On This Day

Sunday, July 7, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	44	27	.620	--
Indians	45	29	.608	0.5
Red Sox	41	31	.569	3.5
Yankees	37	35	.514	7.5
White Sox	33	37	.471	10.5
Browns	33	44	.429	14.0
Athletics	29	43	.403	15.5
Senators	30	46	.395	16.5

Games

White Sox 3, Indians 1

Tigers 5, Browns 2

Yankees 6, Athletics 3

Athletics 10, Yankees 5

Red Sox 7, Senators 1

Senators 7, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	46	23	.667	--
Dodgers	45	23	.662	0.5
Giants	40	28	.588	5.5
Cubs	38	37	.507	11.0
Pirates	29	39	.426	16.5
Cardinals	27	40	.403	18.0
Bees	25	39	.391	18.5
Phillies	24	45	.348	22.0

Games

Bees 1, Dodgers 0

Bees 2, Dodgers 1

Reds 4, Cubs 3

Giants 6, Phillies 4

Phillies 4, Giants 2

Pirates 7, Cardinals 6

Pirates 4, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Finney	5
2	Frankie Hayes	4
2	Dick Siebert	4
2	Arky Vaughan	4
2	Ted Williams	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Marty	2
2	Roy Cullenbine	1
2	Babe Dahlgren	1
2	Frank Demaree	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Finney	4
1	Pete Fox	4
1	Dick Siebert	4
4	Vince DiMaggio	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Cronin	2
2	Joe Gordon	1
2	Mike Kreevich	1
2	Stu Martin	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ken Heintzelman	0.78
2	Whit Wyatt	0.71
3	Bob Feller	0.64
4	Hal Schumacher	0.57
5	Si Johnson	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Marv Breuer	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Ken Heintzelman	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	7
1	Ken Heintzelman	7
3	Marv Breuer	5
3	Si Johnson	5
3	Whit Wyatt	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	1
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Dick Lanahan	1
1	Bill Lohrman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Finney	.359
2	Rip Radcliff	.355
3	Luke Appling	.355
4	Taffy Wright	.353
5	Barney McCosky	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	21
2	Jimmie Foxx	20
3	Hal Trosky	17
4	Charlie Keller	16
5	2 tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	71
2	Jimmie Foxx	67
3	Harry Danning	58
4	Elbie Fletcher	56
5	2 tied	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	17
2	Gee Walker	14
3	Lonny Frey	11
3	Joe Gordon	11
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	1.99
2	Al Smith	2.26
3	Johnny Gorsica	2.29
4	Bob Feller	2.44
5	Bucky Walters	2.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	13
2	Bobo Newsom	12
3	Al Milnar	11
3	Bucky Walters	11
5	2 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	138
2	Bobo Newsom	81
3	Tommy Bridges	69
4	Eddie Smith	67
5	Kirby Higbe	65

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	8
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	Taffy Wright	.472
2	Cecil Travis	.464
3	Frankie Hayes	.455
4	Moose Solters	.426
5	Mike Tresh	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Judnich	7
2	Johnny Rizzo	6
3	Enos Slaughter	5
4	Harlond Clift	4
4	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	26
2	Jim Tabor	18
2	Maurice Van Robays	18
4	Ted Williams	17
4	Rudy York	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	5
1	Gee Walker	5
3	Ben Chapman	4
3	Pete Coscarart	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mace Brown	0.00
1	Hugh Casey	0.00
3	Vito Tamulis	0.47
4	Bobo Newsom	1.00
5	Mort Cooper	1.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobo Newsom	4
2	Cy Blanton	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	Sid Hudson	3
2	Manny Salvo	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	34
2	Bobo Newsom	23
3	Cliff Melton	19
4	Whit Wyatt	18
5	3 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Allen	2
1	Al Benton	2
1	Mace Brown	2
1	Joe Heving	2
5	22 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Moose Solters	.416
2	Hank Greenberg	.392
3	Luke Appling	.388
4	Mike Tresh	.372
5	Barney McCosky	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	10
1	Charlie Keller	10
3	Johnny Berardino	9
3	Wally Judnich	9
5	Elbie Fletcher	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	42
2	Johnny Berardino	38
3	Ted Williams	33
4	Elbie Fletcher	31
5	Charlie Keller	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Terry Moore	7
2	Ben Chapman	6
2	Joe Gordon	6
2	Gee Walker	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	1.59
2	Bobo Newsom	1.71
3	Ted Lyons	1.89
4	Paul Derringer	1.92
5	Whit Wyatt	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobo Newsom	6
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Claude Passeau	5
2	Hal Schumacher	5
5	9 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	67
2	Whit Wyatt	41
3	Hal Newhouser	34
3	Johnny Niggeling	34
5	Cliff Melton	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Taffy Wright	.349
2	Ted Williams	.344
3	Joe DiMaggio	.344
4	Lou Finney	.340
5	Luke Appling	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	43
2	Joe DiMaggio	35
3	Johnny Mize	34
4	Hal Trosky	33
5	Hank Greenberg	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	135
2	Ted Williams	131
3	Jimmie Foxx	124
4	Hank Greenberg	122
5	2 tied	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	41
2	Gee Walker	26
3	Mike Kreevich	23
4	Joe Kuhel	19
5	Billy Werber	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.21
2	Ted Lyons	2.50
3	Marius Russo	2.50
4	Paul Derringer	2.70
5	Bob Feller	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	26
2	Paul Derringer	24
3	Bob Feller	23
3	Bobo Newsom	23
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	266
2	Bobo Newsom	190
3	Johnny Rigney	149
4	Paul Derringer	132
5	2 tied	127

Saves

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