On This Day

Thursday, August 8, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	63	41	.606	--
Indians	63	42	.600	0.5
Red Sox	57	47	.548	6.0
White Sox	51	49	.510	10.0
Yankees	50	52	.490	12.0
Senators	45	58	.437	17.5
Browns	44	63	.411	20.5
Athletics	40	61	.396	21.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Yankees 5

Indians 7, Browns 4

Browns 2, Indians 1

Athletics 6, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	64	34	.653	--
Dodgers	60	40	.600	5.0
Giants	51	45	.531	12.0
Cubs	53	51	.510	14.0
Pirates	49	48	.505	14.5
Cardinals	47	50	.485	16.5
Bees	37	61	.378	27.0
Phillies	32	64	.333	31.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Giants 3

Bees 6, Phillies 2

Reds 3, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Demaree	4
1	Dom DiMaggio	4
3	Beau Bell	3
3	George Case	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Ken Keltner	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dolph Camilli	3
1	Eddie Miller	3
3	Lou Boudreau	2
3	Jimmie Foxx	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	George Case	1
1	Buddy Myer	1
1	Rusty Peters	1
1	Burgess Whitehead	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	0.58
2	Walt Masterson	0.50
3	Bill Lohrman	0.43
4	Johnny Humphries	0.38
5	Johnny Murphy	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Bill Beckmann	1
1	Emerson Dickman	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	7
2	Bill Lohrman	6
3	Bill Beckmann	3
3	Boom-Boom Beck	3
3	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.358
2	Barney McCosky	.351
3	Lou Finney	.350
4	Luke Appling	.341
5	Frankie Hayes	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	32
2	Jimmie Foxx	26
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	Joe Cronin	83
3	Rudy York	83
5	Johnny Mize	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	24
2	Gee Walker	16
3	Joe Gordon	15
4	Pee Wee Reese	14
5	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	2.22
2	Bob Feller	2.24
3	Bucky Walters	2.57
4	Bobo Newsom	2.65
5	Claude Passeau	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	19
2	Paul Derringer	16
2	Bucky Walters	16
4	Al Milnar	14
4	Bobo Newsom	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	190
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	.453
2	Frank McCormick	.419
3	Stan Hack	.407
4	Debs Garms	.397
5	Johnny Mize	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	7
2	Rudy York	6
3	Joe Cronin	5
3	Jimmie Foxx	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	23
2	Rudy York	21
3	Frank McCormick	19
3	Johnny Mize	19
3	Maurice Van Robays	19

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Allen	0.63
2	Rip Sewell	1.00
2	Whit Wyatt	1.00
4	Johnny Humphries	1.29
5	Vern Olsen	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
2	Bill Beckmann	3
2	Ken Chase	3
2	Paul Derringer	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	20
2	Tommy Bridges	18
3	Bobo Newsom	17
4	Johnny Rigney	16
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	3
2	Joe Beggs	2
2	Clint Brown	2
2	Archie McKain	2
2	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Kuhel	.395
2	Frank McCormick	.385
3	Johnny Mize	.375
4	Hank Leiber	.372
5	Joe Cronin	.371

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	35
3	Lou Boudreau	31
3	Joe DiMaggio	31
5	Rudy York	30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Raffensberger	0.91
2	Vern Olsen	1.72
3	Bob Feller	1.76
4	Rip Sewell	1.80
5	Hugh Mulcahy	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	6
1	Bob Feller	6
3	Bill McGee	5
3	Hugh Mulcahy	5
3	Bucky Walters	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	52
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	.346
2	Ted Williams	.342
3	Hank Leiber	.333
3	Rip Radcliff	.333
5	Lou Finney	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	41
2	Joe DiMaggio	39
3	Hank Greenberg	34
4	Jimmie Foxx	32
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	141
2	Hank Greenberg	128
3	Johnny Mize	126
4	Frank McCormick	123
5	Ted Williams	122

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	2.32
2	Bucky Walters	2.39
3	Marius Russo	2.68
4	Paul Derringer	2.75
5	Gene Thompson	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	27
2	Paul Derringer	26
3	Bucky Walters	24
4	Al Milnar	22
4	Bobo Newsom	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	275
2	Bobo Newsom	170
3	Johnny Rigney	150
4	Kirby Higbe	129
5	Tommy Bridges	125

Saves

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