
2 Joe Cronin 1
2 Charlie Gehringer 1
2 Joe Kuhel 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Berardino 6
2 Frankie Hayes 4
2 Jim Tabor 4
4 Joe Cronin 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Heffner 1
1 Arky Vaughan 1
1 Taffy Wright 1
1 Rudy York 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Newhouser 0.88
2 Luke Hamlin 0.57
3 Sid Hudson 0.50
4 Larry French 0.38
4 Al Milnar 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sid Hudson 1
1 Johnny Lanning 1
1 Roxie Lawson 1
1 Al Milnar 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 7
2 Jack Wilson 6
3 Sid Hudson 5
4 Luke Hamlin 4
4 Johnny Rigney 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Klinger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .364
2 Lou Finney .364
3 Barney McCosky .363
4 Harry Danning .360
5 Dixie Walker .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 19
2 Jimmie Foxx 17
2 Hal Trosky 17
4 Bob Johnson 13
5 3 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 58
2 Hank Greenberg 50
3 Elbie Fletcher 48
3 Johnny Mize 48
3 Gee Walker 48

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 Claude Passeau 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 11
1 Al Milnar 11
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 Kirby Higbe 54

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 .429
2 Harry Danning .425
3 Max West .421
4 Pinky Higgins .407
5 Gene Moore .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 6
1 Charlie Keller 6
3 Johnny Berardino 5
3 Ernie Lombardi 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Berardino 26
2 Harlond Clift 19
3 Hank Greenberg 18
4 Charlie Keller 17
5 Rudy York 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Elliott 3
1 Marty Marion 3
1 Terry Moore 3
1 Arky Vaughan 3
5 9 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Allen 0.50
2 Gene Thompson 1.11
3 Al Smith 1.29
4 Paul Dean 1.38
4 Paul Derringer 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Al Milnar 3
1 Bobo Newsom 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 33
2 Whit Wyatt 25
3 Jack Wilson 23
4 Tommy Bridges 19
5 2 tied 18

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 .421
2 Pinky Higgins .392
3 Roy Weatherly .364
4 Hank Greenberg .359
5 Babe Phelps .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Berardino 9
1 Charlie Keller 9
3 Joe DiMaggio 8
3 Hal Trosky 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Berardino 40
2 Hank Greenberg 32
3 Charlie Keller 30
4 Joe DiMaggio 28
5 Rudy York 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Mooty 0.95
2 Paul Derringer 1.16
3 Al Smith 1.57
4 Paul Dean 1.59
5 Lon Warneke 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Milnar 7
2 Paul Derringer 6
3 Bob Feller 5
3 Bobo Newsom 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 49
2 Johnny Niggeling 33
2 Whit Wyatt 33
4 Al Milnar 32
4 Jack Wilson 32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .353
2 Joe DiMaggio .351
3 Johnny Mize .340
4 Taffy Wright .336
5 Jimmie Foxx .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 40
2 Joe DiMaggio 37
2 Johnny Mize 37
4 Hal Trosky 35
5 Ted Williams 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 142
2 Ted Williams 127
3 Johnny Mize 121
4 Jimmie Foxx 120
5 Elbie Fletcher 118

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 2.31
2 Bucky Walters 2.31
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 152
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