On This Day

Thursday, July 18, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 48 33 .593 --
Indians 48 34 .585 0.5
Red Sox 47 34 .580 1.0
Yankees 43 37 .538 4.5
White Sox 37 41 .474 9.5
Senators 36 48 .429 13.5
Athletics 33 47 .413 14.5
Browns 33 51 .393 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 52 24 .684 --
Dodgers 50 28 .641 3.0
Giants 43 33 .566 9.0
Cubs 43 42 .506 13.5
Cardinals 33 42 .440 18.5
Pirates 33 43 .434 19.0
Bees 27 46 .370 23.5
Phillies 26 49 .347 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Barney McCosky 4
1 Dee Miles 4
1 Buddy Myer 4
1 Red Rolfe 4
1 Rudy York 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pete Coscarart 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Hank Leiber 1
1 Ray Mack 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Red Rolfe 4
1 Buddy Rosar 4
1 Moose Solters 4
4 Frankie Hayes 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 Jim Tabor 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Hubbell 0.62
2 Johnny Babich 0.43
3 Ken Heintzelman 0.20
4 Jack Knott 0.17
5 Ken Chase 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Babich 1
1 Alex Carrasquel 1
1 Spud Chandler 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 5
2 Joe Heving 4
3 Johnny Babich 3
3 Ken Heintzelman 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 1
1 Bump Hadley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barney McCosky .357
2 Taffy Wright .356
3 Lou Finney .355
4 Rip Radcliff .354
5 Harry Danning .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 24
2 Jimmie Foxx 20
3 Hal Trosky 18
4 Joe DiMaggio 17
4 2 others tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 79
2 Jimmie Foxx 67
3 Joe DiMaggio 61
3 Johnny Mize 61
5 2 tied 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 18
2 Gee Walker 14
3 Joe Gordon 12
4 Lonny Frey 11
5 Pee Wee Reese 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vito Tamulis 1.67
2 Bob Feller 2.30
3 Bobo Newsom 2.39
4 Al Smith 2.42
5 Bucky Walters 2.48

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 Eddie Smith 71
5 Johnny Rigney 70

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 10
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 Frankie Hayes .457
2 Joe Cronin .432
3 Buddy Myer .421
4 Taffy Wright .418
5 Barney McCosky .415

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 17
1 Frankie Hayes 17
3 Lou Boudreau 16
4 Charlie Keller 15
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Hack 4
1 Jim Tabor 4
3 Frankie Crosetti 3
3 Bob Elliott 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Passeau 0.00
2 Vito Tamulis 0.42
3 Ted Lyons 0.50
4 Bob Feller 1.19
5 Bobo Newsom 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Carrasquel 3
1 Spud Chandler 3
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Sid Hudson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 30
2 Clyde Shoun 19
3 Cliff Melton 16
4 Mort Cooper 15
4 Ken Heintzelman 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 3
2 Johnny Allen 2
2 Bump Hadley 2
2 Rene Monteagudo 2
5 15 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Travis .417
2 Frankie Hayes .409
3 Taffy Wright .407
4 Buddy Myer .395
5 Luke Appling .384

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 39
2 Joe DiMaggio 31
3 Johnny Berardino 29
3 Frankie Hayes 29
5 Jim Tabor 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 6
1 Jim Tabor 6
3 George Case 5
3 Ben Chapman 5
3 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vito Tamulis 0.27
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 Whit Wyatt 31
5 Dutch Leonard 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 5
2 Johnny Allen 3
2 Mace Brown 3
4 Joe Dobson 2
4 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .350
2 Taffy Wright .340
3 Ted Williams .340
4 Johnny Mize .337
5 Harry Danning .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 39
1 Jimmie Foxx 39
3 Johnny Mize 34
4 Hank Greenberg 33
5 Hal Trosky 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 142
2 Ted Williams 125
3 Hank Greenberg 123
4 Johnny Mize 117
5 Jimmie Foxx 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 39
2 Gee Walker 26
3 Mike Kreevich 20
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 Vito Tamulis 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 25
1 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 129
5 Tommy Bridges 123

Saves

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