On This Day

Saturday, August 3, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	60	39	.606	--
Indians	58	40	.592	1.5
White Sox	50	44	.532	7.5
Red Sox	52	46	.531	7.5
Yankees	49	47	.510	9.5
Senators	42	57	.424	18.0
Browns	40	59	.404	20.0
Athletics	39	58	.402	20.0

Games

White Sox 7, Senators 6

Indians 5, Yankees 1

Tigers 6, Red Sox 4

Athletics 11, Browns 7

Tigers 14, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	62	32	.660	--
Dodgers	56	39	.589	6.5
Giants	50	41	.549	10.5
Cubs	51	49	.510	14.0
Cardinals	46	46	.500	15.0
Pirates	44	48	.478	17.0
Phillies	32	58	.356	28.0
Bees	32	60	.348	29.0

Games

Cubs 2, Dodgers 1

Cardinals 8, Giants 3

Pirates 8, Phillies 0

Reds 3, Bees 1

Bees 5, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rudy York	5
2	Bobby Doerr	4
2	Buddy Hassett	4
2	Wally Moses	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Johnny Gorsica	1
1	Don Heffner	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Gehringer	5
2	Pete Fox	4
3	Elbie Fletcher	3
3	Johnny Gorsica	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ival Goodman	1
1	Barney McCosky	1
1	Billy Werber	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ken Raffensberger	1.00
2	Johnny Gorsica	0.80
3	Mace Brown	0.67
4	Curt Davis	0.55
4	Paul Derringer	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Johnny Gorsica	1
1	Ed Heusser	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Curt Davis	6
1	Paul Derringer	6
3	Ken Raffensberger	5
4	Boom-Boom Beck	4
4	Johnny Gorsica	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	1
1	Clint Brown	1
1	George Caster	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.363
2	Barney McCosky	.352
3	Lou Finney	.346
4	Luke Appling	.345
5	Taffy Wright	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	31
2	Jimmie Foxx	23
3	Joe DiMaggio	20
3	Hank Greenberg	20
3	2 others tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	93
2	Johnny Mize	80
3	Rudy York	79
4	Frank McCormick	76
5	2 tied	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	16
3	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	14
2	Johnny Murphy	8
3	Clint Brown	7
4	Jumbo Brown	6
5	3 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Doerr	.459
2	Johnny Cooney	.435
3	Rudy York	.426
4	Joe Kuhel	.424
5	Tommy Henrich	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	8
2	Joe Cronin	6
2	Johnny Mize	6
4	Wally Judnich	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	21
1	Maurice Van Robays	21
3	Joe Cronin	20
3	Moose Solters	20
3	Rudy York	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	5
1	Augie Galan	5
3	Harlond Clift	4
4	Ernie Koy	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Raffensberger	0.90
2	Rip Sewell	1.00
3	Whit Wyatt	1.24
4	Bill Lohrman	1.25
5	Archie McKain	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	4
2	Ken Chase	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	Jack Knott	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	21
2	Tommy Bridges	15
2	Whit Wyatt	15
4	Mort Cooper	14
4	Bucky Walters	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	4
2	Pete Appleton	2
2	Joe Beggs	2
2	Clint Brown	2
2	Johnny Murphy	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Kuhel	.397
2	Wally Judnich	.396
3	Joe Cronin	.378
4	Rip Radcliff	.378
5	Barney McCosky	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	13
2	Johnny Mize	11
3	Enos Slaughter	9
3	Rudy York	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	35
2	Maurice Van Robays	34
3	Moose Solters	31
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
2	Billy Werber	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	1.41
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.67
3	Ken Raffensberger	1.73
4	Bill Lohrman	1.77
5	Claude Passeau	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	7
2	Hugh Mulcahy	5
2	Bucky Walters	5
4	Spud Chandler	4
4	10 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	51
2	Whit Wyatt	31
3	Clyde Shoun	30
4	Mort Cooper	29
5	2 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	7
2	Johnny Allen	3
2	Pete Appleton	3
2	Clint Brown	3
2	Johnny Murphy	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.343
2	Ted Williams	.337
3	Johnny Mize	.335
4	Rip Radcliff	.333
5	Barney McCosky	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	41
2	Joe DiMaggio	39
3	Hank Greenberg	33
4	Jimmie Foxx	32
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	140
2	Johnny Mize	128
3	Hank Greenberg	127
4	Charlie Keller	123
4	Frank McCormick	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	37
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	Paul Derringer	2.74
5	Claude Passeau	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	27
2	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	167
3	Johnny Rigney	146
4	Paul Derringer	132
5	Tommy Bridges	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	17
2	Clint Brown	12
3	Johnny Murphy	11
4	Jumbo Brown	10
5	Clyde Shoun	9