Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, July 23, 1940

On This Day

Tuesday, July 23, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	52	34	.605	--
Indians	52	35	.598	0.5
Red Sox	47	39	.547	5.0
Yankees	44	41	.518	7.5
White Sox	42	41	.506	8.5
Senators	38	51	.427	15.5
Browns	37	52	.416	16.5
Athletics	33	52	.388	18.5

Games

Indians 1, Athletics 0

Senators 6, Tigers 3

Browns 9, Yankees 5

White Sox 8, Red Sox 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	57	25	.695	--
Dodgers	51	33	.607	7.0
Giants	45	36	.556	11.5
Cubs	46	44	.511	15.0
Cardinals	38	43	.469	18.5
Pirates	36	45	.444	20.5
Bees	28	50	.359	27.0
Phillies	28	53	.346	28.5

Games

Reds 4, Dodgers 3

Reds 9, Dodgers 2

Cubs 6, Bees 1

Giants 9, Pirates 1

Cardinals 7, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Werber	5
1	Burgess Whitehead	5
3	Harlond Clift	4
3	Willard Hershberger	4
3	Babe Phelps	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Judnich	2
2	Dick Bartell	1
2	Cookie Lavagetto	1
2	Mel Ott	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	5
1	Moose Solters	5
3	Wally Judnich	4
4	Dolph Camilli	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Hack	1
1	Gee Walker	1
1	Skeeter Webb	1
1	Billy Werber	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whit Wyatt	1.00
2	Johnny Babich	0.50
3	Ken Raffensberger	0.44
4	Whitey Moore	0.42
5	Al Milnar	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Ken Chase	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whit Wyatt	9
2	Bump Hadley	5
2	Whitey Moore	5
4	Johnny Babich	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ira Hutchinson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.355
2	Taffy Wright	.354
3	Lou Finney	.350
4	Barney McCosky	.350
5	Frankie Hayes	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	25
2	Jimmie Foxx	21
3	Bob Johnson	19
3	Hal Trosky	19
5	4 tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	79
2	Jimmie Foxx	69
3	Joe DiMaggio	64
3	Bob Johnson	64
3	2 others tied	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	20
2	Gee Walker	16
3	Joe Gordon	12
4	Lonny Frey	11
4	Stan Hack	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	1.70
2	Bob Feller	2.29
3	Bobo Newsom	2.39
4	Bucky Walters	2.41
5	Claude Passeau	2.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	170
2	Bobo Newsom	86
3	Whit Wyatt	84
4	Tommy Bridges	77
5	Kirby Higbe	76

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	.432
2	Wally Judnich	.421
3	Tommy Henrich	.419
4	Pete Fox	.410
5	Rick Ferrell	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Leiber	5
1	Bill Nicholson	5
1	Enos Slaughter	5
4	Sam Chapman	4
4	7 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Moose Solters	18
2	Joe DiMaggio	17
3	Hank Leiber	16
3	Frank McCormick	16
5	Lou Boudreau	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Hack	6
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	Hugh Mulcahy	0.67
4	Red Ruffing	0.69
5	Archie McKain	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Alex Carrasquel	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Bill McGee	3
1	Hugh Mulcahy	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	32
2	Whit Wyatt	20
3	Hal Schumacher	15
4	Mort Cooper	13
4	2 others tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	3
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	.423
1	Cecil Travis	.423
3	Taffy Wright	.400
4	Pete Fox	.378
5	Moose Solters	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Judnich	10
1	Enos Slaughter	10
3	Johnny Rizzo	9
4	Sam Chapman	7
4	7 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	34
2	Joe DiMaggio	30
3	Frank McCormick	29
3	Moose Solters	29
3	Jim Tabor	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Hack	7
1	Gee Walker	7
3	Pee Wee Reese	6
4	George Case	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	0.50
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.96
3	Bobo Newsom	1.10
4	Bob Feller	1.49
5	Mace Brown	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	5
1	Sid Hudson	5
1	Bill McGee	5
1	Bobo Newsom	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	66
2	Whit Wyatt	38
3	Cliff Melton	28
3	Bobo Newsom	28
3	Clyde Shoun	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	5
2	Johnny Allen	4
3	Mace Brown	3
4	Pete Appleton	2
4	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.345
2	Taffy Wright	.340
3	Lou Finney	.337
4	Ted Williams	.335
5	Barney McCosky	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	39
2	Jimmie Foxx	37
3	Johnny Mize	35
4	Hank Greenberg	32
5	Hal Trosky	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	142
2	Hank Greenberg	119
2	Ted Williams	119
4	Frank McCormick	117
5	Johnny Mize	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	38
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	2.54
4	Vito Tamulis	2.55
5	Ted Lyons	2.67

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	276
2	Bobo Newsom	168
3	Johnny Rigney	144
4	Paul Derringer	129
5	Tommy Bridges	123

Saves

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