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

Indians 6, Tigers 5

Yankees 9, Red Sox 1

Yankees 19, Red Sox 8

Athletics 6, Senators 3

White Sox 4, Browns 3

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

Bees 4, Giants 1

Cardinals 5, Cubs 1

Reds 4, Pirates 3

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