On This Day

Friday, July 12, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 47 29 .618 --
Tigers 44 28 .611 1.0
Red Sox 42 31 .575 3.5
Yankees 38 35 .521 7.5
White Sox 33 38 .465 11.5
Browns 33 45 .423 15.0
Senators 31 46 .403 16.5
Athletics 29 45 .392 17.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 47 23 .671 --
Dodgers 45 24 .652 1.5
Giants 41 28 .594 5.5
Cubs 40 38 .513 11.0
Pirates 29 40 .420 17.5
Cardinals 27 41 .397 19.0
Bees 26 41 .388 19.5
Phillies 25 45 .357 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Art Mahan 4
2 Lou Boudreau 2
2 Jim Gleeson 2
2 Al Glossop 2
2 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Art Mahan 2
1 Heinie Mueller 2
1 Johnny Rizzo 2
1 Paul Waner 2
5 2 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Hack 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 Chuck Klein 1
1 Bobby Mattick 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 4.33
2 Johnny Babich 0.62
3 Vern Olsen 0.58
4 Bill Posedel 0.50
5 Hugh Mulcahy 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Hugh Mulcahy 1
1 Vern Olsen 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 13
2 Vern Olsen 7
3 Johnny Babich 5
4 Bill Posedel 4
5 Hugh Mulcahy 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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 2.31
5 Bobo Newsom 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 14
2 Al Milnar 12
2 Bobo Newsom 12
2 Bucky Walters 12
5 2 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 151
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 Moose Solters .431
3 Frankie Hayes .415
4 Hal Trosky .391
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 19
2 Ted Williams 17
3 Tony Cuccinello 15
3 Charlie Keller 15
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobo Newsom 0.50
2 Vito Tamulis 0.55
3 Johnny Gorsica 0.56
4 Mort Cooper 0.76
5 Tex Carleton 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Sid Hudson 3
1 Marius Russo 3
1 Bucky Walters 3
5 19 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 42
2 Cliff Melton 21
3 Claude Passeau 17
3 Whit Wyatt 17
5 Marius Russo 15

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 Mike Tresh .397
2 Moose Solters .395
3 Hank Greenberg .375
4 Taffy Wright .367
5 Barney McCosky .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince DiMaggio 10
1 Charlie Keller 10
3 Wally Judnich 8
4 Harlond Clift 7
5 11 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 39
2 Johnny Berardino 31
2 Charlie Keller 31
4 Ted Williams 27
5 Rudy York 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 6
1 Arky Vaughan 6
1 Gee Walker 6
4 Ben Chapman 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 1.29
2 Mort Cooper 1.30
3 Ted Lyons 1.50
4 Vito Tamulis 1.55
5 Whit Wyatt 1.65

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 70
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 116

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 Bob Feller 2.69
5 Paul Derringer 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 26
2 Paul Derringer 24
2 Bob Feller 24
4 Bobo Newsom 23
5 Al Milnar 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 279
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