On This Day

Friday, July 5, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 44 28 .611 --
Tigers 41 27 .603 1.0
Red Sox 39 30 .565 3.5
Yankees 36 33 .522 6.5
White Sox 32 36 .471 10.0
Browns 33 41 .446 12.0
Senators 29 44 .397 15.5
Athletics 27 42 .391 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 44 21 .677 --
Reds 44 23 .657 1.0
Giants 39 26 .600 5.0
Cubs 38 35 .521 10.0
Cardinals 27 36 .429 16.0
Pirates 25 39 .391 18.5
Bees 23 38 .377 19.0
Phillies 22 44 .333 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Herman 4
1 Max West 4
3 Morrie Arnovich 3
3 Lou Finney 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Jake Early 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Burgess Whitehead 5
2 Augie Galan 4
2 Rip Russell 4
4 Bob Johnson 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Coscarart 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Gene Moore 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cliff Melton 0.70
2 Johnny Rigney 0.67
3 Monte Pearson 0.56
4 Jim Turner 0.43
5 Johnny Babich 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Appleton 1
1 Johnny Babich 1
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Joe Beggs 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cliff Melton 7
2 Monte Pearson 5
2 Joe Sullivan 5
4 Lloyd Brown 4
4 Johnny Rigney 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Carleton 1
1 Ken Raffensberger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Taffy Wright .360
2 Rip Radcliff .360
3 Harry Danning .351
4 Lou Finney .351
5 Luke Appling .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 21
2 Jimmie Foxx 20
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 66
3 Harry Danning 57
4 Gee Walker 54
5 Johnny Mize 53

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 Cecil Travis .439
2 Moose Solters .429
3 Charlie Gelbert .419
4 Morrie Arnovich .410
5 Mike Tresh .405

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 26
2 Johnny Berardino 19
3 Jim Tabor 18
4 Joe Cronin 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mace Brown 0.00
1 Hugh Casey 0.00
3 Vito Tamulis 0.44
4 Bobo Newsom 1.00
4 Bill McGee 1.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 27
2 Cliff Melton 19
3 Bobo Newsom 18
4 Hal Newhouser 17
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 2
1 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 .381
2 Barney McCosky .366
3 Taffy Wright .360
4 Luke Appling .354
5 Mike Tresh .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Berardino 9
1 Vince DiMaggio 9
1 Charlie Keller 9
4 Wally Judnich 8
5 9 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 41
2 Johnny Berardino 38
3 Ted Williams 30
4 Bill Nicholson 29
4 Rudy York 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Gordon 6
1 Terry Moore 6
3 Pee Wee Reese 5
3 Gee Walker 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Allen 1.53
2 Vito Tamulis 1.59
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
4 Mort Cooper 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 60
2 Whit Wyatt 36
3 Hal Newhouser 34
4 Cliff Melton 32
5 Johnny Rigney 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Taffy Wright .352
2 Ted Williams .346
3 Joe DiMaggio .342
4 Hank Greenberg .338
5 Jimmie Foxx .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 43
2 Joe DiMaggio 35
2 Johnny Mize 35
4 Hal Trosky 34
5 Hank Greenberg 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 135
2 Ted Williams 129
3 Jimmie Foxx 123
4 Hank Greenberg 121
5 Johnny Mize 118

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 2.21
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 26
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 149
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