On This Day

Saturday, August 10, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 64 42 .604 --
Indians 63 43 .594 1.0
Red Sox 58 48 .547 6.0
White Sox 52 50 .510 10.0
Yankees 52 52 .500 11.0
Senators 46 59 .438 17.5
Browns 45 63 .417 20.0
Athletics 40 63 .388 22.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 66 34 .660 --
Dodgers 61 41 .598 6.0
Giants 52 45 .536 12.5
Cubs 54 52 .509 15.0
Pirates 50 49 .505 15.5
Cardinals 47 52 .475 18.5
Bees 38 62 .380 28.0
Phillies 32 65 .330 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dixie Walker 3
2 Dolph Camilli 2
2 Sam Chapman 2
2 Babe Dahlgren 2
2 23 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dolph Camilli 1
1 Babe Dahlgren 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
1 Chet Ross 4
3 Tommy Henrich 3
4 Babe Dahlgren 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 1
1 Jim Tabor 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whitey Moore 0.78
2 Thornton Lee 0.75
3 Lee Grissom 0.71
4 Tiny Bonham 0.60
5 Bob Bowman 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Earl Johnson 1
1 Whitey Moore 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Moore 7
2 Thornton Lee 6
3 Bob Bowman 5
3 Lee Grissom 5
5 Ken Chase 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Wilson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .360
2 Barney McCosky .348
3 Lou Finney .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 23
4 Hank Greenberg 22
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 98
2 Frank McCormick 86
3 Joe Cronin 83
3 Joe DiMaggio 83
3 Rudy York 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 24
2 Gee Walker 17
3 Joe Gordon 15
3 Pee Wee Reese 15
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vito Tamulis 2.22
2 Bob Feller 2.24
3 Vern Olsen 2.51
4 Bucky Walters 2.57
5 Bobo Newsom 2.65

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 5 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank McCormick .439
2 Rudy York .435
3 Debs Garms .420
4 Charlie Gehringer .400
5 Dixie Walker .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 7
2 Rudy York 6
3 Dolph Camilli 5
3 Joe DiMaggio 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy York 20
2 Johnny Mize 19
3 Joe Cronin 18
3 Frank McCormick 18
3 Chet Ross 18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whit Wyatt 0.75
2 Vern Olsen 0.82
3 Johnny Humphries 1.29
4 Ken Chase 1.59
4 Tiny Bonham 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Schoolboy Rowe 4
1 Whit Wyatt 4
3 Bill Beckmann 3
3 Ken Chase 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 20
2 Bobo Newsom 17
3 Ken Chase 16
3 Bob Feller 16
3 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 3
2 Johnny Murphy 2
2 Claude Passeau 2
2 Jack Wilson 2
5 21 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank McCormick .392
2 Joe Kuhel .389
3 Rip Radcliff .372
4 Joe DiMaggio .371
5 Tommy Henrich .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Gordon 11
1 Johnny Mize 11
3 Joe DiMaggio 10
3 Rudy York 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank McCormick 38
2 Joe DiMaggio 36
3 Joe Cronin 35
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
3 Pee Wee Reese 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Olsen 1.38
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 4 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 10 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .348
2 Ted Williams .345
3 Rip Radcliff .336
4 Harry Danning .333
5 Hank Greenberg .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 40
2 Joe DiMaggio 39
3 Hank Greenberg 35
4 Jimmie Foxx 31
4 Joe Gordon 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 142
2 Hank Greenberg 128
3 Johnny Mize 125
4 Charlie Keller 121
4 Frank McCormick 121

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 Paul Derringer 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 18
2 Clint Brown 11
2 Johnny Murphy 11
4 Jumbo Brown 9
5 Clyde Shoun 8