On This Day

Saturday, August 17, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 69 45 .605 --
Tigers 66 48 .579 3.0
Red Sox 61 52 .540 7.5
White Sox 58 52 .527 9.0
Yankees 56 53 .514 10.5
Senators 49 63 .438 19.0
Browns 47 69 .405 23.0
Athletics 42 66 .389 24.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 69 38 .645 --
Dodgers 63 45 .583 6.5
Giants 55 49 .529 12.5
Pirates 54 53 .505 15.0
Cubs 56 57 .496 16.0
Cardinals 52 53 .495 16.0
Bees 43 64 .402 26.0
Phillies 35 68 .340 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Hack 4
1 Rip Radcliff 4
3 Doc Cramer 3
3 Dom Dallessandro 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Vince DiMaggio 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Kuhel 4
1 Cecil Travis 4
3 Dom DiMaggio 3
4 Dom Dallessandro 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Doerr 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Niggeling 0.29
2 Mel Harder 0.27
3 Dutch Leonard 0.23
4 Dizzy Trout 0.20
5 Jack Knott 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Knott 1
1 Johnny Niggeling 1
1 Claude Passeau 1
1 Yank Terry 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Leonard 5
2 Mel Harder 3
2 Fred Hutchinson 3
4 Bob Klinger 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bagby 1
1 Clint Brown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .360
2 Luke Appling .347
3 Lou Finney .345
4 Barney McCosky .344
5 Ted Williams .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 34
2 Jimmie Foxx 32
3 Joe DiMaggio 25
4 Hank Greenberg 24
5 3 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 104
2 Joe DiMaggio 94
3 Jimmie Foxx 93
4 Frank McCormick 92
5 2 tied 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 26
2 Gee Walker 17
3 Joe Gordon 16
4 Pee Wee Reese 15
5 5 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vito Tamulis 2.00
2 Bob Feller 2.37
3 Bucky Walters 2.64
4 Bobo Newsom 2.66
5 Vern Olsen 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 21
2 Paul Derringer 16
2 Bucky Walters 16
4 Al Milnar 15
4 Bobo Newsom 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 200
2 Bobo Newsom 112
3 Whit Wyatt 107
4 Tommy Bridges 103
5 Kirby Higbe 98

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 15
2 Clint Brown 8
2 Johnny Murphy 8
4 Jumbo Brown 6
5 5 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Debs Garms .429
2 Ernie Koy .400
3 Joe Gordon .397
4 Spud Davis .394
5 Jimmie Foxx .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 9
2 Dolph Camilli 5
2 Joe DiMaggio 5
2 Eddie Miller 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 23
2 Lou Boudreau 20
3 Jimmie Foxx 18
4 Frank McCormick 17
5 Maurice Van Robays 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 3
1 Ben Chapman 3
1 Joe Gordon 3
1 Barney McCosky 3
1 Bama Rowell 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whit Wyatt 0.72
2 Joe Sullivan 0.94
3 Manny Salvo 1.00
4 Ken Chase 1.08
5 Joe Heving 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 4
2 Sid Hudson 3
2 Johnny Lanning 3
2 Manny Salvo 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 18
2 Whit Wyatt 17
3 Ken Chase 16
3 Paul Derringer 16
5 4 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 2
1 Clint Brown 2
1 Jack Wilson 2
4 Jim Bagby 1
4 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Debs Garms .394
2 Frank McCormick .383
3 Rudy York .380
4 Johnny Cooney .377
5 Rip Radcliff .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 12
1 Joe Gordon 12
3 Johnny Mize 10
3 Rudy York 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank McCormick 38
2 Maurice Van Robays 36
3 Joe DiMaggio 34
4 Rudy York 31
5 2 tied 30

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 Ken Raffensberger 1.88
2 Dick Lanahan 1.96
3 Whit Wyatt 2.12
4 Vito Tamulis 2.26
5 Ken Chase 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 7
2 Ken Chase 5
2 Schoolboy Rowe 5
2 Lon Warneke 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 39
2 Whit Wyatt 38
3 Hal Schumacher 33
4 Tommy Bridges 31
4 Kirby Higbe 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 6
2 Clint Brown 3
2 Johnny Murphy 3
4 Pete Appleton 2
4 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .345
2 Rip Radcliff .341
3 Ted Williams .338
4 Hank Greenberg .336
5 Luke Appling .335

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 138
2 Hank Greenberg 133
3 Johnny Mize 126
4 Ted Williams 125
5 Frank McCormick 123

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vito Tamulis 2.45
2 Bob Feller 2.47
3 Bucky Walters 2.50
4 Paul Derringer 2.60
5 Marius Russo 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 274
2 Bobo Newsom 163
3 Johnny Rigney 145
4 Kirby Higbe 136
5 Paul Derringer 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 18
2 Clint Brown 12
3 Johnny Murphy 11
4 Jumbo Brown 9
5 Joe Heving 7