On This Day

Monday, July 1, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 42 26 .618 --
Tigers 39 25 .609 1.0
Red Sox 36 27 .571 3.5
Yankees 33 32 .508 7.5
Browns 32 37 .464 10.5
White Sox 28 35 .444 11.5
Athletics 25 38 .397 14.5
Senators 27 42 .391 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 41 22 .651 --
Dodgers 39 21 .650 0.5
Giants 38 22 .633 1.5
Cubs 34 34 .500 9.5
Pirates 25 34 .424 14.0
Cardinals 25 34 .424 14.0
Bees 20 36 .357 17.5
Phillies 21 40 .344 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frankie Hayes 4
2 Vince DiMaggio 3
2 Heinie Mueller 3
2 Al Rubeling 3
5 29 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Hayes 2
1 Enos Slaughter 2
3 Harlond Clift 1
3 Tony Cuccinello 1
3 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Dahlgren 3
1 Harry Danning 3
1 Frankie Hayes 3
1 Enos Slaughter 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Wally Judnich 1
1 Eddie Miller 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cliff Melton 1.00
1 Bobo Newsom 1.00
3 Red Ruffing 0.58
4 Danny MacFayden 0.50
5 Whitey Moore 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 1
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Cliff Melton 1
1 Bobo Newsom 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cliff Melton 9
2 Bobo Newsom 7
2 Red Ruffing 7
4 Fritz Ostermueller 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Curt Davis 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .367
2 Harry Danning .364
3 Lou Finney .359
4 Dixie Walker .347
5 Barney McCosky .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 20
2 Jimmie Foxx 17
2 Hal Trosky 17
4 Hank Greenberg 15
5 2 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 63
2 Jimmie Foxx 59
3 Harry Danning 55
4 Gee Walker 53
5 Johnny Mize 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 17
2 Lonny Frey 11
2 Gee Walker 11
4 Joe Gordon 10
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Smith 2.13
2 Bob Feller 2.57
3 Bucky Walters 2.58
4 Bobo Newsom 2.60
5 Johnny Gorsica 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 12
2 Al Milnar 11
2 Bobo Newsom 11
4 Bucky Walters 10
5 4 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 120
2 Bobo Newsom 76
3 Tommy Bridges 64
3 Eddie Smith 64
5 Kirby Higbe 59

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 7
2 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 Charlie Gelbert .462
2 Frankie Hayes .421
3 Eddie Miller .415
3 Max West .415
5 Johnny Rizzo .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 6
1 Wally Judnich 6
1 Johnny Rizzo 6
4 Harlond Clift 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Berardino 23
1 Hank Greenberg 23
3 Wally Judnich 18
4 Harlond Clift 17
5 Jim Tabor 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
2 Dolph Camilli 3
2 Pete Coscarart 3
2 Joe Gordon 3
2 Pee Wee Reese 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vito Tamulis 0.47
2 Jim Turner 1.00
3 Buck Ross 1.06
4 Bobo Newsom 1.22
5 Bob Feller 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobo Newsom 4
2 Mort Cooper 3
2 Bob Feller 3
2 Sid Hudson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 27
2 Bobo Newsom 22
3 Whit Wyatt 18
4 Cliff Melton 17
4 Bill Posedel 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 3
2 Al Benton 2
2 Joe Heving 2
4 Johnny Allen 1
4 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pinky May .375
1 Barney McCosky .375
3 Hank Greenberg .361
4 Luke Appling .360
5 Johnny Rizzo .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 9
1 Johnny Rizzo 9
3 Johnny Berardino 8
3 Joe DiMaggio 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 39
2 Johnny Berardino 35
3 Joe DiMaggio 32
4 Bill Nicholson 28
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Gordon 7
2 Terry Moore 6
3 Dolph Camilli 5
3 Johnny Welaj 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Mooty 1.40
2 Paul Derringer 1.53
3 Vito Tamulis 1.59
4 Bill Lohrman 1.66
4 Ted Lyons 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobo Newsom 6
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Al Milnar 5
2 Al Smith 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 56
2 Bobo Newsom 35
3 Whit Wyatt 34
4 Jack Wilson 33
5 Johnny Niggeling 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .348
2 Ted Williams .343
3 Harry Danning .343
4 Jimmie Foxx .338
5 Taffy Wright .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 40
2 Joe DiMaggio 36
2 Johnny Mize 36
4 Hal Trosky 35
5 Hank Greenberg 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 140
2 Ted Williams 131
3 Jimmie Foxx 121
3 Johnny Mize 121
5 Elbie Fletcher 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 41
2 Gee Walker 23
3 Mike Kreevich 20
4 Joe Kuhel 18
5 Pete Fox 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.26
2 Marius Russo 2.52
3 Ted Lyons 2.64
4 Paul Derringer 2.69
5 Gene Thompson 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 26
2 Paul Derringer 25
3 Bob Feller 24
4 Bobo Newsom 23
5 Dutch Leonard 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 253
2 Bobo Newsom 191
3 Johnny Rigney 149
4 Paul Derringer 134
5 Gene Thompson 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clint Brown 14
2 Al Benton 11
2 Johnny Murphy 11
2 Clyde Shoun 11
5 Jumbo Brown 10