On This Day

Thursday, August 15, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	68	44	.607	--
Tigers	66	46	.589	2.0
Red Sox	59	52	.532	8.5
White Sox	56	52	.519	10.0
Yankees	56	53	.514	10.5
Senators	49	61	.445	18.0
Browns	46	68	.404	23.0
Athletics	42	66	.389	24.0

Games

Indians 5, White Sox 4

Tigers 5, Browns 2

Red Sox 11, Yankees 1

Senators 9, Athletics 4

Athletics 6, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	67	38	.638	--
Dodgers	63	44	.589	5.0
Giants	54	49	.524	12.0
Pirates	53	51	.510	13.5
Cubs	55	55	.500	14.5
Cardinals	51	52	.495	15.0
Bees	42	64	.396	25.5
Phillies	35	67	.343	30.5

Games

Phillies 4, Dodgers 2

Bees 12, Giants 1

Cubs 1, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Gantenbein	5
2	George Case	4
2	Johnny Cooney	4
2	Buddy Lewis	4
2	Cecil Travis	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Hank Greenberg	1
1	Joe Marty	1
1	Birdie Tebbetts	1
1	Ted Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	4
2	Jimmie Foxx	3
2	Joe Gantenbein	3
2	Buddy Lewis	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Bartell	2
2	George Case	1
2	Frankie Crosetti	1
2	Mike McCormick	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobo Newsom	0.90
2	Claude Passeau	0.71
3	Kirby Higbe	0.58
4	Paul Derringer	0.57
5	Bill Beckmann	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Allen	1
1	Bill Beckmann	1
1	Joe Heving	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobo Newsom	9
2	Kirby Higbe	7
3	Thornton Lee	5
3	Claude Passeau	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Porter Vaughan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.350
2	Lou Finney	.346
3	Luke Appling	.341
4	Barney McCosky	.341
5	Joe DiMaggio	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	34
2	Jimmie Foxx	29
3	Joe DiMaggio	25
4	Hank Greenberg	24
5	2 tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	104
2	Joe DiMaggio	94
3	Jimmie Foxx	88
3	Frank McCormick	88
5	Johnny Mize	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	26
2	Gee Walker	17
3	Joe Gordon	16
4	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	Johnny Allen	2.64
5	Bucky Walters	2.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	197
2	Bobo Newsom	112
3	Whit Wyatt	107
4	Tommy Bridges	99
5	Kirby Higbe	98

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	Ben Chapman	.412
1	Ernie Koy	.412
3	Debs Garms	.400
4	Bama Rowell	.397
5	Joe DiMaggio	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	8
2	Dolph Camilli	6
3	Joe DiMaggio	5
3	Eddie Miller	5
3	Babe Young	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	23
2	Lou Boudreau	18
3	Eddie Miller	17
4	Babe Dahlgren	16
4	3 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
1	Bama Rowell	4
3	Dick Bartell	3
3	George Case	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vern Olsen	0.60
2	Joe Sullivan	0.94
3	Joe Heving	0.98
4	Ken Chase	1.08
5	Whit Wyatt	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Manny Salvo	4
2	Clint Brown	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	Sid Hudson	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whit Wyatt	20
2	Ken Chase	16
2	Paul Derringer	16
2	Bobo Newsom	16
2	Eddie Smith	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	2
1	Claude Passeau	2
1	Jack Wilson	2
4	Joe Bowman	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Debs Garms	.404
2	Wally Judnich	.383
3	Frank McCormick	.382
4	Johnny Cooney	.376
5	Rudy York	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	12
2	Johnny Mize	11
3	Joe DiMaggio	9
3	Jimmie Foxx	9
3	Rudy York	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	36
2	Frank McCormick	34
3	Joe Cronin	32
3	Hal Trosky	32
3	Maurice Van Robays	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Barney McCosky	6
3	Harlond Clift	5
3	Augie Galan	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Lanahan	1.52
2	Vern Olsen	1.72
3	Ken Raffensberger	1.91
4	Whit Wyatt	2.12
5	Ken Chase	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
2	Ken Chase	5
2	Paul Derringer	5
2	Schoolboy Rowe	5
2	Clyde Shoun	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	46
2	Whit Wyatt	38
3	Kirby Higbe	31
4	Hal Schumacher	29
5	Tommy Bridges	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	6
2	Johnny Murphy	3
3	Pete Appleton	2
3	Joe Beggs	2
3	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.347
2	Ted Williams	.336
3	Hank Greenberg	.335
4	Taffy Wright	.333
5	Hank Leiber	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	42
2	Joe DiMaggio	39
3	Hank Greenberg	37
4	Jimmie Foxx	34
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	146
2	Hank Greenberg	134
3	Johnny Mize	127
4	Ted Williams	123
5	Frank McCormick	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	35
2	Gee Walker	25
3	Joe Gordon	20
3	Mike Kreevich	20
5	3 tied	17

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	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	27
2	Paul Derringer	26
3	Bucky Walters	23
4	Al Milnar	22
5	Bobo Newsom	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	271
2	Bobo Newsom	163
3	Johnny Rigney	144
4	Kirby Higbe	136
5	Paul Derringer	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	18
2	Clint Brown	11
2	Johnny Murphy	11
4	Jumbo Brown	9
5	2 tied	7