On This Day

Thursday, July 11, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	46	29	.613	--
Tigers	44	28	.611	0.5
Red Sox	42	31	.575	3.0
Yankees	38	35	.521	7.0
White Sox	33	38	.465	11.0
Browns	33	45	.423	14.5
Senators	31	46	.403	16.0
Athletics	29	44	.397	16.0

Games

Yankees 6, Browns 4

Indians 8, Athletics 5

Senators 7, Tigers 3

Red Sox 3, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	47	23	.671	--
Dodgers	45	24	.652	1.5
Giants	41	28	.594	5.5
Cubs	39	38	.506	11.5
Pirates	29	39	.426	17.0
Cardinals	27	41	.397	19.0
Bees	26	40	.394	19.0
Phillies	24	45	.348	22.5

Games

Cubs 8, Bees 2

Reds 6, Dodgers 5

Giants 8, Cardinals 6

Bees 2, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Herman	4
1	Bobby Mattick	4
1	Bill Nicholson	4
4	Lou Boudreau	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Boudreau	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Nicholson	5
2	Ken Keltner	3
2	Red Rolfe	3
4	Lou Boudreau	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Brown	1
1	Jim Gleeson	1
1	Eddie Joost	1
1	Ray Mack	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Claude Passeau	0.70
2	Marius Russo	0.44
2	Bucky Walters	0.44
4	Cliff Melton	0.38
5	Johnny Rigney	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Emerson Dickman	1
1	Dick Errickson	1
1	Sid Hudson	1
1	Red Lynn	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Passeau	7
2	Cliff Melton	5
2	Johnny Rigney	5
4	Red Lynn	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Bump Hadley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Taffy Wright	.356
2	Luke Appling	.356
3	Lou Finney	.355
4	Rip Radcliff	.354
5	Barney McCosky	.348

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	59
4	Elbie Fletcher	56
5	3 tied	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	17
2	Gee Walker	14
3	Lonny Frey	11
3	Joe Gordon	11
5	Pee Wee Reese	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	1.97
2	Al Smith	2.26
3	Johnny Gorsica	2.29
4	Bob Feller	2.44
5	Bobo Newsom	2.49

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	138
2	Bobo Newsom	81
3	Tommy Bridges	69
4	Eddie Smith	67
4	Whit Wyatt	67

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	Cecil Travis	.453
2	Frankie Hayes	.440
3	Moose Solters	.431
4	Hal Trosky	.405
5	Mike Tresh	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frankie Hayes	5
1	Enos Slaughter	5
3	Babe Dahlgren	4
3	Joe Gordon	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	20
2	Ted Williams	17
3	Tony Cuccinello	16
4	Charlie Keller	15
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	5
2	Joe Gordon	4
2	Bobby Mattick	4
2	Gee Walker	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	0.49
2	Johnny Gorsica	0.56
3	Bobo Newsom	0.67
4	Mort Cooper	0.76
5	Ted Lyons	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sid Hudson	3
1	Bobo Newsom	3
1	Marius Russo	3
1	Bucky Walters	3
5	20 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	29
2	Cliff Melton	21
3	Bobo Newsom	18
4	Claude Passeau	17
4	Whit Wyatt	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Allen	2
1	Al Benton	2
1	Joe Heving	2
4	Clint Brown	1
4	21 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Moose Solters	.402
2	Mike Tresh	.383
3	Hank Greenberg	.376
4	Luke Appling	.370
5	Max West	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	10
1	Charlie Keller	10
3	Wally Judnich	8
4	Harlond Clift	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	39
2	Johnny Berardino	32
2	Charlie Keller	32
4	Ted Williams	31
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	6
1	Gee Walker	6
3	Ben Chapman	5
3	Joe Gordon	5
3	Arky Vaughan	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mort Cooper	1.30
2	Ted Lyons	1.50
3	Vito Tamulis	1.55
4	Whit Wyatt	1.65
5	Bobo Newsom	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobo Newsom	6
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Sid Hudson	5
2	Claude Passeau	5
5	5 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	62
2	Whit Wyatt	42
3	Cliff Melton	35
4	Bobo Newsom	31
4	Johnny Niggeling	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	3
1	Mace Brown	3
3	Johnny Allen	2
3	Joe Dobson	2
3	Joe Heving	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Taffy Wright	.348
2	Luke Appling	.342
3	Ted Williams	.342
4	Hank Greenberg	.341
5	Lou Finney	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	41
2	Joe DiMaggio	35
3	Hank Greenberg	32
3	Johnny Mize	32
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	131
2	Ted Williams	129
3	Hank Greenberg	122
4	Jimmie Foxx	121
5	Elbie Fletcher	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	39
2	Gee Walker	26
3	Mike Kreevich	23
4	Joe Kuhel	19
5	Billy Werber	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.27
2	Marius Russo	2.49
3	Ted Lyons	2.51
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	Al Milnar	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	266
2	Bobo Newsom	188
3	Johnny Rigney	152
4	Paul Derringer	132
5	Gene Thompson	124

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	13
2	Al Benton	12
2	Johnny Murphy	12
4	Clyde Shoun	11
5	Jumbo Brown	10