On This Day

Thursday, August 22, 1940

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	71	47	.602	--
Tigers	67	52	.563	4.5
Red Sox	63	55	.534	8.0
Yankees	61	54	.530	8.5
White Sox	60	54	.526	9.0
Senators	50	65	.435	19.5
Browns	49	70	.412	22.5
Athletics	45	69	.395	24.0

Games

Yankees 15, Indians 2

Browns 8, Athletics 4

Tigers 9, Red Sox 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	71	42	.628	--
Dodgers	65	49	.570	6.5
Giants	58	53	.523	12.0
Cardinals	58	53	.523	12.0
Pirates	57	56	.504	14.0
Cubs	59	58	.504	14.0
Bees	44	69	.389	27.0
Phillies	38	70	.352	30.5

Games

Cubs 5, Dodgers 0

Giants 5, Pirates 4

Pirates 4, Giants 0

Cardinals 9, Phillies 0

Reds 3, Bees 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Berardino	5
2	Tony Cuccinello	4
2	Vince DiMaggio	4
4	Joe Cronin	3
4	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince DiMaggio	2
2	Beau Bell	1
2	Joe Cronin	1
2	Bill Dickey	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	6
2	Johnny Mize	4
3	Joe Cronin	3
3	Bill Dickey	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ernie Koy	2
2	Harlond Clift	1
2	Vince DiMaggio	1
2	Bob Elliott	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vern Olsen	2.00
2	Mort Cooper	0.71
3	Rip Sewell	0.50
4	Marius Russo	0.43
5	Cliff Melton	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mort Cooper	1
1	Paul Dean	1
1	Bob Harris	1
1	Fred Hutchinson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vern Olsen	6
2	Mort Cooper	5
3	Bill Zuber	4
4	Ed Head	3
4	5 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rip Radcliff	.357
2	Luke Appling	.348
3	Ted Williams	.345
4	Joe DiMaggio	.340
5	Barney McCosky	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	36
2	Jimmie Foxx	33
3	Joe DiMaggio	26
4	Hank Greenberg	24
5	Joe Gordon	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	106
2	Joe DiMaggio	102
3	Jimmie Foxx	96
3	Johnny Mize	96
5	Frank McCormick	95

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	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vito Tamulis	2.34
2	Bob Feller	2.48
3	Vern Olsen	2.50
4	Claude Passeau	2.60
5	Bobo Newsom	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	22
2	Bucky Walters	17
3	Paul Derringer	16
4	Al Milnar	15
4	2 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	206
2	Bobo Newsom	114
3	Whit Wyatt	110
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	Vince DiMaggio	.457
2	Ted Williams	.452
3	Luke Appling	.400
3	Joe Gordon	.400
5	Joe Marty	.392

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	25
2	Jimmie Foxx	18
3	Ted Williams	16
4	Dolph Camilli	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	4
1	Mel Ott	4
1	Bama Rowell	4
4	Lonny Frey	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clyde Shoun	0.43
2	Steve Sundra	0.57
3	Dick Errickson	0.60
4	Carl Hubbell	0.86
5	Mort Cooper	0.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
2	Bill Beckmann	3
2	Mort Cooper	3
2	Kirby Higbe	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
2	Johnny Allen	1
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	Clint Brown	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.394
2	Debs Garms	.393
3	Joe Gordon	.385
4	Bama Rowell	.373
5	2 tied	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	12
2	Johnny Mize	11
3	Joe Gordon	10
4	Dolph Camilli	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	40
2	Frank McCormick	34
3	Johnny Mize	33
4	Joe Cronin	30
4	Maurice Van Robays	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	7
1	Bama Rowell	7
3	Harlond Clift	5
3	Augie Galan	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vern Olsen	1.35
2	Rip Sewell	1.59
3	Whit Wyatt	1.62
4	Clyde Shoun	1.90
5	Bill Beckmann	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	7
2	Bill Beckmann	5
2	Ken Chase	5
2	Rip Sewell	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	36
2	Whit Wyatt	35
3	Whitey Moore	34
4	Ken Chase	32
5	2 tied	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	.348
2	Joe DiMaggio	.345
3	Rip Radcliff	.339
4	Luke Appling	.336
5	Hank Greenberg	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	42
2	Joe DiMaggio	37
3	Jimmie Foxx	35
3	Hank Greenberg	35
5	Joe Gordon	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	143
2	Hank Greenberg	129
3	Johnny Mize	125
4	Frank McCormick	124
4	Ted Williams	124

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bucky Walters	2.48
2	Bob Feller	2.57
3	Marius Russo	2.64
4	Bobo Newsom	2.64
5	Claude Passeau	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	28
2	Paul Derringer	26
3	Bucky Walters	24
4	Al Milnar	21
4	Bobo Newsom	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	266
2	Bobo Newsom	162
3	Johnny Rigney	140
4	Paul Derringer	130
5	Kirby Higbe	128

Saves

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