Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, July 30, 1940

On This Day

Tuesday, July 30, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	56	38	.596	--
Indians	56	38	.596	0.0
Red Sox	50	43	.538	5.5
White Sox	47	43	.522	7.0
Yankees	48	44	.522	7.0
Senators	41	55	.427	16.0
Browns	39	57	.406	18.0
Athletics	37	56	.398	18.5

Games

White Sox 3, Athletics 1

Indians 2, Red Sox 1

Yankees 8, Tigers 6

Senators 4, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	61	28	.685	--
Dodgers	54	37	.593	8.0
Giants	48	39	.552	12.0
Cubs	49	48	.505	16.0
Cardinals	42	45	.483	18.0
Pirates	42	46	.477	18.5
Phillies	31	56	.356	29.0
Bees	29	57	.337	30.5

Games

Pirates 8, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 13, Bees 5

Reds 6, Giants 3

Phillies 7, Cubs 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Augie Galan	4
1	Debs Garms	4
1	Don Padgett	4
4	Jimmy Brown	3
4	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	2
1	Rudy York	2
3	Pete Fox	1
3	Ernie Koy	1
3	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Padgett	4
2	Babe Dahlgren	3
2	Johnny Mize	3
2	Red Ruffing	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Augie Galan	1
1	Ernie Koy	1
1	Joe Kuhel	1
1	Buddy Lewis	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dutch Leonard	1.00
2	Bob Feller	0.80
3	Jack Knott	0.60
4	Paul Derringer	0.50
5	Hal Schumacher	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	Jack Knott	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	8
2	Dutch Leonard	7
3	Hal Schumacher	5
4	Kirby Higbe	4
4	Hal Newhouser	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Joe Beggs	1
1	Si Johnson	1
1	Johnny Murphy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.369
2	Lou Finney	.356
3	Luke Appling	.353
4	Barney McCosky	.352
5	Taffy Wright	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	28
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	Rudy York	73
3	Johnny Mize	72
4	Joe DiMaggio	71
5	3 tied	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	1.94
2	Bob Feller	2.22
3	Bill Lohrman	2.46
4	Bucky Walters	2.49
5	Jim Turner	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	17
2	Paul Derringer	15
2	Bucky Walters	15
4	Al Milnar	14
5	Bobo Newsom	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	182
2	Bobo Newsom	96
3	Whit Wyatt	87
4	Kirby Higbe	83
5	Tommy Bridges	81

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	13
2	Johnny Murphy	8
3	Clint Brown	6
3	Jumbo Brown	6
5	3 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.449
2	Johnny Cooney	.442
3	Tommy Henrich	.435
4	Joe Kuhel	.421
5	Frank McCormick	.417

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Moose Solters	25
2	Hank Leiber	19
3	Maurice Van Robays	18
4	Jim Tabor	17
4	Rudy York	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
2	Harlond Clift	4
2	Augie Galan	4
4	Charlie Gehringer	3
4	Barney McCosky	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	4
2	Bob Feller	3
2	Hugh Mulcahy	3
2	Johnny Rigney	3
5	24 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	31
2	Hal Schumacher	18
2	Whit Wyatt	18
4	Kirby Higbe	16
5	5 tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	4
2	Johnny Murphy	3
3	Pete Appleton	2
3	Joe Beggs	2
3	Emerson Dickman	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Henrich	.418
2	Dee Miles	.397
3	Joe Kuhel	.388
4	Rip Radcliff	.385
5	Luke Appling	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	12
2	Enos Slaughter	10
3	Joe DiMaggio	9
3	Rudy York	9
5	5 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Moose Solters	35
2	Frank McCormick	33
3	Maurice Van Robays	31
4	Joe DiMaggio	30
4	Hank Greenberg	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
2	Stan Hack	6
2	Gee Walker	6
4	Bobby Mattick	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	1.39
2	Bob Feller	1.49
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.70
4	Dick Lanahan	1.73
5	Ken Heintzelman	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	6
1	Bucky Walters	6
3	Bob Feller	5
3	Claude Passeau	5
5	11 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	62
2	Hal Schumacher	31
2	Whit Wyatt	31
4	Cliff Melton	29
5	2 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	6
2	Johnny Allen	4
2	Johnny Murphy	4
4	Pete Appleton	3
5	10 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.346
2	Johnny Mize	.338
3	Lou Finney	.337
4	Luke Appling	.336
5	Ted Williams	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	41
2	Johnny Mize	38
3	Hank Greenberg	34
4	Jimmie Foxx	31
4	Hal Trosky	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	145
2	Hank Greenberg	124
3	Johnny Mize	123
3	Ted Williams	123
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	Bob Feller	2.49
2	Bucky Walters	2.49
3	Vito Tamulis	2.68
4	Claude Passeau	2.76
5	Marius Russo	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	26
1	Bob Feller	26
3	Bucky Walters	24
4	Al Milnar	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	284
2	Bobo Newsom	165
3	Johnny Rigney	148
4	Paul Derringer	130
5	Kirby Higbe	127

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	16
2	Clint Brown	13
3	Johnny Murphy	11
4	Pete Appleton	10
4	2 others tied	10