On This Day

Friday, July 26, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	54	35	.607	--
Indians	54	36	.600	0.5
Red Sox	48	41	.539	6.0
Yankees	46	42	.523	7.5
White Sox	44	42	.512	8.5
Senators	38	54	.413	17.5
Browns	38	54	.413	17.5
Athletics	35	53	.398	18.5

Games

Yankees 10, White Sox 2

Indians 13, Senators 2

Athletics 7, Tigers 4

Red Sox 14, Browns 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	59	25	.702	--
Dodgers	51	34	.600	8.5
Giants	45	38	.542	13.5
Cubs	48	45	.516	15.5
Cardinals	38	43	.469	19.5
Pirates	38	45	.458	20.5
Bees	29	52	.358	28.5
Phillies	28	54	.341	30.0

Games

Cardinals 3, Dodgers 3

Pirates 9, Bees 0

Cubs 14, Giants 1

Reds 9, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Boudreau	4
2	Spud Chandler	3
2	Ben Chapman	3
2	Doc Cramer	3
2	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Spud Chandler	2
1	Terry Moore	2
1	Ted Williams	2
4	Johnny Berardino	1
4	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Spud Chandler	6
2	Joe Cronin	5
2	Ken Keltner	5
4	Larry French	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Harlond Clift	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Lou Finney	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Spud Chandler	0.57
2	Bob Feller	0.50
2	Larry French	0.50
2	Vito Tamulis	0.50
2	Lon Warneke	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Caster	1
1	Spud Chandler	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Smith	5
2	Tommy Bridges	4
2	Spud Chandler	4
2	Bob Feller	4
2	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Beggs	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.367
2	Luke Appling	.352
3	Taffy Wright	.350
4	Lou Finney	.350
5	Barney McCosky	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	25
2	Jimmie Foxx	21
3	Bob Johnson	19
3	Joe Kuhel	19
3	Hal Trosky	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	83
2	Jimmie Foxx	70
3	Frank McCormick	68
4	Joe DiMaggio	67
5	Hal Trosky	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	22
2	Gee Walker	16
3	Joe Gordon	12
4	Lonny Frey	11
4	Stan Hack	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	1.77
2	Bob Feller	2.27
3	Bobo Newsom	2.39
4	Bucky Walters	2.44
5	Jim Turner	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	16
2	Bucky Walters	15
3	Paul Derringer	14
4	Al Milnar	13
4	Bobo Newsom	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	174
2	Bobo Newsom	86
3	Whit Wyatt	84
4	Tommy Bridges	81
5	Kirby Higbe	79

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	12
2	Clint Brown	6
2	Jumbo Brown	6
2	Johnny Murphy	6
5	2 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Henrich	.489
2	Joe Cronin	.436
2	Jim Tabor	.436
4	Wally Judnich	.434
5	Rip Radcliff	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	7
2	Joe Kuhel	6
3	Sam Chapman	5
3	Joe Cronin	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Moose Solters	23
2	Joe DiMaggio	20
3	Frank McCormick	19
4	Hank Leiber	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Hack	6
2	George Case	5
3	Bob Elliott	3
3	Ernie Koy	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.50
2	Archie McKain	0.60
3	Hugh Mulcahy	0.67
4	Ken Raffensberger	0.87
5	Johnny Babich	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	4
2	Alex Carrasquel	3
2	Spud Chandler	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	36
2	Hal Schumacher	19
3	Whit Wyatt	17
4	Kirby Higbe	14
4	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	4
2	Johnny Allen	2
2	Pete Appleton	2
2	Dizzy Trout	2
5	17 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frankie Hayes	.404
2	Luke Appling	.391
3	Taffy Wright	.382
4	Cecil Travis	.381
5	Joe DiMaggio	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	11
2	Enos Slaughter	10
3	Wally Judnich	9
4	Sam Chapman	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Moose Solters	34
2	Hank Greenberg	33
3	Joe DiMaggio	32
3	Frank McCormick	32
5	Joe Cronin	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
1	Gee Walker	7
3	Stan Hack	6
4	Joe Gordon	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	0.87
2	Bobo Newsom	0.90
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.96
4	Bob Feller	1.63
5	Johnny Babich	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Walters	6
2	Paul Derringer	5
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Bill McGee	5
5	7 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	65
2	Whit Wyatt	34
3	Cliff Melton	32
4	Claude Passeau	30
5	Hal Schumacher	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	6
2	Johnny Allen	4
3	Pete Appleton	2
3	Clint Brown	2
3	9 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.344
2	Luke Appling	.338
3	Taffy Wright	.337
4	Lou Finney	.335
5	Rip Radcliff	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	39
2	Johnny Mize	35
3	Jimmie Foxx	33
3	Hank Greenberg	33
5	Hal Trosky	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	142
2	Ted Williams	123
3	Hank Greenberg	122
4	Frank McCormick	121
5	2 tied	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	39
2	Gee Walker	25
3	Pete Fox	18
3	Mike Kreevich	18
3	Joe Kuhel	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.45
2	Bob Feller	2.52
3	Vito Tamulis	2.55
4	Marius Russo	2.55
5	Ted Lyons	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	26
2	Bob Feller	25
2	Bucky Walters	25
4	Bobo Newsom	22
5	Al Milnar	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	280
2	Bobo Newsom	163
3	Johnny Rigney	144
4	Paul Derringer	129
5	Tommy Bridges	127

Saves

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