On This Day

Tuesday, July 2, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	40	25	.615	--
Indians	42	27	.609	0.0
Red Sox	37	28	.569	3.0
Yankees	34	32	.515	6.5
Browns	33	37	.471	9.5
White Sox	28	36	.438	11.5
Athletics	26	39	.400	14.0
Senators	27	43	.386	15.5

Games

Athletics 4, Red Sox 3

Red Sox 15, Athletics 9

Browns 5, Indians 3

Tigers 10, White Sox 9

Yankees 6, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	40	21	.656	--
Reds	41	23	.641	0.5
Giants	38	23	.623	2.0
Cubs	35	34	.507	9.0
Cardinals	26	34	.433	13.5
Pirates	25	35	.417	14.5
Bees	21	36	.368	17.0
Phillies	21	41	.339	19.5

Games

Cubs 10, Pirates 0

Bees 5, Giants 3

Dodgers 4, Phillies 1

Cardinals 4, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe DiMaggio	4
1	Dee Miles	4
3	Beau Bell	3
3	Bob Collins	3
3	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Pete Coscarart	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Collins	4
1	Jimmie Foxx	4
3	Joe Cronin	3
3	Bobby Doerr	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Mack	2
2	Dick Bartell	1
2	Ben Chapman	1
2	Bob Collins	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Denny Galehouse	0.91
2	Bill Lee	0.67
3	Tex Carleton	0.50
4	Paul Derringer	0.43
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Tex Carleton	1
1	Dick Errickson	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny Galehouse	10
2	Paul Derringer	6
3	Dutch Leonard	5
4	Dick Errickson	4
4	Bill Lee	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chubby Dean	1
1	Herb Hash	1
1	Archie McKain	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Danning	.362
2	Rip Radcliff	.359
3	Lou Finney	.353
4	Luke Appling	.341
5	Barney McCosky	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	20
2	Jimmie Foxx	18
3	Hal Trosky	17
4	Hank Greenberg	15
5	2 tied	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	65
2	Jimmie Foxx	63
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	5 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
3	Johnny Murphy	5
5	2 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Miller	.459
2	Enos Slaughter	.444
3	Moose Solters	.429
4	Charlie Gelbert	.419
5	Dick Siebert	.407

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	25
2	Johnny Berardino	23
3	Harlond Clift	18
3	Wally Judnich	18
5	Rudy York	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
2	Dolph Camilli	3
2	Ben Chapman	3
2	Pete Coscarart	3
2	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Allen	0.75
2	Jim Turner	1.00
3	Buck Ross	1.06
4	Bobo Newsom	1.22
5	Mace Brown	1.23

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
5	Denny Galehouse	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	3
2	Al Benton	2
2	Joe Heving	2
4	Johnny Allen	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Barney McCosky	.364
2	Pinky May	.363
3	Hank Greenberg	.361
4	Taffy Wright	.347
5	Johnny Rizzo	.343

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	40
2	Johnny Berardino	34
3	Joe DiMaggio	32
4	Bill Nicholson	27
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	1.59
2	Johnny Allen	1.61
3	Bill Lohrman	1.66
3	Ted Lyons	1.66
5	Jake Mooty	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	5
1	Al Milnar	5
1	Bobo Newsom	5
1	Al Smith	5
5	9 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	56
2	Whit Wyatt	34
3	Jack Wilson	33
4	Johnny Niggeling	31
5	2 tied	30

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	.347
2	Ted Williams	.346
3	Taffy Wright	.339
4	Lou Finney	.338
5	Harry Danning	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	41
2	Johnny Mize	36
3	Joe DiMaggio	35
4	Hal Trosky	34
5	Hank Greenberg	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	137
2	Ted Williams	130
3	Jimmie Foxx	125
4	Johnny Mize	121
5	Hank Greenberg	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	41
2	Gee Walker	23
3	Mike Kreevich	21
4	Joe Kuhel	18
5	Pete Fox	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.24
2	Marius Russo	2.52
3	Ted Lyons	2.58
4	Paul Derringer	2.82
5	Bob Feller	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	26
2	Paul Derringer	24
2	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	132
5	Gene Thompson	125

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	14
2	Johnny Murphy	12
3	Al Benton	11
3	Clyde Shoun	11
5	Jumbo Brown	10