On This Day

Tuesday, August 13, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 66 44 .600 --
Tigers 64 46 .582 2.0
Red Sox 58 51 .532 7.5
White Sox 56 50 .528 8.0
Yankees 55 52 .514 9.5
Senators 47 60 .439 17.5
Browns 46 66 .411 21.0
Athletics 41 64 .390 22.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 67 37 .644 --
Dodgers 62 42 .596 5.0
Giants 53 47 .530 12.0
Pirates 53 50 .515 13.5
Cubs 54 55 .495 15.5
Cardinals 50 52 .490 16.0
Bees 40 63 .388 26.5
Phillies 33 66 .333 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe DiMaggio 6
2 Joe Gordon 4
2 Red Rolfe 4
4 Frankie Crosetti 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 2
2 Bruce Campbell 1
2 Babe Dahlgren 1
2 Jimmie Foxx 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 9
2 Babe Dahlgren 4
3 Jimmie Foxx 3
3 Joe Gordon 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonny Frey 1
1 Charlie Keller 1
1 Dutch Meyer 1
1 Jo-Jo Moore 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Gorsica 0.60
2 Marius Russo 0.45
3 Larry French 0.42
4 Johnny Babich 0.38
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Appleton 1
1 Johnny Babich 1
1 Joe Beggs 1
1 Atley Donald 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Babich 5
1 Atley Donald 5
1 Larry French 5
1 Dutch Leonard 5
1 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .351
2 Lou Finney .348
3 Barney McCosky .346
4 Joe DiMaggio .345
5 Luke Appling .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 33
2 Jimmie Foxx 27
3 Joe DiMaggio 25
4 Hank Greenberg 23
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 101
2 Joe DiMaggio 93
3 Frank McCormick 88
4 Jimmie Foxx 84
4 2 others tied 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 24
2 Gee Walker 17
3 Joe Gordon 15
3 Pee Wee Reese 15
5 4 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 .436
2 Joe Gordon .400
3 Ben Chapman .385
4 Ernie Koy .379
5 Joe DiMaggio .377

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 22
2 Babe Dahlgren 19
3 Frank McCormick 18
4 Joe Cronin 17
5 Maurice Van Robays 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 4
2 Ben Chapman 3
2 Joe Gordon 3
2 Buddy Lewis 3
2 Barney McCosky 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Olsen 0.60
2 Whit Wyatt 1.00
3 Marius Russo 1.33
4 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 Marius Russo 3
2 4 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 19 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Debs Garms .396
2 Frank McCormick .388
3 Joe DiMaggio .378
4 Ernie Koy .376
5 Wally Judnich .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Gordon 12
2 Johnny Mize 11
3 Rudy York 10
4 Sam Chapman 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 37
2 Frank McCormick 36
3 Joe Cronin 35
4 Maurice Van Robays 33
5 Hal Trosky 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 7
2 Barney McCosky 6
3 Harlond Clift 5
3 Augie Galan 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Lanahan 1.47
2 Vern Olsen 1.72
3 Ken Raffensberger 1.73
4 Rip Sewell 1.83
5 Whit Wyatt 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 6
2 Paul Derringer 5
2 Bill McGee 5
2 Schoolboy Rowe 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 46
2 Whit Wyatt 37
3 Hal Schumacher 35
4 Tommy Bridges 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 6
2 Pete Appleton 3
2 Johnny Murphy 3
2 Claude Passeau 3
5 7 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .350
2 Ted Williams .336
3 Taffy Wright .335
4 Hank Greenberg .333
5 Barney McCosky .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 41
2 Joe DiMaggio 39
3 Hank Greenberg 36
4 Jimmie Foxx 32
4 2 others tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 145
2 Hank Greenberg 131
3 Johnny Mize 126
4 Frank McCormick 123
5 Hal Trosky 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 34
2 Gee Walker 26
3 Mike Kreevich 20
4 Joe Gordon 19
5 Pete Fox 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 2.46
2 Bucky Walters 2.49
3 Vito Tamulis 2.53
4 Marius Russo 2.57
5 Paul Derringer 2.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 271
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 2 tied 7