On This Day

Monday, August 5, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 60 40 .600 --
Tigers 61 41 .598 0.0
Red Sox 54 46 .540 6.0
White Sox 50 47 .515 8.5
Yankees 49 49 .500 10.0
Senators 44 57 .436 16.5
Browns 43 60 .417 18.5
Athletics 39 60 .394 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 63 33 .656 --
Dodgers 58 40 .592 6.0
Giants 51 43 .543 11.0
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

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dixie Walker 4
2 Lou Boudreau 3
2 Pete Fox 3
2 George McQuinn 3
5 20 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Wally Judnich 1
1 Mike Kreevich 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Fox 3
2 Lou Boudreau 2
2 Jimmie Foxx 2
2 Johnny Hudson 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Boudreau 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Harlond Clift 1
1 Don Heffner 1
1 Roy Weatherly 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Whitehead 2.00
2 Whit Wyatt 1.17
3 Schoolboy Rowe 0.56
4 Johnny Niggeling 0.42
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Fritz Ostermueller 1
1 Schoolboy Rowe 1
1 John Whitehead 1
1 Whit Wyatt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 7
2 Johnny Niggeling 5
2 Schoolboy Rowe 5
4 Tommy Bridges 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .355
2 Barney McCosky .349
3 Lou Finney .344
4 Luke Appling .342
5 Harry Danning .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 31
2 Jimmie Foxx 25
3 Hank Greenberg 21
4 Joe DiMaggio 20
4 3 others tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 96
2 Frank McCormick 84
3 Rudy York 81
4 Johnny Mize 80
5 Jimmie Foxx 78

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 Whit Wyatt 97
4 Tommy Bridges 95
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 Rudy York .453
2 Joe Kuhel .433
3 Johnny Cooney .424
4 Wally Moses .419
5 Wally Judnich .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Gordon 6
1 Johnny Mize 6
1 Rudy York 6
4 Wally Judnich 5
4 Jim Tabor 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank McCormick 23
2 Rudy York 21
3 Hank Greenberg 17
3 Johnny Mize 17
5 4 tied 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whit Wyatt 0.95
2 Rip Sewell 1.00
2 Ken Raffensberger 1.00
4 Bill Beckmann 1.33
5 Bob Feller 1.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 22
2 Tommy Bridges 18
3 Ken Chase 14
3 Mel Harder 14
3 2 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 3
2 Joe Beggs 2
2 Clint Brown 2
2 Johnny Murphy 2
5 19 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Leiber .400
2 Joe Kuhel .391
3 Frank McCormick .385
4 Wally Judnich .380
5 Pete Fox .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Gordon 10
1 Johnny Mize 10
3 Enos Slaughter 9
3 Rudy York 9
5 9 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank McCormick 40
2 Maurice Van Robays 33
3 Hank Leiber 30
4 Rudy York 29
5 4 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Hack 7
2 George Case 6
3 Ben Chapman 5
3 Harlond Clift 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Raffensberger 0.91
2 Bob Feller 1.36
3 Johnny Rigney 1.48
4 Vern Olsen 1.72
5 Bill Lohrman 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 7
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Bill McGee 5
2 Hugh Mulcahy 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 52
2 Whit Wyatt 38
3 Hal Schumacher 32
4 Claude Passeau 28
5 Tommy Bridges 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 7
2 Johnny Allen 3
2 Pete Appleton 3
2 Johnny Murphy 3
5 6 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .340
2 Joe DiMaggio .339
3 Johnny Mize .333
4 Hank Leiber .331
5 Barney McCosky .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 41
2 Joe DiMaggio 38
3 Hank Greenberg 34
4 Jimmie Foxx 33
5 Joe Gordon 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 137
2 Frank McCormick 130
3 Hank Greenberg 129
4 Johnny Mize 127
5 Ted Williams 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 36
2 Gee Walker 25
3 Mike Kreevich 19
4 Pete Fox 18
4 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 Kirby Higbe 127

Saves

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