On This Day

Monday, August 19, 1940

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 69 46 .600 --
Tigers 66 49 .574 3.0
Red Sox 63 52 .548 6.0
White Sox 59 52 .532 8.0
Yankees 57 54 .514 10.0
Senators 49 64 .434 19.0
Browns 47 69 .405 22.5
Athletics 43 67 .391 23.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 69 41 .627 --
Dodgers 65 45 .591 4.0
Giants 56 51 .523 11.5
Cardinals 54 53 .505 13.5
Cubs 57 57 .500 14.0
Pirates 54 55 .495 14.5
Bees 44 66 .400 25.0
Phillies 37 68 .352 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dom DiMaggio 3
1 Jimmie Foxx 3
1 Debs Garms 3
1 Johnny Rucker 3
5 13 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Ival Goodman 1
1 Jeff Heath 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Tabor 4
2 Bobby Doerr 3
2 Joe Heving 3
2 Ted Williams 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bama Rowell 1
1 Johnny Rucker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Derringer 0.33
1 Joe Heving 0.33
1 Carl Hubbell 0.33
4 Joe Bowman 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Errickson 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Heving 5
1 Carl Hubbell 5
3 Paul Derringer 4
3 Johnny Humphries 4
5 Joe Bowman 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rip Radcliff .362
2 Luke Appling .345
3 Barney McCosky .341
4 Lou Finney .340
5 Ted Williams .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 34
2 Jimmie Foxx 33
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
2 Jimmie Foxx 95
4 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 Dixie Walker .473
2 Joe Gordon .458
3 Ted Williams .421
4 Debs Garms .404
5 2 tied .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 9
2 Joe DiMaggio 5
2 Johnny Rizzo 5
4 Dolph Camilli 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 24
2 Lou Boudreau 20
3 Jimmie Foxx 19
4 Hal Trosky 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 3
1 Joe Gordon 3
1 Bama Rowell 3
4 Dick Bartell 2
4 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nick Strincevich 0.00
2 Dick Errickson 0.60
3 Manny Salvo 1.00
4 Whit Wyatt 1.06
5 Vito Tamulis 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Joe Heving 3
1 Kirby Higbe 3
1 Sid Hudson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kirby Higbe 19
1 Whit Wyatt 19
3 Ken Chase 18
4 Bob Feller 17
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Wilson 2
2 Jim Bagby 1
2 Al Benton 1
2 Joe Bowman 1
2 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Debs Garms .411
2 Joe Gordon .389
3 Jimmie Foxx .379
4 Rip Radcliff .378
5 Johnny Cooney .371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank McCormick 38
2 Maurice Van Robays 36
3 Joe DiMaggio 34
4 Joe Cronin 31
5 5 tied 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whit Wyatt 1.14
2 Rip Sewell 1.89
3 Ken Raffensberger 2.00
4 Dick Lanahan 2.04
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
2 Whit Wyatt 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 39
2 Whit Wyatt 34
3 Ken Chase 32
4 Tommy Bridges 26
4 3 others tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 5
2 Clint Brown 3
3 Pete Appleton 2
3 Joe Beggs 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe DiMaggio .343
2 Rip Radcliff .342
3 Ted Williams .341
4 Luke Appling .335
5 Hank Greenberg .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 42
2 Joe DiMaggio 37
2 Jimmie Foxx 37
4 Hank Greenberg 36
5 Joe Gordon 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 138
2 Hank Greenberg 129
3 Johnny Mize 126
4 Frank McCormick 124
4 Ted Williams 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 Marius Russo 2.69
5 Paul Derringer 2.75

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 130

Saves

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