On This Day

Sunday, August 18, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	69	45	.605	--
Tigers	66	49	.574	3.5
Red Sox	62	52	.544	7.0
White Sox	59	52	.532	8.5
Yankees	57	54	.514	10.5
Senators	49	64	.434	19.5
Browns	47	69	.405	23.0
Athletics	43	67	.391	24.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Senators 2

Browns 2, Indians 2

Yankees 9, Athletics 1

Athletics 7, Yankees 3

White Sox 7, Tigers 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	69	40	.633	--
Dodgers	65	45	.591	4.5
Giants	55	51	.519	12.5
Cardinals	54	53	.505	14.0
Pirates	54	54	.500	14.5
Cubs	57	57	.500	14.5
Bees	43	66	.394	26.0
Phillies	37	68	.352	30.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Bees 2

Dodgers 3, Bees 1

Cubs 9, Pirates 1

Phillies 6, Giants 3

Phillies 8, Giants 6

Cardinals 3, Reds 1

Cardinals 5, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Marty	6
2	Joe Gordon	5
2	Wally Moses	5
2	Johnny Rizzo	5
2	Dixie Walker	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Rizzo	2
2	Dolph Camilli	1
2	Tony Cuccinello	1
2	Dom DiMaggio	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Rizzo	6
2	Joe Marty	5
3	Buddy Rosar	4
4	Dolph Camilli	3
4	Tony Cuccinello	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Morrie Arnovich	1
1	Bill Baker	1
1	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
1	Lonny Frey	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ken Chase	0.78
2	Luke Hamlin	0.71
3	Bucky Walters	0.67
4	Larry French	0.57
5	Carl Doyle	0.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Babich	1
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Larry French	1
1	Luke Hamlin	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Chase	7
1	Carl Doyle	7
3	Bucky Walters	6
4	Luke Hamlin	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Syl Johnson	1
1	Clyde Shoun	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.362
2	Luke Appling	.345
3	Lou Finney	.342
4	Barney McCosky	.341
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	Joe Gordon	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	104
2	Joe DiMaggio	95
3	Jimmie Foxx	93
3	Frank McCormick	93
5	Johnny Mize	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	26
2	Gee Walker	17
3	Joe Gordon	16
4	Pee Wee Reese	15
5	Lonny Frey	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	2.00
2	Bob Feller	2.37
3	Bobo Newsom	2.66
4	Bucky Walters	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	109
4	Tommy Bridges	103
5	Kirby Higbe	102

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	Joe Gordon	.444
2	Ted Williams	.436
3	Dixie Walker	.419
4	Spud Davis	.406
5	Debs Garms	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	9
2	Dolph Camilli	6
3	Joe DiMaggio	5
3	Eddie Miller	5
3	Johnny Rizzo	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	24
2	Lou Boudreau	20
3	Jimmie Foxx	18
4	Frank McCormick	17
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	3
1	Ben Chapman	3
1	Joe Gordon	3
1	Bama Rowell	3
5	12 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Manny Salvo	1.00
2	Whit Wyatt	1.06
3	Joe Heving	1.15
4	Joe Sullivan	1.17
5	Sid Hudson	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
2	Kirby Higbe	3
2	Sid Hudson	3
2	Earl Johnson	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Chase	23
2	Kirby Higbe	19
2	Whit Wyatt	19
4	Bob Feller	18
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Wilson	2
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	Al Benton	1
2	Joe Bowman	1
2	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Debs Garms	.394
2	Joe Gordon	.385
3	Rip Radcliff	.379
4	Johnny Cooney	.372
5	Frank McCormick	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	13
2	Jimmie Foxx	12
3	Johnny Mize	10
3	Rudy York	10
5	Joe Cronin	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	39
2	Maurice Van Robays	36
3	Joe DiMaggio	34
4	Joe Cronin	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	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Raffensberger	1.93
2	Dick Lanahan	2.04
3	Whit Wyatt	2.11
4	Ken Chase	2.29
5	Rip Sewell	2.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	7
2	Ken Chase	5
2	Bill McGee	5
2	Schoolboy Rowe	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whit Wyatt	40
2	Bob Feller	39
3	Kirby Higbe	35
4	Hal Schumacher	33
5	Ken Chase	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	5
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	.343
2	Rip Radcliff	.342
3	Ted Williams	.339
4	Luke Appling	.336
5	Hank Greenberg	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	42
2	Joe DiMaggio	37
2	Jimmie Foxx	37
2	Hank Greenberg	37
5	Joe Gordon	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	138
2	Hank Greenberg	133
3	Johnny Mize	128
4	Ted Williams	125
5	Frank McCormick	124

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	Bucky Walters	2.52
3	Bob Feller	2.52
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	266
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	2 tied	7