On This Day

Wednesday, July 24, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 53 34 .609 --
Indians 53 35 .602 0.5
Red Sox 47 40 .540 6.0
White Sox 43 41 .512 8.5
Yankees 44 42 .512 8.5
Senators 38 52 .422 16.5
Browns 38 52 .422 16.5
Athletics 33 53 .384 19.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 58 25 .699 --
Dodgers 51 34 .600 8.0
Giants 45 36 .556 12.0
Cubs 46 45 .505 16.0
Cardinals 38 43 .469 19.0
Pirates 36 45 .444 21.0
Bees 29 50 .367 27.0
Phillies 28 53 .346 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Judnich 5
2 Luke Appling 4
2 Johnny Cooney 4
2 Joe Kuhel 4
2 Rip Radcliff 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 4
1 Wally Judnich 4
1 Rip Radcliff 4
1 Moose Solters 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Cramer 1
1 Ken Keltner 1
1 Bama Rowell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Claude Passeau 0.54
2 Bucky Walters 0.29
3 Monte Pearson 0.25
4 Dick Errickson 0.17
5 Tex Carleton 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Dietrich 1
1 Dick Errickson 1
1 Bob Harris 1
1 Fred Hutchinson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Passeau 7
2 Al Benton 4
3 Luke Hamlin 3
4 Dick Errickson 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 1
1 Harry Eisenstat 1
1 Johnny Rigney 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .362
2 Lou Finney .354
3 Frankie Hayes .350
4 Barney McCosky .349
5 Taffy Wright .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 25
2 Jimmie Foxx 21
3 Bob Johnson 19
3 Hal Trosky 19
5 3 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 81
2 Jimmie Foxx 69
3 Joe DiMaggio 66
4 Frank McCormick 65
5 2 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 2.44
5 Jim Turner 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 15
1 Bucky Walters 15
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 12
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 Wally Judnich .477
2 Tommy Henrich .444
3 Joe Cronin .408
4 Joe Kuhel .404
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
1 Joe Gordon 5
1 Joe Kuhel 5
1 Hank Leiber 5
1 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moose Solters 22
2 Joe DiMaggio 19
3 Hank Leiber 17
3 Frank McCormick 17
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 Bucky Walters 4
2 Alex Carrasquel 3
2 Paul Derringer 3
2 Bill McGee 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 32
2 Claude Passeau 20
2 Whit Wyatt 20
4 Hal Schumacher 15
5 2 tied 13

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 .430
2 Cecil Travis .398
3 Wally Judnich .384
4 Dee Miles .384
5 Dick Siebert .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Judnich 11
2 Enos Slaughter 10
3 Joe Cronin 8
3 Joe DiMaggio 8
3 Joe Gordon 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 34
2 Moose Solters 33
3 Joe DiMaggio 32
4 Frank McCormick 29
4 Jim Tabor 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 7
2 Stan Hack 6
3 George Case 5
3 Joe Gordon 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vito Tamulis 0.50
2 Bobo Newsom 0.90
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.96
4 Bob Feller 1.49
5 Mort Cooper 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 6
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Sid Hudson 5
2 Bill McGee 5
2 Claude Passeau 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 66
2 Whit Wyatt 34
3 Claude Passeau 32
4 Cliff Melton 28
5 Hal Newhouser 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 6
2 Johnny Allen 4
3 Pete Appleton 2
3 Mace Brown 2
3 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .344
2 Lou Finney .340
3 Ted Williams .337
4 Taffy Wright .337
5 Luke Appling .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 40
2 Jimmie Foxx 37
3 Johnny Mize 35
4 Hank Greenberg 33
5 Hal Trosky 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 144
2 Hank Greenberg 121
3 Ted Williams 120
4 Frank McCormick 118
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 2.41
2 Bob Feller 2.54
3 Vito Tamulis 2.55
4 Marius Russo 2.55
5 Ted Lyons 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 26
2 Paul Derringer 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 2 tied 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 15
2 Clint Brown 13
3 Jumbo Brown 10
3 Johnny Murphy 10
3 Clyde Shoun 10