On This Day

Wednesday, July 17, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 48 33 .593 --
Tigers 47 33 .588 0.5
Red Sox 47 33 .588 0.5
Yankees 42 37 .532 5.0
White Sox 37 40 .481 9.0
Senators 35 48 .422 14.0
Athletics 32 47 .405 15.0
Browns 33 50 .398 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 52 24 .684 --
Dodgers 49 28 .636 3.5
Giants 42 33 .560 9.5
Cubs 43 41 .512 13.0
Pirates 33 42 .440 18.5
Cardinals 33 42 .440 18.5
Bees 27 46 .370 23.5
Phillies 26 49 .347 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Cronin 5
1 Ted Williams 5
3 Gee Walker 4
4 Doc Cramer 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 Joe Kuhel 1
1 Hal Trosky 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 4
1 Pete Fox 4
3 Joe Cronin 3
4 Paul Derringer 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Joe Medwick 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 0.83
2 Jake Mooty 0.67
3 Luke Hamlin 0.60
4 Manny Salvo 0.50
5 Hugh Mulcahy 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Luke Hamlin 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 10
2 Jake Mooty 6
3 Manny Salvo 5
4 Mort Cooper 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Emerson Dickman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Taffy Wright .361
2 Rip Radcliff .356
3 Lou Finney .355
4 Luke Appling .352
5 Barney McCosky .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 24
2 Jimmie Foxx 20
3 Hal Trosky 18
4 Hank Greenberg 17
4 Charlie Keller 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 77
2 Jimmie Foxx 67
3 Johnny Mize 61
4 Harry Danning 60
4 2 others tied 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 2.30
3 Bobo Newsom 2.39
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 Paul Derringer 12
4 Al Milnar 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 161
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 .462
2 Joe Cronin .419
3 Luke Appling .409
4 Frankie Hayes .404
5 Pete Fox .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 16
1 Joe DiMaggio 16
3 Charlie Keller 15
4 Frankie Hayes 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Hack 4
2 Frankie Crosetti 3
2 Bob Elliott 3
2 Lee Handley 3
2 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 0.50
2 Vito Tamulis 0.57
3 Curt Davis 1.00
4 Bobo Newsom 1.23
5 Bob Feller 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Sid Hudson 3
1 Vern Olsen 3
1 Claude Passeau 3
1 Bucky Walters 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 41
2 Clyde Shoun 19
3 Claude Passeau 17
4 Cliff Melton 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Allen 2
1 Al Benton 2
1 Rene Monteagudo 2
4 Pete Appleton 1
4 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Taffy Wright .427
2 Cecil Travis .411
3 Luke Appling .400
4 Frankie Hayes .393
5 Mike Tresh .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 9
1 Enos Slaughter 9
3 Harlond Clift 8
3 Wally Judnich 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 37
2 Joe DiMaggio 30
3 Johnny Berardino 29
4 Lou Boudreau 27
4 Charlie Keller 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 6
2 George Case 5
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Frankie Crosetti 5
2 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vito Tamulis 0.51
2 Ted Lyons 1.00
3 Bobo Newsom 1.22
4 Bob Feller 1.36
5 Jim Turner 1.54

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 68
2 Cliff Melton 33
3 Bobo Newsom 32
4 Clyde Shoun 31
4 Whit Wyatt 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 .352
2 Taffy Wright .349
3 Ted Williams .343
4 Luke Appling .339
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 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 143
2 Ted Williams 127
3 Hank Greenberg 123
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 2.39
2 Ted Lyons 2.40
3 Marius Russo 2.44
4 Bob Feller 2.54
5 Paul Derringer 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 26
2 Bucky Walters 25
3 Bob Feller 24
4 Bobo Newsom 23
5 Al Milnar 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 275
2 Bobo Newsom 181
3 Johnny Rigney 150
4 Paul Derringer 131
5 2 tied 124

Saves

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