On This Day

Wednesday, August 7, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	63	41	.606	--
Indians	62	41	.602	0.5
Red Sox	56	47	.544	6.5
White Sox	51	49	.510	10.0
Yankees	50	51	.495	11.5
Senators	45	57	.441	17.0
Browns	43	62	.410	20.5
Athletics	39	61	.390	22.0

Games

Red Sox 10, Yankees 7

Yankees 6, Red Sox 3

Indians 9, White Sox 3

Tigers 7, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	63	34	.649	--
Dodgers	59	40	.596	5.0
Giants	51	44	.537	11.0
Cubs	53	50	.515	13.0
Pirates	49	48	.505	14.0
Cardinals	47	50	.485	16.0
Bees	36	61	.371	27.0
Phillies	32	63	.337	30.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Giants 4

Pirates 10, Cardinals 9

Pirates 12, Cardinals 6

Bees 6, Phillies 3

Cubs 5, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Gordon	6
2	Jimmy Brown	5
2	Johnny Hopp	5
4	Joe Cronin	4
4	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Boudreau	2
1	Joe Cronin	2
3	Joe DiMaggio	1
3	Bobby Doerr	1
3	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Boudreau	6
2	Max Butcher	4
2	Joe Cronin	4
2	Joe DiMaggio	4
2	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Barney McCosky	2
2	Joe Cronin	1
2	Joe Gordon	1
2	Hank Greenberg	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Hubbell	0.50
1	Marius Russo	0.50
3	Max Lanier	0.43
4	Mace Brown	0.29
4	Johnny Rigney	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Butcher	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Johnny Gorsica	1
1	Earl Johnson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	6
2	Marius Russo	5
3	Mace Brown	4
3	Bill Posedel	4
3	Johnny Rigney	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	1
1	Joe Bowman	1
1	Harry Eisenstat	1
1	Johnny Lanning	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.357
2	Barney McCosky	.351
3	Lou Finney	.351
4	Luke Appling	.341
5	Harry Danning	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	32
2	Jimmie Foxx	25
3	Joe DiMaggio	22
4	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	Joe Cronin	82
4	Johnny Mize	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	23
2	Gee Walker	16
3	Joe Gordon	15
4	Pee Wee Reese	14
5	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	2.16
2	Vito Tamulis	2.22
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	2 tied	87

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	15
2	Johnny Murphy	8
3	Clint Brown	7
4	Jumbo Brown	6
5	4 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rudy York	.441
2	Joe Kuhel	.418
3	Frank McCormick	.415
4	Bobby Doerr	.410
5	Wally Moses	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	7
2	Joe Cronin	6
2	Joe Gordon	6
2	Rudy York	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	23
2	Rudy York	22
3	Frank McCormick	20
4	Johnny Mize	19
4	Maurice Van Robays	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Augie Galan	5
1	Barney McCosky	5
3	Harlond Clift	4
3	Pee Wee Reese	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Allen	0.63
2	Rip Sewell	1.00
2	Whit Wyatt	1.00
4	Bob Feller	1.32
5	Bill Beckmann	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Chase	3
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Johnny Gorsica	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	18
2	Bobo Newsom	17
3	Johnny Rigney	16
4	Mel Harder	14
4	3 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	4
2	Joe Beggs	2
2	Clint Brown	2
2	Harry Eisenstat	2
2	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Kuhel	.395
2	Frank McCormick	.388
3	Wally Judnich	.383
4	Lou Boudreau	.381
5	Joe Cronin	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	11
2	Joe Gordon	10
2	Rudy York	10
4	Joe Cronin	9
4	Joe DiMaggio	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	36
2	Joe Cronin	34
3	Joe DiMaggio	30
3	Rudy York	30
5	Lou Boudreau	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Hack	7
2	George Case	6
2	Barney McCosky	6
4	Harlond Clift	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Raffensberger	0.91
2	Bob Feller	1.40
3	Bill Lohrman	1.65
4	Vern Olsen	1.72
5	Rip Sewell	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	6
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Bill McGee	5
2	Hugh Mulcahy	5
5	12 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	45
2	Whit Wyatt	33
3	Hal Schumacher	29
4	Claude Passeau	27
4	Johnny Rigney	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	7
2	Pete Appleton	3
2	Johnny Murphy	3
2	Claude Passeau	3
5	9 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.343
2	Ted Williams	.343
3	Barney McCosky	.333
4	Lou Finney	.333
5	Rip Radcliff	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	41
2	Joe DiMaggio	39
3	Hank Greenberg	34
4	Jimmie Foxx	33
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	140
2	Hank Greenberg	128
2	Frank McCormick	128
4	Johnny Mize	126
5	Ted Williams	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
2	Gee Walker	25
3	Joe Gordon	19
3	Mike Kreevich	19
5	3 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	2.27
2	Bucky Walters	2.57
3	Marius Russo	2.67
4	Paul Derringer	2.73
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	153
4	Kirby Higbe	129
5	2 tied	125

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	18
2	Clint Brown	12
3	Johnny Murphy	11
4	Jumbo Brown	10
5	Clyde Shoun	9