On This Day

Wednesday, July 3, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 43 27 .614 --
Tigers 40 26 .606 1.0
Red Sox 38 28 .576 3.0
Yankees 34 32 .515 7.0
Browns 33 38 .465 10.5
White Sox 29 36 .446 11.5
Athletics 26 40 .394 15.0
Senators 27 43 .386 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 41 21 .661 --
Reds 41 23 .641 1.0
Giants 38 24 .613 3.0
Cubs 36 34 .514 9.0
Cardinals 26 34 .433 14.0
Pirates 25 36 .410 15.5
Bees 22 36 .379 17.0
Phillies 21 42 .333 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Kuhel 4
1 Wally Moses 4
1 Dick Siebert 4
4 Jimmie Foxx 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 2
2 Joe Cronin 1
2 Jimmie Foxx 1
2 Ken Keltner 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 4
1 Pee Wee Reese 4
1 Taffy Wright 4
4 Herman Besse 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Handley 2
2 Bob Collins 1
2 Vince DiMaggio 1
2 Mike Kreevich 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 0.92
2 Whit Wyatt 0.50
3 Kirby Higbe 0.29
3 Claude Passeau 0.29
3 Joe Sullivan 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 Jack Knott 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 11
2 Joe Heving 6
3 Kirby Higbe 4
3 Lynn Nelson 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Johnny Rigney 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Danning .360
2 Rip Radcliff .358
3 Lou Finney .355
4 Taffy Wright .343
5 Barney McCosky .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 20
2 Jimmie Foxx 19
3 Hal Trosky 17
4 Hank Greenberg 15
5 2 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 69
2 Jimmie Foxx 64
3 Harry Danning 56
4 Gee Walker 53
5 2 tied 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 17
2 Lonny Frey 11
2 Gee Walker 11
4 Joe Gordon 10
5 Mike Kreevich 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Smith 2.13
2 Bob Feller 2.53
3 Bucky Walters 2.58
4 Bobo Newsom 2.60
5 Johnny Gorsica 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 13
2 Al Milnar 11
2 Bobo Newsom 11
4 Bucky Walters 10
5 4 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 131
2 Bobo Newsom 76
3 Tommy Bridges 64
3 Eddie Smith 64
5 Kirby Higbe 63

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 .450
2 Dick Siebert .438
3 Moose Solters .432
4 Charlie Gelbert .419
5 Cecil Travis .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harlond Clift 6
1 Wally Judnich 6
1 Johnny Rizzo 6
4 Sam Chapman 5
4 Vince DiMaggio 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 29
2 Johnny Berardino 20
3 Wally Judnich 17
3 Rudy York 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 3
1 Ben Chapman 3
1 Pete Coscarart 3
1 Joe Gordon 3
1 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lohrman 0.53
2 Johnny Allen 0.75
3 Jim Turner 1.00
4 Buck Ross 1.06
5 Bobo Newsom 1.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 4
1 Bobo Newsom 4
3 Sid Hudson 3
3 Roxie Lawson 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 38
2 Bobo Newsom 22
3 Whit Wyatt 21
4 Denny Galehouse 16
4 Kirby Higbe 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 3
2 Al Benton 2
2 Joe Heving 2
4 Johnny Allen 1
4 19 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Nicholson .364
2 Hank Greenberg .358
3 Barney McCosky .357
4 Harry Danning .351
5 Taffy Wright .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 9
2 Johnny Berardino 8
3 Harlond Clift 7
3 Joe Cronin 7
3 6 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 42
2 Johnny Berardino 35
3 Joe DiMaggio 29
4 Ted Williams 28
5 Elbie Fletcher 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Gordon 7
2 Terry Moore 6
3 Johnny Welaj 5
4 George Case 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
4 Jake Mooty 1.71
5 Paul Derringer 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 5
1 Al Milnar 5
1 Bobo Newsom 5
1 Claude Passeau 5
1 Al Smith 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 60
2 Whit Wyatt 36
3 Johnny Niggeling 31
4 Hal Newhouser 30
5 2 tied 29

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 Ted Williams .347
2 Joe DiMaggio .347
3 Taffy Wright .341
4 Lou Finney .340
5 Jimmie Foxx .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 42
2 Joe DiMaggio 35
3 Johnny Mize 34
3 Hal Trosky 34
5 Hank Greenberg 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 137
2 Ted Williams 133
3 Jimmie Foxx 126
4 Hank Greenberg 121
5 Johnny Mize 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 41
2 Gee Walker 23
3 Mike Kreevich 22
4 Joe Kuhel 19
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 262
2 Bobo Newsom 191
3 Johnny Rigney 150
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