On This Day

Monday, July 15, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 47 30 .610 --
Indians 48 31 .608 0.0
Red Sox 45 33 .577 2.5
Yankees 41 36 .532 6.0
White Sox 36 39 .480 10.0
Senators 33 48 .407 16.0
Browns 33 50 .398 17.0
Athletics 31 47 .397 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 51 24 .680 --
Dodgers 48 27 .640 3.0
Giants 42 32 .568 8.5
Cubs 42 40 .512 12.5
Cardinals 32 41 .438 18.0
Pirates 32 42 .432 18.5
Bees 27 44 .380 22.0
Phillies 25 49 .338 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cookie Lavagetto 5
2 Pete Coscarart 4
2 Ernie Koy 4
2 Joe Orengo 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 Hank Leiber 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Koy 4
2 Rick Ferrell 3
2 Hank Greenberg 3
2 Hank Leiber 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Hack 2
2 George Case 1
2 Hank Greenberg 1
2 Buddy Lewis 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cliff Melton 0.57
2 Hal Newhouser 0.50
2 Lon Warneke 0.50
4 Eddie Smith 0.33
5 Sid Hudson 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Heving 1
1 Sid Hudson 1
1 Bob Klinger 1
1 Hal Newhouser 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Heving 6
1 Hal Newhouser 6
3 Cliff Melton 4
3 Lon Warneke 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Appleton 1
1 Claude Passeau 1
1 Dizzy Trout 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Taffy Wright .357
2 Luke Appling .357
3 Rip Radcliff .356
4 Lou Finney .355
5 Barney McCosky .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 23
2 Jimmie Foxx 20
3 Hank Greenberg 17
3 Charlie Keller 17
3 Hal Trosky 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 77
2 Jimmie Foxx 67
3 Harry Danning 60
3 Charlie Keller 60
5 Johnny Mize 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 18
2 Gee Walker 14
3 Lonny Frey 11
3 Joe Gordon 11
5 Pee Wee Reese 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vito Tamulis 1.81
2 Bob Feller 2.31
3 Bobo Newsom 2.33
4 Al Smith 2.42
5 Johnny Gorsica 2.47

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 151
2 Bobo Newsom 86
3 Tommy Bridges 72
4 Eddie Smith 70
5 2 tied 69

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 Luke Appling .459
2 Taffy Wright .455
3 Joe DiMaggio .453
4 Cecil Travis .450
5 Pete Fox .422

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 17
1 Frankie Hayes 17
1 Charlie Keller 17
4 Hank Greenberg 16
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Hack 4
1 Bobby Mattick 4
1 Pee Wee Reese 4
1 Jim Tabor 4
5 11 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobo Newsom 0.33
2 Ted Lyons 0.50
3 Vito Tamulis 0.57
4 Curt Davis 0.98
4 Bill Posedel 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sid Hudson 3
1 Bobo Newsom 3
1 Claude Passeau 3
1 Nels Potter 3
1 Bucky Walters 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 31
2 Cliff Melton 25
3 Claude Passeau 19
4 Denny Galehouse 18
5 Bobo Newsom 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Allen 2
1 Al Benton 2
3 Pete Appleton 1
3 Joe Bowman 1
3 21 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luke Appling .392
2 Taffy Wright .391
3 Frankie Hayes .380
4 Enos Slaughter .376
5 Cecil Travis .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 9
2 Sam Chapman 8
2 Harlond Clift 8
2 Hank Greenberg 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 43
2 Joe DiMaggio 33
3 Johnny Berardino 31
4 Joe Cronin 29
4 Charlie Keller 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Elliott 6
1 Pee Wee Reese 6
1 Arky Vaughan 6
4 George Case 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vito Tamulis 0.51
2 Bobo Newsom 0.98
3 Ted Lyons 1.15
4 Bob Feller 1.29
5 Mort Cooper 1.57

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 70
2 Whit Wyatt 38
3 Bobo Newsom 35
4 Cliff Melton 33
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 Joe DiMaggio .348
2 Taffy Wright .346
3 Luke Appling .343
4 Lou Finney .337
5 Ted Williams .337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 141
2 Ted Williams 127
3 Hank Greenberg 124
4 Jimmie Foxx 120
5 2 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 40
2 Gee Walker 26
3 Mike Kreevich 22
4 Pete Fox 19
5 Joe Kuhel 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.32
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 Bucky Walters 26
2 Paul Derringer 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 145
4 Paul Derringer 130
5 Claude Passeau 127

Saves

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