Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, August 2, 1940

On This Day

Friday, August 2, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	58	39	.598	--
Indians	57	40	.588	1.0
Red Sox	52	44	.542	5.5
White Sox	49	44	.527	7.0
Yankees	49	46	.516	8.0
Senators	42	56	.429	16.5
Browns	40	58	.408	18.5
Athletics	38	58	.396	19.5

Games

White Sox 10, Senators 2

Yankees 10, Indians 2

Browns 5, Athletics 0

Red Sox 12, Tigers 9

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	61	31	.663	--
Dodgers	56	38	.596	6.0
Giants	50	40	.556	10.0
Cubs	50	49	.505	14.5
Cardinals	45	46	.495	15.5
Pirates	43	48	.473	17.5
Phillies	32	57	.360	27.5
Bees	31	59	.344	29.0

Games

Cubs 4, Dodgers 3

Bees 10, Reds 3

Bees 4, Reds 3

Giants 5, Cardinals 4

Cardinals 3, Giants 1

Pirates 5, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chet Ross	5
1	Babe Young	5
3	Johnny Cooney	4
3	Joe Cronin	4
3	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Young	2
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
2	Joe Cronin	1
2	Dom DiMaggio	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	4
1	Babe Dahlgren	4
1	Dom DiMaggio	4
1	Max West	4
5	6 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stu Martin	2
2	Dick Bartell	1
2	Johnny Cooney	1
2	Frankie Crosetti	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mort Cooper	0.62
2	Nick Strincevich	0.56
3	Harry Gumbert	0.50
3	Whitey Moore	0.50
5	Larry French	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Carl Doyle	1
1	Larry French	1
1	Bob Harris	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Moore	7
2	Mort Cooper	5
2	Harry Gumbert	5
2	Si Johnson	5
2	Nick Strincevich	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	1
1	Bob Klinger	1
1	Claude Passeau	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.367
2	Lou Finney	.351
3	Barney McCosky	.351
4	Luke Appling	.347
5	Taffy Wright	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	30
2	Jimmie Foxx	23
3	Joe DiMaggio	20
3	Hank Greenberg	20
3	Charlie Keller	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	93
2	Johnny Mize	78
2	Rudy York	78
4	Jimmie Foxx	75
4	Frank McCormick	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	23
2	Gee Walker	16
3	Joe Gordon	13
3	Pee Wee Reese	13
5	Stan Hack	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	2.13
2	Bob Feller	2.22
3	Bill Lohrman	2.39
4	Bucky Walters	2.61
5	Claude Passeau	2.66

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	99
3	Tommy Bridges	92
4	Whit Wyatt	90
5	Kirby Higbe	83

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	Johnny Cooney	.475
2	Rip Radcliff	.442
3	Tommy Henrich	.439
4	Joe Kuhel	.431
5	Bobby Doerr	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	9
2	Johnny Mize	6
2	Rudy York	6
4	Joe Cronin	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	21
1	Rudy York	21
3	Moose Solters	20
3	Maurice Van Robays	20
5	Hank Leiber	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
1	Augie Galan	5
3	Harlond Clift	4
4	Stan Hack	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Raffensberger	0.75
2	Bill Lohrman	1.25
3	Archie McKain	1.32
4	Carl Hubbell	1.62
5	Bob Feller	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Chase	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Thornton Lee	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	21
1	Whit Wyatt	21
3	Tommy Bridges	20
4	Hal Schumacher	18
5	Kirby Higbe	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	3
1	Johnny Murphy	3
3	Pete Appleton	2
3	Joe Beggs	2
5	21 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Kuhel	.415
2	Rip Radcliff	.388
3	Joe Cronin	.387
4	Wally Judnich	.382
5	Tommy Henrich	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	13
2	Johnny Mize	10
3	Sam Chapman	9
3	Enos Slaughter	9
3	Rudy York	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	34
2	Maurice Van Robays	33
3	Moose Solters	32
4	Joe Cronin	30
4	Rudy York	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Hack	7
2	George Case	6
2	Pee Wee Reese	6
4	Augie Galan	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	1.49
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.61
3	Bill Lohrman	1.77
4	Ken Raffensberger	1.98
5	Vito Tamulis	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	6
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Hugh Mulcahy	5
2	Claude Passeau	5
2	Bucky Walters	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	62
2	Whit Wyatt	34
3	Clyde Shoun	30
4	Mort Cooper	29
5	2 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	6
2	Johnny Allen	3
2	Pete Appleton	3
2	Johnny Murphy	3
5	9 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.345
2	Ted Williams	.339
3	Johnny Mize	.339
4	Rip Radcliff	.335
5	Lou Finney	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	41
2	Johnny Mize	40
3	Hank Greenberg	33
4	Jimmie Foxx	32
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	145
2	Hank Greenberg	127
2	Johnny Mize	127
4	Charlie Keller	123
5	2 tied	122

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	2.36
2	Bucky Walters	2.56
3	Marius Russo	2.64
4	Claude Passeau	2.75
5	Paul Derringer	2.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	276
2	Bobo Newsom	168
3	Johnny Rigney	146
4	Tommy Bridges	130
5	Kirby Higbe	127

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	16
2	Clint Brown	12
3	Johnny Murphy	11
4	Jumbo Brown	10
5	2 tied	9