On This Day

Friday, August 9, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	63	42	.600	--
Indians	63	43	.594	0.5
Red Sox	57	48	.543	6.0
White Sox	52	49	.515	9.0
Yankees	51	52	.495	11.0
Senators	46	58	.442	16.5
Browns	45	63	.417	19.5
Athletics	40	62	.392	21.5

Games

White Sox 3, Tigers 2

Yankees 2, Athletics 0

Browns 4, Indians 3

Senators 6, Red Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	65	34	.657	--
Dodgers	61	40	.604	5.0
Giants	51	45	.531	12.5
Pirates	50	48	.510	14.5
Cubs	53	52	.505	15.0
Cardinals	47	51	.480	17.5
Bees	37	62	.374	28.0
Phillies	32	64	.333	31.5

Games

Dodgers 1, Bees 0

Pirates 6, Cubs 2

Reds 7, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gee Walker	4
2	Vince DiMaggio	3
2	Ival Goodman	3
2	Joe Gordon	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	1
1	Wally Judnich	1
1	Bill Nicholson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Bloodworth	2
1	Vince DiMaggio	2
1	Ival Goodman	2
1	Lee Handley	2
1	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Babe Dahlgren	1
1	Lee Handley	1
1	Frankie Hayes	1
1	Ken Keltner	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whit Wyatt	1.40
2	Eddie Smith	1.38
3	Rip Sewell	1.25
4	Dizzy Trout	0.62
5	Ken Raffensberger	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Alex Carrasquel	1
1	Roxie Lawson	1
1	Rip Sewell	1
1	Eddie Smith	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Smith	11
2	Whit Wyatt	7
3	Rip Sewell	5
3	Dizzy Trout	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.360
2	Lou Finney	.349
3	Barney McCosky	.348
4	Luke Appling	.338
5	Harry Danning	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	32
2	Jimmie Foxx	26
3	Joe DiMaggio	22
4	Hank Greenberg	21
4	Wally Judnich	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	96
2	Frank McCormick	85
3	Joe Cronin	83
3	Rudy York	83
5	Johnny Mize	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	24
2	Gee Walker	17
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	Whit Wyatt	104
3	Bobo Newsom	103
4	Tommy Bridges	95
5	Eddie Smith	91

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	.469
2	Frank McCormick	.424
3	Debs Garms	.407
4	Joe Gordon	.391
5	Ben Chapman	.386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	23
2	Rudy York	21
3	Frank McCormick	20
3	Maurice Van Robays	20
5	Johnny Mize	19

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whit Wyatt	0.75
2	Johnny Humphries	1.29
3	Dizzy Trout	1.35
4	Vern Olsen	1.38
5	Bill Beckmann	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
1	Whit Wyatt	4
3	Bill Beckmann	3
3	Ken Chase	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	20
1	Whit Wyatt	20
3	Tommy Bridges	18
3	Eddie Smith	18
5	Bobo Newsom	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	3
2	Joe Beggs	2
2	Johnny Murphy	2
2	Claude Passeau	2
5	21 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Kuhel	.390
2	Frank McCormick	.388
3	Rip Radcliff	.372
4	Joe Cronin	.367
5	Lou Boudreau	.366

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	37
2	Joe Cronin	35
3	Joe DiMaggio	32
4	Lou Boudreau	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	Vern Olsen	1.72
2	Bob Feller	1.76
3	Ken Raffensberger	1.78
4	Rip Sewell	1.83
5	Whit Wyatt	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	6
1	Bob Feller	6
3	Bill McGee	5
3	Hugh Mulcahy	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	52
2	Whit Wyatt	40
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	.345
2	Ted Williams	.344
3	Rip Radcliff	.335
4	Hank Leiber	.334
5	Barney McCosky	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	40
2	Joe DiMaggio	38
3	Hank Greenberg	34
4	Jimmie Foxx	31
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	138
2	Hank Greenberg	128
3	Johnny Mize	125
4	Charlie Keller	120
4	Frank McCormick	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
2	Gee Walker	26
3	Mike Kreevich	20
4	Joe Gordon	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	Claude Passeau	2.71
5	Gene Thompson	2.73

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	9
5	Clyde Shoun	8