On This Day

Monday, August 12, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 65 44 .596 --
Tigers 64 45 .587 1.0
Red Sox 58 49 .542 6.0
White Sox 55 50 .524 8.0
Yankees 53 52 .505 10.0
Senators 47 59 .443 16.5
Browns 46 65 .414 20.0
Athletics 40 64 .385 22.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 66 37 .641 --
Dodgers 62 42 .596 4.5
Giants 53 46 .535 11.0
Pirates 53 49 .520 12.5
Cubs 54 54 .500 14.5
Cardinals 49 52 .485 16.0
Bees 39 63 .382 26.5
Phillies 33 66 .333 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Appling 3
1 Ben Chapman 3
1 Ival Goodman 3
1 Wally Judnich 3
1 Mike Kreevich 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Beau Bell 1
1 Ernie Lombardi 1
1 Hal Trosky 1
1 Roy Weatherly 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Beau Bell 2
1 Don Heffner 2
1 Pinky Higgins 2
1 Bob Kennedy 2
1 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 0.58
2 Max Butcher 0.30
3 Jack Knott 0.22
4 Bucky Walters 0.18
5 Elden Auker 0.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Max Butcher 1
1 Bob Feller 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 7
2 Max Butcher 3
2 Clay Smith 3
4 Clint Brown 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .352
2 Lou Finney .349
3 Barney McCosky .347
4 Luke Appling .341
5 Joe DiMaggio .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 101
2 Frank McCormick 87
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 3 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vito Tamulis 2.05
2 Bob Feller 2.34
3 Vern Olsen 2.51
4 Bucky Walters 2.64
5 Bobo Newsom 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 20
2 Paul Derringer 16
2 Bucky Walters 16
4 Al Milnar 15
5 Bobo Newsom 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 197
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 .426
2 Rudy York .403
3 Joe Gordon .393
4 Ben Chapman .383
5 Bama Rowell .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 6
1 Rudy York 6
3 Dolph Camilli 5
3 Jimmie Foxx 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 18
2 Joe Cronin 17
2 Frank McCormick 17
2 Rudy York 17
5 Hank Greenberg 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Augie Galan 4
1 Pee Wee Reese 4
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 Joe Gordon 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Olsen 0.60
2 Whit Wyatt 1.00
3 Marius Russo 1.50
3 Dick Lanahan 1.50
5 Tiny Bonham 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 4
2 Clint Brown 3
2 Schoolboy Rowe 3
2 Manny Salvo 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 23
2 Tommy Bridges 18
3 Whit Wyatt 17
4 Hal Schumacher 16
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 2
1 Claude Passeau 2
1 Jack Wilson 2
4 Pete Appleton 1
4 20 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Debs Garms .414
2 Wally Judnich .387
3 Frank McCormick .385
4 Joe Kuhel .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 Frank McCormick 38
2 Joe DiMaggio 37
3 Joe Cronin 35
4 Maurice Van Robays 32
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Olsen 1.72
2 Dick Lanahan 1.74
3 Ken Raffensberger 1.78
4 Rip Sewell 1.83
5 Whit Wyatt 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 6
1 Bob Feller 6
3 Bill McGee 5
3 Schoolboy Rowe 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 46
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 .344
3 Taffy Wright .333
4 Barney McCosky .332
5 Hank Leiber .332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 141
2 Hank Greenberg 131
3 Johnny Mize 126
4 Frank McCormick 122
5 2 tied 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 36
2 Gee Walker 26
3 Mike Kreevich 20
4 Joe Gordon 19
5 Pete Fox 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 2.39
2 Bucky Walters 2.49
3 Marius Russo 2.68
4 Gene Thompson 2.73
5 Vito Tamulis 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 28
2 Paul Derringer 26
3 Al Milnar 23
3 Bucky Walters 23
5 Bobo Newsom 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 282
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