Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, July 19, 1940

On This Day

Friday, July 19, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	49	33	.598	--
Indians	48	35	.578	1.5
Red Sox	47	35	.573	2.0
Yankees	44	37	.543	4.5
White Sox	38	41	.481	9.5
Senators	36	49	.424	14.5
Athletics	33	48	.407	15.5
Browns	34	51	.400	16.5

Games

Tigers 4, Red Sox 0

Yankees 15, Indians 6

Browns 9, Athletics 7

White Sox 9, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	52	25	.675	--
Dodgers	50	29	.633	3.0
Giants	44	33	.571	8.0
Cubs	44	42	.512	12.5
Cardinals	35	42	.455	17.0
Pirates	33	44	.429	19.0
Bees	28	46	.378	22.5
Phillies	26	51	.338	26.0

Games

Cubs 11, Dodgers 4

Giants 5, Pirates 2

Cardinals 3, Phillies 2

Cardinals 5, Phillies 3

Bees 8, Reds 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stan Hack	4
1	Ernie Koy	4
1	Babe Phelps	4
1	Buddy Rosar	4
1	Bob Swift	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Dahlgren	2
1	Bob Johnson	2
3	Johnny Berardino	1
3	Joe Gordon	1
3	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Dahlgren	4
1	Bob Johnson	4
1	Hank Leiber	4
1	Buster Mills	4
1	Hal Trosky	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Don Gutteridge	1
1	Stan Hack	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Schumacher	1.14
2	Kirby Higbe	1.12
3	Tommy Bridges	0.56
3	Lefty Gomez	0.56
5	Joe Sullivan	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bowman	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	Vern Kennedy	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Kirby Higbe	9
2	Hal Schumacher	8
3	Joe Sullivan	6
3	Whit Wyatt	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Al Javery	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1
1	Ken Raffensberger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Barney McCosky	.355
2	Rip Radcliff	.355
3	Lou Finney	.354
3	Taffy Wright	.354
5	Harry Danning	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	25
2	Jimmie Foxx	20
3	Hal Trosky	19
4	Joe DiMaggio	17
4	3 others tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	79
2	Jimmie Foxx	67
3	Johnny Mize	62
4	Joe DiMaggio	61
4	Bill Nicholson	61

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	1.67
2	Bob Feller	2.30
3	Bobo Newsom	2.39
4	Bucky Walters	2.48
5	Claude Passeau	2.58

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	77
4	Kirby Higbe	76
5	Whit Wyatt	75

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	10
2	Jumbo Brown	6
2	Johnny Murphy	6
4	Clint Brown	5
4	Ed Heusser	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Cronin	.439
2	Frankie Hayes	.426
3	Pete Fox	.418
4	Joe DiMaggio	.415
5	Wally Judnich	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Enos Slaughter	6
2	Babe Dahlgren	5
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
2	Frankie Hayes	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Boudreau	17
1	Frankie Hayes	17
3	Joe DiMaggio	16
4	Bob Johnson	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Hack	5
2	Bob Elliott	4
2	Jim Tabor	4
4	Arky Vaughan	3
5	13 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	0.00
2	Ted Lyons	0.50
3	Johnny Lanning	0.52
4	George Caster	0.69
5	Claude Passeau	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Alex Carrasquel	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Vern Olsen	3
1	Claude Passeau	3
5	18 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	30
2	Hal Schumacher	18
3	Cliff Melton	16
3	Whit Wyatt	16
5	Ken Heintzelman	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	3
2	Johnny Allen	2
2	Bump Hadley	2
2	Ken Raffensberger	2
5	16 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cecil Travis	.412
2	Luke Appling	.397
3	Frankie Hayes	.396
4	Buddy Myer	.388
5	Taffy Wright	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	9
2	Harlond Clift	8
2	Wally Judnich	8
2	Johnny Rizzo	8
2	Enos Slaughter	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	39
2	Joe DiMaggio	29
2	Frankie Hayes	29
4	Lou Boudreau	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Elliott	6
1	Stan Hack	6
1	Pee Wee Reese	6
4	Ben Chapman	5
4	5 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	Bill Lohrman	1.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	68
2	Whit Wyatt	37
3	Bobo Newsom	32
4	Kirby Higbe	29
4	Cliff Melton	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.348
2	Ted Williams	.341
3	Taffy Wright	.341
4	Lou Finney	.336
5	2 tied	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	39
2	Jimmie Foxx	38
3	Johnny Mize	35
4	Hank Greenberg	33
5	Hal Trosky	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	142
2	Ted Williams	125
3	Hank Greenberg	123
4	Johnny Mize	118
5	Jimmie Foxx	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	39
2	Gee Walker	26
3	Mike Kreevich	19
4	Pete Fox	18
4	Joe Kuhel	18

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	147
4	Paul Derringer	129
5	Tommy Bridges	128

Saves

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