On This Day

Monday, July 29, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 56 37 .602 --
Indians 55 38 .591 1.0
Red Sox 50 42 .543 5.5
White Sox 46 43 .517 8.0
Yankees 47 44 .516 8.0
Senators 40 55 .421 17.0
Browns 39 56 .411 18.0
Athletics 37 55 .402 18.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 60 28 .682 --
Dodgers 54 36 .600 7.0
Giants 48 38 .558 11.0
Cubs 49 47 .510 15.0
Cardinals 41 45 .477 18.0
Pirates 41 46 .471 18.5
Phillies 30 56 .349 29.0
Bees 29 56 .341 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Brown 3
1 Pete Coscarart 3
1 Charlie Gehringer 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Craft 1
1 Frank Demaree 1
1 Ival Goodman 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 4
2 Joe Marty 3
2 Wally Moses 3
2 Al Todd 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 2
2 Art Mahan 1
2 Stu Martin 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Lanning 0.50
2 Carl Hubbell 0.44
3 Fred Hutchinson 0.20
4 Bob Bowman 0.11
5 Ike Pearson 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Bowman 1
1 Red Lynn 1
1 Claude Passeau 1
1 Nels Potter 1
1 Tot Pressnell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Lanning 5
2 Carl Hubbell 4
3 Nels Potter 3
4 Al Benton 2
4 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Porter Vaughan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .372
2 Luke Appling .354
3 Barney McCosky .353
4 Lou Finney .351
5 Taffy Wright .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 26
2 Jimmie Foxx 21
3 Joe DiMaggio 20
3 Hank Greenberg 20
3 Charlie Keller 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 87
2 Joe DiMaggio 71
3 Jimmie Foxx 70
3 Frank McCormick 70
3 Rudy York 70

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 .490
2 Frank McCormick .431
3 Wally Moses .429
4 Johnny Cooney .423
5 Jim Tabor .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Gordon 8
2 Joe Kuhel 6
3 Joe Cronin 5
3 Bobby Doerr 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moose Solters 25
2 Hank Leiber 20
3 Bobby Doerr 18
4 Frank McCormick 17
4 Jim Tabor 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Archie McKain 0.61
2 Ken Raffensberger 0.71
3 Carl Hubbell 1.05
4 Bill Lohrman 1.23
5 Hugh Mulcahy 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Hugh Mulcahy 3
1 Hal Newhouser 3
1 Johnny Rigney 3
1 Bucky Walters 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 23
2 Whit Wyatt 20
3 Hal Newhouser 14
4 Hal Schumacher 13
5 5 tied 12

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 Joe DiMaggio .391
2 Rip Radcliff .391
3 Dee Miles .387
4 Frankie Hayes .383
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 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moose Solters 37
2 Hank Greenberg 35
3 Joe DiMaggio 33
3 Frank McCormick 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 Bob Feller 1.63
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.70
5 Dick Lanahan 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bucky Walters 6
2 Paul Derringer 5
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Sid Hudson 5
2 Claude Passeau 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 65
2 Whit Wyatt 31
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 Johnny Mize .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 41
2 Johnny Mize 36
3 Hank Greenberg 35
4 Jimmie Foxx 32
5 Hal Trosky 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 146
2 Hank Greenberg 126
3 Ted Williams 123
4 Johnny Mize 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 2.77

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 Paul Derringer 127
5 Kirby Higbe 123

Saves

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