Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, August 21, 1940

On This Day

Wednesday, August 21, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	71	46	.607	--
Tigers	66	52	.559	5.5
Red Sox	63	54	.538	8.0
White Sox	60	54	.526	9.5
Yankees	60	54	.526	9.5
Senators	50	65	.435	20.0
Browns	48	70	.407	23.5
Athletics	45	68	.398	24.0

Games

Indians 4, Red Sox 2

Yankees 6, Tigers 5

Athletics 3, White Sox 0

Senators 3, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	70	42	.625	--
Dodgers	65	48	.575	5.5
Giants	57	52	.523	11.5
Cardinals	57	53	.518	12.0
Pirates	56	55	.505	13.5
Cubs	58	58	.500	14.0
Bees	44	68	.393	26.0
Phillies	38	69	.355	29.5

Games

Phillies 7, Cubs 5

Cardinals 7, Dodgers 5

Pirates 3, Bees 2

Giants 5, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Doc Cramer	4
2	Zeke Bonura	3
2	Babe Dahlgren	3
2	Bobby Doerr	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Zeke Bonura	1
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Charlie Frye	1
1	Ernie Lombardi	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Selkirk	4
2	Dixie Walker	3
3	Zeke Bonura	2
3	Charlie Frye	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Terry Moore	2
2	Joe Gantenbein	1
2	Ken Keltner	1
2	Buddy Lewis	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Beckmann	1.00
2	Fritz Ostermueller	0.80
3	Whitey Moore	0.77
4	Dutch Leonard	0.70
5	Hal Schumacher	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Beckmann	1
1	Jumbo Brown	1
1	Carl Doyle	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Moore	10
2	Fritz Ostermueller	8
3	Dutch Leonard	7
4	Bill Beckmann	6
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Syl Johnson	1
1	Max Lanier	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.359
2	Luke Appling	.348
3	Ted Williams	.342
4	Joe DiMaggio	.337
5	Lou Finney	.333

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	105
2	Joe DiMaggio	96
2	Jimmie Foxx	96
4	Frank McCormick	95
5	Johnny Mize	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	27
2	Gee Walker	17
3	Joe Gordon	16
4	Pee Wee Reese	15
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	2.34
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	Ted Williams	.432
3	Debs Garms	.423
4	Ben Chapman	.422
5	Harlond Clift	.404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	23
2	Jimmie Foxx	18
3	Lou Boudreau	17
4	Dolph Camilli	16
5	Tommy Henrich	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
1	Mel Ott	4
3	Eddie Miller	3
3	Wally Moses	3
3	Bama Rowell	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nick Strincevich	0.00
2	Dick Errickson	0.60
3	Mort Cooper	1.31
4	Eddie Smith	1.38
5	Whit Wyatt	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
2	Bill Beckmann	3
2	Kirby Higbe	3
2	Earl Johnson	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	23
2	Whitey Moore	22
3	Ken Chase	18
3	Dutch Leonard	18
5	Eddie Smith	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Syl Johnson	2
1	Jack Wilson	2
3	Johnny Allen	1
3	Jim Bagby	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Debs Garms	.411
2	Joe Gordon	.392
3	Ted Williams	.383
4	Wally Judnich	.376
5	Stan Hack	.371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	34
1	Frank McCormick	34
3	Maurice Van Robays	30
4	Johnny Mize	29
5	3 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
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	1.90
4	Bill Beckmann	1.96
5	Dick Errickson	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	7
2	Bill Beckmann	5
2	Ken Chase	5
2	Clyde Shoun	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	36
2	Whitey Moore	34
2	Whit Wyatt	34
4	Ken Chase	32
5	Thornton Lee	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	4
2	Clint Brown	3
3	Joe Beggs	2
3	Harry Eisenstat	2
3	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.349
2	Joe DiMaggio	.345
3	Rip Radcliff	.340
4	Luke Appling	.337
5	Hank Greenberg	.330

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	128
3	Ted Williams	126
4	Frank McCormick	124
5	Johnny Mize	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
2	Gee Walker	25
3	Mike Kreevich	20
4	Joe Gordon	19
5	Buddy Lewis	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.50
2	Bob Feller	2.61
3	Bobo Newsom	2.66
4	Claude Passeau	2.67
5	Marius Russo	2.69

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	140
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