On This Day

Thursday, July 4, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	44	28	.611	--
Tigers	41	27	.603	1.0
Red Sox	38	30	.559	4.0
Yankees	36	32	.529	6.0
White Sox	31	36	.463	10.5
Browns	33	40	.452	11.5
Senators	29	43	.403	15.0
Athletics	26	42	.382	16.0

Games

Yankees 12, Red Sox 4

Yankees 7, Red Sox 3

White Sox 7, Browns 3

White Sox 8, Browns 5

Tigers 5, Indians 3

Indians 2, Tigers 1

Senators 5, Athletics 1

Senators 9, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	43	21	.672	--
Reds	43	23	.652	1.0
Giants	38	26	.594	5.0
Cubs	37	35	.514	10.0
Cardinals	27	35	.435	15.0
Pirates	25	38	.397	17.5
Bees	23	37	.383	18.0
Phillies	22	43	.338	21.5

Games

Reds 9, Pirates 1

Reds 3, Pirates 1

Dodgers 5, Giants 1

Dodgers 6, Giants 1

Phillies 4, Bees 3

Bees 5, Phillies 4

Cubs 4, Cardinals 3

Cardinals 5, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Case	9
2	Taffy Wright	6
3	Mike Tresh	5
4	Luke Appling	4
4	13 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	2
1	Charlie Keller	2
1	Babe Phelps	2
1	Buddy Rosar	2
5	9 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Berardino	4
1	Ival Goodman	4
1	Mike Tresh	4
1	Taffy Wright	4
5	9 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Werber	3
2	Pee Wee Reese	2
3	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
3	Doc Cramer	1
3	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Clyde Shoun	1.50
2	Hal Newhouser	1.00
3	Tommy Bridges	0.71
4	Thornton Lee	0.67
5	Mort Cooper	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Cy Blanton	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Clyde Shoun	9
2	Fritz Ostermueller	7
3	Mort Cooper	6
3	Thornton Lee	6
3	Hal Newhouser	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Rene Monteagudo	1
1	Bill Posedel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.358
2	Taffy Wright	.354
3	Harry Danning	.353
4	Luke Appling	.347
5	Lou Finney	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	20
2	Jimmie Foxx	19
3	Hal Trosky	17
4	Hank Greenberg	15
4	Charlie Keller	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	69
2	Jimmie Foxx	65
3	Harry Danning	56
4	Gee Walker	54
5	4 tied	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	17
2	Gee Walker	12
3	Lonny Frey	11
4	Joe Gordon	10
5	Pee Wee Reese	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	1.99
2	Al Smith	2.26
3	Bucky Walters	2.48
4	Bob Feller	2.53
5	Bobo Newsom	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	13
2	Al Milnar	11
2	Bobo Newsom	11
2	Bucky Walters	11
5	Gene Thompson	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	131
2	Bobo Newsom	76
3	Tommy Bridges	69
4	Eddie Smith	67
5	Kirby Higbe	63

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	7
2	Jumbo Brown	6
3	Clint Brown	5
3	Ed Heusser	5
3	Johnny Murphy	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gene Moore	.423
2	Hank Greenberg	.419
3	Charlie Gelbert	.419
3	Eddie Miller	.419
5	Moose Solters	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harlond Clift	6
1	Johnny Rizzo	6
3	Vince DiMaggio	5
3	Wally Judnich	5
3	Babe Phelps	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	27
2	Johnny Berardino	24
3	Rudy York	18
4	Jim Tabor	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	5
2	Bobby Mattick	4
3	George Case	3
3	Pete Coscarart	3
3	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	0.44
2	Bobo Newsom	1.00
2	Bill McGee	1.00
2	Jim Turner	1.00
5	Buck Ross	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
1	Sid Hudson	4
3	Cy Blanton	3
3	Bobo Newsom	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	38
2	Hal Newhouser	21
3	Bobo Newsom	18
4	Denny Galehouse	16
4	3 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mace Brown	3
2	Joe Heving	2
3	Johnny Allen	1
3	Joe Beggs	1
3	22 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Greenberg	.374
2	Barney McCosky	.371
3	Taffy Wright	.367
4	Pinky May	.356
5	Rip Radcliff	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Berardino	9
1	Vince DiMaggio	9
1	Charlie Keller	9
4	Joe Cronin	7
4	5 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	42
2	Johnny Berardino	39
3	Rudy York	29
4	Joe DiMaggio	28
4	Ted Williams	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Gordon	6
1	Terry Moore	6
3	Pee Wee Reese	5
3	Gee Walker	5
3	Johnny Welaj	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	1.45
2	Johnny Allen	1.53
3	Jake Mooty	1.71
4	Bill Lohrman	1.95
5	Whit Wyatt	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	5
1	Bobo Newsom	5
1	Claude Passeau	5
1	Al Smith	5
5	10 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	60
2	Hal Newhouser	36
2	Whit Wyatt	36
4	Tommy Bridges	32
5	Jack Wilson	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	Ted Williams	.348
2	Taffy Wright	.346
3	Joe DiMaggio	.340
4	Hank Greenberg	.338
5	Jimmie Foxx	.336

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	129
3	Jimmie Foxx	123
4	Hank Greenberg	121
5	2 tied	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	41
2	Gee Walker	24
3	Mike Kreevich	22
4	Joe Kuhel	19
5	Billy Werber	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.20
2	Marius Russo	2.50
3	Ted Lyons	2.58
4	Gene Thompson	2.77
5	Paul Derringer	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	27
2	Paul Derringer	24
2	Bob Feller	24
4	Bobo Newsom	22
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	262
2	Bobo Newsom	185
3	Johnny Rigney	145
4	Paul Derringer	132
5	2 tied	127

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	15
2	Johnny Murphy	12
3	Al Benton	11
3	Clyde Shoun	11
5	Jumbo Brown	10