On This Day

Saturday, July 13, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	48	29	.623	--
Tigers	46	28	.622	0.5
Red Sox	42	33	.560	5.0
Yankees	40	35	.533	7.0
White Sox	35	38	.479	11.0
Browns	33	47	.413	16.5
Senators	31	48	.392	18.0
Athletics	29	46	.387	18.0

Games

White Sox 5, Red Sox 0

White Sox 7, Red Sox 0

Yankees 10, Browns 4

Yankees 12, Browns 6

Indians 6, Athletics 4

Tigers 4, Senators 3

Tigers 4, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	48	24	.667	--
Dodgers	46	25	.648	1.5
Giants	41	30	.577	6.5
Cubs	40	39	.506	11.5
Pirates	30	40	.429	17.0
Cardinals	29	41	.414	18.0
Bees	27	41	.397	19.0
Phillies	25	46	.352	22.5

Games

Bees 5, Cubs 0

Reds 7, Dodgers 6

Dodgers 3, Reds 1

Pirates 9, Phillies 8

Cardinals 7, Giants 6

Cardinals 4, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Gilbert	6
2	Frankie Crosetti	5
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
2	Wally Judnich	5
2	4 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	3
2	Johnny Berardino	1
2	Harlond Clift	1
2	Frankie Hayes	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	9
2	Charlie Keller	6
3	Ernie Lombardi	4
3	Joe Medwick	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Pete Fox	1
1	Ival Goodman	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobo Newsom	1.25
2	Dutch Leonard	0.70
3	Harry Gumbert	0.50
4	Manny Salvo	0.43
4	Jack Wilson	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	7
2	Mace Brown	5
2	Bobo Newsom	5
4	Spud Chandler	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Al Benton	1
1	Joe Bowman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Taffy Wright	.363
2	Luke Appling	.360
3	Lou Finney	.355
4	Barney McCosky	.353
5	Rip Radcliff	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	22
2	Jimmie Foxx	20
3	Charlie Keller	17
3	Hal Trosky	17
5	Joe DiMaggio	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	71
2	Jimmie Foxx	67
3	Charlie Keller	60
4	Harry Danning	59
5	3 tied	56

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	Al Smith	2.26
2	Johnny Gorsica	2.29
3	Bob Feller	2.31
4	Bobo Newsom	2.33
5	Bucky Walters	2.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	14
2	Bobo Newsom	13
3	Al Milnar	12
3	Bucky Walters	12
5	Paul Derringer	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	151
2	Bobo Newsom	86
3	Tommy Bridges	72
4	Eddie Smith	67
4	Whit Wyatt	67

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	9
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	.512
2	Luke Appling	.471
3	Frankie Hayes	.442
4	Cecil Travis	.434
5	Moose Solters	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	6
1	Frankie Hayes	6
3	Enos Slaughter	5
4	Harlond Clift	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	20
2	Hank Greenberg	19
3	Joe DiMaggio	18
4	Ted Williams	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Mattick	5
1	Pee Wee Reese	5
3	Joe Gordon	4
3	Gee Walker	4
5	8 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobo Newsom	0.33
2	Vito Tamulis	0.55
3	Johnny Gorsica	0.56
4	Ted Lyons	1.00
5	Bob Feller	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Davis	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Sid Hudson	3
1	Bobo Newsom	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	42
2	Cliff Melton	21
3	Bobo Newsom	17
3	Fritz Ostermueller	17
3	Claude Passeau	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Allen	3
1	Al Benton	3
3	Joe Heving	2
4	Joe Bowman	1
4	22 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Taffy Wright	.405
2	Mike Tresh	.393
3	Moose Solters	.385
4	Luke Appling	.384
5	Barney McCosky	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	10
2	Joe DiMaggio	9
2	Vince DiMaggio	9
4	Harlond Clift	8
4	Wally Judnich	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	38
2	Joe DiMaggio	33
2	Charlie Keller	33
4	Johnny Berardino	31
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	6
1	Arky Vaughan	6
3	Ben Chapman	5
3	Bob Elliott	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Allen	0.36
2	Vito Tamulis	0.62
3	Bobo Newsom	0.98
4	Ted Lyons	1.15
5	Bob Feller	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobo Newsom	7
2	Bob Feller	6
3	Mort Cooper	5
3	Sid Hudson	5
3	Claude Passeau	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	70
2	Whit Wyatt	36
3	Cliff Melton	35
3	Bobo Newsom	35
5	Johnny Niggeling	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	4
2	Johnny Allen	3
2	Mace Brown	3
4	Joe Dobson	2
4	Joe Heving	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Taffy Wright	.353
2	Luke Appling	.345
3	Joe DiMaggio	.340
4	Ted Williams	.339
5	Lou Finney	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	41
2	Joe DiMaggio	38
3	Johnny Mize	33
4	Hank Greenberg	32
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	139
2	Ted Williams	128
3	Jimmie Foxx	121
3	Hank Greenberg	121
5	Elbie Fletcher	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	39
2	Gee Walker	26
3	Mike Kreevich	22
4	Joe Kuhel	19
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.33
2	Marius Russo	2.33
3	Ted Lyons	2.38
4	Bob Feller	2.57
5	Paul Derringer	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	25
1	Bucky Walters	25
3	Bob Feller	24
3	Bobo Newsom	24
5	Al Milnar	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	274
2	Bobo Newsom	188
3	Johnny Rigney	152
4	Paul Derringer	135
5	2 tied	126

Saves

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