On This Day

Sunday, August 11, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	64	44	.593	--
Indians	64	44	.593	0.0
Red Sox	58	49	.542	5.5
White Sox	54	50	.519	8.0
Yankees	53	52	.505	9.5
Senators	47	59	.443	16.0
Browns	46	64	.418	19.0
Athletics	40	64	.385	22.0

Games

White Sox 4, Tigers 3

White Sox 4, Tigers 3

Yankees 7, Athletics 6

Indians 12, Browns 4

Browns 7, Indians 6

Senators 2, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	66	36	.647	--
Dodgers	62	42	.596	5.0
Giants	53	46	.535	11.5
Pirates	52	49	.515	13.5
Cubs	54	54	.500	15.0
Cardinals	49	52	.485	16.5
Bees	39	63	.382	27.0
Phillies	33	66	.333	31.5

Games

Bees 3, Dodgers 2

Dodgers 3, Bees 0

Phillies 2, Giants 0

Giants 8, Phillies 2

Pirates 7, Cubs 3

Pirates 5, Cubs 1

Cardinals 3, Reds 2

Cardinals 3, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hal Trosky	6
2	Debs Garms	5
2	Wally Judnich	5
2	Joe Marty	5
5	4 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Young	2
2	Sam Chapman	1
2	Harlond Clift	1
2	Joe Gantenbein	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Trosky	5
1	Babe Young	5
3	Jeff Heath	3
3	Wally Judnich	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Cuccinello	1
1	Elbie Fletcher	1
1	Debs Garms	1
1	Bill Knickerbocker	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sid Hudson	1.20
1	Hal Schumacher	1.20
3	Mort Cooper	1.00
4	Johnny Allen	0.67
5	Paul Derringer	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Atley Donald	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Lyons	7
2	Spud Chandler	6
2	Sid Hudson	6
2	Hal Schumacher	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Roxie Lawson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.353
2	Lou Finney	.349
3	Barney McCosky	.348
4	Joe DiMaggio	.337
5	Luke Appling	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	32
2	Jimmie Foxx	26
3	Joe DiMaggio	23
3	Hank Greenberg	23
5	Wally Judnich	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	100
2	Frank McCormick	86
3	Joe DiMaggio	84
3	Rudy York	84
5	2 tied	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	2.05
2	Bob Feller	2.24
3	Vern Olsen	2.51
4	Bucky Walters	2.57
5	Bobo Newsom	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	19
2	Paul Derringer	16
2	Bucky Walters	16
4	Al Milnar	15
5	Bobo Newsom	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	190
2	Whit Wyatt	104
3	Bobo Newsom	103
4	Tommy Bridges	99
5	3 tied	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	Debs Garms	.448
2	Rudy York	.403
3	Frank McCormick	.397
4	Bama Rowell	.381
5	Dixie Walker	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	6
1	Rudy York	6
3	Dolph Camilli	5
3	Joe DiMaggio	5
3	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	18
1	Johnny Mize	18
1	Maurice Van Robays	18
4	Joe DiMaggio	17
4	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Augie Galan	4
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
3	Joe Gordon	3
3	Buddy Lewis	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vern Olsen	0.60
2	Whit Wyatt	0.75
3	Johnny Humphries	1.29
4	Vance Page	1.42
5	Tiny Bonham	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whit Wyatt	4
2	Bill Beckmann	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	Sid Hudson	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whit Wyatt	20
2	Tommy Bridges	18
3	Bobo Newsom	17
4	Bob Feller	16
4	2 others tied	16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Debs Garms	.429
2	Frank McCormick	.389
3	Joe Kuhel	.384
4	Wally Judnich	.377
5	Joe DiMaggio	.376

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	37
1	Frank McCormick	37
3	Joe Cronin	35
4	Maurice Van Robays	31
4	Rudy York	31

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	1.38
2	Dick Lanahan	1.72
3	Bob Feller	1.76
4	Ken Raffensberger	1.78
5	Rip Sewell	1.83

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	37
3	Hal Schumacher	35
4	Tommy Bridges	30
5	3 tied	26

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	.348
2	Ted Williams	.345
3	Harry Danning	.333
4	Barney McCosky	.331
5	Hank Leiber	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	40
2	Joe DiMaggio	39
3	Hank Greenberg	36
4	Joe Gordon	32
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	142
2	Hank Greenberg	130
3	Johnny Mize	126
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	Gene Thompson	2.73
5	Vito Tamulis	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	27
2	Paul Derringer	26
3	Bucky Walters	24
4	Al Milnar	23
5	Bobo Newsom	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	275
2	Bobo Newsom	159
3	Johnny Rigney	154
4	Kirby Higbe	129
5	Paul Derringer	127

Saves

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