On This Day

Thursday, June 27, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 40 24 .625 --
Tigers 36 24 .600 2.0
Red Sox 34 24 .586 3.0
Yankees 29 31 .483 9.0
Browns 30 35 .462 10.5
White Sox 27 32 .458 10.5
Athletics 23 35 .397 14.0
Senators 25 39 .391 15.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 38 20 .655 --
Dodgers 35 20 .636 1.5
Giants 35 21 .625 2.0
Cubs 33 30 .524 7.5
Pirates 23 32 .418 13.5
Cardinals 22 33 .400 14.5
Bees 19 32 .373 15.5
Phillies 20 37 .351 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Danning 3
1 Billy Herman 3
1 Mel Ott 3
4 Dolph Camilli 2
4 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Billy Rogell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Coscarart 2
1 Mel Ott 2
1 Billy Rogell 2
4 Dolph Camilli 1
4 12 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Pete Coscarart 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobo Newsom 0.75
2 Hal Schumacher 0.50
3 Bob Harris 0.29
4 Tex Carleton 0.21
5 Bill Lee 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobo Newsom 1
1 Hal Schumacher 1
1 Vito Tamulis 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 6
2 Tex Carleton 3
3 Bob Harris 2
3 Bill Lee 2
3 Hal Schumacher 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Danning .375
2 Lou Finney .371
3 Rip Radcliff .363
4 Barney McCosky .356
5 Dixie Walker .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 20
2 Jimmie Foxx 17
2 Hal Trosky 17
4 Hank Greenberg 13
4 Bob Johnson 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 58
2 Hank Greenberg 52
3 Harry Danning 51
3 Johnny Mize 51
5 2 tied 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 15
2 Gee Walker 10
3 Lonny Frey 9
4 Joe Gordon 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Smith 1.88
2 Bucky Walters 2.48
3 Bob Feller 2.61
4 Claude Passeau 2.75
5 Bobo Newsom 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 11
1 Al Milnar 11
3 Bobo Newsom 10
4 Paul Derringer 9
4 2 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 109
2 Bobo Newsom 69
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 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Danning .489
2 Johnny Rizzo .432
3 Max West .421
4 Barney McCosky .419
5 Gene Moore .404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Berardino 24
2 Harlond Clift 20
3 Hank Greenberg 19
4 Joe DiMaggio 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Allen 0.50
2 Vito Tamulis 0.71
3 Gene Thompson 1.11
4 Claude Passeau 1.23
5 Al Smith 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobo Newsom 4
2 Mort Cooper 3
2 Bob Feller 3
2 Herb Hash 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 28
2 Johnny Niggeling 23
3 Whit Wyatt 19
4 Hal Newhouser 18
4 Bobo Newsom 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 3
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 .422
2 Pinky Higgins .380
3 Hank Greenberg .373
4 Luke Appling .362
5 Lou Finney .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Berardino 9
2 Vince DiMaggio 8
2 Johnny Mize 8
4 Joe DiMaggio 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Berardino 40
2 Hank Greenberg 33
3 Joe DiMaggio 30
4 Charlie Gehringer 27
4 Rudy York 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Terry Moore 6
2 Dolph Camilli 5
2 Johnny Welaj 5
4 Joe Gordon 4
4 Buddy Lewis 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Mooty 0.95
2 Paul Dean 1.20
3 Paul Derringer 1.36
4 Ted Lyons 1.55
5 Al Smith 1.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 49
2 Johnny Niggeling 34
3 Jack Wilson 32
4 Hal Newhouser 30
5 2 tied 29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .355
2 Ted Williams .348
3 Harry Danning .341
4 Johnny Mize .340
5 Jimmie Foxx .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 40
2 Johnny Mize 38
3 Joe DiMaggio 37
4 Hal Trosky 35
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 145
2 Ted Williams 125
3 Johnny Mize 124
4 Jimmie Foxx 120
5 Elbie Fletcher 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 39
2 Gee Walker 24
3 Mike Kreevich 21
4 Joe Kuhel 18
5 Pete Fox 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.31
2 Bob Bowman 2.32
3 Ted Lyons 2.67
4 Gene Thompson 2.67
5 Paul Derringer 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 26
2 Paul Derringer 25
3 Bob Feller 23
3 Bobo Newsom 23
5 Dutch Leonard 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 242
2 Bobo Newsom 189
3 Johnny Rigney 152
4 Paul Derringer 133
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