On This Day

Tuesday, July 16, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	47	31	.603	--
Indians	48	32	.600	0.0
Red Sox	45	33	.577	2.0
Yankees	41	37	.526	6.0
White Sox	37	39	.487	9.0
Senators	34	48	.415	15.0
Athletics	32	47	.405	15.5
Browns	33	50	.398	16.5

Games

White Sox 5, Yankees 1

Athletics 3, Tigers 1

Senators 11, Indians 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	51	24	.680	--
Dodgers	48	28	.632	3.5
Giants	42	33	.560	9.0
Cubs	43	40	.518	12.0
Cardinals	33	41	.446	17.5
Pirates	33	42	.440	18.0
Bees	27	45	.375	22.5
Phillies	25	49	.338	25.5

Games

Cubs 2, Giants 0

Pirates 5, Dodgers 3

Cardinals 4, Bees 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Brown	3
1	Ben Chapman	3
1	Eddie Miller	3
1	Johnny Rigney	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Enos Slaughter	2
2	Sam Chapman	1
2	Joe Kuhel	1
2	Johnny Mize	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Boudreau	3
1	Buddy Myer	3
3	Phil Cavarretta	2
3	Bob Elliott	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fred Hutchinson	1.00
2	Johnny Rigney	0.83
3	Clyde Shoun	0.54
4	Harry Gumbert	0.50
5	Tex Carleton	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	George Caster	1
1	Johnny Lanning	1
1	Vern Olsen	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Clyde Shoun	7
2	Fred Hutchinson	6
3	Johnny Rigney	5
4	Harry Gumbert	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rene Monteagudo	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Taffy Wright	.359
2	Luke Appling	.357
3	Rip Radcliff	.356
4	Lou Finney	.355
5	Barney McCosky	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	24
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	Johnny Mize	61
4	Harry Danning	60
4	Charlie Keller	60

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	Johnny Rigney	70
4	Eddie Smith	70

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	.458
2	Luke Appling	.450
3	Joe DiMaggio	.444
4	Pete Fox	.408
5	Ben Chapman	.400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Hack	4
1	Bobby Mattick	4
1	Jim Tabor	4
4	Ben Chapman	3
4	10 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	0.50
1	Bobo Newsom	0.50
3	Vito Tamulis	0.57
4	Bob Feller	1.00
4	Curt Davis	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sid Hudson	3
1	Vern Olsen	3
1	Claude Passeau	3
1	Bucky Walters	3
5	22 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	31
2	Clyde Shoun	19
3	Denny Galehouse	18
4	Claude Passeau	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Allen	2
1	Al Benton	2
1	Rene Monteagudo	2
4	Pete Appleton	1
4	20 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Taffy Wright	.414
2	Luke Appling	.405
3	Cecil Travis	.404
4	Frankie Hayes	.375
5	Max West	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	9
1	Joe DiMaggio	9
1	Enos Slaughter	9
4	Harlond Clift	8
4	Wally Judnich	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	39
2	Joe DiMaggio	34
3	Johnny Berardino	31
4	Lou Boudreau	28
4	2 others tied	28

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	Jim Turner	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
1	Sid Hudson	6
1	Bobo Newsom	6
1	Claude Passeau	6
5	Rip Sewell	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	70
2	Whit Wyatt	38
3	Cliff Melton	33
4	Bobo Newsom	32
5	Clyde Shoun	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.351
2	Taffy Wright	.348
3	Luke Appling	.342
4	Ted Williams	.340
5	Lou Finney	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	40
2	Joe DiMaggio	38
3	Johnny Mize	34
4	Hank Greenberg	33
5	Hal Trosky	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	142
2	Ted Williams	127
3	Hank Greenberg	124
4	Jimmie Foxx	118
5	Johnny Mize	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	39
2	Gee Walker	26
3	Mike Kreevich	22
4	Pete Fox	19
5	3 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.32
2	Ted Lyons	2.40
3	Marius Russo	2.44
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	150
4	Paul Derringer	130
5	2 tied	124

Saves

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