On This Day

Sunday, July 28, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 56 36 .609 --
Indians 55 38 .591 1.5
Red Sox 50 42 .543 6.0
White Sox 46 43 .517 8.5
Yankees 47 44 .516 8.5
Senators 40 55 .421 17.5
Browns 39 56 .411 18.5
Athletics 36 55 .396 19.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 60 27 .690 --
Dodgers 53 36 .596 8.0
Giants 47 38 .553 12.0
Cubs 48 47 .505 16.0
Pirates 41 45 .477 18.5
Cardinals 40 45 .471 19.0
Phillies 30 55 .353 29.0
Bees 29 55 .345 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Skeeter Webb 7
2 Frank McCormick 6
3 Charlie Keller 5
4 Luke Appling 4
4 16 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 3
2 Joe DiMaggio 2
2 Bobby Doerr 2
4 Bobby Bragan 1
4 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 5
1 Dick Siebert 5
1 Maurice Van Robays 5
4 Joe DiMaggio 4
4 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Bobby Bragan 1
1 George Case 1
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Max Butcher 1.00
1 Thornton Lee 1.00
1 Johnny Niggeling 1.00
4 Dick Lanahan 0.80
5 Whit Wyatt 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Bill Beckmann 1
1 Cy Blanton 1
1 Max Butcher 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 10
2 Dick Lanahan 8
3 Thornton Lee 6
4 Max Butcher 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Emerson Dickman 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .372
2 Luke Appling .354
3 Lou Finney .351
4 Barney McCosky .351
5 Frankie Hayes .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 26
2 Jimmie Foxx 21
3 Joe DiMaggio 20
3 Charlie Keller 20
5 4 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 85
2 Joe DiMaggio 71
3 Jimmie Foxx 70
3 Frank McCormick 70
5 Charlie Keller 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 23
2 Gee Walker 16
3 Joe Gordon 12
4 Lonny Frey 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vito Tamulis 1.83
2 Bob Feller 2.27
3 Bill Lohrman 2.46
4 Bucky Walters 2.49
5 Jim Turner 2.55

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 174
2 Bobo Newsom 96
3 Whit Wyatt 87
4 Tommy Bridges 81
5 Kirby Higbe 79

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 13
2 Johnny Murphy 7
3 Clint Brown 6
3 Jumbo Brown 6
5 2 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .466
2 Dee Miles .459
3 Frank McCormick .426
3 Jim Tabor .426
5 Johnny Cooney .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Gordon 8
2 Sam Chapman 6
2 Bobby Doerr 6
2 Joe Kuhel 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moose Solters 25
2 Jim Tabor 20
3 Bobby Doerr 19
4 Joe Cronin 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 6
2 Harlond Clift 4
2 Stan Hack 4
4 Charlie Gehringer 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 0.00
2 Archie McKain 0.57
3 Bill Lohrman 0.76
4 Ken Raffensberger 0.87
5 Hugh Mulcahy 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Carrasquel 3
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
1 Bill McGee 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 23
2 Whit Wyatt 20
3 Hal Schumacher 19
4 Joe Dobson 14
4 4 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 4
2 Pete Appleton 2
2 Emerson Dickman 2
2 Johnny Murphy 2
2 Dizzy Trout 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frankie Hayes .396
2 Rip Radcliff .391
3 Joe DiMaggio .390
4 Dee Miles .387
5 Joe Kuhel .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Gordon 12
2 Joe DiMaggio 10
2 Enos Slaughter 10
4 Bobby Doerr 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moose Solters 37
2 Frank McCormick 34
3 Joe DiMaggio 33
3 Hank Greenberg 33
5 Jim Tabor 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
2 Stan Hack 6
2 Pee Wee Reese 6
2 Gee Walker 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vito Tamulis 1.09
2 Bill Lohrman 1.48
3 Dick Lanahan 1.61
4 Bob Feller 1.63
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 6
2 Paul Derringer 5
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Sid Hudson 5
2 Bill McGee 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 65
2 Whit Wyatt 37
3 Claude Passeau 30
4 Cliff Melton 29
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 7
2 Johnny Allen 4
3 Johnny Murphy 3
4 Pete Appleton 2
4 9 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .346
2 Luke Appling .338
3 Rip Radcliff .338
4 Lou Finney .335
5 Ted Williams .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 41
2 Johnny Mize 36
3 Hank Greenberg 34
4 Jimmie Foxx 32
5 Hal Trosky 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 146
2 Hank Greenberg 124
3 Ted Williams 123
4 Frank McCormick 121
5 Charlie Keller 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 40
2 Gee Walker 25
3 Pete Fox 19
4 Mike Kreevich 18
4 Joe Kuhel 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bucky Walters 2.48
2 Bob Feller 2.53
3 Vito Tamulis 2.64
4 Marius Russo 2.73
5 Claude Passeau 2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 276
2 Bobo Newsom 173
3 Johnny Rigney 148
4 Tommy Bridges 127
4 Paul Derringer 127

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 16
2 Clint Brown 13
3 Johnny Murphy 11
4 Jumbo Brown 10
4 Clyde Shoun 10