On This Day

Tuesday, August 6, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	62	41	.602	--
Indians	61	41	.598	0.5
Red Sox	55	46	.545	6.0
White Sox	51	48	.515	9.0
Yankees	49	50	.495	11.0
Senators	45	57	.441	16.5
Browns	43	61	.413	19.5
Athletics	39	61	.390	21.5

Games

Red Sox 8, Yankees 3

White Sox 5, Indians 1

Indians 3, White Sox 2

Senators 11, Athletics 0

Tigers 6, Browns 2

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
Pirates	47	48	.495	15.5
Cardinals	47	48	.495	15.5
Bees	35	61	.365	28.0
Phillies	32	62	.340	30.0

Games

Bees 3, Phillies 0

Bees 12, Phillies 2

Pirates 3, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ham Schulte	5
2	Eddie Miller	4
2	Max West	4
4	Lou Boudreau	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Miller	2
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
2	Joe DiMaggio	1
2	Gee Walker	1
2	Rudy York	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Miller	4
2	Lou Boudreau	3
2	Joe Cronin	3
2	Gee Walker	3
2	Max West	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Buddy Lewis	1
1	Terry Moore	1
1	Buddy Rosar	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Earl Johnson	1.00
1	Thornton Lee	1.00
3	Ken Heintzelman	0.70
4	Johnny Allen	0.50
4	Joe Sullivan	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Ken Heintzelman	1
1	Joe Heving	1
1	Sid Hudson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Heintzelman	7
2	Johnny Allen	5
3	Kirby Higbe	4
3	Thornton Lee	4
3	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Archie McKain	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.357
2	Lou Finney	.348
3	Barney McCosky	.348
4	Luke Appling	.342
5	Harry Danning	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	31
2	Jimmie Foxx	25
3	Joe DiMaggio	21
3	Hank Greenberg	21
5	4 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	96
2	Frank McCormick	84
3	Rudy York	83
4	Johnny Mize	80
5	2 tied	78

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	2.16
2	Vito Tamulis	2.20
3	Johnny Allen	2.57
4	Bill Lohrman	2.58
5	Bucky Walters	2.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	183
2	Bobo Newsom	103
3	Whit Wyatt	97
4	Tommy Bridges	95
5	Kirby Higbe	87

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	.463
2	Joe Kuhel	.426
3	Frank McCormick	.414
4	Bobby Doerr	.414
5	Stan Hack	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rudy York	7
2	Joe Gordon	6
2	Johnny Mize	6
4	Wally Judnich	5
4	Jim Tabor	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	23
1	Rudy York	23
3	Joe Cronin	19
4	Hank Greenberg	17
4	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Augie Galan	5
2	Harlond Clift	4
2	Pee Wee Reese	4
4	George Case	3
4	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Allen	0.63
2	Whit Wyatt	0.95
3	Rip Sewell	1.00
3	Ken Raffensberger	1.00
5	Bob Feller	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Chase	4
2	Paul Derringer	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	Jack Knott	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whit Wyatt	22
2	Tommy Bridges	18
3	Bobo Newsom	17
4	Ken Chase	14
4	3 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	3
2	Joe Beggs	2
2	Clint Brown	2
2	Archie McKain	2
2	Johnny Murphy	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Leiber	.400
2	Joe Kuhel	.392
3	Wally Judnich	.389
4	Frank McCormick	.386
5	Pete Fox	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	10
1	Johnny Mize	10
1	Rudy York	10
4	Joe DiMaggio	8
5	9 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	37
2	Rudy York	31
3	Joe Cronin	30
3	Hank Leiber	30
5	Maurice Van Robays	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Raffensberger	0.91
2	Bob Feller	1.35
3	Johnny Rigney	1.48
4	Vern Olsen	1.72
5	Rip Sewell	1.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	6
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	Ken Heintzelman	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	7
2	Pete Appleton	3
2	Johnny Murphy	3
4	Johnny Allen	2
4	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.343
2	Joe DiMaggio	.342
3	Rip Radcliff	.332
4	Barney McCosky	.331
5	Johnny Mize	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	40
2	Joe DiMaggio	38
3	Hank Greenberg	34
4	Jimmie Foxx	33
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	136
2	Hank Greenberg	128
2	Frank McCormick	128
4	Johnny Mize	124
4	Ted Williams	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
2	Gee Walker	25
3	Mike Kreevich	19
4	Pete Fox	18
4	2 others tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	2.27
2	Bucky Walters	2.57
3	Marius Russo	2.65
4	Paul Derringer	2.67
5	Gene Thompson	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	27
2	Bob Feller	26
3	Bucky Walters	23
4	Al Milnar	22
4	Bobo Newsom	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	268
2	Bobo Newsom	171
3	Johnny Rigney	149
4	Kirby Higbe	129
5	Tommy Bridges	125

Saves

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