On This Day

Friday, June 28, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 40 24 .625 --
Tigers 36 24 .600 2.0
Red Sox 34 25 .576 3.5
Yankees 30 31 .492 8.5
Browns 30 35 .462 10.5
White Sox 27 32 .458 10.5
Senators 26 39 .400 14.5
Athletics 23 36 .390 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 38 21 .644 --
Dodgers 36 20 .643 0.5
Giants 35 21 .625 1.5
Cubs 34 30 .531 6.5
Pirates 23 33 .411 13.5
Cardinals 23 33 .411 13.5
Bees 19 33 .365 15.5
Phillies 20 37 .351 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Gelbert 3
1 Marty Marion 3
1 Wally Moses 3
1 Cecil Travis 3
5 17 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Elbie Fletcher 1
1 Charlie Keller 1
1 Pepper Martin 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pepper Martin 4
2 Charlie Gelbert 3
3 Joe Cronin 2
3 Marty Marion 2
5 16 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marius Russo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whit Wyatt 0.75
2 Marius Russo 0.67
3 Buck Ross 0.56
4 Dutch Leonard 0.40
5 Ken Heintzelman 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Bill McGee 1
1 Jake Mooty 1
1 Marius Russo 1
1 Whit Wyatt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Marius Russo 6
1 Whit Wyatt 6
3 Buck Ross 5
4 Ken Heintzelman 4
4 Dutch Leonard 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Danning .375
2 Lou Finney .363
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 2 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 59
2 Hank Greenberg 52
2 Johnny Mize 52
4 Harry Danning 51
5 Elbie Fletcher 50

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 3 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 109
2 Bobo Newsom 69
3 Tommy Bridges 59
4 Eddie Smith 58
5 Whit Wyatt 56

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 .425
4 Barney McCosky .421
5 Gene Moore .392

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

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 Al Smith 0.98
4 Gene Thompson 1.11
5 Claude Passeau 1.23

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 Whit Wyatt 25
3 Johnny Niggeling 23
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 .423
2 Pinky Higgins .378
3 Marty Marion .376
4 Hank Greenberg .374
5 Luke Appling .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Berardino 9
2 Vince DiMaggio 8
2 Elbie Fletcher 8
2 Charlie Keller 8
2 Johnny Mize 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Berardino 38
2 Hank Greenberg 33
3 Joe DiMaggio 30
4 Elbie Fletcher 26
4 2 others tied 26

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 Paul Dean 1.20
2 Jake Mooty 1.21
3 Ted Lyons 1.55
4 Gene Thompson 1.58
5 Paul Derringer 1.60

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 Whit Wyatt 35
3 Johnny Niggeling 34
4 Jack Wilson 32
5 3 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 4
2 Jumbo Brown 3
3 Clint Brown 2
3 Ed Heusser 2
3 Johnny Murphy 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .352
2 Ted Williams .345
3 Harry Danning .345
4 Johnny Mize .341
5 Jimmie Foxx .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 40
2 Johnny Mize 38
3 Hal Trosky 35
4 Joe DiMaggio 34
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 140
2 Ted Williams 125
3 Johnny Mize 124
4 Jimmie Foxx 121
5 Elbie Fletcher 120

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 Marius Russo 2.62
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 Dutch Leonard 23
3 Bobo Newsom 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 242
2 Bobo Newsom 189
3 Johnny Rigney 152
4 Paul Derringer 134
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