On This Day

Sunday, August 4, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	60	40	.600	--
Indians	59	40	.596	0.5
Red Sox	53	46	.535	6.5
White Sox	50	46	.521	8.0
Yankees	49	48	.505	9.5
Senators	44	57	.436	16.5
Browns	42	59	.416	18.5
Athletics	39	60	.394	20.5

Games

Senators 4, White Sox 3

Senators 1, White Sox 0

Indians 3, Yankees 1

Red Sox 7, Tigers 3

Browns 5, Athletics 4

Browns 6, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	63	33	.656	--
Dodgers	57	40	.588	6.5
Giants	51	42	.548	10.5
Cubs	52	50	.510	14.0
Cardinals	47	47	.500	15.0
Pirates	46	48	.489	16.0
Bees	33	61	.351	29.0
Phillies	32	60	.348	29.0

Games

Cubs 11, Dodgers 3

Dodgers 7, Cubs 6

Giants 3, Cardinals 2

Cardinals 6, Giants 3

Pirates 6, Phillies 1

Pirates 6, Phillies 4

Bees 5, Reds 3

Reds 12, Bees 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Leiber	7
2	Frank McCormick	6
3	Zeke Bonura	5
3	Sam Chapman	5
3	5 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	2
2	Johnny Berardino	1
2	Harlond Clift	1
2	Jimmie Foxx	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	8
2	Debs Garms	4
2	Hank Leiber	4
2	Bama Rowell	4
2	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Lou Boudreau	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Frankie Crosetti	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rip Sewell	1.17
2	Ken Chase	0.62
3	George Caster	0.45
4	Johnny Rigney	0.43
5	Hal Schumacher	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Ken Chase	1
1	Curt Davis	1
1	Dick Errickson	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luke Hamlin	7
1	Rip Sewell	7
3	George Caster	5
3	Ken Chase	5
3	Claude Passeau	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry French	1
1	Ken Heintzelman	1
1	Walt Masterson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.361
2	Barney McCosky	.351
3	Lou Finney	.345
4	Luke Appling	.345
5	Frankie Hayes	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	31
2	Jimmie Foxx	24
3	Hank Greenberg	21
4	Joe DiMaggio	20
4	2 others tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	95
2	Frank McCormick	84
3	Johnny Mize	80
3	Rudy York	80
5	Jimmie Foxx	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	23
2	Gee Walker	16
3	Pee Wee Reese	14
4	Joe Gordon	13
5	Stan Hack	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	2.17
2	Vito Tamulis	2.20
3	Bill Lohrman	2.58
4	Bucky Walters	2.64
5	Bobo Newsom	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	18
2	Paul Derringer	16
3	Bucky Walters	15
4	Al Milnar	14
5	Bobo Newsom	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	183
2	Bobo Newsom	99
3	Tommy Bridges	92
4	Whit Wyatt	90
5	2 tied	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	.441
2	Joe Kuhel	.435
3	Rudy York	.435
4	Johnny Cooney	.433
5	Frank McCormick	.416

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	8
2	Johnny Mize	6
3	Joe Cronin	5
3	Frank McCormick	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	29
2	Rudy York	20
3	Maurice Van Robays	19
4	Joe Cronin	18
4	2 others tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Augie Galan	5
2	George Case	4
2	Pee Wee Reese	4
4	Luke Appling	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rip Sewell	1.00
1	Ken Raffensberger	1.00
3	Whit Wyatt	1.24
4	Archie McKain	1.32
5	Bill Beckmann	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Chase	4
1	Paul Derringer	4
1	Bob Feller	4
4	Jack Knott	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	22
2	Tommy Bridges	15
2	Whit Wyatt	15
4	Ken Chase	14
4	4 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	4
2	Joe Beggs	2
2	Clint Brown	2
2	Johnny Murphy	2
5	21 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Leiber	.400
2	Frank McCormick	.393
3	Wally Judnich	.392
4	Joe Kuhel	.391
5	Johnny Mize	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	11
1	Johnny Mize	11
3	Enos Slaughter	9
4	Joe DiMaggio	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	41
2	Maurice Van Robays	34
3	Hank Leiber	30
4	Joe Cronin	29
4	Moose Solters	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Hack	7
2	George Case	6
3	Augie Galan	5
3	Ernie Koy	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Raffensberger	0.86
2	Bob Feller	1.36
3	Bill Lohrman	1.82
4	Johnny Rigney	2.06
5	Claude Passeau	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	7
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Bill McGee	5
2	Hugh Mulcahy	5
2	Rip Sewell	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	52
2	Hal Schumacher	32
3	Whit Wyatt	31
4	Claude Passeau	28
5	Johnny Rigney	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	7
2	Johnny Allen	3
2	Pete Appleton	3
2	Johnny Murphy	3
5	7 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.341
2	Ted Williams	.339
3	Johnny Mize	.332
4	Rip Radcliff	.330
5	Barney McCosky	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	41
2	Joe DiMaggio	39
3	Hank Greenberg	34
4	Jimmie Foxx	33
5	Joe Gordon	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	139
2	Frank McCormick	130
3	Hank Greenberg	129
4	Johnny Mize	127
5	Ted Williams	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	2.32
2	Bucky Walters	2.57
3	Marius Russo	2.65
4	Paul Derringer	2.74
5	Gene Thompson	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	27
1	Bob Feller	27
3	Bucky Walters	23
4	Al Milnar	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	277
2	Bobo Newsom	167
3	Johnny Rigney	149
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