Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, August 20, 1940

On This Day

Tuesday, August 20, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	70	46	.603	--
Tigers	66	51	.564	4.5
Red Sox	63	53	.543	7.0
White Sox	60	53	.531	8.5
Yankees	59	54	.522	9.5
Senators	49	65	.430	20.0
Browns	48	69	.410	22.5
Athletics	44	68	.393	24.0

Games

Indians 11, Red Sox 6

Yankees 4, Tigers 3

Yankees 4, Tigers 2

White Sox 6, Athletics 1

Athletics 4, White Sox 3

Browns 6, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	70	41	.631	--
Dodgers	65	47	.580	5.5
Giants	56	52	.519	12.5
Cardinals	56	53	.514	13.0
Cubs	58	57	.504	14.0
Pirates	55	55	.500	14.5
Bees	44	67	.396	26.0
Phillies	37	69	.349	30.5

Games

Cubs 4, Phillies 0

Pirates 6, Bees 3

Cardinals 3, Dodgers 0

Cardinals 4, Dodgers 3

Reds 3, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Kuhel	5
2	Luke Appling	4
2	Ben Chapman	4
2	Joe DiMaggio	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zeke Bonura	1
1	Dolph Camilli	1
1	Pete Coscarart	1
1	Pete Fox	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Keltner	6
2	Luke Appling	3
2	Harlond Clift	3
2	Tommy Henrich	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Miller	2
1	Mel Ott	2
3	George Case	1
3	Dom Dallessandro	1
3	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Gene Thompson	0.78
2	Lee Grissom	0.70
3	Claude Passeau	0.67
4	Tiny Bonham	0.62
4	Dizzy Trout	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elden Auker	1
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Ed Heusser	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Grissom	7
1	Gene Thompson	7
1	Jack Wilson	7
4	Bob Feller	6
4	Dick Lanahan	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Allen	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.360
2	Luke Appling	.348
3	Joe DiMaggio	.341
4	Ted Williams	.339
5	Lou Finney	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	35
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	96
2	Jimmie Foxx	96
4	Frank McCormick	95
5	Johnny Mize	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	27
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	2.48
3	Claude Passeau	2.60
4	Bobo Newsom	2.66
5	Bucky Walters	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	22
2	Paul Derringer	16
2	Bucky Walters	16
4	Al Milnar	15
4	2 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	206
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	6 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Gordon	.468
2	Debs Garms	.423
3	Joe DiMaggio	.419
4	Ben Chapman	.417
4	Ted Williams	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	8
2	Dolph Camilli	5
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
2	Johnny Rizzo	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	24
2	Lou Boudreau	19
3	Jimmie Foxx	18
4	Dolph Camilli	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
2	Joe Gordon	3
2	Eddie Miller	3
2	Mel Ott	3
2	Bama Rowell	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nick Strincevich	0.00
2	Dick Errickson	0.60
3	Vito Tamulis	1.13
4	Joe Sullivan	1.17
5	Eddie Smith	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
2	Joe Heving	3
2	Kirby Higbe	3
2	Sid Hudson	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	23
2	Thornton Lee	20
3	Kirby Higbe	19
4	Ken Chase	18
5	Eddie Smith	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Wilson	2
2	Johnny Allen	1
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	Al Benton	1
2	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Debs Garms	.405
2	Joe Gordon	.388
3	Paul Waner	.382
4	Rip Radcliff	.375
5	Joe DiMaggio	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	12
1	Joe Gordon	12
3	Johnny Mize	10
4	Dolph Camilli	9
4	Rudy York	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank McCormick	40
2	Joe DiMaggio	34
3	Maurice Van Robays	33
4	Joe Cronin	29
5	5 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Bama Rowell	6
3	Augie Galan	5
3	Barney McCosky	5
3	Pee Wee Reese	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whit Wyatt	1.14
2	Rip Sewell	1.89
3	Clyde Shoun	2.07
4	Ken Raffensberger	2.16
5	Dick Errickson	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	8
2	Ken Chase	5
2	Schoolboy Rowe	5
2	Clyde Shoun	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	45
2	Whit Wyatt	34
3	Ken Chase	32
4	Thornton Lee	28
5	3 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	5
2	Clint Brown	3
3	Joe Beggs	2
3	Harry Eisenstat	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.347
2	Ted Williams	.347
3	Rip Radcliff	.341
4	Luke Appling	.337
5	Hank Greenberg	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	41
2	Joe DiMaggio	37
3	Jimmie Foxx	36
4	Hank Greenberg	35
5	Joe Gordon	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	139
2	Hank Greenberg	127
3	Frank McCormick	126
4	Ted Williams	125
5	Johnny Mize	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
2	Gee Walker	25
3	Mike Kreevich	20
4	Joe Gordon	19
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	2.45
2	Bucky Walters	2.50
3	Bob Feller	2.61
4	Bobo Newsom	2.66
5	Claude Passeau	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	29
2	Paul Derringer	26
3	Bucky Walters	23
4	Al Milnar	21
4	Bobo Newsom	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	272
2	Bobo Newsom	160
3	Johnny Rigney	139
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	Clyde Shoun	7