On This Day

Sunday, July 14, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	48	30	.615	--
Tigers	46	30	.605	1.0
Red Sox	44	33	.571	3.5
Yankees	41	35	.539	6.0
White Sox	35	39	.473	11.0
Athletics	31	46	.403	16.5
Browns	33	49	.402	17.0
Senators	32	48	.400	17.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Browns 4

Red Sox 7, Browns 3

Yankees 4, White Sox 0

Athletics 8, Tigers 2

Athletics 5, Tigers 2

Senators 6, Indians 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	50	24	.676	--
Dodgers	47	26	.644	2.5
Giants	42	31	.575	7.5
Cubs	41	40	.506	12.5
Pirates	31	41	.431	18.0
Cardinals	31	41	.431	18.0
Bees	27	43	.386	21.0
Phillies	25	48	.342	24.5

Games

Cubs 6, Giants 5

Giants 2, Cubs 0

Pirates 6, Dodgers 2

Dodgers 2, Pirates 0

Cardinals 8, Bees 7

Cardinals 3, Bees 1

Reds 3, Phillies 2

Reds 7, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Chapman	5
1	Bill Nicholson	5
3	Harlond Clift	4
3	Harry Craft	4
3	9 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	3
2	Dom DiMaggio	1
2	Bobby Doerr	1
2	Lonny Frey	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Chapman	5
2	Lou Boudreau	4
3	Rick Ferrell	3
3	Hank Greenberg	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ernie Koy	2
2	Zeke Bonura	1
2	Bob Elliott	1
2	Pete Fox	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Porter Vaughan	0.78
2	Bill Lohrman	0.67
2	Red Ruffing	0.67
4	Bill McGee	0.55
5	Al Javery	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	Emerson Dickman	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Denny Galehouse	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Porter Vaughan	7
2	Denny Galehouse	6
2	Al Javery	6
2	Bill Lohrman	6
2	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Taffy Wright	.362
2	Luke Appling	.359
3	Lou Finney	.355
4	Rip Radcliff	.353
5	Barney McCosky	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	23
2	Jimmie Foxx	20
3	Charlie Keller	17
3	Hal Trosky	17
5	2 tied	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	74
2	Jimmie Foxx	67
3	Harry Danning	60
3	Charlie Keller	60
5	Johnny Mize	59

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	Bob Feller	2.31
2	Bobo Newsom	2.33
3	Al Smith	2.42
4	Johnny Gorsica	2.47
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	Kirby Higbe	67
4	2 others tied	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	.488
2	Luke Appling	.485
3	Cecil Travis	.449
4	Frankie Hayes	.441
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frankie Hayes	7
2	Enos Slaughter	6
3	Sam Chapman	5
3	Joe DiMaggio	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Keller	20
2	Frankie Hayes	18
3	Hank Greenberg	17
4	Joe DiMaggio	16
4	Frank McCormick	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Mattick	5
2	Pee Wee Reese	4
2	Gee Walker	4
4	Ben Chapman	3
4	10 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobo Newsom	0.33
2	Vito Tamulis	0.49
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.95
4	Curt Davis	0.98
4	Bill Posedel	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobo Newsom	3
1	Claude Passeau	3
1	Nels Potter	3
1	Manny Salvo	3
1	Bucky Walters	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	31
2	Cliff Melton	21
3	Denny Galehouse	18
3	Claude Passeau	18
5	Bobo Newsom	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Allen	3
2	Al Benton	2
2	Joe Heving	2
4	Joe Bowman	1
4	20 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Taffy Wright	.402
2	Mike Tresh	.391
3	Luke Appling	.378
4	Barney McCosky	.375
5	Enos Slaughter	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	10
2	Joe DiMaggio	9
2	Vince DiMaggio	9
4	Sam Chapman	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	41
2	Joe DiMaggio	34
3	Charlie Keller	33
4	Johnny Berardino	31
5	4 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Elliott	6
1	Pee Wee Reese	6
1	Arky Vaughan	6
4	Ben Chapman	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Allen	0.36
2	Vito Tamulis	0.58
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
2	Claude Passeau	6
4	Mort Cooper	5
4	2 others tied	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	.351
2	Luke Appling	.344
2	Joe DiMaggio	.344
4	Lou Finney	.337
5	Ted Williams	.336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	140
2	Ted Williams	128
3	Hank Greenberg	122
4	Jimmie Foxx	121
5	Johnny Mize	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	39
2	Gee Walker	26
3	Mike Kreevich	22
4	Pete Fox	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	2.73

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	130
5	3 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