On This Day

Sunday, July 21, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	52	33	.612	--
Indians	51	35	.593	1.5
Red Sox	47	38	.553	5.0
Yankees	44	40	.524	7.5
White Sox	41	41	.500	9.5
Senators	37	51	.420	16.5
Browns	36	52	.409	17.5
Athletics	33	51	.393	18.5

Games

Indians 3, Red Sox 2

Indians 2, Red Sox 0

Tigers 4, Yankees 3

Tigers 3, Yankees 2

White Sox 10, Athletics 8

White Sox 7, Athletics 2

Browns 8, Senators 4

Senators 5, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	55	25	.688	--
Dodgers	51	31	.622	5.0
Giants	44	36	.550	11.0
Cubs	45	44	.506	14.5
Cardinals	37	43	.463	18.0
Pirates	36	44	.450	19.0
Bees	28	49	.364	25.5
Phillies	28	52	.350	27.0

Games

Phillies 8, Cubs 2

Cubs 8, Phillies 5

Pirates 5, Bees 3

Pirates 16, Bees 2

Dodgers 3, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 5, Dodgers 2

Reds 6, Giants 1

Reds 4, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Kennedy	6
2	Frankie Gustine	5
2	Tommy Henrich	5
2	Buddy Lewis	5
2	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	2
1	Joe Grace	2
1	Hank Leiber	2
1	George McQuinn	2
1	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	6
1	George McQuinn	6
3	Frankie Gustine	5
3	Enos Slaughter	5
5	4 tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	George Case	1
1	Dom Dallessandro	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fritz Ostermueller	1.20
2	Bob Feller	1.00
3	Mort Cooper	0.60
4	Paul Derringer	0.50
4	Joe Dobson	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	9
2	Mort Cooper	6
2	Fritz Ostermueller	6
4	Joe Dobson	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	1
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Dizzy Trout	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.356
2	Taffy Wright	.353
3	Lou Finney	.352
4	Frankie Hayes	.351
4	Barney McCosky	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	25
2	Jimmie Foxx	21
3	Bob Johnson	19
3	Hal Trosky	19
5	3 tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	79
2	Jimmie Foxx	69
3	Bob Johnson	64
3	Bill Nicholson	64
5	2 tied	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	20
2	Gee Walker	15
3	Joe Gordon	12
4	Lonny Frey	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	1.70
2	Jake Mooty	2.28
3	Bob Feller	2.29
4	Bobo Newsom	2.39
5	Bucky Walters	2.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	15
2	Bucky Walters	14
3	Paul Derringer	13
3	Bobo Newsom	13
5	Al Milnar	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	170
2	Bobo Newsom	86
3	Tommy Bridges	77
4	Kirby Higbe	76
5	Whit Wyatt	75

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	11
2	Jumbo Brown	6
2	Johnny Murphy	6
4	Clint Brown	5
4	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Cronin	.457
2	Frankie Hayes	.435
3	Pete Fox	.426
4	Joe DiMaggio	.396
5	Rick Ferrell	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Enos Slaughter	6
2	Bob Johnson	5
2	Hank Leiber	5
2	Bill Nicholson	5
5	8 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	16
1	Hank Leiber	16
3	Lou Boudreau	15
4	Frankie Hayes	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Hack	5
2	Jim Tabor	4
3	George Case	3
3	Bob Elliott	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.50
2	Vito Tamulis	0.54
3	Red Ruffing	0.69
4	Claude Passeau	0.73
5	Archie McKain	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Alex Carrasquel	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Ted Lyons	3
1	Hugh Mulcahy	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	39
2	Hal Schumacher	19
3	Dutch Leonard	16
3	Whit Wyatt	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	4
2	Johnny Allen	2
2	Pete Appleton	2
2	Bump Hadley	2
2	Dizzy Trout	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frankie Hayes	.429
2	Cecil Travis	.410
3	Taffy Wright	.398
4	Pete Fox	.385
5	Enos Slaughter	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Enos Slaughter	10
2	Johnny Rizzo	9
3	Sam Chapman	8
3	Joe Gordon	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	36
2	Joe DiMaggio	30
3	Frankie Hayes	29
4	Joe Cronin	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	6
1	Bob Elliott	6
1	Stan Hack	6
1	Pee Wee Reese	6
1	Gee Walker	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	0.49
2	Bobo Newsom	1.10
3	Bob Feller	1.49
4	Jim Turner	1.64
5	Mace Brown	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sid Hudson	6
1	Claude Passeau	6
3	Bob Feller	5
3	Bobo Newsom	5
3	Bucky Walters	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	66
2	Whit Wyatt	29
3	Cliff Melton	28
3	Bobo Newsom	28
3	2 others tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	5
2	Johnny Allen	4
3	Mace Brown	3
4	Pete Appleton	2
4	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.345
2	Taffy Wright	.343
3	Ted Williams	.336
4	Lou Finney	.335
5	Hank Greenberg	.332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	142
2	Ted Williams	123
3	Hank Greenberg	120
4	Johnny Mize	118
5	Jimmie Foxx	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	41
2	Gee Walker	26
3	Pete Fox	18
3	Mike Kreevich	18
3	Joe Kuhel	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.39
2	Marius Russo	2.46
3	Bob Feller	2.52
4	Ted Lyons	2.63
5	Paul Derringer	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	26
2	Bob Feller	25
2	Bucky Walters	25
4	Bobo Newsom	23
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	284
2	Bobo Newsom	180
3	Johnny Rigney	148
4	Paul Derringer	130
5	Tommy Bridges	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	14
2	Clint Brown	13
3	Johnny Murphy	11
4	Jumbo Brown	10
4	Clyde Shoun	10